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11895
I am a diehard LH fan and I have to say during my first 15mm game session I didn't really notice the smaller board effect on my manouverability. I was also...
Simon Bargery
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Apr 1, 2003
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11896
Subject: Re: DBA tourney and painting up armies I agree! Fantastic. You need to put this in a photo folder for others to witness. Now if only my hoplites...
Simon Bargery
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Apr 1, 2003
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11897
I've posted a few photos I took last night with my newest toy. Unfortunately, the digital camera is not of the highest quality, so I'm still figuring out the...
spocksleftball
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Apr 1, 2003
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11898
How about flying Parthians and/or Huns against anyone with lots of heavy troops (e.g. Sarmatians or Successor armies) and watch those Kn/Pk boys try and hunt...
paulmurgatroyd
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Apr 1, 2003
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11899
Where are your NKE obtaining these Knights/Heavy Chariots? Terry On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:05:40 -0000 "therealhdan" <hdan@...> writes: You MUST try New...
Terry Griner
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Apr 1, 2003
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11900
My concern about a further separation is that it diminishes the deployment advantage the invader currently enjoys. The further the distance the invader must...
Terry Griner
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Apr 1, 2003
4:13 pm
11901
... how "historical" ... initially ... additional ... With a 24" board the closest you can start is 300mm (12") and the most distant is 570mm (24" - two ebw of...
William Littlefield
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Apr 1, 2003
4:37 pm
11902
Terry you are correct it alters the mechanics. It forces the attacker to use his light troops historically to hold enemy forces instead of terrain. It also...
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Apr 1, 2003
4:42 pm
11903
... As tribute from the people they have conquered? :-) I guess my Barkerese, I mean English, isn't parsing right. The NKE of course have Cav/Light Chariots,...
therealhdan
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Apr 1, 2003
5:46 pm
11904
The Konstantinian Byzantine has some artillery in it. What are these?? You help is appreciated Simon ...
Simon Bargery
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Apr 2, 2003
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11905
According to DBM you have two options, both of which were 0-2 in the army list. You could have bolt shooters on each end of an ox wagon or you could have...
Phillip Heaton
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Apr 2, 2003
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11906
Torsion stone throwers sound like a superb model idea. fitting one on a 60 x 80 base may be difficult though. I will investigate the type of thing used, I...
Simon Bargery
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Apr 3, 2003
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11907
I have seen some discussion in the past about how good several troop types are that seem poor to marginal to me. This was no big deal, until I decided to...
Phillip Heaton
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Apr 3, 2003
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11908
... As far as your Nubians go, I would say it was a matter of getting your 2 Warband into the act, using them aggressively, and doubling- or tripling-up your...
Eric Arnold
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Apr 3, 2003
6:37 pm
11909
With a low aggression and Dry terrain, the Nubians actually look like a very interesting army to run. As I play more DBA (and the DBM leaves my system) I'm...
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Apr 3, 2003
6:48 pm
11910
I do not play DBA that often but I do play occasionally at the US HMGS Cons. At cold wars I used a Mongol conquest army in the asian/stepps backet and acually...
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Apr 3, 2003
7:58 pm
11911
Mike, I ran the Periods event at Cold Wars, and appreciate your feedback regarding the Asian/Steppes bracket and the 32" boards we used. WADBAG will continue...
David Schlanger
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Apr 3, 2003
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11912
... troop ... until ... Nubian ... <snip> I have this exact same issue - Nubians v. Egyptians. Sadly, I haven't had the chance to use them against each other...
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Apr 3, 2003
10:42 pm
11913
on 4/3/03 1:48 PM, spocksleftball@... at spocksleftball@... ... We have a friend here in Columbus who uses this to devestating effect. He places...
Michael Demana
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Apr 3, 2003
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11914
... -- Yes, you did, Mike, and congrats again! I was hoping you would win if I didn't (with my Khmer). That IS a major achievement, winning a tourney with ...
Michael Demana
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Apr 3, 2003
11:17 pm
11915
... Hi Dave, Thanks again for all the work you guys do on running the tournies. If you could decided ahead of time to let us all know in advance in the...
Michael Demana
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Apr 3, 2003
11:19 pm
11916
How do you do this? My understanding is that the defender sets up the terrain, then the invader assigns the numbers 1-6 to the four sides of the board and...
David & Robin
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Apr 4, 2003
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11917
... the terrain, then the invader assigns the numbers 1-6 to the four sides of the board and rolls a dice to see which board edge they will use. ... You are...
Eric Arnold
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Apr 4, 2003
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11918
Has anyone tried using a 36"x24" Board for 15mm. We are in the middle of a crusader campaign and when using the standard size board the crusaders seem to have...
Les8oP@...
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Apr 4, 2003
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11919
a neat trick is to put steep hills in the middle of three edges and some rough in the middle of the other. The invader will probably plump for a steep hills...
Simon Bargery
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Apr 4, 2003
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11920
Nice tactical exposition - assuming, of course, that your opponent is compliant enough to lead his/her troops into the 'killing zone'...... :) ... some ... ...
paulmurgatroyd
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Apr 4, 2003
8:40 am
11921
Our local group's, bi-weekly DBA Game Nights seem to be steadily growing and attracting new folks, or weaning them from Warhammer. That got me wondering, just...
Paul A. Hannah
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Apr 4, 2003
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11922
36 x 24 is the current board size I use, my friend and I find it a hell of a lot more fun than the 2x2. In regards to setup we either do one of two things,...
Ian and rochelle
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Apr 4, 2003
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11923
Mike, Last night, as with the last 6 games I've played, my French Ord have become relient upon my 2 Ps dictating the pace of the battle. My usual opponant...
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Apr 4, 2003
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11924
Psiloi are only vunerable to to NKE chariots Ps also don't like Bw, which is present in sufficient number in NKE. :) SLB Lord of the Meadehall of men!...
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