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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: RULES /GAME FUNCTION QUESTION |
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 11:34 am
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| You can't move them but you can destroy them, although any points for supply wagon kills will count against you. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: High Level Leader Movement |
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2026 5:27 pm
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| WDS certainly improved the process of moving a column by its leader. It follows the road (or shortest rout) so much better than previously, including going around hairpin curves. However,: 1. The corps and brigade commanders remain stacked with the unit that they were stacked with when moved. But th... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Quick Gaming Tips |
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2026 9:09 pm
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Replies: 17
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| About 25 years ago, the club was pretty much predicated upon the principles that Paul is talking about. Role playing existed to a great extent. But some members weren't used to being talked to in that manner and others went a bit overboard with their roleplaying as well. Even though there was a lot ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: How Does The System Choose Replacement Leaders? |
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 5:11 pm
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Replies: 1
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| This question needs to be broken down into different circumstances. If Lee at Gettysburg is captured, how does the system decide who will replace him (three corps commanders but no seniority listed that I know of)? Will that corps commander now show an "A" in lieu of a "C"? Does ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Quick Gaming Tips |
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 4:56 pm
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Replies: 17
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| When playing turns, a melee stack should contain, when possible, at least one small unit. I have no idea how the game chooses which unit in a stack to fire at with defensive fire but if there is at least one small unit in the melee stack then you have increased your odds that the main unit needed fo... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Quick Gaming Tips |
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 11:34 pm
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| How about the officers that aren't designated as commanders, such as Grant in the Overland Campaign or the officers who are not designated as brigade, division, corps, or army commanders? They are valuable for stacking for morale check purposes. But do they also have a command range? A circumstance ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Artillery Error |
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 10:36 pm
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Replies: 27
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| I'm shocked! I thought that I was taking out fewer guns and uncrewing fewer batteries since the last update. Instead, I guess that I need to cut back the liquor ration for my artillerymen. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Detached units and Melee |
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:46 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Some scenarios reduce the Union command distance to as much as half of the Reb command distance. That alone has the Union primarily on the defensive for the battle. Also, this house rule would depend solely upon the trustworthiness of the opponent since there is no way (in most circumstances) for an... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: File Name Question |
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 9:21 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Don't overthink this. Every time I download a game file from an email with the same exact name as an existing file, Google automatically renames the file with a (1) next to it. So... BSPS_Gettysburg.bte BSPS_Gettysburg (1).bte BSPS_Gettysburg (2).bte BSPS_Gettysburg (3).bte In my game folder I will... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: MOST COMPETIVE RULE SET FOR THE MOST BATTLES |
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:57 pm
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Replies: 2
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| You will find opponents who will play with those options, but I would not be one of them. The most particular choices that would chase me away are not having rout limiting and EFOW selected, and that would be regardless of whether I am playing as the Union or Confederate commander. One thing that I ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: File Name Question |
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:41 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I had an opponent who complained of this problem. If you Google why does windows add a number to a filename when I attempt to download the same file again you get Why it happens: File System Limitation: A folder can't contain two files with the exact same name; one would replace the other. Browser ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: File Name Question |
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2025 11:52 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Why do I get files from some of my opponents that have a number in parenthesis within the file name, such as FILENAME (2).bte I don't know why others may do that, but I change the name for each turn. So, File (1), File (2), File (3) would be Turn 1, 2, and 3 respectively. It helps me keep track of ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: File Name Question |
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2025 9:27 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Why do I get files from some of my opponents that have a number in parenthesis within the file name, such as FILENAME (2).bte |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: NEWBIE INFORMATION |
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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 2:38 pm
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Replies: 19
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| 2. Skirmishers True they give you eyes out 2 hexes but also, they cost your opponent movement points to enter, However, once the first unit moves in this extra cost does not apply to others that move in. I have never used skirmishers much. In the woods I understand the point. But in open fields whe... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: NEWBIE INFORMATION |
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2025 6:16 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Your fears have a different side to them. There are situations where you have to delay reinforcements because the opponent has overrun the entry hex in strength and if you bring them on board, they will be slaughtered even with the 5 (and more for a few scenarios) hex routing and the elimination of ... |
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