SteveT

Looking at page 23, why do small infantry units have the same frontage as standard units?

I was thinking that 2 small units can align to fight 1 standard unit, but this wouldn’t be the case according to p 23.

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Hello all,

Want to give the game a try but the only ancients/medievals I have are 15mm based up for DBM (40mm frontages)

Our table is 6 x 4. So we need a reduction in scale to deal with the not-a-12′-long-table ,as well as smaller figure size.

We can’t use 28mm frontages as the number of figures needed would skyrocket.  I know the anything…[Read more]

What happens when a Division Commander is lost? I assumed his group can only use initiate orders from now on…meaning those far from the enemy are reduced to just sitting and watching. Or can the General of the army ride in and at least give an order to one of the units, or can he indeed take on the roll of his lost divisional commander?

We had a situation of 1 Spanish and 1 British cavalry locked in hand combat.  The Spanish had another cavalry unit in Support, behind its friend in front, but slightly to the side.

(1) Could the Spanish unit that is in support still do an Initiative Order to manoeuvre around and get ready for a charge to the British flank?  (I assume they c…[Read more]

Battle Bulge scenario.  Does anyone know which side the US is supposed to come in on?

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I’m having trouble seeing where Mixed Formation is of advantage.

So they count as skirmishers from the front (except artillery can ignore the skirmishers anyway, as can anyone else with a better target)

They shoot with only a single dice, albeit with a wider field of view.

So when do you use them?

The only case I could think of might be on an…[Read more]

The rules say that you can only charge in hand combat in the frontal arc.  However, is this arc fixed at the start of your move, or does it  get “updated” with each individual move of a multiple move. For example, let’s say I have my unit pretty much in front of the enemy, some distance away.  I get 3 moves. The first move, I angle off a li…[Read more]

Our test games of Black Powder are going well.  Game seems to produce good results and is more dynamic than other rule sets.

However, play has raised a few questions, if I may…

(1) Initiative Orders. Pretty sure you don’t roll command tests. They are automatic. Correct?

(2) Hand Combat: Both sides received heavy casualties over their stamina…[Read more]

Having trouble pinning rules about Squares. I am using BP v2 rules , not any extra stuff.

(1) Can a square move whilst remaining as a square? (I assumed not)

(2) On the reference sheet from the warlord site, it says they get 1 free move if command failed and notes “one move max”. Why does it specify “1 move max”, I thought free moves were always…[Read more]

This is something I have already noticed as a newbie player.

“3 move orders” are going to occur more than “2 move orders”.  This is simply based on the fact that 2 occurs only when you roll exactly 2 less than needed whereas 3 occurs on 3 under, 4 under, 5 under, 6 under…

This strikes me as very strange. Anyone else noticed this? I wonder if…[Read more]