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George,

Since this was likely Warlords fault and not the shipping company, it won’t make any difference.

I do not believe customs did it, as the box does not seemed to be resealed.

Thanks Big Al but back to you said. What is the uphill advantage? I’m not reading it in the BP 2nd Ed. rules.

I’m American, too. I’m wondering if we can request, if on is willing to pay for it, for a professional carrier such as DHL, UPS, or FedEx to deliver packages?

Thank you, both

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Spot on, Arcole! Absolutely right. The rules state quite clearly which troops can close ranks.

Do you have a Link to that Group?

Hi,

I am in the USA, and the package went thru customs at Los Angeles California (Californication).

However, the outbox was flawless, something I would not expect if the same people trashed the inside.

Its possible though.

Regardless of the reason, I am no longer going to order directly from them.

Instead I will wait for my online game shop…[Read more]

Wow. I’m sorry that happened to your order. Just thinking this through a little though. Are you in England? If not, did your package go through customs and get inspected? I’ve gotten packages opened before and resealed by customs.

Mine was a mess.

NOTE the outer shipping box was 100% sealed, with NO damage at all.
Here is the list of issues the packer “Ana” (2 of her packing cards were enclosed) caused:
1) The main box was not shrink wrapped and had already been opened.
2) One of the two brigade boxes had no shrink wrap, was partially crushed and ripped along its edge, wit…[Read more]

Oh so background mixed in the rules paraghraphs again…..

I wouldn’t recommend using any of the rule suggestions in any of the supplements until you know the rules in the main rulebook first.

The rules in the supplements are only suggested additions or replacements and not actual rules. Since Black Powder 2 has been released, one or two of the rules in the supplements have been adopted and included a…[Read more]

Just to add
4) building are hard to bring down with canon balls… not the sort of thing that could be done in a short space of time (even a couple of hours).  Look at some of the building still standing that where under fire during that time period.
Also buildings are abstract,  its very hard to find a single building big enough for 700+ men to f…[Read more]

Big Al, you say “There is an uphill advantage during combat which you lose if you are pushed back.” I’m going into the rules trying to find that uphill advantage. I can’t find it. What is that advantage?

Hi Nigel.  In my group we also use 4 x 28mm on a 40mm by 40mm base. We typically have 6 bases for a regular unit (24 figs), 4 bases for a small (16 figs) and 8 bases for a large unit (32 figs).  You will note that two small units equal one large.  This makes sense to us as a small unit is typically 2 stamina and a large is 4 (for ‘normal’ troops…[Read more]

No. There is no penalty, just as there is no wheeling. There is an uphill advantage during combat which you lose if you are pushed back.

Okay, more to ask.

6. There seem to be no movement penalties for moving up a hill or down one. Am I missing something? Shouldn’t I slow down a bit going up a hill?

Thank you Big Al.

A basing question.

For 28mm the rulebook recommends putting 4 infantry figures in a 2 x 2 pattern on a 40mm x 40mm base.

And then it gives the unit frontages as

Standard 200-250mm (5 to 6 bases)
Large 260-325mm (7 to 8 bases)
Small 120-150mm (3 bases)

Firstly, a question for seasoned players – how many bases would you go for in each unit, is…[Read more]

Nice one. That is really helpful. There is a Hail Caesar rules Discussion Group on Facebook that would appreciate you posting this on there. Not everyone uses this forum.