They sold. If it was one of you lot, or if one of you steered my buyer my way, thanks!

I think I'm asking a fair price for my work, but I agree that it's not a bargain. Still, many gamers are willing to pay for premium paint jobs. I hope some of those see my auction, that's all.

I'm auctioning two painted starter armies on eBay. Administrators, if this violates site rules, feel free to remove this post. I couldn't find that it does, and I figure this is a good place to find FoG players. The armies are later Carthaginian and mid-republican Roman. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayI...

I've lent out my copy of The Fall of Carthage , but in The Complete Roman Army Goldsworthy writes, "(skirmishers) operated in open order, skirmishing with the enemy . . . this allowed them to single out a target and aim, whilst the space also made it easier to dodge and avoid incoming missiles....

In my group we have an IT specialist with undergrad degrees in computer science and history, an accountant who writes his own rules for fun, and a teacher of both English and History. We're a pretty bright group of guys, and we usually pick up rules very quickly. Still, we've struggled to understand...

Let me be a little clearer, because I think some of you are misunderstanding me. I don't think skirmishers alone should be able to destroy an enemy force. That's not what I'm saying. Skirmishers in the game should not frequently inflict base losses. But they should have some slight chance of doing s...

Because the Carthaginians have an inspired commander, they always win the initiative roll and deploy first. The Romans deploy second and mass their cavalry on one flank, keeping the Numidians from doubling up on one unit. We're playing on a 9'x5' table, and we still haven't had enough maneuver room ...

OK--that does make sense. Use the skirmishers to keep the enemy from making a double move. It's historically plausible and works well with the game play.

Matthew, thanks for taking the time to post a reply. Sorry; thought it was 1 hit per 2 bases that caused a cohesion test, not 1 per 3. So that does give the skirmishers a small chance of disordering the enemy. But that enemy probably takes the cohesion test with a +1 for support and a +1 for command...

I've played five games of FoG, using the 2nd Punic War armies in the main rule book. I'm not an expert on the rules by any means, but based on those five games, I think the game penalizes light foot so much that it makes them useless on the table. The Roman velites can't do a thing against the enemy...