Art De La Guerre

I think mediocre pike is generally the "right" choice, though the vulnerability to shooting is something to carefully consider.

Buy a few LI and screen the pike from shooting if it worrie ...

Everybody I know has been assuming the historical ratios were meant to be mandatory. This army just got a bit better.

I do love me some pachyderms, and I have played a list similar to yours with some success.

Personally, I prefer the Tamil list to the Classical. Bowmen are pretty underpowered in this game, and eve ...

To me, this is easy. The Gaesati should be heavy so they can control the center of the battlefield. Elite makes you tougher to kill. Impetuous heavy swords are decent troops, but not great. The stuff ...

I ran this army for awhile and didn't relish the experience. Basically, if your opponent has troops that will beat mediocre heavy spear, they will try to avoid your good troops and smash the spear. I ...

It's true that the main function of the commander of pikes is rallying, not movement. My math is not up to analysis of the number of extra rallie a turn that a competent can manage over what an ordina ...

I think the drop in initiative could bite you. You need open terrain to fight with horse archers.

I am now rated, so I exist. Thank you, viracoches!

I am sure you existed before, does not anyone just enjoy playing anymore ? Smile

Guess you didn't read the original post, my friend.

Now you're just bragging. Brilliant generals can find uses for crap troops. That does not make crap troops any less crappy. A good definition of bad troops would be that the player has to be a near-ge ...

Thanks for the links. Both are for mats I'd have to cut to size.

I have looked at several manufacturers without finding someone who makes a battle mat sized for 300 point/15mm ADLG games (ie 100 cmx150 cm). Has anyone seen this size for sale? I could cut down a 6x4 ...

I agree, Legio Heroica would be my go-to manufacturer if they were not so expensive. As it is, I have two armies that feature their figs (Dynastic Bedouins and Mongols).

I am now rated, so I exist. Thank you, viracoches!

Excellent point, Ethan. Viewed as a resource, as opposed to an ego trip, the usefulness is plain. I guess I care. A little.

Thanks , Viracoches. It looks like you got results from the 15mm Fall In event, but perhaps not for the 25mm event. The Historicon I attended was 2016, not 2015. I appreciate your willingness to look, ...