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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: WDS Games - Best vs. Worst for PBEM |
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2026 1:16 am
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| I don't have a favourite title, although Shenandoah used to be my favourite. I look for 'balanced' games. To me 'balanced' means that each side has a fair chance of winning and the forces deployed are appropriate for the map size. I especially dislike scenarios where there are many units crammed int... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: MP LEAGUE |
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2026 3:56 pm
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| It's a good idea and I wish you well. Many people are particular about who they play with, and against, so that may cause some issues. Also, the 'ideal' number of players on a team will often be affected by the scenario itself. Some are more suited to three and others four (others maybe two or five:... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: confused help please |
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 9:50 pm
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| I will post at the southern raider's college from here out . Hey he will be the Melee king as I get a 10% bump for a leader and if I lose him Maybe his replacement will be better LOL SO TO BE CLEAR THE BRACKET RATING IS IF HE PASSES AND THE RATING TO THE LEFT IS IF HE FAILS? Don't count on it. Repl... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: confused help please |
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 4:08 pm
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| Wow! I don't recall ever seeing a G rating. However, the fact that it is accompanied by the [F] tells me it is probably correct. What a G means in terms of game calculations is unknown to me, but it will not be good. There's far too much to mention to write here. I think that you have a need to do a... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: IN the Weeds Questions about game Mechanics |
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2026 3:48 pm
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| 1. I don't know the answer. 2.1 Units building breastworks do not recover fatigue; building breastworks does not increase fatigue. 2.2 Fatigue does not affect the building of breastworks. 3. No. Note: Changing formation is considered movement and incurs night fatigue penalty; Changing formation can ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Night movement and attacks |
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 5:14 pm
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Replies: 3
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| "Does moving and attacking at night make any sense?" It depends. There are simply too many variables to provide a definitive Yes or No. I personally prefer to use Night Move Restrictions in any multi-day scenario. House Rules like that one still enable night action under certain condition... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Things I Didn't Notice Before |
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 3:07 pm
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| I'm unable to research this in detail but offer the following observations. In WDS Perryville Hist I count 45 hexes. According to this map ( https://civilwartalk.com/attachments/1672265857214-png.461325/ ) the WDS maps looks about right in terms of the sprawl of Perryville. You say Perryville had a... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Things I Didn't Notice Before |
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 4:50 pm
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| In WDS Chickamauga the town of Perryville is made up of roughly 42 Town Hexes. Perryville had a population of roughly 400 people in 1862. In WDS Gettysburg the town of Gettysburg is made up of under 30 Town Hexes. Gettysburg had a population of roughly 2,390 people in 1863. In WDS Chancellorsville ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Seeing into wooded hexes from a far |
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2026 12:46 am
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| Your example doesn't really address what I am saying. And the program does not distinguish unit sizes. Yes, they should be able to see in. Commanders would send men to the top of the tallest tree of the highest hill in order to see what they could see. As the game does not distinguish between unit ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Seeing into wooded hexes from a far |
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Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2026 6:39 pm
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| I say 'Yes'. After all you are spotting an entire unit or units (not usually a few men) so it could be up to 1,000 men that you are 'seeing'. Not that hard in a 125 yard square area. Also, they could get inventive in what was done in order to spot the enemy. In William J. Miller's 'Mapping for Stone... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Extreme FOW: Yes or No? |
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:32 pm
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| Like General Johnson I generally assume that the opponent will be opening the scenario (without EFoW) and looking around the map to determine lookout positions and confirm LoS. Assuming such a thing, I think it would be a nuisance to have to check them myself, so I almost always play with EFoW unche... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: April is Confederate History Month |
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:09 pm
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| I better not mentioned this fact at work! I doubt it would go over well. LOL. Fortunately, there is a considerable distance between me and the partisan politics of the USA. We've had very little in regard to rebellions. The two most prominent being: The Rum Corps Rebellion where Governor Bligh [Yes... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: April is Confederate History Month |
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2026 7:14 pm
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| What happens during Confederate History Month? Are there 'special' days within it? Here's some fun ideas of things to do: Children could visit Jeff Davis lookalikes in department stores where they get to sit on his lap and hear a story about those times; School lessons are themed (e.g. If a Confede... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: What about this? |
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2026 4:33 pm
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| I would be hesitant in changing Rule 6.1.1.3: Players who withdraw any of their forces from the battlefield map, other than via a designated Exit Hex or as specified in the scenario as a victory condition, shall suffer a two-step reduction in the level of victory. The reason being is that every scen... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Unlimbered in woods |
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2026 2:00 am
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| All Do unlimbered cannon in a woods hex get the -40 % Protection that the hex shows i saw a post that says no but cannot find an answer in the rules Yes, they do What!? When did that change? When Antietam v4.05.3 was rolled out ( https://wargameds.com/blogs/news/civil-war-battles-4-03 ) we were tol... |
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