|
Post by martini on Mar 20, 2018 11:20:19 GMT
I plan to be there - weather permitting!
Steve
|
|
|
Post by martini on Mar 8, 2018 13:13:01 GMT
I hope to be there.
Steve
|
|
|
Post by martini on Feb 9, 2018 22:09:08 GMT
Just watched the Viking v Leidang - very entertaining and informative. I agree that the shore edge of the sea terrain piece should be counted as it makes the game simpler by avoiding any confusion as to where the landing troops can deploy. It was interesting to see just how many draws can happen in a game - good thing the Kn were kept away from the Viking blade.
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 31, 2018 11:49:11 GMT
I would definitely make the effort to attend as Bristol is within easy travelling distance for me. Regarding dates, I would try not to clash with PAWS events nor with the Welsh Open (held every year towards the end of January at the Crusade show in Penarth) as they attract many of the players who are likely to be able to make it to Bristol, but who are not able to make it to the shows in the midlands and the north because of the requirement for overnight stays. I'd prefer a themed tournament but would not be put off if it was an open or matched pairs. I second Martin's advice to contact the Lincombe Barn club as they'd have a good idea of how many 'local' gamers do DBA. Good luck with this. By the way, I'd only be interested if the rules used are version 3 of DBA.
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 28, 2018 13:49:43 GMT
Thanks to all my opponents and to Alan for letting me take part even though I arrived just after he'd finished the initial draw. Also thanks to Magister Militum for the prizes. I am much more used to playing in DBM tournaments where you play 4 games over 2 days (Sat and Sun) so playing 5 games in the space of about 5 hours is still a bit of a novelty for me. On balance, I enjoy the DBA events more, especially as it means I still get to have a lie in on Sunday!
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 25, 2018 15:41:49 GMT
Denis, many thanks for the clarification.
Steve
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 23, 2018 20:56:47 GMT
I don't think the dismounting question has been answered - chiefly because I misread the Early Crusader list so ended up asking the wrong question. I know that if you dismount an element at the start or part way through a game then that element can't remount during the game. What happens, though, if you are playing in a one-day competition which comprises a number of games? In other words, if you have an army which has knights that can dismount as blades (or anything else for that matter) and you decide to dismount some or all of them for the first game, do you have to stick with that for the rest of the competition or can you field them as mounted in subsequent games.
By the way, for the show co-ordinator - my name is Steve Aspinall.
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 22, 2018 18:52:48 GMT
Ah, sorry my mistake! I was thinking of the 3Kn/4Bd combination, e.g. with Medieval Spanish & Portuguese list IV/68.
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 22, 2018 15:56:52 GMT
Re dismounting, suppose I was using an Early Crusader army and decided that, in the first game, I wanted to dismount some of my knights and field them as blades. Would I be allowed to field all the knights as mounted in subsequent games or do they have to remain as blades throughout the competition?
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 16, 2018 11:04:24 GMT
Thanks for all the responses. I have now managed to access the site. Hope to be there.
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 12, 2018 12:24:25 GMT
Once again, thanks for all the input. The warband I have to take are all 3Wb i.e. they are fast foot and move 3BW in any going. I have measured this and found that, numbering the line 1 to 4 from the left, if No. 2 moves 3BW straight forward (i.e. not wheeling, turning etc) then each of of the other elements - in the order 1,3,4 - can move to form up behind to make the column. If you use either No.1 or No.4 to form the head of the column, the final element will not be able to reach the column but could line up beside the 3rd element of the column. So I am satisfied that there is enough movement to form the column and I guess I will just have to chat to the competition organisers in advance to see how they interpret the final paragraph on page 8.
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 11, 2018 12:06:50 GMT
My security software warns me off every time I try to access the Penarth website. Is anyone else having this problem? If the site has been hacked, can anyone give an update on the Welsh Open DBA due to be held at Crusade?
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 11, 2018 12:02:57 GMT
Many thanks for the responses. My interpretation is the same as Stevie but I guess that, within the DBA community, there is more than one way of looking at this. I asked the question because I plan to take part in a competition and will be using an army that has 5 elements of warband and the army's home terrain is 'hilly'; so there is a good chance that the warband will either be starting in bad going or will have to cross it at some point. I am happy to start in bad going because it does not reduce the warband's combat factor, but was concerned about not being able to deploy quickly out of the bad going if the situation requires it.
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 10, 2018 20:00:51 GMT
Suppose you have 4 elements of warband in a line in bad going; for 1 PIP can you form them into a single element wide column?
|
|
|
Post by martini on Jan 1, 2018 23:31:38 GMT
Love the vids, well done, TVM and keep 'em coming.
|
|