Warlord Games | Mike | Activity https://www.warlordgames.com/community-members/mike2217/activity/ Activity feed for Mike. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:08:50 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 474c35754257212213d7d861597735f1 Mike started the topic Army Morale in the forum Hail Caesar https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/army-morale/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:44:36 +0000 How do most players treat army morale, when commands are not on the table.  My friend and I played a game recently where each player had three commands. I am simplifying the example to make it simple to follow.

Two cavalry commands (all cavalry commands were four units) began on the table and each side’s infantry command (six units) entered if…[Read more]

]]> 0 071e785ae08e09ff47865cc4e3db5f69 Mike replied to the topic Buildings and extra protection in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/buildings-and-extra-protection/#post-191700 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:18:58 +0000 Our group also thinks the building rules are broken at the moment.  In the current version they are a bit of a death trap.  They become even dumber when being targeted by something like a Nebelwerfer where every unit within 6″ of building comes under potential fire instead of within 6″ of the target (so, a single model (a spotter) in a 12″ s…[Read more]

]]> 0 a07a732801d187668b50639c424f055f Mike replied to the topic Lack of smoke - game design or mistake? in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/lack-of-smoke-game-design-or-deliberate/#post-191677 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:55:20 +0000 I think because the game is only 6-7 turns long, smoke is discouraged in the rules, except perhaps in special scenarios.

]]> 0 b270e7e751156c483cf37dd9911e9681 Mike started the topic Designated Loader for an LMG in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/designated-loader-for-an-lmg/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:46:56 +0000 If a unit is mixed with rifle and submachine armed models, can a player switch which model is the designated loader from turn to turn, so using a rifleman when range is close enough for his SMG models to shoot and an SMG when his SMGs are out of range.

]]> 0 52aa7452d2459696effda03ef67e7821 Mike replied to the topic Ruins in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/ruins/#post-191597 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:59:27 +0000 So, if a structure is labeled a ruin, it is not a “building” it is presumed to have a single story for movement and elevation purposes and operates like dense terrain (thus model positioning is important, and range is measured to the models) and the units cannot fire through the terrain only into it.  If it is presumed to be a damaged building it…[Read more]

]]> 0 b33823d4e4d74d728361b1302424c342 Mike started the topic Ruins in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/ruins/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:50:56 +0000 I am trying to understand how “ruins” differ as terrain vs buildings and rubble.  We treat ruins as something between buildings and rubble.  We play, you can shoot into it “ruins” but not through “ruins” just like buildings.  But like rubble, you can “advance” into ruins and move through them like with rubble rather than enter them by “r…[Read more]

]]> 0 d8b9b3e945e43e1f88818b205b77c749 Mike started the topic LMG Team in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/lmg-team-2/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:42:31 +0000 Has anyone created a profile for a two-man LMG independent unit with the option to add a third man?  I think they would make sense in some cases like a partisan command or commando command, where heavier equipment was less available and mobility was more important.  It’s negative would be 4 shots vs 6 shots, but its positive would be the ability t…[Read more]

]]> 0 5b6ec8504c24476c9760e822f055cd9a Mike started the topic Special Figures in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/special-figures/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:40:45 +0100 Can anyone from the Bolt Action advisory board let me know if anyone in the group is considering special rules for the special figures.  They could be prepared as optional rules section to give the game a bit more flash.  The special abilities should align with the underlying narrative Warlord provides about the character and should not minor.

]]> 0 cccb649a736919d48df9b678e73ac23a Mike replied to the topic Italian vehicles in German service? in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/italian-vehicles-in-german-service/#post-191460 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:34:52 +0100 I wish there were a way to import units from other army lists for various reasons including the reason you noted.  Perhaps in the future that could happen with a simple note that the list does not conform to the “approved” lists.  This would help in a variety of cases, not just the one you are dealing with.

]]> 0 88f5e6a537f72118b99bef999daa8ef8 Mike started the topic Capt. John Henry Cound Brunt VC MC in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/capt-john-henry-cound-brunt-vc-mc/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:34:34 +0100 Are there any special rules associated with this casting?

