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@@barrybethell9724 thanks, Barry - I’ve been enjoying these solo games too!!

Thanks so much - win or lose, I'll have a good time for sure!

Sounds like a plan, Chris! I'll be on the hunt for some Baron's War stuff myself I'm sure.

Thank you! This is barely a unit by your standards - keep being an inspiration!

Thank you! The shields are what really make them stand out!

Thanks Phil! I feel the same way - I'm excited to get them on the table for a game this weekend.

Thank you! While army projects are never finished, you can't be the feeling of getting a fresh army on the table!

Thanks! The terrain is going to have a bit of a refresh by the end of the year - watch this space!

I think it’s from War games Atlantic And its newest starter box is called “This Quar’s War”

@@richardbradley2802 glad you like them! Good luck with the painting!

@@philRminiatures thanks, Phil! Hoping to get some more period-specific terrain for this on the table soon!

I love the activations but I get what you mean about it being unsuitable for tournaments. What main house rules do you use?

@@axisandaliens Our house rules are based on an activation point system. Short description: If we field 24-point armies, each player gets 32 activation points (hereafter AP). In the original rules, to activate Heavy Cav. for Movement, you must roll 5+! Now you roll a dice, add 2* points to the Dice result and deduct the sum from your available AP! This guaranteed, you can do the most important things for sure (but you can not do everything you want, due to shortage of AP). Another important change is, you can activate units several times, but you must pay AP each time! So, you can activate a unit of e.g. Heavy Cav at first for movement (pay AP), then for attacking (again pay AP) BUT for each movement activation before attacking, the unit has -1 in melee! Example: You activate Heavy Cav once for movement and then for attacking. Normally, the HC would hit on 4-6 in melee but due to one movement activation before, the unit hit only on 5,6! If the unit moves 2 times before, it hit only on 6! You need a table and two markers for EACH player! Use a black and a red marker to bookkeep the AP! Both markers are on 32 at the beginning and the red one is moving down each time, you spend AP! The black one is adjusted down each time, you lose a unit (point costs of the lost unit). The red one can never be higher than the black one. Reset the red marker atop the black one, once your turn is over but deduct points of battered units, you have right now! Now the turn of the other player begins and you have to spend AP for countercharging! At the end of your opponent’s turn, he adjust his red marker like you in your turn BUT in contrast to him, you don’t do it now! So, if you had countercharging activations, you start your own turn with correspondingly less AP! Evading and Wild Attacks are handled as in the original rules but if you miss a test for a Wild Attack, you can still activate this unit for movement and/or attacking (spend AP as usual but the attack would have -1 in melee, because the unit miss its impetuous vigour this turn and additional -1 for each movement activation before attacking). You can activate battered units for movement (only!), paying additional 2 AP. They cannot move towards enemy units! To form a Wall of Spears Formation costs AP as for movement. Light Cavalry can countercharge Light Cavalry and Skirmishers if contact happen in open terrain. Skirmishers can countercharge Skirmishers. Attacking Cavalry can stop at the edge of difficult terrain if the enemy unit evades into difficult terrain! The first movement activation for Light Cavalry and Skirmishers doesn’t result in -1 in melee for a movement activation before attacking! Elite Cavalry can ignore Skirmisher for Wild Attack but the can test for if the player want! A unit do not have to test courage for losses in melee if the enemy unit was wiped out completely (wiping out an enemy is a real moral boost)! This is just a part of our House rules! Unfortunately, they are written in German! This variant is still in development (fine tuning), e.g. if players start with 32 AP (if starting with 24 points) or 40 AP or…) and we are testing rules for large units and interruption activations (Interruption because players should not be helpless, in the opponents turn). The AP rules are a resource management (where and when to use your available AP) so the game becomes much less luck depending! Fair critics and suggestions welcome! regards, Rob * We deduct 3 Points from EACH original activation value except X-Bows shooting! In the original rules, to activate Heavy Cav. for Movement, you must roll 5+. So, minus 3 = 2 For X-Bows shooting, we just deduct -1 from the original value.

​@@axisandaliens Not sure if you got my first answer! Our house rules are based on an activation point system! If we field 24-point armies, each player gets 32 activation points (hereafter AP). In the original rules, to activate Heavy Cav. for Movement, you must roll 5+! Now you roll a dice, add 2* points to the Dice result and deduct the sum from your available AP! This guaranteed, you can do the most important things for sure (but you cannot do everything you want, due to shortage of AP). Another important change is, you can activate units several times, but you must pay AP each time! So, you can activate a unit of e.g. Heavy Cav at first for movement (pay AP), then for attacking (again pay AP) BUT for each movement activation before attacking, the unit has -1 in melee! Example: You activate Heavy Cav once for movement and then for attacking. Normally, the HC would hit on 4-6 in melee but due to one movement activation before, the unit hits only on 5,6! If the unit moves 2 times before attacking, it hits even only on 6! Each player need a table and two markers! Use a black and a red marker to bookkeep the available AP of each player! Both markers start on 32 at the beginning and the red one is moving down each time, you spend AP! The black one is adjusted down each time, you loose a unit (point costs of the lost unit). The red marker can never be higher than the black one. Reset the red marker atop the black one, once your turn is over but deduct unit cost points of your battered units! Now the turn of the other player begins and you have to spend AP for countercharging! At the end of your opponent’s turn, he adjust his red marker like you in your turn BUT in contrast to him, you don’t do it now! So, if you had countercharging activations (and battered units at the end of your own turn), you start your own turn with correspondingly less AP! Evading and Wild Attacks are handled as in the original rules but if you miss a test for a Wild Attack, you can still activate this unit for movement and/or attacking (spend AP as usual but an attack would have -1 in melee, because the unit miss its impetuous vigour this turn and additional -1 for each movement activation before attacking). You can activate battered units for movement (only!), paying additional 2 AP but they cannot move towards enemy units! A unit do not have to test courage for losses in melee if the enemy unit was wiped out completely (wiping out an enemy is a real moral boost)! To form a Wall of Spears Formation costs AP as for movement. Light Cavalry can countercharge Light Cavalry and Skirmishers if contact happens in open terrain. Skirmishers can countercharge Skirmishers. Attacking Cavalry can stop at the edge of difficult terrain if the enemy unit evades into difficult terrain! The first (!) movement activation for Light Cavalry and Skirmishers doesn’t result in -1 in melee for movement activations before attacking! Elite Cavalry can ignore Skirmisher for Wild Attack but they can test for if the player want! This is just an oversight of our House rules (unfortunately, they are written in German). This variant is still in development (fine tuning), e.g. if players start with 32 AP or 40 AP or…, and we are thinking about if a player really deduct unit cost points of still battered units after missed rally tests at the end of his round (and we are testing rules for large units and interruption activations). The AP rules are a resource management (where and when to use your available AP) so the game becomes much less luck depending! Fair critics and suggestions welcome! regards, Rob * We deduct 3 Points from EACH original activation value except X-Bows shooting! E.G.: In the original rules, to activate Heavy Cav for Movement, you must roll 5+. So, 5 minus 3 = 2 For X-Bows shooting, we just deduct -1 from the original value.

