RFCM

I have spent a lot of time over the past few years painting and playing 28mm to the detriment of my 15mm collection but this year I put the 28mm to bed (also sold off some of it) and rediscovered my 15mm WotR and Italian Wars. It was quite refreshing to get back to a different painting style and I have enjoyed it so much that I now have two very large WotR armies with lots of lovely standards (I do like a nice flag). For the Italian Wars I have completed Papal, Venetian and Spanish forces with Milanese and French on the table. 
If I had to start over from scratch I would happily go with 15mm in order to play games that feel like a battle. Most of the 28mm I was playing was skirmish style. Also 10mm scenery works well with 15mm figures.

I spent a considerable amount of time organising and running an ACW campaign only to have it ruined by a member of the club who questioned every rule and wanted umpteen things changed, at which point I stopped running a campaign and now play very enjoyable ones solo.

I am busy painting 15mm WotR units but they're governed by the shiny, sparkly pretty coloured flags that I possess. I am not painting a historical unit that fought at such and such, and then finding the right flag. No, I choose a flag that pleases me and then I paint the unit to fit it. Mad but I do love those flags, standards, livery colours or whatever.

Indeed, especially Martin's figures as they seem to suit my painting style to a tee.

After a lot of time spent painting 28mm, mostly Vikings, Rus, Goths and the like I opened up my two boxes of 15mm WotR, had a game, enjoyed it so much that I am now painting all the rest of my collection and really enjoying getting back into 15mm painting.

Didn't go this year as nothing I am really looking for and far too expensive to get there, get in and get home again just for a look around. Hope you enjoyed it though.
I am too busy trying to paint up what I have to start new projects. Currently that's about a hundred plus 28mm Vikings and about 250 PP WotR figures that have sat in a box for too many years.

I'll be looking to complete my Rus (almost there)

Paint a couple more units of foot and mounted ECW

Paint some WoTR figures - maybe four units

Paint Spanish and Moorish Medievals

That should be plenty but I am sure life will probably get in the way and plans will change.

I still have Railroader and it still gets played.

Quote from: Colonel Kilgore on August 23, 2024, 08:42:46 PMNoggin,

The winner, by definition, is the first to 50. So he will always have 50 or more points. What counts is how far the loser (who will of course have fewer than 50 points) is behind the winner.

This "piggy chase" is a principle common to many RFCM rules, so rather easier to grasp for those of us who are now familiar with the concept.

It is perhaps unfortunate in the example provided that the player named Victor is actually the loser, and it's George who is the winner!

But yes, Victor on 31 points should be at Level 2, 16-34 points. There does indeed appear to be an error here: while Victor (as the chase loser, who is forced to be the attacker), should have "Attacker has 2 units on table. Attacker's choice" rather than what is stated.

The "well organised" bit may have been a hangover to a previous draft in which each Level of difference (which are now numbered 1 to 4) may have had a name instead. Something else I failed to catch in my proof-reading - sorry...

In any case, does the above help any?

Simon

Thanks Simon
Very helpful

Nick

We're a bit confused by the example in the rule book. 
It may be that we have this completely wrong and haven't understood the process.
If Victor finishes with 31 then shouldn't that come under Level 2 16-34?
If this is the case then it doesn't match the narrative in the example.
If this is not the case then we don't follow how this process works.
Also where does "well organised" come from?

Started playing B&I at our local centre. Looking at the rule regarding AP is it 3 squares per platoon that can be motivated or is it 3 squares per company?

Also are the examples for the Legion and Moroccans erroneous as they seem to have 3 platoons yet they are classed as veteran so shouldn't they have just two?

I have played both What a Cowboy and Tombstone (Black Scorpion) and I much prefer the latter. Doesn't take long to be familiar with the rules and is a better game if you want to use more figures.

An example of this would be the USS Passaic which could also represent other boats in its class such as Camanche, Catskill, Conestoga, LeHigh, Montauk, Nahant and Nantucket.
The side wheeled paddle rams CSS General Sumter and CSS General Bragg could equally be used as other rams as the Confederates converted at least 14 river steamers into rams. These included Colonel Lovell, General Beauregard, General Earl Van adorn and General Stirling Price to name a few.
A good source is Tony Gibbons Warships and Naval Battles of the US Civil War.

It is just like going to the supermarket and finding that all the shelving has been rearranged. Initially very annoying but you get used to it after a while it is just that everything takes longer to do until familiarisation is achieved.

I have to say £25 just to park is ridiculous - even if it is London