Well spoken! Exactly my point. The ultimate goal of any wannabe emperor during this time was and must be Italia and Rome - as of now that is not reflected in the VP distribution. I totally agree. The historical goal of Vespasian was to become an Emperor... of the whole thing, not just the richest. ...
Yeah Koning, you are probably right. Even to concede Italy for a year or two while dealing with Spain would still probably spell defeat for the Populares. Also, in my euphoria I was forgetting something very important. The Populares initially do not have the transport capacity to move a large force...
This is a quite hard scenario to play as the Populares vs. the AI. Against human players, the story might indeed be different. Against the AI - with detection bonus, extra time, all behaviors enabled and at Centurion level - I'm finding the bloody thing to be pretty tough. A few thoughts on my ongoi...
Bargain bin promotions are mostly interesting for digital platforms that will attract (may I say lure?) people in buying games they will often not play in the end. But for a development studio, sells incoming one year after the release of their product is too late to influence positively they survi...
For people looking to a general, short and affordable introduction to the subject of Ancient Warfare I think I can recommend this one: Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction Harry Sidebottom Oxford University Press, 2004 Here you can find a review of the book: http://www.michiganwarstudiesreview...
I've been reading over the years more about military history of the Roman Republic and Empire than civil history. That thing you write about the public grain distribution system is quite interesting. Regarding supply wagons. From my experience with AGEOD games, players will tend to build a lot of su...
This is a quite controversial and therefore interesting topic :) A few sources for those interested: The Logistics of the Roman Army At War (264 BC - 235 AD) J. P. Roth Hunger and the Sword: Warfare and Food Supply in Roman Republican Wars P. Erdkamp Both are from the late 90's, and that I think is ...
Baaaahhh... you complain about "Shoemaker", but only spaniards got who these people were. :siffle: :D I wasn't complaining at all, I personally think he's doing a good job. But all that unfounded optimism... sounds a bit like the French in August'14 thinking that red-and-blue uniforms and frontal c...
Remembered his face from a portrait in this book... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crimean-War-Clash-Empires/dp/1862272387/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242405306&sr=1-17 which I found a bit curious: it was quite caustic when discussing the abilities of certain characters who played a part in the Crimea...
His biography is quite interesting: he was offered the throne of Greece, commander of the Imperial Guard who refused to commit it to battle at Gravelotte, shot himself and was lucky (or unlucky) enough to survive it... Not to mention the cadre of French mathematicians publishing several papers under...
With more control you really eliminate the issues of poor leadership, or awesome leadership, as you now take the role of Robert E Lee and George B McClellan. Very few players will play like McClellan, so the Union will win in the first few battles (one of the reasons why AACW is good, because you a...
I don't visit very often these forums, and today I just found out the answer to one post of mine recalling the - interesting & relevant - mechanics of Pax Britannica: philippe thibaut and I at least (don't know for Pocus and others) have known and practised this game since long, as we did for SSI "i...
Last weekend I took part (and finished after 15 hours) a Pax Britannica (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1209) game... plenty of nice ideas of diplomacy mechanics in that game.
Some simple questions about the interface... (game patched to 1.05A, official came out while at work). * How do I create detachments? I have gone through the Tutorial #2 and it was an exercise in frustration... Instructions seemed pretty clear: just drag & drop the unit you want to detach from the m...