]]> 0 51b833b85a59ac61076d38dc152dc4b1 Mike replied to the topic Can Inexperienced Mortars take Spotters - if so do they gain any benefit? in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/can-inexperienced-mortars-take-spotters-if-so-do-they-gain-any-benefit/#post-191434 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 01:45:54 +0100 The Warlord supporter list builder allows you to purchase spotters for inexperienced mortars, but I think the cost is the same as for regular and veteran unit spotters.   So, I guess if you wanted to cover the map and reduce the risk of losing all your spotters as well as several other advantages the come from having spare spotters, you could l…[Read more]

]]> 0 a0cb61a8b1192206195c4de5ce2c0cd2 Mike replied to the topic Stop the Madness - Heroically over-sized Miniatures. in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/stop-the-madness-heroically-over-sized-miniatures/page/4/#post-191406 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 03:36:29 +0100 Perhaps a different perspective from someone who has been gaming and painting miniatures for over 50 years.  When I started gaming, figures were 1:72 scale (around 20mm tall and skinny), which is a bit short, since it translates to a human being under 5 ft tall.  Later, models bulked up to 25mm and this scale dominated in the 70s and 80s.  Then 28…[Read more]

]]> 0 1d3d21ba44185f645f7704df7fae27bb Mike replied to the topic I believe that the PIAT should be able to use indirect fire in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/i-believe-that-the-piat-should-be-able-to-use-indirect-fire/#post-191398 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 01:11:59 +0100 Interesting.  I am not sure the “indirect” fire really works. Are spotters really calling in fire to Piat teams?

Instead, it seems like you just want to fire at targets over 12″ range up to 30″ range and treat it as a HE (1″) indirect fire shot when it comes to…[Read more]

]]> 0 0a0892044cb58e2bd679cfe3c23266a8 Mike started the topic Tweaks I would make to Bolt Action v3 in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/tweaks-i-would-make-to-bolt-action-v3/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:36:23 +0100 I like the rule system, but the following are things I think would streamline or improve them…

Assaulting infantry: I think there should be a class of infantry that has special close assault capabilities based on their weaponry and training (grenades, pistols, smgs, and other multi-shot weapons light enough to carry into an assault), there…[Read more]

]]> 0 54d349fd1cfae1bf7ccb3f239b4b52da Mike replied to the topic BazookaPanzerfaust shape charge weapons in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/bazookapanzerfaust-shape-charge-weapons/#post-191059 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:02:21 +0100 I don’t think Bolt Action is a “fantasy” game or a historic simulation.  Some authors imagine they are creating a game that is “historically” accurate, the truth is none of them are.  Historical wargaming is gaming and it is about a fun game with some “historical flavor”.   How they balance “fun” with “historical flavor” often becomes the sub…[Read more]

]]> 0 065169db8f38e63adb80fbe09c571a45 Mike replied to the topic German horse drawn artillery officer. in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/german-horse-drawn-artillery-officer/#post-190892 Sun, 09 Feb 2025 16:38:52 +0000 Does the new special miniature, Josef “Sepp” Allerberger come with any special rules?  It would be “cool” to design special “hero” profiles for every special casting with their own point cost just for fun.  Players could agree to use them or not.  Any easy option is to allow you to buy a “single model” sniper unit at a reduced cost.

]]> 0 6f0e777750b4eef17dbd4a8abca62a98 Mike replied to the topic Contesting no LOS objectives in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/contesting-no-los-objectives/#post-190860 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:47:17 +0000 There are two kinds of games… competitive gaming and uncompetitive gaming.  My experience is that competitive gaming while it may offer some enjoyment produces all sorts of “gamey” actions.  Uncompetitive gaming tries to be philosophical about the situation.  Ideally, the idea of “controlling” objectives infers some sort of strategic value re…[Read more]

]]> 0 fc34e9c2c2888d0ffcb2d4f3ccde5e8e Mike started the topic Big Games in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/big-games/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:39:42 +0000 3rd Edition has some ideas on how to play bigger games without too many order dice bogging down the game.  Have others tried them or other ways to play bigger games and how has it worked?

]]> 0 85d3209e06ac7071c3df3caee3cb16a6 Mike started the topic Light vs Medium Machine Guns in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/light-vs-medium-machine-guns/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:54:19 +0000 I know how the rules treat light vs medium machine guns differently, but it often seems that the actual machine gun is often the same weapon.  Is that true at least regards to Bolt Action’s rules, the main difference is light machine guns have crews of 2 models and can be part of squad, while medium machine guns are treated as infantry support…[Read more]

]]> 0 1456f9a6d153b8e5c58c5e70f58345a1 Mike replied to the topic Contesting no LOS objectives in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/contesting-no-los-objectives/#post-190700 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:52:20 +0000 Generally speaking, I find that control of objectives brings out the worse with respect to “gamey” behaviors.  Often a game will be going along just fine and then on the last move crazy *!@#! starts to occur.  Perhaps a rule that the player with the most points within 3″ of an objective at the end of the game “owns” the objective.  It would pr…[Read more]

]]> 0 4019567be1ef41c6c21fec081f0e23ba Mike started the topic Closing Fire at an assault and running past enemy units in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/closing-fire-at-an-assault-and-running-past-enemy-units/ Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:34:42 +0000 Does a defensive unit get closing fire if the enemy units “runs” more than 6″ to assault or start more than 6″ away from the target?  We were playing a game where the assaulting unit was with 6″ of its target but had to run almost the full 12″ to contact it due to an obstacle.