Thanks so much! The covered bridge is one of my favorite terrain pieces.

Thanks! It was great fun to build - I need to play on it more!

Thank you! It’s been a long time since I played that game - the lists may have been from an older book.

@@axisandaliens okay, it could add up, it's just that I was amazed and it didn't add up to me hehehe it would be the wabI version. Don't you play wab anymore?

@@AlexFernandezGonzalez I do! I’ve currently got some Macedonians on the painting table, hoping to get them finished in time for Historicon.

Thanks so much! Hoping to get games in over the summer. 🏴‍☠️

@@axisandaliens Have you looked into the Summer of Plunder global campaign?

@@lavvgiver yes, I’ve got some friends playing in it. I’m sure I’ll chip in a few results with my Natives.

Definitely!

Yes, planning to give that a try!

Haha! When I came up with the channel name I was playing 40K and Star Wars Legion more regularly - barely touched them in years so the “Aliens” part is severely lacking!

@@axisandaliens Well you never know! Those Royals with their Blue BLOOD!!!! hahahah

There's Harry Turtledoves World War series - The aliens arrive in WWII thinking they'd be facing mounted knights. If they'd left a lot earlier, they might have. and Poul Anderson's The High Crusade, where physically weak but technologically superior aliens land in Medieval England. Things do not go well for them

Thanks! It felt a bit too much like a Wild West shoot-out. Need to mix in more melee units.

Thank you! I used to live there but I’m in CT now. Maybe we can get together at a con sometime!

Thanks so much! I'm itching for another game soon!

Thank you! It keeps growing!

Thank you, Alexander! The houses are by Foreground I believe. I’ve got some small scatter terrain pieces and the forge model on my painting table right now!

Thanks for the feedback! Hopefully the new edition later this year addresses these concerns. It’s a fun game but I wouldn’t call it particularly historical.

I’ve not tried their solo rules but I’ll look them up, thanks for the recommendation! Getting together with my B&P playing friends tomorrow so I’m sure we’ll figure out a plan for the summer. I’ll likely be running my natives.

@@axisandaliens Awesome to hear.

Wow, what an incredibly thoughtful set of comments - thank you! I enjoy the land battles too and I’m hoping to get a group game in this weekend. I’m definitely planning on larger units in future - I like the idea of small groups but they’re just not effective. Looking forward to Port Royal too!

@@axisandaliens I might be a bit old school and enjoy to write about things and my ideas. :) Nothing wrong with a thumbs up but that is sometimes a bit too superficial for me. Anyway, BaP is really interesting and I like it much and I look forword to maybe your next BaP report. Port Royal might be something that I enjoy but I do already play a lot of small skirmish games and not quite sure whether I find the time for another one...we wil see.

Good to hear. I’m going to use some Wraithbone on mine today.

Thanks! I’m going to try and get a game in this week 🤞🏼

Ahh that makes sense!

Thanks Karl! Excited to get everything painted!

Thanks, Chris! I bought the rough terrain fields at a convention, but they’re very easy to make. They’re simply a doormat with rows of two-tone green flock glued along them. I keep meaning to make more!

@@axisandaliens Cool! I thought they might be doormat fields. I have seen a few tutorials for those but haven't tried to make any yet. Thanks for the follow-up.

Hey, thanks very much!

Me too!

I’d certainly make more careful decisions playing this way!

That’s awesome! I see you got quite a haul at Adepticon!

@@axisandaliens Yes, we went all in. I have been talking to Andy, but finally got to meet him. Already planning on 3 more retinues.

@@familyofgamers777 can’t wait to see your progress!

I just need to play it more often!

Thank you for making such an entertaining game with such characterful miniatures. They’re an absolute joy to paint and game with!

Thank you! Your videos are always an inspiration!

Thanks for suggesting it!

Thank you so much for the feedback - I had a good read of the rules afterwards and I believe you’re right on both points. That would have made a huge difference. Next time I’ll get it right!

@@axisandaliens the one I always forget is inspire affecting attack/defence dice which is a huge pain as it can be quite significant in game 🤣