Thursday, 10 April 2014

FoG in the New World




Well I finally got around to comparing the two 'New World' Field of Glory supplements.  Initial thoughts are that dates were often hard to find (especially in 'Cities of Gold'). In spite of this I have done my best to make a comparison chart:

 
FoG Americas (& Africa) comparison chart (10.4.14)






Blood & Gold Cities of Gold



Olmec 1150 to 400 bc



African, central
1640 to 1699
African Forest, west
1655 to 1699
Amazonian Forest Tribes 1350 to 1500 1494 to 1662
Araucanian, Mapuche or 1461 to 1500 1494 to 1698
Arawak
1494 to 1555
Aztec 1375 to 1500 1494 to 1521
Buccaneer
17thC
Canari 1400 to 1460
Carib
1494 to 1698
Chanca 1000 to 1450
Chichimec 700 to 1500 1494 to 1600
Chimu 850 to 1470
Chinantec 1300 to 1500 1494 to 1530
Dutch or English colonial (American)
1622 – 1698
Eastern Woodland Culture 900 to 1500 1494 to 1698
English or Dutch colonial (American)
1622 – 1698
English West Indies expedition
1654 to 1655
French, colonial
1564 to 1698
Funj or Fur
1504 to 1699
Hatun-Colla 1400 to 1460
Huaxtec
1494 to 1526
Imbangala or Zimba allies
1589 only
Inca 1438 to 1500 1494 to 1572
Mapuche or Araucanian 1461 to 1500 1494 to 1698
Mayan 600 to 1450 1494 to 1697
Mexican, west 100 to 900
Mixtec, Zapotec or 400 to 1500 1494 to 1522
Moche, Mochica or 100 to 700
Mochica or Moche 100 to 700
Mossi
Late 15thC to 1575
Mound-Builder Culture 900 to 1500
Natchez
1494 to 1698
Oromo
1560 to 1699
Otomi
1494 to 1526
Pacific North-West Culture 1100 to 1500 1494 to 1698
Plains Culture 900 to 1500 1494 to 1698
Portuguese, Aviz
1494 to 1580
Pueblo Culture 900 to 1500 1494 to 1692
South-Eastern Woodland Culture 1300 to 1500 1494 to 1698
Spanish, colonial
1526 to 1698
Sudanese, central
1564 to 1596
Sudanese, west
16thC to 17thC
Tarascans 1300 to 1500 1494 to 1533
Teotihuacan 100 to 750
Timucuan 1200 to 1500 1494 to 1698
Tlaxcalan Confederacy no dates
Tlaxcaltecs
1494 to 1521
Toltec 900 to 1179
Tuareg
1494 to 1698
Tupi 1400 to 1500 1494 to 1698
Zapotec or Mixtec 400 to 1500 1494 to 1522
Zimba allies, Imbangala or
1589 only

I separated Olmec out as it is the only bc army for which there is a list.
18 lists span the 'Ancients' divide - I will look at the differences later.


Sunday, 6 April 2014

More Purchases

Been away this weekend at "The Grand Departs", Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire.

True to form my FoG(R) books turned up on Friday  - "Cities of Gold" & "Colonies & Conquests" - so no chance to look at them.  Busy until Wednesday when I hope to give them my attention.

On the way home I called in at the Halifax shop and picked up:

Red Box RB72050 Highland Infantry - Jacobite Rebellion 1745.

Strangely Red Box uses exactly the same image - "The Battle of Culloden (1746) by David Morier" on all three sets - 72049, 72050 & 72051. 

As this makes three boxes in stock it might be  worth my while looking at army lists to see if I can put together a skirmishing force for both sides.  Don't hold your breath though!!!