“House Rule Index”

Just updating the index with the latest House Rule suggestions that have been proposed over the last couple of months.



Some potentially useful player aids can be found here, such as the “Quick Reference Sheets” from the Society of Ancients,
and the new “Army List Corrections” file: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes
And this is the latest January 2018 FAQ: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ_2018

That’s a good idea Greedo.

Ideally it would be nice if each Wiki entry were just a short description, with a link to the original post so that people can add their own comments in the original threads.
It will take a bit of sorting out however.

Some threads (all right, I admit it, usually mine!) do go on a bit as people add their own observations, suggestions and criticisms.
Where possible I have tried to just link to the relevant single post...but even then some posts could do with a bit of paraphrasing and editing. And sometimes there are more than one suggestion offered that would be best placed on their own separate Wiki page (take your own “Alternative Points System” and “First Ps Lost Doesn’t Count” suggestions - two good ideas that are independent of each other).
So each will probably need careful reading to catch all the essentials.
I have no problem with yourself editing and shortening my contributions, but I can’t speak for others.

But don’t let me put you off...you go ahead. I’m sure you’ll do an excellent job. 



Some potentially useful player aids can be found here, such as the “Quick Reference Sheets” from the Society of Ancients,
and the new “Army List Corrections” file: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes
And this is the latest January 2018 FAQ: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ_2018

Great work this. Thanks for posting.

Stevie - Nice. Thanks. Saves me a job!

Question - I’d there any way we (and by that I mean you) can list these and allow fanatici to vote for their favourite ones so that the best and most accepted ones can top the list?

You could do a ranked voting so you pick your preferred 10 or so?
Then you drop the ones that didn’t get any votes and run it again.

Another option could be people assemble “house rule packs” that consist of 5 or so house rules that play well together. Anyone can submit as many different packs as they want and then we all vote on the packs.

I would love to know what rules play well with the others

Here are more suggestions, some of which are not exactly new,
but until now have been left off of the “House Rule Index” list:-

Specifically: Beach Assaults,
                  DBA Sieges,
                  Pikes Double Based,
                  Pike Fixes,
                  Raiding,
                  Random Element Selection,
                  Random Pursuit,
                  Rear Rank Shooting,
                  Warbands v Mounted.

Ha! If you want some ‘wife house rules’ Cromwell, how about these:-

Smaller Armies:
A player can insist that their opponent only plays with 11 elements if one of their own
has been chewed by the family cat, dog, or offspring. However, their opponent can
ignore this ruling if they use the wife’s counterargument of “it’s your own fault for
leaving your toys all over the place”.
If this is a recurring problem then one long term solution is to use lead-based paint…

The Ex-Wife:
This is a new troop type that means the first PIP of your bound must be spent on this element…
…even if it doesn’t move, is not actually on the table, or you don’t even have have access to it…

(See fanaticus.boards.net/post/11942/ )