Too Fat Lardies

I am down to my last half dozen boxes to check on the todo list (of which the last one is the index, which I will do *while* my alpha team get a first pass proofing copy) plus two or three first pass playtests.

ETA's are invidious things, but definitely before Easter

A fun night down the club, working on a raid scenario...

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Nope - the hybrid game was being run by 1st Corps. The Pacific one was 20mm scaled up IABSM.

Half AAR, half me being self-critical - I might be a bit obsessed with this game

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Having just played the Tower Raid scenario a few questions. 1.1. The Saxons have just completed a successful Border Tower Raid, capturing the noble. What happens next? Is he just replaced by the British, does a ransom have to be paid? No - he's returned as part of the scenario - paying the ransom i...

As an aside we also found that when fighting a Shieldwall it is better to get a Shock result than a Kill, as the first kill is ignored. Seems a bit weird? Shock's a bit of an abstraction of morale etc, but yes, that's intended behaviour. And this is why A Strong Arm is a really handy tactic for dea...

I have just completed my first game of Dux with a friend, and while we very much enjoyed the game it raised a number of questions that we could do with some help on. Answers inline: 1 Fate Cards a)Do these have to be played in a specific order? For example the British player may wish to hold back a...

Oops. "No, the player notes should not be disregarded".

Note to self, type AFTER morning coffee, then the words join up properly

No, that's exactly how it's meant to be played.

Having had a good trawl through the rulebook I see your point though - added to the 'things to clarify in the Compendium' list.

Emails for players to choose their games were sent out on Sunday - sending a reminder now.