Certainly there's no requirement for the acquisition of any specific kind of device. We're making clients for iPhone, iPad, Kindle, and Android, but you'll be able to use a regular ol' web browser too.
These days my archery practice is limited to going out into the backyard and using a target less than 30 feet away. Would be fun to try mounted one day, though I suspect it'll be a long time from now if ever. We'll definitely have some mounted combat in the book (after all, there are Mongols) though same will probably not appear in any of our homegrown films. J On Tue, Jun 01, 2010 at 02:44:48PM +0200, Dave Long wrote: > Can't say I'm likely to participate in anything where the barrier to entry > is iPhone acquisition, but as I happen to believe many current equestrian > disciplines are the ossified remnants of what was previously useful at > different epochs in mounted combat, you might just tempt me, if you can > provide interesting enough samples[0]. > > We've started playing around with sabers and bows recently. The difference > between being "in the saddle" in polo and in saber is that in polo one > wants to be a little ahead and to the right of one's man, while in saber > one wants to be a little behind and to the left[1]. I find nocking with a > thumb release much easier at gallop, but Kassai apparently uses the > pedestrian release, and he maintains an impressive rate of fire; this may > matter more at higher draw weights. > > The biggest disappointments I've had in searching for mounted games have > been overly[2] constrained situations and lack of speed[3]. After all, for > most antagonistic endeavors, footwork and timing are key, even if > (especially if?) the footwork isn't with one's own feet... > > -Dave > > [0] even if the state of practice weren't necessarily at the level of this > garrocha kata: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Y1F_f87F0 > [1] this folk wisdom no doubt predates RAND corporation pursuit-evasion > contours by millennia > [2] Patton, in his cavalry manual, notes with understatement that T-boning, > however effective in melee, is not easily practiced > [3] notable exceptions thus far being portuguese bullfights and crazy turks > playing Cirit > >
