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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Out of Ammo? Throw Rocks |
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 10:30 pm
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RichWalker wrote: Perhaps you could start throwing rocks in our game, my boys would feel a lot better for it! 
LOL, now that I'm counter-attacking in some sectors they've decided to use the bayonet instead.
Additionally, I seem to have a lot of ammunition at the moment after getting some from the enemy. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Out of Ammo? Throw Rocks |
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:52 pm
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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/c... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Campaign games |
| Quaama |
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:54 pm
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| I change the file name every turn. The name is usually something simple so if you and I were playing (and you went first) it would be RCvsPS. However, I usually number all my turns such as: RCvsPS(1); RCvsPS(2) RCvsPS(3); etc. The opponent may return them with the original name but in the emails, an... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: The High Water Mark? |
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2025 5:08 pm
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Replies: 7
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Chancellorsville. A masterpiece. Outnumbered two to one, on the attack and a stunning victory.
A favourite Civil War personality of mine also played a significant role in that battle, Jedidiah Hotchkiss. He found the route that Jackson took to outflank the Union. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Bridge repair |
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 7:11 pm
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Bridge repair |
| Quaama |
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 6:57 pm
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| It means that for that scenario each 100 men engaged in repairing a bridge the bridge will increase its value by 2 each turn. Bridge repair is not applicable in the majority of scenarios but if you are playing a scenario where it may be needed you should carefully read Section 5.7.2 of the User Manu... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: The Future of the ACW Series With WDS |
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 3:56 pm
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| I think your suggestions would be useful from a game design perspective and broadly expand what scenarios could be developed as well as cover the numerous historical civil war actions that are not currently covered. If I understand it correctly, I'm not sure about #2 being wise. It could have the po... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Asking for your Opinions on Transfers |
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 6:47 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Leave things as they are, we are a club based on Rebs and Yanks. If some Rebs want to desert the colours and transfer over to being a blue bellied cowardly Yankie dog (no offence meant Ned), then they should pay the price of their treachery. However, if a yank has a crisis of conscience, then they ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New Recruit-Loudscott |
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:23 pm
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| Thanks Rich. Appreciate any pointers and guidance. I was considering asking my noob questions here but I noticed there really weren't any other "noob question" threads. Didn't want to be the new guy who can't stay on topic :D But fair enough, I'll do so moving forward. Newer recruits ofte... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Asking for your Opinions on Transfers |
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2025 6:14 pm
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| 1. Is this policy too harsh? Not at all. Loyalty to your 'side' has always been a key component of the Club. Indeed, it is part of the philosophy of the Club (Rule 1.1.3). 2. Our purpose is to provide a fun gaming home for wargamers and not to prioritize points and rank over gaming and enjoyable ca... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Non members problems |
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 2:02 pm
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I smell a rat.
The only 'problem' at my end has been a rare case of me not fully completing a turn and sending a file that my opponent is unable to open. A problem that is able to be promptly resolved. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Routed Unit Movement |
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 7:37 pm
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| What determines how and how far a unit moves after it routs? A number of things but mainly: terrain; presence of enemy units; and presence/number of friendly units. Does it help to have units behind the front line in order to decrease the distance a unit routs? That will not help decrease the dista... |
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Forum: Wargame Design Studio (WDS) Topic: Any scenario any side-Closed |
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 5:46 pm
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Asking for Your Opinions on Promotions! |
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 5:43 pm
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| I'm very glad that the Cabinet has sought input from Members prior to, yet more, Rule changes. I hope that many Members contribute their thoughts so ‘what the people want’ can be seen. To me, the main thing to decide is what is the goal of changing/not changing the current process. I'm basically thi... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Astounding New Insights from AI |
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 4:31 pm
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| I stumbled across an amusing thread at CivilWarTalk ( https://civilwartalk.com/threads/chatgpt-trusted-resource.217397/ ). In the opening post the Member asked an AI engine to draw him a map showing the major troops movements at the Battle of Gettysburg. Here's what he got: https://civilwartalk.com/... |
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