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| Dave Crowell writes: |
Hey, I did say they are great toolboxes. Honestly I wish I did enjoy playing them more. Maybe I should revisit the one and see if it hits better now. |
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| Answer | Votes | % | Chart |
Black Powder | 35 | 11% | |
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Bolt Action | 22 | 7% | |
Brother Against Brother | 13 | 4% | |
Chain Reaction | 12 | 4% | |
Command Decision | 7 | 2% | |
Crossfire | 6 | 2% | |
DBA/DBM/DBx | 32 | 10% | |
Fields of Glory | 6 | 2% | |
Fire and Fury | 30 | 10% | |
Fistful of Lead | 22 | 7% | |
Fistful of Lead: Big Battles | 6 | 2% | |
Flames of War | 9 | 3% | |
Force on Force/Tomorrow's War | 14 | 5% | |
Gaslight | 14 | 5% | |
GURPS | 25 | 8% | |
Hail Caesar | 17 | 5% | |
Hordes of the Things | 22 | 7% | |
all of the above | 2 | 1% | |
none of these/no opinion | 7 | 2% | |
this is ridiculous | 3 | 1% | |
not my genre | 2 | 1% | |
not my cup of tea | 4 | 1% | |
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| POLL DESCRIPTION | |
The Sword and the Flame has well established and deserved reputation as a "toolbox set of rules". In other words, the basic mechanics are not really "period specific". I've used it for FIW and AWI games with very few changes. Obviously, rifles are very scarce in both, despite the prevalent mythology. So, use Carbine ranges. Are Grenadiers and Highlanders superior? If you want them to be, you can give them a +1 if you wish. I just call them Regulars who think highly of themselves. Do what you want! Or as Johnny Ringo said to Doc Holliday, "Age quod agis". Add bows? Sure. Why not. If you're fluent with the rules, you know what to do. There are 3 flavors of Native troops. Choose one, or make up your own. Poll set up by |