I am considering doing thermopylae for the next 25mm DBA game, possibly at Bovington and definitley at Salute 04 (If they will have me) Scenerywise I am...
Can I ask for some advice on a camp and a BUA for I/7c or d. The Early Libyans. Tents, mud huts or something strange? As Bill is organising another DBA tourney...
I was just pondering the option of running a BUA instead of a camp for my puny libyan army. The BUA gives a +4 instead of a +2 for a camp. They both count as 2...
Well, amidst the recent flurry of War Wagon bashing on this fair forum, I debuted my own scratch-built, "Mobile Tower" war wagon last night at our group's DBA...
With BUA's you must be able to defend them as they could end up right in your opponents area. Particularly against an opponent with Blades, this can be a...
The site of massed ranks of 8bw and a war wagon would be enough to strike terror into the heart of any adversary! I certainly wasn't bashing war wagons, in...
All very well said, Simon. Like you, I enjoy the painting and modelling every bit as much as the gaming. A nightmare, hypothetical question for me is: "If...
... for my ... They both ... disadvantage of ... end up on ... You'll have a major problem, if your garrison of the 'puny' Libyans ends up being a Ps at +2, as...
Bingo! Your Lybian Ps will not be able to hold a BUA in enemy territory against either Sp or Bd. You will even have a hard time if the BUA ends up in neutral...
... Sorry Dave, in that instance I wasn't being serious at all. Si2 ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has...
If he had maximised his Kn, I would agree with you, but he only had 3 Kn as opposed to 9 LH! It was a LH based army. At the sane tourney, an army of all Kn...
... possibly at ... <snip> ... battle. ... BC? Assuming you mean I/40 (II/40 as you should know is Early Moorish), then post 550 it becomes I/60 for both...
Just out of interest, what sort of Libyan figure do Essex provide for the I/7d version. Is it the (inappropriate) near-naked shieldless javelinman, in cloak ...
Had the Parthian run into something full of Bw, then perhaps they wouldn't fare so well in a closed down board face to face. :) BUt a heavy bow army would...
Ah, I see it now. You were just kidding all of us straights. Silly me. TTFN, Phillip Phillip You're spot on. Sorry if I confuse you guys with my irreverance...
Have to agree with Bill there, the Parthian army seemed to be all over my army, the knights were basically left behind. My line was savagely attacked en masse...
Bill The figures are archers in long coats with shaggy hair, some short skirted javelin weilders with ENORMOUS swords as well. A couple of guys with round ...
A leopard skin saddle-cloth for the Early Libyan's 2LH(Gen) element, Simon? Sure, why not? Hey, it's the head-honcho's command stand. Although, I know...
The figure I got from them (BS23a) is the one they list in their army pack for DBAv2. All are wearing a tunic (some open to the front to show the loin cloth...
... That statement made me think a bit... With 24" board clearly very mobile armies cannot exploit their mobility, but on the other side, going to 32" will...
... No. ... I won the first 32" square tournament at Fall In 2001 with Later Pre-Islamic Nomad City: 8 heavy foot elements, one psiloi, two LH and a Cav Gen....
The 32 inch board just means more thought on the part of the general of a foot army. Initial placement isn't as important in some ways as you can set up deeper...
I have played in several 25mm events using borrowed armies but I mostly took up DBA so that I could paint some 15mm armies and play on the 24"x24" board. I...
I think the best way to play it (other than the 32" board exclusively) would be for the defender to choose the board size along with the terrain. With the...
The problem with changing board size is the time factor for tournaments. Even a little extra time added to setup can mean an unfinished game. IMHO I feel that...
If anyone does not believe what WWg are foot, notice that the descriptions of the types are in grouped, first mounted, ending with Camelry and then foot,...
I just finished "Gates of Fire." Best reference for Hoplite warfare I've read. Note that the Persians sent in various nationalities in waves. Consider using...
