QuotePlunged, and just ordered physical copy of FK&P.

Hope you enjoy it.  There is a part of the To the Strongest forum on Tapatalk which is devoted to FK&P, and Simon and I visit regularly to answer questions.

I downloaded the free 'Soggy Bottom' scenario; The Cavalry is classed as 'Horse - Seasoned' or 'Horse - Raw'.

I have to ask, are these wargames rules, or a French steakhouse menu? 

QuoteI downloaded the free 'Soggy Bottom' scenario; The Cavalry is classed as 'Horse - Seasoned' or 'Horse - Raw'.

I have to ask, are these wargames rules, or a French steakhouse menu? 

Belgian, actually!  

Rules arrived today.

Reading them now, expect silly questions towards end of week.

I hope you have a great time with them.

They're a very good set of rules.

If you have any questions I'm sure you will find answers here or on the rules page at the author's website.

My foot is 30mm square, the horse is 40mm deep. It looks like a 100mm grid will be ok, yes.

Also reactivating a unit - It seems to read you can activate A, then B, then go back to A. Have I misread that?

QuoteMy foot is 30mm square, the horse is 40mm deep. It looks like a 100mm grid will be ok, yes.

Also reactivating a unit - It seems to read you can activate A, then B, then go back to A. Have I misread that?

Basing sounds fine for 100mm grid.


On activation, yes you can go back to a unit to attempt to activate it again. It is one of the advantages of using cards, or chits, that they remain with a unit activated until the end of the command's turn. They are not as easily knocked over as 10 sided dice! So you can not only see easily which units have already been activated, but also what number you need to beat to activate again. Once one unit of a command fails its activation, then that is the end of the command's activation. So definitely do not activate your first unit until it fails! A good tip, don't be too greedy, try and activate everyone you want to move before activating anyone a second time. 

We use cards for activation - it makes it much easier to track which units have activated and what score they need to beat. We use small cards sold as kids party gift bag items - dead cheap, and nice and small on the table. 

Moving around the units within a command to decide where you want to go next is key - but you can still be stymied when you draw an ace!

We do use dice for melee resolution - partly as the players like rolling dice, and partly it seems to keep activation with cards and resolution with dice separate in the player's heads. 

I like the dice and cards separation idea. Dice when you don't have to keep track of results.

We like the ebb and flow of chits

While you can still have bad (or good) runs of chits there are less bad (or good) chits left, so the luck will turn

A quote from another playing after drawing a series of truly appalling cards when passing the deck his partner, "I've warmed them up for you"

I'm going to try and get myself to a local Hardware shop on the High Street (Ashco, for those who know) who sell all sorts of things - If there is one place that will sell small card packs it will be there.

I can feel the slog of painting being required    My short term aim is to get up to 20 Pike and 40 Musket stands (I'll have to do both sides), then start expanding on that. However as I keep forgetting, I do have some 25mm (PROPER 25 mil), so will be looking to see if I have enough there.

You can buy blank playing cards quite easily on-line.

Mine are by the firm Bicycle and are a good quality.

Why would I buy blanks? Is there an advantage,  given I'd have to print them?

I might make some chits on paper, laminate them before cutting.

Google "Miniature Playing Cards" you'll be overwhelmed by the choice available. They are popular presents for children, so quite affordable. I have at least a dozen packs, so I can give 80 card sets to each player in a 6 player game. In the great scheme of gaming, it is an insignificant cost. One word of advice though, you'll want to buy them in pairs with different back designs, otherwise the chance of confusion is considerable! 

Quote from: hammurabi70 on 09 August 2023, 10:10:40 AMI acquired IN DEO VERITAS rules at WARFARE 2021 but only tried them once and have yet to get back to them as other projects have taken higher priority.  Has anyone else tried these rules?

You never had a reply.  I also have a set that I have not yet used.  There are some good review and battle reports on it here :
https://tabletopstories.net/language/en/2020/07/in-deo-veritas-rules-review/