| balticbattles | 28 May 2015 10:27 a.m. PST |
To the Strongest is a recently published set of ancients-medieval rules which are innovative in a few respects that we really like. We are minimally adapting the rules for early modern and getting some great battles out of it. thirtyyears15mm.wordpress.com |
| KTravlos | 28 May 2015 12:11 p.m. PST |
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| morrigan | 28 May 2015 1:10 p.m. PST |
This is of great interest to me. Will you be posting your adaptations to the rules? |
| Yesthatphil | 28 May 2015 3:53 p.m. PST |
Well this is certainly an interesting development. Phil |
| Who asked this joker | 28 May 2015 5:22 p.m. PST |
If it worked well for ECW, it will probably work well for the Horse and Musket era too. You just have to figure out the effect of formation…or simply not worry about it. |
| Temporary like Achilles | 28 May 2015 5:36 p.m. PST |
Great idea. I have a friend who might be tempted to play something like this… |
 BigRedBat  | 29 May 2015 2:39 a.m. PST |
Hi and thanks Bevan. The rules run up to 1500 as written, but the mechanisms can be modified for later periods. Aside from ECW/TYW, I think they would lend themselves particularly well to the Seven Years War and War of the Spanish succession, where troops were often drawn up in multiple parallel lines. I do plan to address these periods in the fullness of time… Best Simon
bigredbatshop.co.uk |
| MajorB | 29 May 2015 3:17 a.m. PST |
If it worked well for ECW, it will probably work well for the Horse and Musket era too. You just have to figure out the effect of formation…or simply not worry about it. Good heavens! Do you really mean we have finally stumbled on the ONE set of rules that will work for all periods??? |
| BigRedBat | 29 May 2015 3:33 a.m. PST |
Oh no I wouldn't go as far as that. ;-) Unit types and weapons need to change by period. The core mechanic of card or chit driven activations at the heart of the rules, however, is very flexible and can be adapted to all sorts of purposes. There is a rumour that someone has adapted it for WW2! |
| Who asked this joker | 29 May 2015 6:36 a.m. PST |
Good heavens! Do you really mean we have finally stumbled on the ONE set of rules that will work for all periods??? One rule-set to RULE them all and in darkness forever bind them. |
| Mollinary | 29 May 2015 1:20 p.m. PST |
In my never ending search for a set of big battle ECW rules I like, I too would be grateful to know if you would share your variant for this set! Mollinary |
| arthur1815 | 29 May 2015 2:16 p.m. PST |
I would like to second mollinary's request!
To The Strongest looks interesting, but I'm loath to purchase a set for a period I don't play… |
| BigRedBat | 29 May 2015 2:45 p.m. PST |
If you are in the UK you could come along to a show to see the ancients version running and I could talk you through how ECW would be different. I'm at Partizan on Sunday… I'll liaise with Bevan to draw up an a4 sheet with the changes needed for ECW. Best, Simon |
| mghFond | 29 May 2015 10:10 p.m. PST |
The other day I introduced a buddy of mine to a game of To the Strongest. We played Caesarian Romans against Germans and the barbarians squeaked out a close win. Then he said he enjoyed the rules and wondered if they could be extended to horse and musket. We discussed it and agreed it should certainly be doable. I too would love to see what new versions there may be out there. That said I'm really enjoying the Romans/barbarians matchup Ive got. |
| BigRedBat | 30 May 2015 4:35 a.m. PST |
I'm glad you are enjoying them! I might try to strip down the rules to take out the exclusively ancient material, and use what's left as a core on which renaissance, pike and shotte and Horse and musket rule sets could be built. |
| arthur1815 | 30 May 2015 12:19 p.m. PST |
Simon aka BigRedBat,
I regret my work pattern (eves & weekends)makes it impossible for me to attend shows, or I would take up your kind offer.
An A4 sheet of modifications for ECW would be most helpful. |
| BigRedBat | 30 May 2015 12:36 p.m. PST |
Hi Arthur, we'll see what we can do over the next few weeks. Best, Simon |
| morrigan | 30 May 2015 5:42 p.m. PST |
That would be great. Thanks very much. |
Big Red  | 31 May 2015 8:15 a.m. PST |
Simon, would love to see it too! |
finds his bluff is called!