On a related matter, can a unit run through a 2″ gap between an…[Read more]

]]> 0 3cef2e02e80ba5298f476f6043ab7b22 Mike replied to the topic 3rd vs 2nd in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/3rd-vs-2nd/#post-190652 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:31:16 +0000 I did not take your comment as “attacking” me, simply misunderstanding me.  So, no worries, I took no offense.  I was simply noting that I don’t find tanks as intimidating as they were before.  Many players thought the new rules would lead to many armor platoons and moving the game away from being infantry based.  While we are seeing some arm…[Read more]

]]> 0 8267efdcb6e48a0af4470d5d198edb75 Mike replied to the topic 3rd vs 2nd in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/3rd-vs-2nd/#post-190646 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:38:25 +0000 I did not say, I do not like V3 or that I did not agree with the changes to tank MMG fire (I do for the reasons you mentioned), just that they are less intimidating.  In V2, tanks could control a part of the battlefield as no one wanted to contest ground against a tank with 2 or more MMGs.  Now, a large infantry unit can seize an objective an a…[Read more]

]]> 0 74e865ef64893c2e91807392a0971d69 Mike replied to the topic 3rd vs 2nd in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/3rd-vs-2nd/#post-190644 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:53:50 +0000 The one thing that has been noticeable is that assaults are not as good of an idea as they once were.  Unless you need to gamble on a decisive result, advancing to point blank range and using shooting is more efficient.  The negative benefit of assaulting is compounded when the defender is in cover.  Still some armies like the Japanese with big sq…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa56ee1ca690d852391ce13096d229a9 Mike replied to the topic Bersaglieri and french D1 & D2 tanks in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/bersaglieri-and-french-d1-d2-tanks/#post-190613 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:39:56 +0000 A major and oft repeated criticism of Warlord I hear from gamers is that the rules should be either included in the rulebook or available as updated PDFs from the website.

Unit profiles ultimately end up in the army builder software packages that almost everyone I know uses, so there is no reason to buy a book for a unit profile.  The problem is…[Read more]

]]> 0 d6f90231b10d72a6991388864774c1ea Mike replied to the topic QRS download in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/qrs-download/#post-190612 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:20:51 +0000 Try browsing BoardGameGeek Edition Quick Reference Sheet Bolt Action dated Oct 7, 2024

]]> 0 ad19e2b3367b4af1ec387ea2861a8a12 Mike replied to the topic Bersaglieri and french D1 & D2 tanks in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/bersaglieri-and-french-d1-d2-tanks/#post-190606 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 03:00:07 +0000 It would be useful if Bolt Action produced a software program where players could introduce their own stats for a unit’s profile, and it would generate a cost.  So, if you wanted to use some of the V2 books like Case Blue for the Italians, you could simply run their profile through the program to get the “cost” for the unit.

]]> 0 ab2f0a7d7df3366b52ac52236782cc61 Mike replied to the topic QRS download in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/qrs-download/#post-190592 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:35:20 +0000 I used this one for now… I have not checked it, but it worked well in our game.

Bolt Action Third Edition – Quick Reference Sheet v0.7

 

]]> 0 679a104455b782ec6fada9c1733999b6 Mike started the topic Mortars on Ambush in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/mortars-on-ambush/ Sun, 27 Oct 2024 01:13:09 +0000 Can mortars go on ambush?  Can spotters trigger than firing if on ambush?

]]> 0 380bbb370580e7b0c61c83345e79a2ac Mike started the topic Japanese Baron casting in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/japanese-baron-casting/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:52:40 +0100 If you pair a mounted Japanese Company Commander with two “foot” soldiers.  The Bolt Action army builder gives the unit “cavalry” as special rules, so does the whole unit operate as a cavalry unit?

