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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Does a Better A/I System Mean the End of the ACWGC? |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2025 2:24 pm
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| Even if there was an AI that could beat anyone on even terms, there is tremendous value in playing HTH (PBEM). You can't send a message to the AI and brag about you last cleaver move. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Question about club rules |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2025 2:18 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I have always preferred not to have prohibitions against any night action for reasons of historical accuracy. It happened a good deal more than we realize in the war (see below link). Question is, does the game engine penalize the combatants enough for being involved in such things? https://civilwa... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Question about club rules |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 9:22 am
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| Thanks for the clarifications. The only house rule we discussed was limiting arty stacking to 6 per hex, unless it was a moving pass-through situation. However, I will check to make sure I didn't miss it. Only thing is my opponent is in a 12-hour time zone a head of me. Again thanks! |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Question about club rules |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2025 7:31 am
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Replies: 12
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| If I am moving through the woods in column formation and stumble into a limbered artillery unit, can I melee? Seems like I should be able to, but I wanted to check as I know performing a melee in column formation is generally not allowed, but I wanted to know the exceptions. And I know you can acros... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: What is your favorite scenario to PBEM and why? |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 12:46 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Gents <Salute> For me, WDS Chickamauga historical #8 scenario, the full two day battle is my favorite. I don't think I have ever lost playing the Confederates in either one-on-one or multi-player matchups. One reason it is dear to me, is that I live just 30 minutes away, and have frequented the bat... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Infantry Melee with Mounted Cavalry? |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2025 7:32 am
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Replies: 3
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| Why is it in some battles infantry can't melee with mounted cavalry and others it can? Infantry can never melee good ordered cavalry. However, they can melee isolated cavalry. Under what circumstance did you observe an infantry unit melee a cav unit. It is very important that when questionable circ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Player rankings |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 6:10 pm
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Replies: 5
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| It was my experience that when I become more active after a several year hiatus, that finding an opponent isn't easy. I had to ask twice after initially waiting several days, perhaps longer. At the time, I didn't care who I played, what rules or what side. I just wanted to get my feet wet again. So,... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: What is your favorite scenario to PBEM and why? |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 1:24 pm
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Replies: 8
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cameronm wrote: I has to be Gettysburg, it is the one I have played the most and the first title I purchased
Cool, do you have a specific scn? Mine is the 1st day scn. I like meeting engagements. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Player rankings |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:31 am
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Replies: 5
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| Good points--I would counter with just a few observations. My thinking is that it would help with retention as it would give players better opportunities to gain victories that they would not otherwise have achieved. This would then lead to more experience and better gameplay. With regards to ladder... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Player rankings |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 6:02 pm
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Replies: 5
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| It would be interesting to see player rankings. This would allow certain scenarios to be played that favor one side or the other. Say you have an A player playing a B player in scenario #015. The A player plays the side with the fewer wins. Alternatively, players are given a handicap based on there ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: What is your favorite scenario to PBEM and why? |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 4:15 pm
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What is your favorite scenario to PBEM and why?
WDS/JTS games |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Weapons Effectiveness in Parameter Tables |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 12:59 am
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Replies: 2
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| I know that weapons effectiveness/ranges in parameter tables can change from one campaign to another (e.g. Antietam and Overland are different). Can anyone tell me if weapons effectiveness is the same throughout a campaign game (e.g. all scenarios in Antietam use the same weapons effectiveness and ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New Recruit |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 9:44 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Hi Paul, Thanks for the welcome. Sorry I wrote the wrong title, the name of the miniature rule set of Sons of the Desert. It's my friends rule set and we played a scenario based on the Sahara Desert 1888. The rule set was completely lopsided as I was outnumbered 10 to 1 and outflanked. Thanks for t... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Out of Ammo? Throw Rocks |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 10:24 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I recently read in a miniature wargaming forum that some of Jackson's men ran out of ammunition at Second Manassas so they threw rocks at the advancing Union infantry rather than surrender their position. It seemed a bit fanciful, so I looked into it. Well, it's true ( https://babel.hathitrust.org/... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New Member |
| RichWalker |
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:32 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 6038
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Welcome!!
Is your buddy a member? |
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