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24475
I'm fighting a lot of BBDBA at the moment. My opponent is Polybian Roman while my army is Seleucid :) While we've had some cracking and sometimes very tense...
martyn simpson
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Nov 15, 2009
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... "An element not in close combat to its front but in mutual right-to-right or left-to-left corner contact with an enemy element overlaps it." Clearly not...
michael_fis_de
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Nov 15, 2009
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24477
... The way you describe it, the psiloi does nothing. If the Wb is killed (recoiled will kill it, since it has an element hitting its flank as well as front...
David Kuijt
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Nov 15, 2009
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24478
... "support" is a technical term for aiding combat factor by giving +1 or +3; Psiloi will never do that for Warband. In the situation you describe, no...
David Kuijt
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Nov 15, 2009
2:41 pm
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... No overlap. If the front element is recoiled, it is destroyed as its recoil is blocked. If the front element is recoiled, the rear guy is NOT destroyed --...
David Kuijt
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Nov 15, 2009
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24480
... Dave Schlanger and I just used Marian Roman (with Numidian ally) to win the Big Battle Doubles at Fall-In. Our three opponents all had lots of Knights: we...
David Kuijt
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Nov 15, 2009
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24481
... Are you sure? To me, English is a secondary language, by I'd have thought that a rear edge comprises inter alia two rear corners. And while hitting an...
michael_fis_de
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Nov 15, 2009
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24482
... P.11, 4th paragraph from the bottom: Enemy contacted on their rear edge by a recoiling [...] element's rear edge or rear corner, or on a side edge by its...
David Kuijt
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Nov 15, 2009
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24483
David thanks for taking the time to answer. But never mind the Knights he also has to contend with warband and scythed chariots. Having a Psilo elelment in...
zaphoid_1999
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Nov 15, 2009
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24484
... So? Against Warband he is +5, +6 with psiloi support. If he lets your Warband kill anything in good going, he has made a serious mistake. Scythed...
David Kuijt
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Nov 15, 2009
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24485
... Yes, in 2.0 it's "Enemy contacted on their rear edge by the recoiling element's rear edge or rear corner, or contacted on a side edge by its rear corner...
michael_fis_de
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Nov 15, 2009
8:56 pm
24486
... Yup. He had forgotten the case of a column colliding with the blocking element, and the case where the initial contact was with a flat edge on a blocking...
David Kuijt
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Nov 15, 2009
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24487
... I thought of 1° or so (say, a few degrees). -- Michael...
michael_fis_de
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Nov 15, 2009
9:18 pm
24488
... I see your point. I cannot console you, save like this: Everything can be made to look stupid if you focus on the wierdest border conditions. An element...
David Kuijt
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Nov 15, 2009
9:28 pm
24489
Hi, Does anyone have any spreadsheets designed to total game results and calculate draws in DBA competitions? -- Kind Regards Keith McNelly Christchurch, New...
Keith McNelly
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Nov 16, 2009
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24490
Hi, The "Woolston DBA Challenge" is scheduled for the 10th of January 2010. It is designed to build on the recent success of Conquest's DBA Competition where...
Keith McNelly
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Nov 16, 2009
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24491
Hey DK, Huge help. HUGE. Many thanks, Mark Wall www.toysoldiers.ca From: DBA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DBA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Kuijt Sent:...
Mark A.W. Wall
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Nov 16, 2009
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24492
Thanks DK. Much appreciated. Best wishes, Mark Wall www.toysoldiers.ca From: DBA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DBA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Kuijt Sent:...
Mark A.W. Wall
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Nov 16, 2009
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24493
... Thanks again David...believe it or not we had not spotted this and I'm someone who has been playing dbx for years. I guess my Seluicids had better get used...
martyn simpson
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Nov 16, 2009
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24494
... Good you asked, then -- that alone will make a huge difference. ... It's a fun matchup. D...
David Kuijt
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Nov 16, 2009
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24495
If the Ps/Bd is fought first and if the Ps flees, the Wb may not be able to recoil. It depends on how you interpret the part of the recoil rule that says, "A...
TERRY GRINER
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Nov 16, 2009
6:09 pm
24496
... When you say "we", Terry, do you mean just Spokane, or Seattle as well? I don't remember coming into contact with that interpretation when I was out there...
David Kuijt
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Nov 16, 2009
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24497
The question is, is sliding past an element the same as meeting it? I have never heard of an element being destroyed by sliding past an enemy unless, it...
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Nov 16, 2009
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We play that this is allowed in Florida. Rich Gause ... From: TERRY GRINER <TGRINER@...> To: DBA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 1:08 pm ...
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Nov 16, 2009
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Since I do not keep a log of opponents and rules questions addressed, I do not know who "we" is. I do know the few times this matter has come up that is the...
TERRY GRINER
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Nov 17, 2009
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... Okay -- I wasn't poking you, I was trying to discover if this was a regional variation or a local variation. Nothing negatory implied or intended. ... ...
David Kuijt
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Nov 17, 2009
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24501
Hi Keith, Feel free to use mine. I have attached them. We have used them at the Edmonton Wargame Group for two tournaments and they seemed to work out well. ...
Mark A.W. Wall
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Nov 17, 2009
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24502
Hi Mark, Thanks for sending the pdf through privately. What I was after however was an Excel spreadsheet which you put the scores in and it then calculated the...
Keith McNelly
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Nov 17, 2009
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24503
Hi Mark It sounds like you need 'swiss chess' tournament software. We used some called 'sevilla' last weekend for a small HoTT tournament. It's available as a...
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Nov 17, 2009
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24504
Following on from the Battle of Stamford last weekend, I've now fought the Battle of Hastings. William met Harold's army fresh from defeating Harald Hardrada....
Mark
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