tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015553697395174564.post9024292122021238589..comments2024-03-14T09:23:37.493-07:00Comments on The Land of Counterpane: Renaissance?Counterpanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02553996687667995394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015553697395174564.post-68812794197863633752015-10-15T03:41:52.961-07:002015-10-15T03:41:52.961-07:00We've played PoW Renaissance for years (you wi...We've played PoW Renaissance for years (you will see some bat reps on my blog). Once you get used to the rules, its a breeze. They always seem to produce battles with wild swings in fortune where it looks disasterous one turn then marvellous the next. The slow degredation of unit strength means that morale rolls become harder to pass and so weaker units are moved away from danger and reserves called up to maintain cohesion. Flanks are key but also what unit you pitch against what unit is also crucial. In PowR you'll find that the pike is king in some periods but gunpowder troops in numbers can prevail. We find it an excellent set of rules but games can take hours to complete.Broedershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218127480258279732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015553697395174564.post-40894767126065040382015-10-04T14:18:25.728-07:002015-10-04T14:18:25.728-07:00Well so far that's been a most frustrating exp...Well so far that's been a most frustrating experience. This is a set of rules that desperately needs more explanation of the basic mechanics. I've played about a turn and a half but I'm really not sure I'm doing it right. <br /><br />I'm beginning to think about purchasing a copy of Pike and Shotte.Counterpanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553996687667995394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015553697395174564.post-57798748083057079522015-10-04T01:38:33.125-07:002015-10-04T01:38:33.125-07:00Ren POW's latest is "one terrain piece pe...Ren POW's latest is "one terrain piece per two square feet of table". So do I grid the table into 1.4142 foot squares or do I assume he means "per two foot square"? Counterpanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553996687667995394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6015553697395174564.post-51310191214594594442015-10-03T16:01:49.140-07:002015-10-03T16:01:49.140-07:00I'm glad I'm not the only one annoyed by i...I'm glad I'm not the only one annoyed by imprecise language in rules.<br /><br />One day I'm going to do a blog post on why verbose rules are best :)Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.com