Howard, did Custer's Luck get into MWAN? I seem to remember a game with that name there and may have it somewhere. Dave...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 1, 2007 5:49 pm
I think it was in the Heliograph, c. 1998 or 99. H David MacRae <dsmacrae@...> wrote: Howard, did Custer's Luck get into MWAN? I seem to...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 2, 2007 4:37 pm
Here's a question. A number of people have indicated that, while they've enjoyed reading SvP (and, indeed, I pride myself in writing wargames rules that are...
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bill reed
billreed13126
Apr 2, 2007 4:47 pm
Howard, I read the rules after watching the orginal version of The Four Feathers but never played them. Bill From: Howard Whitehouse...
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Chuck Turnitsa
cturnitsa
Apr 2, 2007 4:52 pm
I've run a game, but the players treated it like a conventional wargamer - them against me. Although I had written up different personalities for the players,...
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Robert Campbell
llebpmac_bob2
Apr 2, 2007 4:55 pm
Howard: I have played the game exactly once, with you using 6 mm figures. I was and am interested in the system but not particularly in gaming the Sudan,...
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Jim Wise
jw3279us
Apr 2, 2007 6:12 pm
... Hash: SHA1 ... Okay, I'll bite, old chap. :-) I've enthusiastically read the version which was available free online, and applied a number of ideas...
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L.G. Burlage
porthosrempas
Apr 2, 2007 7:37 pm
Dear Howard, I am so glad no to be a minority... No, I have not yet played your rules, but I most certainly will ! But first there must be figures. Since I...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 2, 2007 9:33 pm
Yes, while I've never believed that you had to handpick the precise group of perfect colonial enthusiasts/ham actors to play SvP, some groups are just dead to...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 2, 2007 9:36 pm
Ah yes, we played on my painting table on the patio at my old place in Toronto. It was one of those two person affairs where the umpire cannot find a way of...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 2, 2007 9:39 pm
I thoroughly encourage the use of the game structure of SvP with any rules you like! I believe that the overall format - basically, and RPG where the player is...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 2, 2007 9:50 pm
Luc - two thoughts. 1) I make no distinction between Ansar with swords and with spears. I don't think anyone in 1884 did, either. These were tribal warriors,...
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Robert Campbell
llebpmac_bob2
Apr 2, 2007 10:02 pm
In fact I do have multiple personalities but the others had to stay home and do yard work that day. I admit that with only one player we lost a lot of the RPG...
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L.G. Burlage
porthosrempas
Apr 3, 2007 9:51 am
Ah, Howard - a misunderstanding. I meant that the necessary variation needs a combination of swords and spears on a base. I paint large numbers and after that...
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ScienceVersusPluck@...
Apr 3, 2007 11:16 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the ScienceVersusPluck group: Just for the sake of my own curiousity. What scale do you or will you be...
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Peter
pdwmcdonald
Apr 3, 2007 11:58 am
No I haven't actually played SvP yet. But thats only because I haven't purchased it yet. My intentions are to play it solo using 6mm figures and one of several...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 3, 2007 12:24 pm
Luc - Oh, that makes sense! Some rules might make a differentiation between melee weapon types, but in this case I don't. Three moves? Indeed. The last one...
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Richard Brooks
odonnabhain2...
Apr 3, 2007 12:24 pm
Sorry Howard, but your stunt didn't work this time. There is a Custer's Luck in Gauntlet and one in MWAN (121) by Terry Piling but not one in the Heliograph. ...
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Graham Knight
gjknight25
Apr 3, 2007 3:20 pm
Howard I have read the rules and had marked them down as something that I should like to do once my 15mm army needed to be rebased. Unfortunately I got "gamed...
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jamesviel
Apr 3, 2007 4:00 pm
I haven't played, but I did order it from TVAG last night. :) - Jim...
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jamesviel
Apr 3, 2007 4:30 pm
... you be playing SvP in? I selected "25mm", but I want to clarify this: I have "true" 25mm Ral Partha colonials (which are still available from Great...
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clubrot
Apr 3, 2007 6:36 pm
The (Virtual) Armchair General is proud to announce the pre- publication Subscription of the newest line of flags from designer Eric Cox. As part of his...
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Al
whisperin_al
Apr 3, 2007 7:42 pm
Hi, I remember playing it a couple of times some time ago and it was a great experience which has stayed with me. As I recall it needed the right group of...
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David MacRae
shuttleracer
Apr 3, 2007 8:23 pm
Haven't played it yet. Still painting. Will be doing it in 25mm. If you run a game at Hcon or Fall ,In please make it after the dealer's area closes so I can...
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asgard636
Apr 4, 2007 8:19 pm
I'll painting up and will be playing it with The Perrys' "28mm" Sudan range- and I like the Gilderesqe style of basing with 6 Imperial and ca. 10 Mahdist foot...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 4, 2007 8:46 pm
... Stayed with you like a tropical disease, or in a good way? No, that's great to hear! H...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 4, 2007 8:46 pm
... Piling ... Huh! Am I delusional? Was it in MWAN? H...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 4, 2007 8:52 pm
Oh, that sounds very nice indeed! I've painted some Perry Sudan range for a customer - they are lovely figures -- H asgard636 <asgard636@...> wrote: I'll...
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Richard Brooks
odonnabhain2...
Apr 5, 2007 1:40 pm
Howard Who could possibly call You delusional, crazy, out of step with reality yes, but Delusional No. Richard ... Piling ... Huh! Am I delusional? Was it in...
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Howard Whitehouse
professorbel...
Apr 5, 2007 1:57 pm
That's all right then. Reality is much overrated, and seems to involve a lot of laundry, feeding the cats, and trying to tune out my wife's sad addiction to...
