Basing Figures for HONOUR Games

There are three types of bases that are used for three types of units: Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery. The precise size and number of figures on each base is not very important. HONOUR is flexible enough to adapt to almost any base size or system. The following diagrams give examples of how to group your figures onto bases. But you should consider these to be guidelines. If you have a basing system that you like, and which is close enough to these guidelines and most importantly, a system that you and your opponents both use then that will work fine. For most figure sizes, the best basing arrangement is a rectangle with something like a 3:2 width-to-depth ratio. But the game will play fine with bases anywhere from a 1:1 square to a 2:1 rectangle. When using very small figures, even wider rectangles can be used for a more historically-accurate appearance.

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The most important criterion is that you and your opponent use the same system for basing figures. The second most important criterion is that you like the way your figures look!

Using Common Base Sizes With Large (20mm+) Figures

50mm (2) square

or

(recommended)

or or

Infantry and Cavalry

Any rectangular base will be appropriate, as long as your infantry and cavalry bases have similar frontage. Because of the size of horses in these scales, cavalry bases will generally be deeper than infantry bases.

Artillery
An artillery base should have the same (or very close) frontage as one of your infantry or cavalry bases. When using large figures, artillery bases often need to be much deeper than other bases.

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Using Common Base Sizes With 15mm Figures

11/8 X 1/2 (30mm) 11/2 X 1/2 (40mm) 3/4 X 1 (20mm)

Infantry
If your infantry figures are based to any of these common standards, you can retain them as-is. Or double them to make a more attractive base with greater depth.

or doubled to:

or doubled to: or doubled to:

(recommended)

(recommended)

Cavalry

1 wide X 2 deep (25mm X 50mm) It is best in this case to combine two bases into one.

11/2 X 1 (40mm) This common size requires no changes.

or
(recommended)

Artillery

or

Ideally...

Your artillery bases should have the same (or close to the same) frontage as one of your infantry or cavalry bases.

Using Common Base Sizes with Small (6-10mm) Figures

Any rectangular base will be appropriate, as long as your infantry and cavalry are based similarly. Artillery bases should be equal or approximately the frontage of your other bases. Depending upon how you mount your artillery, this might require you to merge two bases into one.

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6mm cavalry, infantry, and skirmishers by Baccus: www.baccus6mm.com

Irregular Unit Basing: All Figure Sizes

The examples on the preceding three pages illustrate bases for formed, regular units. Some armies also have units of irregular infantry and cavalry. These units and their special functions will be described in detail in the rules. They are based on the same size bases as regular troops, but in order to more quickly recognize them during the game, it is best to stagger them in an irregular pattern.