This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Nobodymuch: It would be more accurate to say that that a unit depicted with a picture of spearmen can (rarely) defeat a unit depicted with a picture of a twentieth century unit. People who think phalanxes are really beating helicopters armed with nothing but spears are being overly literal-minded.
The Jerf: Can anyone provide a link for the Zack Parsons quote? It sounds interesting but I can't Google it.