]]> 0 22459ea01d23fda24dd67ee91c4aed62 Mike replied to the topic Missing troops in V3 in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/missing-troops-in-v3/#post-190542 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:12:40 +0100 Steve T: Perhaps, it might make you feel better that to think you are allocating “kills” between the cover/ground and the soldiers.  Those are mighty dead bricks.  But it also means a more pins and quicker calculations with fewer modifiers for each phase.  What we are finding a bit cumbersome is that in fact there are more modifiers than one mi…[Read more]

]]> 0 22c498dba89decbe951ff432246e0298 Mike started the topic Indirect Fire Question in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/indirect-fire-question/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:36:35 +0100 Per page 101… “When firing using indirect fire, a 6 is required to hit, regardless of any modifier.  In the following turn, if the shooter receives a Fire order and if the target unit has not moved from their position, a hit is scored on a 5+ (to count as ‘moved’, every model in the unit must end its move at least 2” away from the position of…[Read more]

]]> 0 22d6c4b0cb7bcdeccb34c7dddc09b999 Mike started the topic Reinforced Platoon in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/reinforced-platoon/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:58:58 +0100 With regard to building forces for V3 of Bolt Action, I wish the rules had preserved the old “reinforced” platoon as an option in conjunction with the new options of additional platoons.  Both seem to make sense to me.  I can see a platoon being given a mission with a “special unit” attached to provide some needed capabilities.  I can also see an…[Read more]

]]> 0 aa86620f7023b507f57f875a1a66fc1f Mike replied to the topic War wagons in the forum Hail Caesar https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/war-wagons/#post-189529 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:34:23 +0100 The Sea Peoples Hail Ceasar Warlord Supplement Biblical and Classical armies provides for Baggage Wagons with a base profile of 3/3/1/0/4+/6 and Special Stubborn rule.  I think that is a good starting point.

I don’t see them “attacking”.  So, you may opt not to let them attack and move at the wagon rate (same as infantry).  Now, you have to de…[Read more]

]]> 0 ed84278adfac19f3ffb15a7faf02d125 Mike replied to the topic Epic and formations in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/epic-and-formations/#post-189169 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 23:33:12 +0100 While I don’t game, Epic scale, I have gamed with different base configurations.  You and your opponent need to agree what constitutes the way to display a given formation.  In the past, three “stand” units displayed a square formation as a “triange”, while two “stand” units displayed it with one stand facing forward and one backward.  Given th…[Read more]

]]> 0 4e43e51934ff1809bee54c44ccfd8ae0 Mike replied to the topic Hail Caesar played with 15 mm miniatures in the forum Hail Caesar https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/hail-caesar-played-with-15-mm-miniatures/#post-188954 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:31:13 +0100 Like Big Al says, Hail Ceasar is pretty agnostic when comes to basing or castings, the most important thing is a consistent unit “footprint” (with frontage being more important than depth), since the rules work off of tiny, small, standard and large size units largely based on the “unit’s frontage”.  But with that in mind, while I prefer painting…[Read more]

]]> 0 87749c09f216ba38fd3d4c3ce29584ac Mike replied to the topic Must Form Square in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/must-form-square/#post-188859 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 01:27:04 +0000 As I remember it, a unit can only make one charge response per turn.  So since forming square is the unit’s response, it cannot respond a second time when charged by the French Infantry in hand-to-hand combat.

]]> 0 a452ea5836cd114132d500a13bc77db2 Mike replied to the topic Small Unit Actions in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/small-unit-actions/#post-188852 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 03:00:27 +0000 Yes and no.  You can play a small unit game using the Black Powder game engine.  In the French and Indian War supplement in some scenarios a standard unit is a company of 100-150 men.  The Black Powder game engine is extremely flexible and with a few tweaks (which is what supplements do), you can emulate almost any sized engagement.

But it wi…[Read more]

]]> 0 42a16e6894f3aa375b254f948003547f Mike replied to the topic French Old Guard too strong? in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/french-old-guard-too-strong/#post-188727 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 01:11:55 +0000 First, any unit with a 3+ morale save, that gets buffed up to 2+ is going to be tough to beat.  In essence, it would take on average 24 hits to produce the 4 unsaved hits needed for it reach shaken. Historically, I am unaware that the Old Guard was every defeated in a close combat melee.  But it is not invulnerable.

A more effective tactic w…[Read more]

]]> 0 35678764a9850fd63804ed757b6098a4 Mike replied to the topic charge distance in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/charge-distance/#post-188723 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:29:34 +0000 To get really nitpicky, you orders are “intentions” not charge moves.  Even if you order a “charge”, from a technical perspective, it does not become a “charge” move unless you can contact the enemy.  Instead, it is simply an intent to contact the enemy.  You can technically declare an intent to “charge” an enemy you have no chance of re…[Read more]

]]> 0 eef20fd4daf0b088ac070cb9750a80a4 Mike replied to the topic Forming Skirmish to Enter Woods in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/forming-skirmish-to-enter-woods/#post-188627 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:51:10 +0000 We don’t like the use of the word “skirmish” since that represents a combined formation and tactical doctrine.  We prefer the word open order.  We also display the formations differently.  For us skirmishing is a more linear formation with supports in the rear.  So, we show it that way.  Open order is units maintaining the same formation but with…[Read more]

]]> 0 1d28ac3b0e114e5f4f491a071c125f09 Mike replied to the topic Infantry Forming Square in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/infantry-forming-square/#post-188549 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:23:04 +0000 As Garry noted, there are new rules for forming square on pages 98-100 in the Clash of Eagles supplement. It provides bonuses to the Order test depending on how far the cavalry starts its charge.  I like this rule, though as Garry notes above others don’t.

