| John de Terre Neuve | 29 Apr 2013 9:26 a.m. PST |
We recently played a scenario using the Rank and File ruleset. An AAR with plenty of photos and some comments on the rules can be found here. linkJohn |
| Doc Ord | 29 Apr 2013 10:58 a.m. PST |
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| normsmith | 29 Apr 2013 11:01 a.m. PST |
A ton of work – thanks for sharing. |
| flipper | 29 Apr 2013 12:58 p.m. PST |
Hi Very nice AAR and comments on your experience. It looked like a real 'slugfest' as attention seemed fixed on the fight to secure the bridge. FWIW: You seem to be fighting over a very limited space – in the 3/6/10mm range you would have far more possibilities to extend your battle front and add the possibility of forcing commanders to 'spread' their forces. |
| John de Terre Neuve | 29 Apr 2013 1:53 p.m. PST |
FWIW: You seem to be fighting over a very limited space – in the 3/6/10mm range you would have far more possibilities to extend your battle front and add the possibility of forcing commanders to 'spread' their forces With over 3000x 28 mm figures between us, I do not think we will be changing scale. That day we had a 8x6' terrain available but elected to go to a 6x4' in order to bring the troops quickly into battle. John |
| Dan Beattie | 29 Apr 2013 3:01 p.m. PST |
It seems to me that the French player's evaluation of the rules was influenced by his loss. And his loss may have been the result of poor tactics. |
| Bandolier | 29 Apr 2013 5:37 p.m. PST |
Nice report and photos. The rules are worth persisting with if you enjoy them. |
| nsolomon99 | 30 Apr 2013 4:05 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the report. I'm surprised that for rules that are supposed to be tactical the units are referred to as "stands". I have a strong dislike for rules that talk about castings, stands, bases, elements rather than use the historical terms of companies, battalions, sections, squadrons, etc. It just removes a layer of colour and atmosphere for me. Each to their own of course, we all like different things. |
korsun0  | 30 Apr 2013 4:32 a.m. PST |
Stands reflects the fact you can vary the man v model ratio to whatever you wish e.g 1:5 up to 1:200. Then a stand becomes whatever formation you choose it to reflect. |
| John de Terre Neuve | 30 Apr 2013 4:34 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the report. I'm surprised that for rules that are supposed to be tactical the units are referred to as "stands". I have a strong dislike for rules that talk about castings, stands, bases, elements rather than use the historical terms of companies, battalions, sections, squadrons, etc You are a little wrong there Nick, the rules do talk about Battalions, etc. I using the term stand as a substitute for the term base. Purely my language, the rules are quite traditional. The size of a battalion is reflected by how many bases it has. John |
