Hi there! I just receivfed and read the "Armies of the Middle Ages vol 1 (Ian Heath, WRG). There is a nice section about the battles of the period. I looked...
... I looked for instances of archers charging into close combat (or ... Well, sorry. I disagree. I find it almost impossible to simulate the late medieval...
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Hi gang, The two-day DBA comp at MOAB (Sydney, Oz) proved as much fun as I hoped and expected. I hadn’t played any DBA event for 5-6-7(?) years since the...
Hi gang, gentlemen. Can I suggest strongly that the proposed scoring system at the BB-DBA at CanCon as shown in the comp info be reviewed (ie changed). There...
... the ... Ok. Fine that you disagree. Knowing WHY you disagree would be fine. I have been trying to research your point using several books and the internet....
... Pretty outdated these days - IMO anyone building an argument on the basis of his books is on weak ground; get something more modern. Nik Gaukroger ...
... Forgot this: Archers should be doing bad vs Blades in bad going as well. if you give them a +3, they are the equal of a Blade in bad going. Quite a...
Joe is playing heavy archers at -2 in bad going, which I don't agree with in theory, but it does balance the game a bit, so blades would still wallop bow in...
One of the design faults with the DB system right from the outset was the attempt at shoehorning, period - troop type - weapon type - formation -melee combat...
... I'm afraid I disagree with all the above. The top-down functional analysis paradigm is not a design fault, it is a design choice. And in many respects a...
Xavi Writes.... ... Why I disagree.... My reading of these battles show the archers in the open as heavy infantry. I think we have a difference of opinion on...
... Since when doesn't dense brush, forest, etc. not get represented in DBA? I must have a different view of Rough (for dense brush) and Woods (forest cover)...
2 points for DK for vocabulary usage.? "Heuristic" - an aid to problem solving, rules of thumb.? That was a knew one on me.? Not even in my dictionary.?? DK's...
... that. You ... I agree that we rarely play with representations of this type of terrain, but I don't see any impediment in the rules to having areas of flat...
As I recall Armati, light troops touched by heavy infantry (either sides!) die. Their function in Armati is to give a crucial one or two hits on the troops...
... Nik: Let me expand upon this. DBA presents major terrain features. It classifies these as mostly bad going and limits and defines the frequency and size....
... [....] ... The above is inaccurate, Joe. You use "always" twice, inappropriately. Nobody arguing against you has said that archers were ALWAYS in BGo. ...
From: "lkmjbc3" <JCollins@...> ... It does. We will have to disagree I feel, partly because the extension of this degree of representation within the...
... forest ... without ... rolls. ... the ... well ... The troop description of bows does mention that they are assumed to have mobile protection with them,...
... Well... I've never thought a bit of hyperbole every hurt an argument. One must sometimes prick with a needle to get attention.. Cheers!! Joe Collins...
... Good. ... Rats... but I figured this. ... Greek and ... through a ... This has not been my experience. I've had troubles with HYW battles and Late...
... Exaggerating the positions held by your opponents to make them look unreasonable, and your own position look more reasonable, isn't a bid for attention....
Hi Dave, I think the confusion may have arisen because the dead/demoralised issue was not sufficiently clarified. As you point out, troops demoralised are not...
Hi there Doug, I guess the easiest and most equitable for ‘draws’ would be 5-all +/- 1point for each 4 elements lost net of the other guy. Makes all games...
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