tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150915073362325928.post8377960291369637199..comments2024-02-08T11:47:55.639-08:00Comments on Gathering of Hosts: The Needs of the ManyRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150915073362325928.post-67107444664276723302010-01-25T06:09:35.593-08:002010-01-25T06:09:35.593-08:00There is no denying the convenience of multi-figur...There is no denying the convenience of multi-figure bases and to my mind, they have some advantages for fighting "battles" as it becomes easier to formulate rules to draw the attention away from what's happening at the unit level and keep it more focussed on the overall battleplan. <br />I think my decision here, apart from social influences, (and I do have a guilty preference for "my army" vs "your army" over here is a Greek vs Persian game, which side do you want?) is influenced with a decreasing interest in refighting actual battles and more of an interest in the "little war" of raids and ambushes without descending to 1:1 "skirmish" rules. Sort of the wargame as historical drama.<br /><br />-RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150915073362325928.post-61177173689396173382010-01-24T23:44:54.669-08:002010-01-24T23:44:54.669-08:00The ones that turned me away from single figure el...The ones that turned me away from single figure elements were practicl issues - multi figure elements were easier to store, easier to get out and pack away, and easier to move on the table. <br /><br />In fact, the one experimental attempt at rules I produced for myself - long lost - had most figures on 60x60mm multiple bases with a few specialist types on 60x30mm bases. <br /><br />All 'line of battle' troops were on the 60x60 bases. It worked quite well. The base size reduced flexibility of the armies movement, which I thought quite realistic, formations looked better, you didn't get battle lines getting shorter when troops 'died' and I admit I sometimes wish I'd developed the ideas more.<br /><br />RobRob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.com