 Editor in Chief Bill   | 21 Jan 2023 12:52 a.m. PST |
Slingshot 342 includes an interview with Lorenzo Sartori, the designer behind the Impetus rules. Do you play Impetus? * yes, it is my primary ruleset for Ancients
* yes, it is one of several Ancients rulesets I regularly play
* yes, I play Impetus, but it is not one of my regular rulesets
* no, I do not play Impetus
* I have never heard of Impetus |
| Zippee | 21 Jan 2023 4:31 a.m. PST |
yes, it is my primary ruleset for Ancients |
 etotheipi  | 21 Jan 2023 7:14 a.m. PST |
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| Stosstruppen | 21 Jan 2023 7:42 a.m. PST |
yes, it is my primary ruleset for Ancients |
| The Tin Dictator | 21 Jan 2023 7:43 a.m. PST |
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| Marcus Brutus | 21 Jan 2023 8:15 a.m. PST |
It used to be my primary ancient rules set but my group has moved to Sword and Spear for the past year. I played probably 500+ Impetus games over a dozen years or so. There are many aspects of Impetus that I like. The main problem in the system for my group was that each game came down to a few critical melee tests that were resolved with one die. How these die rolls were resolved determined winners and losers. It often felt like competent players had very little influence on the result. One of the things I most appreciated about Impetus was that any army can beat any other army. This was in opposition to WRG where there were a few elite armies and then everyone else. Not so in Impetus. |
Perris0707  | 21 Jan 2023 10:03 a.m. PST |
I really like the look of the miniature stands in Impetus, and I have the rules set. I have not been able to play vs. an opponent though. I found Marcus' comment about any army being able to beat any other army very interesting. |
| robert piepenbrink | 21 Jan 2023 10:09 a.m. PST |
No. Do we need to do a poll for each set of rules? Probably want to start several a day in that case. Rules are mayflies. Watch the hype, wait five or ten years and then see whether anyone still plays. |
| Grattan54 | 21 Jan 2023 11:28 a.m. PST |
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| rustymusket | 21 Jan 2023 2:11 p.m. PST |
no, I do not play Impetus. But I did look into the possibility a few months back. |
| alan in canberra | 21 Jan 2023 2:25 p.m. PST |
Does Basic Impetus count? I use it for my Trojan War battles. |
| stecal | 21 Jan 2023 3:18 p.m. PST |
yes, it is my primary ruleset for Ancients |
| jorneto | 22 Jan 2023 4:52 a.m. PST |
yes, it is my primary ruleset for Ancients |
| colin knight | 23 Jan 2023 8:30 a.m. PST |
I just use basing ideas. Really exellent |
| DeRuyter | 23 Jan 2023 10:57 a.m. PST |
Nope. Only every played the basic version. |
 Old Contemptible | 23 Jan 2023 4:52 p.m. PST |
No, I do not play Impetus
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I have never heard of Impetus. |
| Marcus Brutus | 24 Jan 2023 9:11 a.m. PST |
I have never heard of Impetus. Now you have! |
 BigRedBat | 24 Jan 2023 12:24 p.m. PST |
The Impetus basing concept is excellent! |
| Lancer58 | 31 Jan 2023 2:01 p.m. PST |
Haven't played for years, club went with other set MEG but funnily enough got a game tomorrow night, Rome vs Carthage looking forward to it |
