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Post by davidconstable on Oct 15, 2016 7:23:35 GMT
Relative, indeed... People are forever saying I live in the North, but I keep reminding them that Lincoln is part of the East Midlands and the North doesn't truly begin until you're the wrong side of the Humber Not taken that way.
North and South are relative. To a person in Norway, Scotland is South.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 13, 2016 4:38:02 GMT
The term north/northern was discussed on the old Fanaticus sight.
A phrase from my youth was "the north begins at Watford", probably based upon the old? M1 sign in London which said "the north".
North is relative, friends who lived in Winchester in the 1960s called Birmingham the north.
I am very glad to see they say it will be warm, Sheffield has been getting worse over the years over heating, well strictly lack of.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 11, 2016 15:44:06 GMT
One of the problems with English law is that it is case law.
Case law means you can use the Doomsday book (1086AD) in court, or health and safety can quote a court case 200 years old. To alter a law needs a re-write.
I have often wondered if the law preventing women smoking in public still applies in New York (USA).
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 9, 2016 10:09:30 GMT
The odd laws that occur where at one time being taken from the statute book slowly. From memory it is not that long ago that pressganging was removed. I might be wrong, but I think it is still on the local statutes in Berwick-upon-Tweed? about killing Scotsmen found within the city walls after dark.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 9, 2016 9:59:03 GMT
Of course as a Persian General, I would infinitely prefer a 32" board against your Greek 4Sp army ... Yes, but not a 24".
And of course we have the table size problem in the U.K., 24" is a fairly standard table width in most pubs, clubs and halls. On a Monday we have to put two tables together to put a 30" mat on.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 8, 2016 3:49:50 GMT
As a general very personal observation on DBA3.0, I am an infantry man and slow movement is fine, however, I would much prefer a 24" board to a 30" board. I feel that if you had a Greek 4Sp army I would be inclined to go for little terrain that slowed my line down, and place it where it restricted the battlefield width.
A balanced army to me seems to be more critical, or at least one that can handle different terrain types. Terrain and board size seem more critical in DBA3.0 than DBA2.2.
Just thoughts.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 4, 2016 5:12:42 GMT
The ability to buy by units is very useful, the ability to buy individual figures from Donnington I have used in the past to good effect.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 4, 2016 5:00:00 GMT
At the recent Bakewell competition which was compulsory LH and ART I did think about going for a low terrain number (0 or 1), then deploying two roads across the board where the armies deployed.
I was then going to deploy the artillery only on the road, so I could move them to where needed, everything else was going to be deployed one base width behind the road. I did not try it in the end, and went for Ottomans and being the attacker most of the time.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 4, 2016 4:38:20 GMT
Hello Steve
An addition to my scramble note is really needed.
You find the better players tend to end up on top, I suspect this is because they are better, but also because they get more practise with different armies, so they learn how to use different troop types.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Oct 1, 2016 8:05:34 GMT
You should be able to, I had this over Art closing the door.
If an overlap you are in corner to corner contact, so not being able to contact would not count from an overlap as you are already in contact.
I will do a look at it latter today as out in circa 15 mins.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Sept 22, 2016 6:12:02 GMT
Hello Steve
The scramble format means that your chances might be as good as anybody else, it just depends upon your match-ups. Good luck.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Sept 21, 2016 7:22:19 GMT
Yes, when I use a taxi company the drivers regularly break the first three, but you get used to it.
Safe driving to all indeed, and watch out for the idiots on the road, that is everybody but yourself.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Sept 13, 2016 5:50:50 GMT
I shall be there to look, great competition, hard work on the brain, good catering. Negatives - none.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Aug 26, 2016 8:21:38 GMT
Good luck doug. I live in the Midlands and consider DBA mainly a southern thing. It will be interesting to see how you get on.
David Constable
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Post by davidconstable on Aug 9, 2016 7:09:16 GMT
Very optimistic Joe.
Many years ago I used to introduce a military lecture for the lecturer, using a man and curvy young lady.
The lecture was about not making assumptions. So I used an archaeological context, about a find with a mans skeleton, the remnants were parts of a rifle, helmet and boots, and a nylon camouflage bikini. A separate find was part of a page from a picture book of girls and guns. People where asked for what they would say about uniforms and equipment, the bikini always confused people, we knew men did not wear them. The man would then take a paper bag out of a pocket with a receipt and nylon bikini.
David Constable
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