Nik and I played game last week, Palmyran vs Tartar.
16 bases of Shooty Cav, 28 bases Shooty LH and 12 bases Shooty MF
vs
48 Bases Shooty MF, 18 bases Shooty LH and 16 Cataphracts

We found the MF need the 2 rank shooting to stand up to the LH and Cav, especially witht the Cav and LH getting the POA ...

One thing that did come up last night was the bonus of superior.
As Niks whole army was Superior we really saw the benefit, I think i would always look for superior before even contemplating an I/C.

On the reverse we saw the disadvantage of Poor tropps with a number of my poor skirmishers being ...

Some more questions from our second game Arab Conquest vs Nikephorian Byzantine.

Rear Support
Did we read it right that you do not have to be facing the same way as the BG to be supported to count as supporting?
Example was a BG of 6 Cuman Mercenaries turned 180 degress and moved back disrupted ...

Thankyou Richard I now understand, d'oh!!

In the game last night my I/C kept my Foederate Foot in the fight against Pike and Cataphracts, they were always gonna lose but his +2 on Cohesion tests helped immensely, but still not sure he is worth 30pts more than a F/C.

Probably should have had him fighting in front rank!!!

Steve

Looks like I'm taking Nikephorian Byzantine after my Foederate Roman disaster last night!

I have played the grand total of 1 game.

Overlaps and shooting.
Were we right in assuming you can shoot at a BG that is offering an overlap but not itself in close combat?

You can shoot at any bases that are not actually in close combat or fighting as an overlap. Thus if a BG in combat "overlaps" the enemy by 2 files you can shoot at ...

Shooting fragmented, is there a minimum dice or can the lose 1 dice per 2 cancel out any shooting?
eg 2 bases LH fragmented, would get 1 dice but lose 1 dice for being fragmented.
We played they didnt get any shooting.

Lose 1 dice per 2 means what it says. If you don't have 2 dice you dont lose ...

The following arose in a game yesterday, sorry if they are old hat and have been answered already:

Shooting fragmented, is there a minimum dice or can the lose 1 dice per 2 cancel out any shooting?
eg 2 bases LH fragmented, would get 1 dice but lose 1 dice for being fragmented.
We played they didnt ...

Concerning Order of March, when placing the BGs from each deployment block do they have to be deployed together or can they be deployed anywhere?
Cannot seem to finad anything stated they have to be deployed together so played it that they can be deployed anywhere.
Is this correct?

Thanks Richard gonna try them this very afternoon, hopefully against lots of mounted!!

I agree, after my first read through of the rules I do think you need a section for generals describing what they do and influence, instead of being scattered throughout the rules.

LF supporting Superior Roman Auxilia are priced as superior as well aren't they?
Making them 7 points?
And they only help against Mounted in the Impact phase?

If I've priced them right they seem expensive as the Auxilia cost 9 points.

Hopefully I've got something wrong lol!

OK Bruce will do. Looking at trying to bring an army with as many different troop types in it as possible to see how each plays.
Not sure it will be "good" though!!

Steve

Bruce is there any particular style of army you want bringing?
More than happy to bring anything needed as it will be my first time playing and have no delusions at all of success lol!!!

Let me know, should be able to field pretty much anything.

Steve (Derby)