| KeepYourPowderDry | 20 Nov 2022 11:12 p.m. PST |
Latest rulebook to come under the KeepYourPowderDry spotlight is FoG:R link
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| Dexter Ward | 21 Nov 2022 4:45 a.m. PST |
I'm not sure why you think it is mainly for competitions. I have only ever done historical battles with the rules, and they work well for that, just like DBA and DBM which people also often say are only for equal points battles. |
 Stosstruppen  | 21 Nov 2022 6:24 a.m. PST |
I always thought these one of the better sets of rules for the period, along with Gush. Unlike the ancients rules of the same name, I found these easy to grasp and get into. I have never played competition games with FOG:R only historical, and I found they worked very well. Finding players may be another issue. Personally, I prefer a complete set of rules, rather than the tool box approach. |
 aegiscg47 | 21 Nov 2022 7:16 a.m. PST |
We found the rules to be pretty comprehensive for the period and it is a well done rule book. The issue was that every player REALLY needs their own copy of the rules as there's no way to go over every possible maneuver, circumstance, trick, etc., for a friendly group game. Also,, the game seemed to go at a slower pace, but then it could be because its not really designed for 4-8 players, which is most of what we do on club nights. |
| nickinsomerset | 21 Nov 2022 8:05 a.m. PST |
In the Wargames Shed we have played plenty of large games, and over the last couple of years taken part in large multi player games of Marston Moor, very successfully, Tally Ho! |
| KeepYourPowderDry | 21 Nov 2022 8:05 a.m. PST |
Dexter – I don't think that the rules are mainly competition rules. They, like every other set of rules, can be used howsoever one wishes. In reality these are a very popular set of competition rules, so it is only fair to mention that. The reason that they are popular for competitive play is that they are very prescriptive. The complete opposite of 'toolbox' rules such as Pike and Shotte. Aegiscg47 – a very pertinent point! |
| Lascaris | 21 Nov 2022 10:01 a.m. PST |
I've always been a fan of the FOG rulesets. We still use them for ancients and tweak FOG:R for Sengoku Samurai. |
| Shardik | 21 Nov 2022 12:35 p.m. PST |
I found FOG:R to be a more enjoyable set to paly than FOG:AM. Not sure why, possibly because there is more shooting happening in FOG:R. I found multi-unit melees in FOG:AM to be horribly tedious. |
| pikeman666 | 17 Dec 2022 1:22 p.m. PST |
Is there a revised edition? I have the original, like the rules but sadly have never had a game with them. |
| takeda333 | 17 Dec 2022 8:08 p.m. PST |
I have the army lists book and found it informative and interesting. |
looks at a multi-period building.