... That has been suggested, but it was abandoned for Brit2 for being too radical a change. ... I like the idea of unlimited movement within your own territory...
I have resisted doing this, but 10 days ago "something happened", and this came upon me. When that happens it is something of a cartharsis, and it would be...
In B2 Lite (see previous message) I've experimented with internal "roman roads" movement for everyone--after the Romans withdraw--and I've also experimented...
... My Hy Breasil game has every army moving unlimited within own territory and two moves outside it, regardless of terrain. Hy Breasil does not have straits,...
... This can be worked around. If maps are sent out in a format that the handicapped player is equipped to edit (I've been in three PBEM games that used...
... I like this except that it evens out the rolls _too_ much. As a way to reduce this effect, I suggest leaving one King in the deck, and when it turns up,...
... Battles only last one round, normally. Then one side or the other retreats, and if the result was not 0, the losing side loses an army. This is key to the...
... I've never seen a game in which the boundary between Angles and Saxons is that far south. Unless the Angles simply turn their back on the north and allow...
... The big problem I have with a game being "script locked" is that it reduces replayability (the number of possible ways the game can go is much less than in...
Thanks for the comments. I have to agree in some respects about "what if" games. I'd not try one of Middle-earth, I think, because people know the history...
... I agree that the Hispania nations are far too difficult to distinguish at a glance, but I don't think using different shades of red for the red nations...
Can I just check one thing iro the Danes and any invasion restrictions. The non-FFG Brit II rules on this site (rule 7.48) and the WEBC rules (end of rule 10)...
... It is a known error in the FFG rules that didn't make it into the errata. One othe rsuch is that the Brigante can not submit to the Angles until after the...
Being hopelessly colour blind, I certainly appreciate clear distinctions between playing pieces. I had to paint one of my History of the World figure sets...
I tend to think in historical terms, so the Angles (Mercians) holding Berkshire is correct in these terms, and indeed they held Essex, Kent and Sussex under...
Lew's reference to the end game King fight in Britlite reminds me of playing Kingmaker, which often ends up with each player having a stack of nobles topped by...
... In B2 as in B1, it annoys me that the R-B, like the Belgae, outlive their usefulness. It seems to me that either they should continue scoring points as...
... In the US version of HOTW they retreat, provided their empire still owns an adjacent area for them to go to. Otherwise they are removed. The same problem...
... I wasn't suggesting any such conditional rule. Just give the nation a leader. In the Brit system, a leader is pretty useless if you don't use him to...
... Actually, the way the AH rules were written, you could attack the Romans, submit on your own turn, and then *the Romans* would have to withdraw, just as if...
... Whenever Lew starts talking up his proposed diceless combat system (an idea that makes me cringe -- I like dice), I think of Kingmaker, which could really...
What’s important when playing Red to Win in Britannia Second Edition (I have deliberately limited this to one page; there is one page of overall advice....
... It is true that Red & Blue can reach 350+, but this is very rare (I have none listed in my statistics). However, Green, too, can reach 300+, but Yellow in...
... I agree. I find all this "use some of your nations to help others" idea overrated. It is true that nations benefit from cooperation, but that is mainly...
Yes, the Norse should go for their high scoring areas first, but my suggestion was that, after taking them, they are best used to rob other nations such as the...
... True enough, but you have to deny others 3VP to make up for one missed VP of your own. If you definitely know you is in the lead (and you have a chance to...
FFG is "pretty pleased" with the sales of Britannia and expects they will reprint it at some time. This was good news to me, because I've heard so much about...
For some reason this thought came to me: there's no tiebreaker in the Britannia rules. Should there be one? If so, what? (The first one that came to mind:...
