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Post by Simon on Mar 10, 2020 8:47:41 GMT
I enjoy OHW and have an English Civil War specific varient and that plays very well. Funny thing is I have never thought of DBA'ing the scenarios in the book. That is food for thought. Greetings Cromwell. Is your OHW ECW version available anywhere? Regards Simom
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Post by Simon on Mar 9, 2020 18:33:59 GMT
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Post by Simon on Mar 9, 2020 16:55:39 GMT
Not specific to HoTT scenarios, but this blog has some interesting OHW variants - see tabs at the top of the blog.
Simon
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Post by Simon on Mar 6, 2020 17:41:44 GMT
I appreciate that this is a while away but I need to get a sense of what possible numbers might be attending so we can pre-order the Good Bad n Ugly give-aways.
Could you please let me know as soon as possible if in principle you would be interested in attending an event in Bakewell in November. I appreciate that other factors might come into play and prevent you from attending!
Cheers
Simon
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Post by Simon on Feb 28, 2020 17:20:12 GMT
There is a free set based on Neil Thomas' One Hour Wargaming mechanics on the AMW GroupIO site at groups.io/g/AMW/files/One%20Hour%20Wargames/1%20Hour%20Ancient%20&%20Fantasy%20Naval.pdfWe had a good game with these at the Sheffield club with a refight of Actium. We have also just tried out a Trafalgar scenario with Napoloeonic rules based on the same mechanics and these are also available on the above website - you will need to register. Cheers Simon
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Post by Simon on Feb 25, 2020 8:39:20 GMT
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Post by Simon on Feb 21, 2020 9:52:29 GMT
I agree that that is probably what the rules say but it feels a bit cheesey that you can be a mm or so on a hill and possibly get an up hill bonus. I note that other combat bonuses such as flank and rear supports require you to be wholly in the good going.
Simon from the Peak District - land of conical hills and ridges!
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Post by Simon on Feb 19, 2020 22:53:52 GMT
I have booked the Medway Centre for Saturday 6 June. I hope it won't feel like the longest day!!!
More details to follow but essentially the usual format with any armies allowed from Books 1 - IV.
Simon
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Post by Simon on Feb 16, 2020 13:51:34 GMT
I will be setting the dates for the Bakewell Open in June shortly. Simon Just a heads up, PAWS Summer DBA is scheduled for 27th June this year. Simon Thanks Bill - will make sure there is no clash. Also, I believe the Mercian will be early July.
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Post by Simon on Feb 16, 2020 12:47:02 GMT
At the end of the day Simon suggested the following way of deciding who's uphill: Take the central point on the rear edge of both elements. Measure the distance of each to the hill's central point. Whoever is closest is uphill. We didn't have time to consider every situation but on first glance it look pretty foolproof to me. What do people think? I don't know what the issue Colin was alluding to was but rear edge has nothing to do with uphill. This proposed method certainly won't work if elements are of very different depths (i.e. 6Kn v Ps) and the longer element is astride the hill top. I agree Bill. Having thought about it a bit more, I wonder if one approach would be to say that to count as uphill you have to be completely on the hill and to be able to trace a straight line from anywhere on your front edge, through your rear edge to the nearest point of the ridge line or the agreed centre point of the hill. Simon
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Post by Simon on Feb 15, 2020 20:08:59 GMT
Thanks to all the players for coming to Bakewell for the Winter Wimps Tournament and playing in the usual good spirit. The idea behind this tournament was that you had to have at least 6 LH and/or Ps and that you played with your opponent's army in alternate rounds.
Here is a quick summary of the overall rankings and armies being played:
1 Colin O’Shea II/22a Nabatean 2 John Saunders IV/33 Epirot Byzantine 3 Mark Johnson II/37 Parthian 4 Pete Duckworth I/48 Thracians 5 Tim Rogers I/48 Thracians 6 Neil Mason II/67b Ostrogothic 7 Nick Wright-Carter III/74b Seljuk Turk 8 Frank Shaw III/16 Khazar 9 Mark Skelton II/58 Alan 10 Rob Rush I/3 Nubian 11 Pete Davis III/35 Feudal Spanish 12 Baldie 1/48 Thracians 13 Phil Johnson II/37 Parthian 14 Colin Alcock II/57 Later Moorish
I will be setting the dates for the Bakewell Open in June shortly.
Simon
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Post by Simon on Jan 30, 2020 18:47:05 GMT
A head's up that the BHGS Britcon DBA tournament will be on Saturday 8 August in Manchester. As it is 2,500 years since the Thermopylae, the theme will be Spartans and Persians and their enemies and allies who were active in 480 BC. I will get a list of permitted armies out over the next few weeks. As usual, booking via the Britcon website www.bhgs.org.uk/britcon---dba.htmlSimon
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Post by Simon on Jan 14, 2020 19:15:41 GMT
Are you planning to have combined pike and foot units?
Cheers and look forward to seeing the fruit of your efforts.
Simon
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Post by Simon on Jan 13, 2020 11:12:56 GMT
Felixs, There is a variant of HOTT done by Tom Thomas which uses the current DBA rule set. Titled D3H2, this has all the refinements of DBA3 messed with the key HOTT features. You can request a copy from medievalthomas, here at the forum.
Timurilank's suggestion is a good way forward I believe. Simon
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Post by Simon on Jan 11, 2020 18:29:09 GMT
Here is the current list:
Pete Duckworth Baldie Stephen Finn Phil Johnson Mark Johnson Colin Alcock Frank Shaw Pete Davis Rob Rush Nick Wright-Carter Neil Mason Scott Russell Martin Myers John Saunders Mark Skelton
Cheers
Simon
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