Part of the intent, I think of the rule was to force infantry in go into square when…[Read more]

]]> 0 79808b62c23f4ac38b696b561218fc15 Mike replied to the topic Manhandling Artillery in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/manhandling-artillery/#post-188465 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:20:21 +0000 Yes, but it must pass a command order or be in initiative range of an enemy and is limited to one move per turn.

 

]]> 0 9dbd8195bc8db0b8b6fc335b039fff63 Mike started the topic Evade off Table in the forum Hail Caesar https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/evade-off-table/ Sun, 14 Aug 2022 02:24:24 +0100 So, I had a two open order light chariots 6″ from the back edge of the table.  My opponent charged my chariots and rolled a triple move from around 12″ way with chariots.  I evaded.  Because I was less than a full move from the back edge, we moved my troops off the table.  Several questions came up…

1) Can you pursue an opponent off the tab…[Read more]

]]> 0 3a6ee6a3e14a97b5d694360580b08765 Mike replied to the topic Unsquared Infantry vs. Cavlary in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/unsquared-infantry-vs-cavlary/#post-186894 Sat, 18 Dec 2021 18:57:40 +0000 I have found with Black Powder, when something “rare” happens to consider what might have happened rather than the “optics” of what happened.

Using your example, it is clear that the infantry battalion’s colonel saw the cavalry charging his flank and ordered his unit to face the enemy cavalry and issue fire.  Before the cavalry closed the…[Read more]

]]> 0 16caeec75b5aab3abdee282d884b0811 Mike replied to the topic Napoleonic Skirmishers in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/napoleonic-skirmishers/#post-186599 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:28:02 +0100 In Clash of Eagles there are some special rules regarding skirmishers, that provide a more granular feel to mixed formations based on infantry type and nationality.

Specific to your question:

The mixed formation requires a formation change.  The formation change represents the “parent” battalion dispatching skirmishers to screen their front…[Read more]

]]> 0 f9fc339f24d615cd93c0a638bd923d18 Mike replied to the topic Further BP2 queries in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/further-bp2-queries/#post-186263 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:41:37 +0100 Shrapnel… not to be to nerdy… but yes but 3D6 hitting on 5s and @D6 hitting on 4s have the same expected value… “1 hit”.  But they have very different outcome distributions including upper ranges.  So with 2D6 you are more likely to have more 0 hits and 2hits.  With 3D6, you are less likely to miss and can even inflict as many as 3 hi…[Read more]

]]> 0 c80b09d9229220e4b23276d15a4425b7 Mike replied to the topic Winning units in hand to hand combat, do they test if they have excess hits? in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/winning-units-in-hand-to-hand-combat-do-they-test-if-they-have-excess-hits/#post-186074 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:05:48 +0100 The answer to your question is provided by Garry and Big Al.  The only thing I would add is to better understand Black Powder keep in mind “hits” do not equate to casualties per se, but rather the morale state of the unit.

So as Al noted, by winning the combat, your unit is feeling “euphoric” and so no “Break Test” is required.  But it also e…[Read more]

]]> 0 8fc6ef72bb136eb1d19c9354c2ed2738 Mike replied to the topic Redoubt’s and fleches in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/redoubts-and-fleches/#post-185891 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:19:17 +0100 When you get into special terrain, you need special rules.

The Clash of Eagles Supplement does have some rules for Earthworks and Entrenchments.  Mostly, they suggest defining them as light cover or heavy cover and require you establish the capacity of said features… like one artillery unit and one standard infantry unit, etc.

I think the…[Read more]

]]> 0 4ec5d7c00833d1920f27c390f5a75bd3 Mike replied to the topic Query regarding brigade composition - War of Spanish Succession in the forum Black Powder https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/query-regarding-brigade-composition-war-of-spanish-succession/#post-185860 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:42:46 +0100 Artillery was general divided into two categories… artillery of the “park” or reserve and small battalion guns for direct support.  This approach remained the practice until artillery became lighter and more maneuverable and so larger caliber guns could be deployed in a more direct support role.

Brigades were first introduced as a tactical…[Read more]

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