Advance warning... The 2004 English DBA Open will be held on Sunday 10th October at Elles Hall Community Centre, Farnborough, Hants (same place as in the last...
Thanks for putting the date up so quickly; I'm looking forward to it already! Is the format cut and dried? I'm not a fan of groups of six with one going...
... I'd also like to see the groups of 4 retained, but for a different reason. With fewer large groups it is more likely that you will have top face a totally...
One advantage of a group of 6 (assuming round robin there in) is that each person gets 5 games but it takes 5 hours. With the groups of 4, like world cup...
I have no problems with groups of six or any other number in principle. I think the problem is one of increasing numbers - perhaps the event is suffering from...
Two years ago, I used a book 1 army (Early Egyptian to be exact). My group of four included a book 4 army (some SE Asian army, not sure what), so it does...
Thanks for the feedback. The format is not set in stone, but I am looking for positive suggestions for a different format, not negative ones about the current...
... Speaking as one of last year's winners (boast, boast) I feel that the small group was too luck-dependant. I won mine on countback of generals killed when...
... negative ... My preference would be for a Swiss Chess type format - possibly with some sort of groups in the morning session to ensure some sort of ...
2.2 - I hope so, it is published now - let's hope there isn't a 2.3 before the competition... I would use last years and change the date - but that assumes the...
... It's a shoe-in. Simon's elephants alone are worth the price of admission. Andrew ... The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not ...
Could someone confirm where 2.2 rules are published? If available, yes they will be used. Entry form in files section. The entry fee has been increased to ...
NO idea where they are published - but 2.2 is now the current edition and shoudl be available from any where that stocks WRG literature. I have seen it at all...
Thanks for the reply, Richard. I'll get my application in the post soon! Version 2.2 is dated Jan 2004 (I think), and contains only a few new changes. I picked...
The rules were published in UK by War Research Group, January, 2004. Printed by Flexprint 57408 in England. By the way, does anyone know what elements are in...
I obtained a copy of DBA v2.2 on Sunday at Valhalla. Has anyone figured the differences between v2.1 and v2.2? I think the competition will use v2.2, but I...
Richard Profiteering is a bit harsh - the book was out of print, so a new print run was required anyhow. I do agree on the quality though.... The changes are...
One change that may affect play is that Sp, Bd and Ax now get PS rear support against Wb. I think there may be one of two other very small changes (BBDBA...
Andrew did not the warband change come in with 2.1?? The only changes I have seen by scanning the 2.1 and 2.2 updates at fanaticus are rewrites of the crossing...
Simon, I'm pretty sure the Wb rear support change is new for 2.2, although I won't swear to it! There was a discussion on the DBA Yahoo Group list a while...
Simon, Very likely it'll be my Ancient British with a heavy warband emphasis - I don't usually play warband armies so this something novel for me. I've decided...
Profiteering? An interesting word, does it mean making a profit, clearly bad in a socialist/communist country but I thought it was ok in the UK. Is it the...
Great Britain and America, two countries separated by a common language. Profiteering (in GB) is making an excessive profit (often by taking advantage of a...
I played some DBA last night, after a longish break - got some good results, including a lucky win with Andrew Fishers new Alexandrian pike phalanx - agaisnt...
Hah! I now see you are rattled by the mutiny of your own army as it turned against it's creator! I was referring more to the reduced stature of your plastics...
Yes indeed. The time it takes and the quality that results is hardly in keeping with modern technology. I wonder if they are still doing cold type printing...
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