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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New Mexican American War Game |
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:03 pm
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Replies: 30
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| Hi, I think the Mexican American War is more similar to the War of 1812 than to the Civil War, both historically and by game design. This was before the advent of the rifle-musket and rifled artillery. About the only technological improvement in weaponry over Napoleonic days was the revolver. I don'... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: City fights?? |
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:10 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 4601
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| There was fighting in city streets, but I don't believe any major battles were fought in cities, unlike battles such as Stalingrad in WWII. I suspect this was primarily because civilians were generally considered off-limits during most of the war, but it might also have included tactical considerati... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Campaign ANTIETAM + BULL RUN |
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:08 pm
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Replies: 51
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Hi,
I'm an old man and my memory isn't what it used to be, but does anyone know if the 5 game deal is still offered? Couldn't find anything at HPS.
MG Mike Mihalik
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Re-Crewing artillery?? |
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:18 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 7110
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Hi, Hank,
Can't answer your question, but thanks for the info. Historically, a lot of Reb guns started their career as Yank guns, but I don't think they are able to reflect that in the game engine yet.
MG Mike Mihalik
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Artillery Crews |
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:04 pm
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Replies: 15
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| <i><blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I don't mind some abstractions, but the regularity in which entire battery crews are killed by infantry fire is one thing that desperately needs to be changed.<hr height="1" noshade id="qu... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Books... |
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:51 pm
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Replies: 23
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| <i><blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I forget who the author is but the book was called Killer Angels about the battle at Gettysburg. Read it in 1993.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Books... |
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:23 am
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| Hi, I agree that the best author I have read, strictly based on the quality of his prose, was Catton. I think Shelby Foote uses words well also. And Ed Bearss. For biographies, nothing beats Lee's Lieutenants, by Douglas Southall Freeman, if you can call it a biography. The best analysis of the rise... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Artillery Crews |
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:48 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Hi, Rich, In response to your suggestion in the Spiked Guns thread, I figured I would start a new one on artillery crews so folks can weigh in. What I had in mind was a crew of 25 men/gun as in the game. As men become casualties the artillery unit becomes less effective in direct proportion to the l... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Those Spiked Guns! |
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:54 am
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Replies: 57
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| Hi, Rich, I think what General Whitehead is saying is that since the attacker is not going to lose any points unless a gun is destroyed, it is to his advantage to advance sections ahead of the troops. If a crew happens to be killed, no points lost. If enemy infantry seize the section, stacks of arti... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Those Spiked Guns! |
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:26 am
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Replies: 57
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I hadn't thought about it before, but I also agree. You ought to get some points for spiking the guns.
MG Mike Mihalik
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Gamesmanship? |
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:42 am
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Replies: 6
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| Hi, Captain, I think it depends on whether you view these games more as games or more as an attempt to simulate the Civil War battle. If it is just a game and the object is to win, I don't have a problem with it. If the goal is to try to simulate the battle, that is a gamey tactic. With an imperfect... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Embedded Melee for MP game play |
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:53 am
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Replies: 31
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| <i><blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I hope the new upgrade will convet many multi phase players to the single phase play. But there are two things is the multi-phase play that make it less realistic IMHO. 1) Cannot change fo... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Questions on Chickamauga |
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:45 am
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Replies: 7
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| I like it, because it has four of the major battles in the west; Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Chattanooga. There are a number of campaigns, including one that includes all small battles, but I don't know if the results of any of the battles affect the others. MG Mike Mihalik 1/III/AoMis... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Entry hexes???? |
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:23 am
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Replies: 11
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| The whole reason for entry protection has to do with folks knowing where reinforcements are going to arrive and having a reception committee waiting when they get there. And in fairness, if a general knew where the enemy was going to arrive, that is probably what he would do historically. So the cur... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Proposed Rule Changes , Games - Public Comments |
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:45 pm
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Replies: 20
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Hi,
Personally, neither of these games appeals to me, but each appears to have a following. I certainly have no objection to including them among the games authorized by the club. The more the merrier, I always say!
MG Mike Mihalik
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