Starting French and Indian Games

[mrtn]

Don hasn't been online since August, so chances are he'll miss your question...

[grant]

Don hasn't been online since August, so chances are he'll miss your question...

Probably too busy playing FIW.

[RoughRider]

Perhaps he has discovered Muskets and Tomahawks from the same people that brought you SAGA.

[Jammers]

http://www.gallopingmajorwargames.com/ are probably my favourite range of FIW figures.
Phil

My favourite FIW figs by far. Lance is a real gent too

[King Tiger]

Try muskets and tomohawks as well, its starting to become very popular down here.

[Big Al]

I play both M&T and This Very Ground. Both are excellent games and offer different things to the players. I would recommend both sets.

[RoughRider]

I play both M&T and This Very Ground. Both are excellent games and offer different things to the players. I would recommend both sets.

Although I am aware of M&T I am not familiar with the rules; does it use similar mechanics to SAGA?

[Big Al]

No. I don't really play Saga, but they use a battle board and specific dice. M&T uses a set of cards. All units of a particular type activate on the turn of the appropriate card. Some units can make two actions per activation while others have more cards. After that everything operates on a d6 roll.

This Very ground uses an alternate activation system, d10s and a very neat Smoke marker when you fire, which stays with the unit and cannot be moved through. When 4 markers are accumulated the unit/figure cannot fire. A marker can be removed at the end of a unit's turn if it doesn't fire. Timing of that volley is very important!

[Jammers]

Big Al - what makes M&T different other than the cards?

Talk me into buying a 2nd ruleset for FIW

[Big Al]

Big Al - what makes M&T different other than the cards?

Talk me into buying a 2nd ruleset for FIW

This might be better

http://meeples.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/meeples-miniatures-episode-88/