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Post by martini on May 21, 2018 11:10:55 GMT
Thanks to those who replied to my question about hamlets. In the game in question, I was the invader, the hamlet was placed by the defender and when I chose which side to deploy in, I turned the board around through 180deg so the hamlet ended up in my deployment area.
I've played a lot of DBM games so I am familiar with the notion of hiding troops in ambush - i.e. they aren't put on table at the start of the game - and have often had to send troops to investigate terrain that might be hiding the enemy. As far as I know, however, in DBA you must put all your elements out at deployment, unless you have kept some back to land from a waterway.
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Post by martini on May 20, 2018 17:24:16 GMT
Thanks stevie. This ability came in useful in some recent games.
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Post by martini on May 20, 2018 17:20:35 GMT
Re amlets - and slightly off topic - at deployment time can you put an element into a hamlet? I've always thought that this was not a problem but recently I was told that you can't do it.
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Post by martini on May 18, 2018 20:55:09 GMT
Am I right in thinking that the rules for waterways allow players to get around the deployment rules that lay down what can be deployed within 2BW of a battlefield side edge? The rules state that several troop types must deploy at least 4BW from any battlefield side edge but they also state that if a waterway is used then players can deploy 2-3 elements as long as they are a group and at least 1 element is in contact with the waterway and are not El, WWg or Art. Waterways can be as small as 1BW wide. Doesn't this mean that, say, a couple of Bd can deploy on a waterway inside their own half and inside the otherwise 'forbidden' zone?
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Post by martini on May 12, 2018 19:20:06 GMT
I plan to be there.
Steve
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Post by martini on Apr 14, 2018 20:52:28 GMT
Just watched the Lombards v Magyars report - really enjoyed it and thoroughly endorse the comment that they both inform and entertain. Before watching this episode I had not realised that if the head of a column is destroyed then so is the element behind it. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Post by martini on Apr 14, 2018 19:59:55 GMT
genoansteel - really like that Islamic Persian army, well done, wish I could paint that good.
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Post by martini on Apr 14, 2018 19:57:40 GMT
Interesting repor - with pics - on The Miniatures Page about a Pyrrhic army at the BBDBA Conquest competition in New Zealand. It was posted on Thursday. I've never played BBDBA so it was nice to see lots of pikes on the table.
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Post by martini on Mar 29, 2018 20:56:06 GMT
This is a great start. I have some beautifully painted Polish Hussars and this will stimulate me to finishing the Poles and getting some Russians and Turks to be 'the bad guys'.
Steve
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Post by martini on Mar 29, 2018 20:48:27 GMT
Great choice Claudius. It so happens that I am reading Duggan's Elephants and Castles, so already 'in the mood' for this list. Plus I have enough figures to make a number of the armies listed. I'll do my best to be there.
Steve
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Post by martini on Mar 28, 2018 10:12:23 GMT
bob, I've played many DBA games over 20 or so years, both friendly and competition, and pre-measuring happened in all of them.
Steve
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Post by martini on Mar 28, 2018 10:05:52 GMT
I pre-ordered mine from Black Hat in the UK and got it a week or so ago. You might try them to see if they have any left.
Steve
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Post by martini on Mar 25, 2018 13:18:12 GMT
I can't find anywhere where it specifically says that you can pre-measure but, by the same token, I can't find anywhere in DBA3 where it says that you are not allowed to pre-measure. I tend to work on the principle that if the rules don't specifically forbid something then you can do it.
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Post by martini on Mar 25, 2018 13:14:10 GMT
Thanks to all my opponents and apologies for not being able to give each of you more of a game!
Steve
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Post by martini on Mar 20, 2018 20:18:09 GMT
If two bow or crossbow elements are arranged one directly behind the other - i.e. so that one is directly to the rear of the other with the front edge of the rear element in contact with the rear edge of the front element - can the rear element aid the shooting of the front element? I have a feeling that this is not allowed but am struggling to find the rule which prevents it.
Steve
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