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19895
Are "deploying and army" and "choosing an army" the same thing? Bob's concept of choosing army composition at deployment is one good way to approach the...
TERRY GRINER
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Sep 1, 2005
3:14 pm
19896
Just remember that all of this zipping into out of or through a BUA costs 2 PIPs per zip after the first turn. Terry in Spokane ... From: DBA@yahoogroups.com...
TERRY GRINER
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Sep 1, 2005
3:16 pm
19897
Actually, a 1/6 chance to roll a 2 and have the BUA in his right corner and a 1/6 chance to roll a 1 and have the BUA in his left corner. So, as Bob says, a...
TERRY GRINER
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Sep 1, 2005
3:22 pm
19898
I assume a player has "chosen an army" prior to sitting down to play the game. It is in a box with all the options. While not stated in the rules, it is...
Robert Beattie
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Sep 1, 2005
3:39 pm
19899
Thanks for the math help, I never could convert fractions to decimals :) Bob beattie@... On Sep 1, 2005, at 11:22 AM, TERRY GRINER wrote: Actually, a 1/6...
Robert Beattie
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Sep 1, 2005
3:41 pm
19900
As I said before, I would currently allow "B", but could go either way. The rest of this diagram looks fine to me. It might be worth noting that as Cv-3...
TERRY GRINER
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Sep 1, 2005
4:04 pm
19901
This is certainly an interesting question. As Bob says, the rule does not discriminate between starting in BWD and moving into it. Therefore one view would...
TERRY GRINER
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Sep 1, 2005
4:21 pm
19902
Excellent thread! Thanks you guys for the feedback! Ok then, I offer for your DBA Digestion, the following diagram: http://tinyurl.com/cbpse I am an engineer,...
Mark
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Sep 1, 2005
5:30 pm
19903
... (A) to (B) is illegal. There is no question whatsoever. - Jack...
Jack Sheriff
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Sep 2, 2005
4:11 am
19904
If a tournament, there likely will be rules, but for "friendly" play, you put down on the board what you want, after you have seen the terrain, selected a side...
Richard Shagrin
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Sep 2, 2005
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19905
It is not often I get to suggest that the guru of DBA might want to rethink one of his pronouncements, however the chance of rolling two on a normal, six sided...
Richard Shagrin
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Sep 2, 2005
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19906
... Thinking about it most folk who have played in the Welsh open bring the army with them they intend to use. i.e. they won't have the full range of options ...
Alan Davison
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Sep 2, 2005
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19907
... No. ... Yes. The situation is much more complex, because "options" can represent many (MANY) different things. In some armies, options represent change...
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Sep 2, 2005
11:34 am
19908
Hi Yes indeed, math errors. In high screwl I could never convert fractions to decimals. Have I now lost credibility in the eyes of the DBA community??? In so...
Bob Beattie
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Sep 2, 2005
12:22 pm
19909
The NASAMW ruling is: A-B is illegal C-D is illegal Both violate the Crossing the Front rules. E-F is legal DS ... This is certainly an interesting question....
David Schlanger
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Sep 2, 2005
12:40 pm
19910
It's an idea I came up with while playing DBAOL (although OL uses old DBA rules, let me (very, very) highly recommend it as a way of playing DBA every day with...
Francis S. B. Barnett
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Sep 2, 2005
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19911
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the DBA group. File : /Barnettian...
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19912
Thanks for the ideas. This looks really good. I will read in detail when I have some more time. A quick comment, you have too many optional terrain...
Bob Beattie
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Sep 2, 2005
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19913
... Back when we were giving the BUA a try, when the rules had just come out and before we abandoned them as totally stupid, I did a bunch of that sort of...
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Sep 2, 2005
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19914
I just joined the group after deciding to branch into Ancients. I have been gaming WWII, Thirty Years War and Napoleonics. My particular interest in this area...
Erik Chase
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Sep 2, 2005
4:03 pm
19915
-***Hi all Whenever i play we just pick our 12 elements before setting out terrain and everything..it's something that we never thought about..but now the idea...
Andy Bryant
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Sep 2, 2005
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19916
Hi all I was just looking through the basing standards for heavy chariots... 15mm = 40mm x 40mm yet 25mm = 60mm x 80mm Surely to fit in the sme as 25mm the...
Andy Bryant
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Sep 2, 2005
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19917
... Thanks! Been wanting to nail that one down... Now I can proceed... Muhuhahahahaa... ~m...
Mark
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Sep 2, 2005
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19918
... without ... No, it's widespread on the East Coast too. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen someone choose their army composition after they've seen the ...
Jack Sheriff
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Sep 2, 2005
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19919
... chariots... ... This is just one of those longstanding quirks in DBA (I believe this one having to do with maintaining consistency with the earlier WRG ...
Jack Sheriff
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Sep 2, 2005
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19920
Ok good! I have cleaned up and simplified the BWDA Training Diagram #1. Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/c7fwo With the good word I will add it to my DBA...
Mark
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Sep 2, 2005
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19921
Hi Erik, Welcome to DBA discussion. In the DBA book, there is a very complete list of some 400 armies of ancient and medieval times from 3000 to 1500. Each...
Bob Beattie
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Sep 2, 2005
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19922
... x ... this ... base. ... back. ... ****Hi Jack,i doubt that it would make too much impact on the game if i did base them on 60mm depth,so i might just try...
Andy Bryant
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Sep 2, 2005
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19923
Even if you did play in a tournament there should be no problem. Frontage is the important measurement. Just play as if the base were 40mm. Recoil and follow...
Bob Beattie
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19924
... have ... have ... armies ... To elaborate on Bob's answer a little bit... The range of armies that get labeled "Biblical" is somewhat flexible, but by and...
Jack Sheriff
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