Hi there, Don't know if there's an accepted end date for the Biblical era - on the run I'd suggest the Persian capture of Babylon in 539? The DBA booklet gives...
19926
David Brown
dfmbrown
Sep 3, 2005 7:11 am
Hi gang, You need 80mm depth for many 25mm chariot (and elephant) models. 80mm frontage would be nice too for the 28-30mm figs made these days db ... From:...
19927
DBA@yahoogroups.com
Sep 3, 2005 1:02 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. PAWS Autumn DBA Competition (Portsmouth UK) Date: Saturday, September 17, 2005 Time: 2:00PM - 7:00PM BST...
19928
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 3, 2005 3:46 pm
In order to do that, the BUA would have to be positioned just outside the 600 pace deployment area rather than at the maximum 900 pace distance as shown in the...
19929
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 3, 2005 3:46 pm
A question and a couple of comments. Your diagram brings up a question (in my mind, anyway). The rules say a road "bends" to avoid terrain features. Does...
19930
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 3, 2005 3:50 pm
Diagram looks fine. Glad to have the NASAMW ruling. I was doing it a wrong, but there's not much new in that. Happy to change over. Terry in Spokane ... From:...
19931
Bob Beattie
beattieumichedu
Sep 3, 2005 4:03 pm
Terry always with good comments. Can a road go into bad going or only avoid it. We know a road can go through bad going because of the rule "-2 If any but...
19932
Bob Beattie
beattieumichedu
Sep 3, 2005 4:06 pm
Terry, please, there is no WRONG way in DBA. Some ways are more acceptable than others :) You have just been doing it "differently." Bob...
19933
kuijt@...
david_kuijt
Sep 3, 2005 4:21 pm
... Other order, Bob -- you can make a column (convert a line to a column for a single pip) at any time. You cannot make a column to a line for a single pip,...
19934
Bob Beattie
beattieumichedu
Sep 3, 2005 5:12 pm
Thanks David, I should not write on Saturday morning until I have sufficient coffee! Bob...
19935
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 3, 2005 5:33 pm
No, no. I humble myself before the collective wisdom of NASAMW. :-) Seriously, I have never been comfortable with this "A" to "B" crossing of an element's...
19936
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 3, 2005 5:34 pm
I agree a road CAN run through a terrain feature rather than avoiding it. My question is "Other than having to exit a board edge, is there any restriction on...
19937
Richard Shagrin
richardshagr...
Sep 3, 2005 6:43 pm
One more little thing to mention, if there were another enemy unit the attacker could make full frontal contact with, you get your choice of which one to...
19938
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 3, 2005 10:10 pm
"A group move can include...moving up to half an element base width sideways to line up with enemy within 1 element base width ahead" I had taken this to mean...
19939
Bob Beattie
beattieumichedu
Sep 4, 2005 4:19 am
The rule seems very clear to me. It is intended to prevent a player from putting a line of elements a little bit apart to make an attacking player break up a...
19940
ogrefencer
Sep 4, 2005 2:35 pm
Hi All, As part of my rationalisation process (aka cutting back on the unpainted metal or even diposing of same to buy even more unpainted metal!)I have listed...
19941
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 4, 2005 3:00 pm
Bob, I was referring to the diagrams recently discussed and found at: http://tinyurl.com/c7fwo Please refer to that diagram, specifically case "E-F". Now...
19942
Bob Beattie
beattieumichedu
Sep 4, 2005 7:28 pm
IN EF If the group of Cv make the slide, just inside the the BWDA of the LH, then Cv-3 is not within a base width distance of the Ax and so can slide with the...
19943
ogrefencer
Sep 5, 2005 1:36 pm
Hi All, I forgot to add the two 10mm armies as well - Gallic and Republican Roman. Thanks for looking. DC...
19944
nikgaukroger
Sep 5, 2005 8:06 pm
List III/63 b Would you have the 2x4Sp or the 2x4Bw option? Similarly the 1x3Bd or the 1x2Ps option? Cheers, Nik Gaukroger...
19945
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 5, 2005 10:48 pm
With an aggression factor of 3, you will be doing a lot of invading. Under Bob B.'s interpretation of the deployment rules, you won't have to make up your...
19946
Bob Beattie
beattieumichedu
Sep 6, 2005 1:31 am
This is only good for the first game of a tournament. Then you are stuck with what you thought would win in the first game. You might pick Ps and Sp and then...
19947
Francis S. B. Barnett
francis_craw...
Sep 6, 2005 9:47 am
... That's interesting - I and everyone I've ever played with have assumed one can take 1 rd and 1 BUA (or 2 Rds). Has there been a clear ruling on this? ...
19948
Francis S. B. Barnett
francis_craw...
Sep 6, 2005 9:58 am
... Is this belief due to precisely those aspects you mention (ziping along Rds etc) or something else? Since 2.2, I've come around to BUAs - it was mainly...
19949
Francis S. B. Barnett
francis_craw...
Sep 6, 2005 9:59 am
... outside the ... True - now I think about it, the small BUA I used in the tourn was indeed not at the edge of the 92 box. Francis...
19950
Bob Beattie
beattieumichedu
Sep 6, 2005 11:10 am
You can do whatever you like of course, but the rules clearly say BUA _or_ Road. Not BUA and/or Road. Typical use of "or" is to mean you get to choose one...
19951
Francis S. B. Barnett
francis_craw...
Sep 6, 2005 11:40 am
... around ... Fair question. I (and those I play) have always assumed the Rd turns away from the terrain and then continues ina straight line. ... however, ...
19952
Francis S. B. Barnett
francis_craw...
Sep 6, 2005 11:53 am
... For me the English is unclear; with Littoral, the words are: "either x or y", which is clear. The fact that the word 'either' is included here implies that...
19953
TERRY GRINER
twgriner
Sep 6, 2005 2:32 pm
As a corollary to Bob's proposition below, I think the consensus is that the rule "No more than two each of any optional type of feature" limits Arable roads...
19954
Doug Hawes
inari7
Sep 6, 2005 3:53 pm
Painted DBA army auctions on eBay I have 15mm II/6 Bithynian army for DBA or DBM or HOTT 15mm all option Early German II/47 army 15mm all option Early Imperial...
