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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: A Game and a Chair - Promo and Episode 3 |
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:15 pm
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| For the Battle of Shiloh, what I count in the DoR is 42 Union victories, 43 Reb victories, and 25 draws. It looks to be about as even as you can get, but factually if the Rebs press, the Union runs. You have to keep in mind though that the HPS/WDS series has so many options available that can radic... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: A Game and a Chair - Promo and Episode 3 |
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:16 pm
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| I don't get how you can say the ratings should be based on the battle itself as opposed to the performance of the unit leading up to the battle. As Blake said in sports you rate teams based on their performance before the game and then only reevaluate after the game. If we are refighting history th... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: A Game and a Chair - Promo and Episode 3 |
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:18 pm
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| This is a great topic and gets to the formidable challenges of game and scenario design. I recall heated debates about whether a game was a true simulation or not based on whether various tweaks have been employed to make it "balanced." Oversimplifying, it is like the toggle switch that c... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: A Game and a Chair - Promo and Episode 3 |
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:55 pm
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| You don't seem to understand that the scenario is designed with the aim, as I pointed out earlier, "that both sides MUST have the possibility for victory", so "nearly every scenario has been thoroughly tested and tweaked to ensure a reasonable balance" with that aim in mind. In t... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: A Game and a Chair - Promo and Episode 3 |
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 11:35 pm
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| I would say that the ratings applied in the historical Shiloh scenario are there to help simulate the 'surprise' element, the lower quality of Union forces due to illness, and the below-par performance of a number of their leaders. What a bunch of malarkey. You are suggesting we are rated lower bec... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: A Game and a Chair - Promo and Episode 3 |
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:56 pm
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| The 'real' ratings must try to take account of what actually happened during the battle and not solely rely upon a unit's, or a leader's, previous reputation. The reasons why are too variable to list but a couple are illness or the leader simply 'having a bad day'. One example may be Lee at Gettysbu... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: A Game and a Chair - Promo and Episode 3 |
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 4:09 pm
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| Rhetorical Questions Answered!? "I don't understand it [the ratings]? " I think a clue can be found in the designer's notes. The research that was done appears to be sound in terms of the primary sources that were consulted so it would be fair to assume that the designer was aware of many... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New CSA Army Forums |
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:20 pm
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| Many are rather shy and will not say a thing, especially those unused to the rough and tumble of the Confederate forums. However, many shall see our discourse. On this forum 'views' generally outnumber actual replies by at least 10:1 by the time they move off the front page. Some, such as this one (... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New CSA Army Forums |
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:05 pm
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: UA Seeking Commander for AotP (Filled) |
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:40 am
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Congratulations Rick!
Your promptness and efficiency in games should serve you well in your new role. |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: YouTube AAR! Battle of the Mississippi Part 7 Finale |
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 4:12 pm
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| Yes, objectives drive the game. This is why a 'strategic' victory must be considered before a 'tactical' (points) victory in such a scenario. I think #4 is a very real possibility (which would eliminate #2 as a certainty in the endgame). Such things would depend upon positional options selected by t... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: YouTube AAR! Battle of the Mississippi Part 7 Finale |
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:02 pm
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| The map is not as large as it first appears. On the left, Big Black River (uncrossable water) effectively makes all the land east of it of no consequence. A lot of the land to the west of it is also unimportant as the terrain makes for very slow progress if you are looking to head south. It took us ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Possible bug in Gettysburg module |
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:46 pm
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| Just ran across a possible bug in the Gettysburg module (4.03)... Initiated melee with one unit of J. Davis's brigade against 1 Union cavalry unit. Davis was with the unit meleeing. Result of the melee was that the Union cavalry unit was eliminated. Somehow, J Davis was captured during this... Does... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: MDT Renovations, or, Why Everything is Down |
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:25 pm
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Replies: 14
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| It's been almost eight months now. If it can't be fixed in that amount of time, I think it's best to try something else. I appreciate the fact that they forums still technically exist, but it may be best to leave them in their state of slumber. It's mainly CSA forums that have disappeared from easy ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: YouTube AAR! Battle of the Mississippi Part 5 |
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 3:57 pm
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| Oh, we were quicker than that. I expressed an interest in the game late in 2022 (Christmas Eve eve) and purchased the title necessary for the game soon after that [a Christmas present for myself]. I was told it would be a one-day (2X2) battle on a smaller map than usual and that was about it. I said... |
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