Dear all, In Phil's latest rules (22 Dec 05) it does appear that Spears can be supported +1 by spears without any grade stipulation (unlike the -1 in enemies'...
... snip As Andrew has pointed out, the cavalry action is on the hill, the infantry action is apparently not. Which leaves us with a 2v2(S) combat. The Ps may...
I've just reread the revised rules, and finally decided to join the group, but haven't playtested yet, so what I say is based more on speculation that...
Hi Guys. Played a 350AP game with a friend today. 2 WOTR armies. Both similar with MAA, Retinue archers and bills, and Shire archers and bills. Both had a...
... no ... ground ... in ... well ... LH, ... LH, ... account ... you ... fighting ... the ... The rough going thing _may_ be a red herring. I read somewhere...
Evening all, A suggestion for a couple of candidates for inclusion in the 'Brilliant' general and 'Inert' general categories; Firstly as an Inert general...
From: "claymore64" <braveheart64@...> ... Not sure either qualifies under the rules definitions. Nik Gaukroger "All that is fantastic leagues against...
I think before the actual combat results are developed for Ps(S) it would be appropriate to look at the classification to see if the results are reflective of...
I can only imagine it would be very hard to use a libyian army without PS on the table as it is the bulk of the army ! If you give PS (S) and (I) QK, you...
... At the moment an army of good heavy infantry with a few cav or psiloi of its own has little reason to fear psiloi in DBMM - even vast numbers of psiloi are...
... Not most of the ones I've seen fielded, they are mostly Bw and Wb. Nik Gaukroger "Sell your life on Ebay, there are thousands of wargamers who'd like one!"...
... But what were the circumstances of these? Caesar gets himself into an unsuitable position in the middle of an open plain with the enemy cavalry and...
... At the moment an army of good heavy infantry with a few cav or psiloi of its own has little reason to fear psiloi in DBMM - even vast numbers of psiloi are...
... [AB] An issue here is historical record of these being successful intheir own right vs heavy infantry. There are a number of incidences where javelin armed...
... cavalry ... directions. ... stationary ... number of ... [AB] I agree up to a point. But surely Mike's argument is that, prior to the latest changes, DBMM...
... But in how many cases? Are these at the ends of the probability curve and can be taken to be represented by a number of high dice splits in combat? Are the...
... I think it is more fundamental than that. The whole schema for grading Psiloi needs replacing, as well as their combat effects - they just don't reflect...
... in ... grade ... of ... ME...Yes. If I remember the rule correctly it also allows for Spartan Reg Sp(s) to be supported by Irr Sp(o). Would not be suprised...
... From: "rlowke71" <lowke@...> To: <DBMMlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 6:17 PM Subject: [DBMMlist] Sun Tzu as candidate for...
I think Sun Tzu is no doubt a great strategist but in DBMM terms he cannot be classified as brilliant as his theory and concept are beyond the scope of the...
... But only 1 in Dark Omens and then only if the dnace is a gavote. Nik Gaukroger "Sell your life on Ebay, there are thousands of wargamers who'd like one!" ...
... From: Jeff Herbert To: DBMMlist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:18 AM Subject: Re: [DBMMlist] Controversial suggestion: Remove Ps from...