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Karvon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:36 pm

ericdoman1 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 6:17 pm

ianiow wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:36 pm I thought the cut off point between Bronze Age and Classical was the advent of HF Hoplites, yet we have the Lydian army with hoplite and lancer core troops in the Bronze Age list? Is this an oversight?

Hi Ian. I have mentioned it to the organisers. I was expecting the date to change. Not sure about allowing the Thracian Triballi army as well. So they should have stuck with the end date being 701 BC. I expected somebody to have chosen it by now so I'd end up using my 2nd choice. To be honest I feel a little guilty using it and have changed. BTW I hope you are thinking of flexing your muscles in another period as well.

We had a lengthy discussion about it. When quired a couple of seasons ago, RBS suggested a cut off of 688 BC. After reviewing the lists, we noted that Assyrians, Phoenician and Hebrew lists all split at 682/681, and thus felt that was a better place to divide, though it does leave the Lydians in the earlier period. They only have half a dozen hoplites and lancers, and they are pricey, so though a tough list, we felt it was the way to go. If they prove too overpowering and popular we will revisit this issue in the offseason.

Regards,

Karvon

We had a lengthy discussion about it. When quired a couple of seasons ago, RBS suggested a cut off of 688 BC. After reviewing the lists, we noted that Assyrians, Phoenician and Hebrew lists all split at 682/681, and thus felt that was a better place to divide, though it does leave the Lydians in the earlier period. They only have half a dozen hoplites and lancers, and they are pricey, so though a tough list, we felt it was the way to go. If they prove too overpowering and popular we will revisit this issue in the offseason.

tyronec wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:36 am

We had a lengthy discussion about it. When quired a couple of seasons ago, RBS suggested a cut off of 688 BC. After reviewing the lists, we noted that Assyrians, Phoenician and Hebrew lists all split at 682/681, and thus felt that was a better place to divide, though it does leave the Lydians in the earlier period. They only have half a dozen hoplites and lancers, and they are pricey, so though a tough list, we felt it was the way to go. If they prove too overpowering and popular we will revisit this issue in the offseason.

Another option would be to have a gap between the periods.
So Bronze & Iron before 700BC, Classical after 680 BC.
With that approach you could have all lists included, just less of them available to two periods.