tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post158503334825826188..comments2024-03-28T19:58:17.811+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Memoir of Modern Battle (MOMBAT): Latest draft of the rulesRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-10162963240460314812011-12-10T17:51:10.986+00:002011-12-10T17:51:10.986+00:00Ross Mac,
Using the same (or similar) mechanisms ...Ross Mac,<br /><br />Using the same (or similar) mechanisms throughout a set of wargames rules makes it easier for the players to remember them ... and if they can remember them they will use them!<br /><br />I also prefer the 'ignore the first hit' rule as it is much easier to remember than the 'throw 1 less Combat Dice' rule.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48096338572998241222011-12-10T13:01:36.231+00:002011-12-10T13:01:36.231+00:00I've done that myself.
There is a lot to be ...I've done that myself. <br /><br />There is a lot to be said for using the same mechanism where possible. I like the 2 hits better than the dice reduction.<br /><br />-RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-56883655666474272622011-12-10T09:01:22.030+00:002011-12-10T09:01:22.030+00:00Ross Mac,
You are quite right; I have left a sent...Ross Mac,<br /><br />You are quite right; I have left a sentence in the rules that should have been removed!<br /><br />Originally I had artillery fire and normal combat fire with different rules regarding fieldworks, but in the interests of simplicity I decided to make them the same (i.e. ignore the first 'hit') ... but then forgot to remove the '<i>d) Units in Combat with enemy Units that are in fieldworks reduce the number of Combat Dice thrown by 2</i>' sentence.<br /><br />Thanks for spotting that mistake. When proof-reading the rules I read what I thought I had written, not what I actually had!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34195445420691002412011-12-10T02:33:49.125+00:002011-12-10T02:33:49.125+00:00Bob, I like the look of the rules and would like t...Bob, I like the look of the rules and would like to try them out in the next few weeks. <br /><br />One thing isn't clear to me. Under non-artillery combat it says both that units reduce their attacks by 2 if the enemy is entrenched and that it takes 2 retreats or 2 hits to affect an entrenched unit. Since infantry and armour only start with 3 dice, and reducing this by 2 dice means they cannot cause 2 hits. <br /><br />Does this mean that they cannot affect entrenched units? or can the 2 hits on a unit come from all the enemy fire on it that turn?<br /><br />-RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com