With the translation from the tabletop to hexes, does the computer program allow units to gang up 2:1 when a line clashes? That is, where on the tabletop you would have unit A facing unit 1 and unit B facing unit 2, on the tabletop you culd have A and B ganging up on 1, whilst 1 and 2 are ganging up ...

The way you did it they can charge past. If you want to hit with both then declare both 1 nd 2 as charges andlged to the right. Then both will hit the MF. Thus its in your control once you realise.

Si

I'm sorry, I don't understand this answer. Could you please explain more verbosely what you ...

I haven't played yet, I've only read the rules, so maybe this is a stupid question, but why do they need to be based to any particular frontage at all? It seems to me that a single leader figure on a 15mm wide by 30mm deep base would be most convenient, you could almost always find a stand to stick ...

jrd wrote:I've posted my QRS in the Files section of the FieldofGlory Yahoo group for now (http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/FieldofGlory/).
If anyone wants to use this as a stopgap until the official one arrives, that's where you can find it.

John

Thanks!!!

I've only read a couple of books about pre-gunpowder warfare in Japan, but I certainly got the very strong impression that the combat was much more individualistic than is portrayed by a game like FoG, which is designed mostly to reflect Ancients era blocks of troops marching and fighting in ...

rbodleyscott wrote:There is no "base" cost except the costs shown in the table. Each type has its advantages and disadvantages, however, which balance out.

Okay, that makes sense and is clear.

Thanks for the quick response!

I'm having a hard time understanding the table on page 149.

The problem is that thre is no point value given for the Type of the unit. There is no entry that I can see that tells you what the base cost is of Heavy Foot vs. Medium Foot vs. Light Foot, for example.

As far as I can see by reading ...