Sorry, the recent issue about fortifications and archer bonuses got me thinking about fortifications, particularly the smaller fortifications, e.g. castles,...
... under ... not ... kill ... and ... All I can say is it is a good jow that the poor Spartans weren't facing Bw(S)... Even a single rank of Bw(S) will kill...
... pieces ... Jus got to the end of the rules and discovered that Imortals aren't Bw (X/S) anymore so I am off to paint a Burgundian ordonance army :) Hammy...
... Yep, that is what happens. In regard to the press-forward, strangely, the probability of the press-forward has nothing to do with the grade of the thing...
... Why is it bizarre? IMO the histoical evidence is that troops are morelikely to want to press forward (in DBM terms) if the shooting is more effective - ...
... But you are then assuming that this (ie: the place of an individual in the army) means that the MAA must be in front of the archers during battle. This...
The 25th November issue of the rules state that a unreliable ally becomes active if any enemy approach closer than 240p to "any of his elements not concealed...
Lonely DBMM player seeks like minded fellow gamers in Wolverhampton/Birmingham area for unrestricted fun and frustration. Seriously been playing the various...
Hi there, I can't see how you get to your first point - your last par is logical and how I interpret it. (when the enemy sees the ambush they are revealed and...
David Brown
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Dec 5, 2005 12:27 am
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... Yes. ... They need to be revealed whenever any such troops need to be revealed. It seems you are confusing "active" with "revealed"? and in ... Indeed it...
Hi, Ran a quick test last night on Bw(S) vs Bd(S). English: 12 Reg Bw(S) archers, 4 Reg Kn(I) MAA [dismounted as Bd(S)] 20 ME (5,6.7,10)*. No stakes. French:...
Interesting stuff. ... Well that sounds like the right result. Nik Gaukroger "Sell your life on Ebay, there are thousands of wargamers who'd like one!" ...
Can someone enlighten me as to when rout moves of a shattered command take place Are they at the players discretion or after all "normal" movement or what ? A...
... should ... It does sound prommising but I am still concered with the fact that (S) troops attacking other identical (S) troops seem to be at the biggest...
... I suppose this seems credible if we imagine Bd(S)wighed down by their armour - though IIRC this is an inaccurate picture. Couldn't Agincourt better be...
Snip from John Garvey's interesting report ... right. I had to make sure I didn't forget the -1 for dismounted Kn on their turn, or that the (S) was +1 when...
... When playing an actual game with an opponent you'll fare much better as you have 2 people thinking about it. Running though something by yourself is always...
In DBMMlist@yahoogroups.com, "ablackdouglas" <gordon.harrow@b...> wrote: Lonely DBMM player seeks like minded fellow gamers in Wolverhampton/Birmingham area...
... logical and ... revealed and ... Behalf ... his ... their ... reach ... given ... initiating action by the unreliable ally. It infers that unreliable ...
... I hadn't played for a while. Nik replied ... This is true. But..... Alan does have a point. While I very much like the my bound/your bound (MBYB)...
... There is too much of it. ... Agreed wholeheartedly. ... Ther are very good arguments that (S) should apply in both bounds. However, when this was mooted...
... only for ... are most ... I know this isn't a democracy, but my vote for this as well. The MBYB for outcomes works well - Kn can steamroller Bd F in the ...
... <snip> ... Sorry, but where does it say that an ambush by unreliable troops is treated any differently as regards when it is revealed? It certainly doesn't...
Not clear whether this has been discussed before on the list ( couldn't find anything ) but I'm less than completely clear on the subject of Inert Ally...
I can't disagree strongly enough with those people who dislike 'My Bound Your Bound' factor changes. DBR has always had different combat results etc depending...