... (DM) Very sad news. I remember Bram well having played him on a couple of occasions. He was a worthy opponent and will be sorely missed. My condolances...
With unprecedented speed and decisiveness, the organising committee has already selected the 2010 battle for the seventh annual Society of Ancients Battle Day....
My group now mainly plays FOG but we do still play DBM occasionally and if we are going to continue then I think some changes like you describe would improve...
hello my friend i have read your interesting report and i was curious about something you have mentioned!!! you said you had a LH killed by baggage?? i think...
Too many armies get "Freebies" supporting Ps, and the ability to dismount Adding more would not be a good idea in my opinion Regards Jez Now Cavalry and...
Hi Mark I'm unsure about this one. Reg Ax(S) at 4 AP would be a real bargain, I think - the lower cost for the third march move is a good benefit and 1 AP is...
... (DM) Hector, Where were you?? We were all hoping you'd come to Alexandria to burn the DBM flame! My baggage actually killed a Kn(F) CinC, he wasn't...
"the lower cost for the third march move is a good benefit " Yes but how often do you use it for Auxilia - probably not even once per game on average. Cavalry...
BwS, like many troop types, are worth their cost in small mobile packages. The regular cost is worth every penny over the irregulars since they can actually...
I've added some more suggestions to my House Rules proposals - they're on my web page at http://www.geocities.com/jandagrahamleigh/ I've included several of...
In 3.0 and 3.1 does baggage have to be in one command? Is there any difference in either versions? If not can i put them altogether behind one command to...
Hi Folks, Sounds like we should start a list of possibly over &/or underpriced troops to debate... So far we have (and I've added to this list): Reg/Irr...
Supported AxS are great for chasing off Lh and can give cavalry a bad day if they have the numbers. 3 marches for 3 pips makes it practical to bring them out...
John, I see you don't have anything about pike. As I'd previously suggested that the pike -1 for a fourth rank should only count if the pike score more in ...
In 3.0 you can keep allied baggage separate, otherwise it's all in one command. It counts towards command size (for determining the largest command at...
Hi Gavin I agree about the first three items and have included them in the current proposals. Not the others, though. Ease of manoeuvre, especially wheeling...
Hi Peter On further consideration, I don't think there's a problem with pike. Pike armies are popular but beatable, and that's the way it should be. So I...
... (DM) I tend to agree, Pk are improved under 3.1 so much so that they are more common than under 3.0. This I think is a good thing. They should be very...
Hi Dave I've adopted Hammy's suggestion for Wb(S/O) against mounted - when 4 ranks deep they're not QKed by Kn or El, but no other benefit from 3rd and 4th...
... (DM) OK, but I can see immediately the Cv tactic I would use vs Wb. Break-off vs every 2nd file and the Wb are forced to immediately follow-up. I then...
... [JGL] Good luck at getting the PIPs to do that. Looks a fair tactic, and could be what the Normans did at Hastings. I like Hammy's idea and I think Wb...
Please note the date change to Saturday 17 April 2010. The following week is I believe the date for Salute, with which we really would not want to clash!...
... follow-up. ... I take it that you did this all the time to Wb(O) in V3.0 and earlier and Wb(S) in 2.1 or less (I think the rank 3 and 4 appeared then)/ The...
Hi John et al, I put up a list....but wasn't necessarily saying I agreed with them all...just trying to list them and the potential reasons why. My list was...
Sure, I'd already included reducing the cost of all Reg Ax by 0.5 AP. Bw benefit particularly from manoeuvrability - ask Nigel; at Venta Silurum my 6 Reg Bw...
John, I wouldn't say that double-based cavalry are a problem (although I don't think that they fit very well in the DBM model) but they are definitely poor ...
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