I'd guess that limiting the number of MW (multiple wound) models is going to be a self-fulfilling deal.  My guess is that 10x10 point single wound figures is gonna trounce one 100 point figure.

the trick would be forcing people to take some heroes because they need them for the army, and not because they're the killer shiznit.

That's the same idea, still, keep the individual soldiers with just one wound eah and the leaders get more.

There's an interesting gap there, between Mass-combat and skirmishes that FtM tried to fill, but might have gone too far into Mass combat.

Something like a mass-skirmish game.

I'd play out of the box to start with using the convesions that Kevin has supplied in the mj12games yahoo group.

Borrows don't take all that much to track, but realise that Ares isn't a mass combat style game, if you want that, try For the Masses, or I think there's still a mass-combat version of Ares in the Yahoo group.

Now, I could see an upgraded Ares, with campaign-like elements, a Miniatures RPG, so to speak (did Pinnacle patent that?)

Ares plays fast enough that we could expand it.

Here's a thought too, that might encourage group dynamics... Each model/character contributes a die to the group pool, the amount and type are "payed for" i.e. d4 = 1 group point. d6 = 2, d8 = 4, or whatever.

Whenever a character needs a boost, they pull from the group pool.

wow did I have a great reply before I closed the window...

anyway, it went something liek this.

All I know about sports you can fit into a small boy's shoe.  But I really like rugby and hockey.

Rugby is a great game where a bunch of enormous men shove their shoulders into each others butts while slightly enormous men wait for the ball to come squirting out the back. When it does, (sometimes it takes two or three attempts) they can only pass it backwards unless they kick it.  Once they get it all the way to the other side of the yard, they make points by throwing themselves at theground and hope nobody tries to break them in half along the way.  What's not to love!

Next time, on our show, Hockey!  Like a cross between soccer, football and an Irish wedding!

I hate baseball, but I am a cubs fan, so...

Go Cubs, Go Bears, Go Prairie Thunder, Go IRELAND!

OK, this is obviously going someplace I need to head off in a hurry. There is no argument, no reply, these are the names that hit me when you ask "Who plays Ukulele?" or "Doesn't that weird guy play Ukulele?"

Julia Nunes
Cute as a bug's ear, and rough video, but compelling nonetheless, I could listen to her for, oh, about forever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeP1Klmk0ng

Jake Shimabukaro is about the friendliest guy I've never met. and he has talent too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5d80mqGQLE

This is a song that was um composed by one of my favorite...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k

James Hill is about the most competent and technically perfect player I've ever heard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mp5rw32ws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQwHvr71R0

No, I'm not that good. I play Irish Drinking Songs, Renaissance-y music and tell really bad and somewhat ethnically inappropriate Irish jokes in a funny Irish accent. I had some stuff I'd recorded, but you know how that goes.

These two Irishmen walk into a bar. ...  The third one ducks!

So there.

p.s. (Because I can't help myself, this guy did more to marginalize the Uke than anyone in the world and caused a ruckus just about everywhere he went)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOjso0rPncc

They had to do that tho, 'cause of guitar hero.

I personally thought they pulled even that bit off rather well.

You forgot to add For the Masses 2e and "For the Macedonians"

Go Cubs?

my experience with molds is limited, but why not just get the real stuff and use real plaster or dental plaster?

Just wondering

Absolutley!

But things go oh-so-slowly.

What's the idea for Battlelore? I'm not sure I understand how the system would work with only one hex per unit...