"basing question Battles for Empire" Topic

Hi All,
I'd like you advice/opinion on the following:

I'm basing a 10mm British colonial army for Battles for Empire. These rules advise you to base irregular enemies (Pathans) with the same number of figures on double width bases, compared to regulars. In my case that would be 6 figures Pathan on a 60mm wide base, 6 British regulars on a 30mm wide base.
Now, I also have Gurkhas on the Empire's side. These are skirmishers, I feel, but BfE says nothing about them. What is your opinion: should I base them like the Pathans, like the British regulars, or even with 3 figures to a 30mm base. Somehow using a 60mm base feels off to me.

Hello, Gurkhas should not be skirmishers but based as the rest of British regulars.

Thanks. Yes, rereading the design philosophy of BfE it suddenly dawned on me: Double width does not denote skirmisher status, it denotes mass.

Skirmishing (if done at all) is performed by leaving some space between regular bases.

So you are right Stefanov, thanks!

Those rules never took off in my neck of the woods. They look very interesting. Good luck with your project.