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I’d expect if a superior used the wrong term, it would be overlooked, however if a private or a lower ranking person used the wrong term, it would be an opportunity for punishment. This naturally depends upon the individuals involved.

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Jeremu – Boston, MA

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I’m Jeremu from Massachusetts, I have Black powder figures from the AWI (British), ACW (Union), and Napoleonic (British) periods, as well as Bolt Action late-war British and early-war French. I plan on getting some Hail Caesar! Saxons soon.

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You’re completely right, I’ve been waiting for somebody to say something like this. My father, who’s really into naval models, often has heard people asking about or selling “Nelson’s authentic Trafalgar yellow colour.” But of course no one thought to document the hex codes for the exact shade of the colour, and also every time it was repainted the shade changed, as it did after the ship had been out for a while. The colour would also be different on different parts of the ship, because they would get exposed to different things at different strengths. Also not to mention the fact that the Venetian red dye for British soldiers was chosen for its cheapness, nothing else, so they would continue going for the cheapest they could get until the red really became such a source of pride, and dyeing became a much more accurate science.

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Around last Christmas, I began to read second world war memoirs, so I read “The Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby“, a firsthand account of fighting in Italy, by Alex Bowlby. The title is playing off of “The Recollections of Rifleman Harris“, a firsthand account of the Napoleonic Wars from the perspective of a british rifleman. I’d recommend that book too. I found “Rifleman Bowlby” interesting as the author focuses much more on how he felt or what he was thinking relative to events or actions, rather than simply describing the things around him as they happened.

Second is “Troop Leader,” by Bill Bellamy. It’s another second world war memoir, this time from a tanker’s perspective. After a dull yet somehow exciting journey trying to make it to his unit, the 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars (of the 7th Armoured Division), before the fighting there ended, Bellamy landed on D+3 commanding a Cromwell tank, ready to fight for his country. Spoiler alert! The allies (Bellamy included) broke out of Normandy, and Bellamy continued to fight in Operation Goodwin, the fighting for the low countries, and ultimately landing in Berlin for the victory parade, and staying post-war. This is one of my favorite books of all time, and it deals with a wide range of tragedy, heroism, bravery, and also it has some pretty funny moments (I’m not sadistic, I mean the pranks that men tend to play on each other, as well as things like brewing tea over the engines or various odd occurrences).

These books were both recommended by Nikolas Lloyd from the Lindybeige YouTube channel. Regrettably he does not apparently play Warlord games, or use Warlord’s models, but his channel is still excellent for conveying a wide variety of content. He also recommended “The Bloody Battle for Tilly“, “The Mailed Fist“, and “Tank!“

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I have resolved my own issue after further reading, unless I am mistaken, they are simply an objective. That said, I am glad that they are included in the game to such an extent, because they will likely make the game a bit more tactical. Me and my friend group will likely include rules for resupply, but that’s what I love about warlord games.

They give you an excellent rule set, and say “this is how we enjoyed the game, and I think you will too,” but they don’t just say that it’s the only way to play, they only ask that you consider the perspective of experienced game designers, for the sake of your enjoyment, not theirs alone.

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I have a question:

I recently got the PDF for the hail caesar rules, and I was reading through it, but I couldn’t really find out what baggage did. Is it just something to fight over (an objective)? I’ve only “flipped” through the rules, so maybe it was obvious and I missed it, but I only found rules for what to do when baggage fights or is attacked. Nothing on whether it increases morale of nearby units, or anything.

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My Username (as you may well be able to see) is 88th_Jeremu (or it should be, but underscores are regrettably unusable), and I am in Massachusetts. So if anyone’s able to make it to The Hobby Bunker for a game, I’ve got small numbers of unpainted (as of yet) late war british, and early war french.

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