I am an 80% sure I will be there, 15mm Carthagins in hand..paint brushes willing.


Bill

I had asked this of JD a while back, and he indicated that a current beta tester could get with the HMGS folks and have them contact him (JD) indicating there was interest. I assume then it woudl be up to JD to give the HMGS folks approval for teh event and the beta tester coudl then get the event ...

Which part of "licensing" official lines to other venders has anything to do with Osprey or Slitherine manufaturing or selling minis? Like it or not, it is a business model that works.

Bill

Given that Osprey has a rather mixed record as to the historical accuracy in it's publications and especially in the depictions I'm less then sure I want to see 'official' minis (that probably would have to adhere to what is stated and shown in the corresponding Osprey publications).

I don't ...

While I am not a proponent for "use our minis, our rules, our etc.." I do favor "support" for the full components of a game via a single manufacturer. I mean can you imagine if you went to play Monopoly and had to go to vender X to get the buildings, vender B for the property cards etc...

I would ...

FoW can attest its sucess to the concept of miniatures being an integral part of user buy in. It would be nice if FoG could somehow follow suit.

Bill

An 800 point army, also one which has relatively cheap troops, so is larger than average

You are'nt kidding! My original "guess" for troops was low, so the LGS just got a bump in my order!!

But heck who doesn't want a horde of Carthagins!!!!
Bill

According to Mr. Scott here is a sample Carthage army and base count -

Hannibal (Inspired Commander)
Hasdrubal (Troop Commander)
Mago (Troop Commander)
2 x 8 bases of African Spearmen: HF, Average, Drilled, Protected, Offensive Spearmen
2 x 8 bases of Gallic warriors: HF (or MF), Average ...

Now mind the fact that I am new to Ancients and have not even seen FoG yet, but I am curious about the whole push back issue. I completely understand the amount of time movement can consume from my years of WFB & 40K but to a small extent this has been part of the fun in trying to out-maneuver your ...

Thanks for the list!!!....looks like my order needs to be a tad bigger than I expected. But hey who does'nt like lots of lead on the way!!

Bill

So optimally if I did HF *4 MF *3 and LF *2 it is legal (in a techninal manner) and very visual for troop identification...I Like It !!

Bill

OK so is this correct?

Heavy foot 4 15mm [20mm]
Medium foot 3 or 4 20mm [30mm]
Light foot 2 20mm [30mm]

Base widths are 40mm for 15mm [ 60mm for 25/28mm.]

Meaning in 15mm heavy foot is 40*15 with 4 men, but Medium Foot with the same or fewer men is 40*20 and light foot with 2 men is also 40 ...

Sounds like a Dan and Bill get together is in order
If it involves Ancients (..and FoG especially :wink: ) I am up for it!

OK while I am at it....are the beta Army list still NDA? I am trying to get together an order for more figs and am wondering what a small say 600-800 point Carthage army ...

Hazelbark, just outside of DC on the VA side.

Bill

Excellent, thank you for the prompt reply.

Incidentally Carthaginians (and Romans) are the armies used for most of the examples and diagrams in the rule book, as well as many of the photographs.

OK, OK...you sold me...2 copies on pre-order!

Bill

I forgot one other question/clarification. So is command a single unit, or does it simply follow the basing of the like units. In other words if I have a some Celtiberian Cav units (3 Horses on a 40*30), what would the command unit be composed of (3 on a 40*30 or 1 on a 40*40 or less ))?

Thanks ...

Thank you ! ...and your customer care factor is already a plus for FoG in my mind! Is there any chance of a FoG beta session at Fall-In?

Bill

Here is my dilemma; I am new to Historical and ancient gaming in particular, but am currently in the process of painting a Carthaginian army in 15mm. I have no rule sets and am so intrigued by FoG I am going to wait for it. Trouble is I have no way to know how to base my men or base sizes since I do ...