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Post by Simon on Dec 3, 2022 12:40:32 GMT
I'd prefer the flashlight ZOC method.
Simon
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Post by Simon on Dec 2, 2022 15:48:23 GMT
Colours, Newbury Nick Harbud (organiser) has announced that Colours 2023 will be 9th September…. So, IF a DBA or Hott tournament is run at the event that will be the date. Now in the main list as tbc.
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Post by Simon on Dec 1, 2022 12:58:08 GMT
I feel a Bakewell tournament theme developing!
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Post by Simon on Dec 1, 2022 10:32:31 GMT
Even the Spartacist slave revolt doesn't use Hordes as a unit. From the DBM army lists: IV45. Sicilian and Italian Slave Revolts. 135BC-71BG Arable. Ag: 0. E = (a) n/33. (b) n/49. (c) H/49. (a) 1st Servile War 135BC-132BC: lx3Ax (Gen), 3x3Ax, 5x5Wb, 3x2Ps. (b) 2nd Servile War 103BC-99BC: lx3Cv (Gen), lx2LH, 2x4Bd, lx3Ax, 5x5Wb, 2x2Ps. (c) Spartacus 74BC-71BC: lx3Cv or 4Bd (Gen), 4x4Bd, 5x5Wb, 2x2Ps. And Knights crushing revolting peasants in some obscure village doesn't count as a "battle". Though Warbands are common units in every barbarian Celtic and Germanic tribe and on every barbarian battlefield, Hordes are just street rioters and angry peasants. Hordes just don't make the written record. So why use them at all? Instead, how about just classifying Hordes as a city / town equivalent of a Warband? ……instead, how about using the v3 lists? Exactly! Also, Hordes are fun and can be very effectives especially when they glue to an enemy without recoiling!
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Post by Simon on Nov 27, 2022 11:16:06 GMT
Consider yourself signed up. Four places left! Cheers Simon
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Post by Simon on Nov 23, 2022 18:46:01 GMT
The next question is ‘which ones will be in the 22/23 UK league?’… Bill??? P How about including all of them? Perhaps with a ranking based on attendance at the Tournament eg if you win a tournament of 16 people, you get 16 points, 15 pts for 2nd etc. Cheers Simon
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Post by Simon on Nov 23, 2022 15:40:16 GMT
Just looked at the current programme and we could be having 20 UK DBA/HOTT tournaments next year! One every 18 days.
Cheers
Simon
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Post by Simon on Nov 22, 2022 17:18:47 GMT
I have been asked by Tim Porter of BHGS (Britcon etc) if anyone might be interested in running a one day event on Sunday 2nd of April in Cranfield near Milton Keynes? It would be part of Roll Call and there are spare tables on the Sunday.
If anyone is interested in running/organising it, let me know by PM and I will put them in touch with Tim.
Cheers Simon
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Post by Simon on Nov 21, 2022 21:53:24 GMT
This is what I will be using at the Bakewell winter tournament where there will be a lot of hills as Hilly terrain armies is the theme!
An element will count as uphill if any part of its front edge is on the hill and if a straight line drawn from the central point (conical hill) or the nearest point of the ridge line (ridged hill) to the centre of the combat passes through that element first. Hills will assumed to be conical unless defined as ridged by the owning player when placed., in which case the ridge must be defined.
Cheers Simon
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Post by Simon on Nov 21, 2022 8:46:23 GMT
Hi Simon, Can you add that the '2022' PAWS Winter DBA will now be on 14th January 2023. Thanks Done.
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Post by Simon on Nov 19, 2022 16:37:26 GMT
Of course I will… …where would poor old Simon be without Stevie… …the little ray of sunshine in his otherwise dull existence. Just don’t expect me to arrive on time. As I told you before: “I never come early, that’s what makes me such a great lover…” For you, the tournament start time is 0830.
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Post by Simon on Nov 19, 2022 15:07:58 GMT
♫ “We love you Simon, oh yes we do, coz Simon we love you…” ♪ Very endearing!!! But the question is - are you coming? Simon
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Post by Simon on Nov 19, 2022 14:38:53 GMT
Hello all. Please find below details of the tournament and let me know if you would like a place allocating to you. I have also e-mailed all the usual suspects.
I currently have the following people down to attend:
Baldie, Paul Murgatroyd, Ken Gordon, Mark Johnson, Phil Johnson, Stephen Finn, Tom Whitehead.
Details:
When & where - Medway Centre, Bakewell, Saturday 28 January 2023 0945 - 1645
Cost - approx £7 or £8 but awaiting new costs from the Medway Centre. Cake and tea/coffee included.
Tournament specifics:
• Any Hilly terrain Army Books I-4. Allies allowed. Same army components to be used throughout the day but RAW Dismounting rules are in play. 15mm basing i.e 40mm BW.
• Play with own army on odd rounds and opponents army on even rounds.
• Scoring system. 5 points for a win. Loser/draws get a point for each element they kill up to a maximum of 3 points according to rules scoring system, i.e. no points for Hordes, Scythed chariots and 2 points for general’s element and first double-based element destroyed. Ties at end of tournament will be resolved using sum of opponents’ scores.
• An element will count as uphill if any part of its front edge is on the hill and if a straight line drawn from the central point (conical hill) or the nearest point of the ridge line (ridged hill) to the centre of the combat passes through that element first. Hills will assumed to be conical unless defined as ridged by the owning player when placed., in which case the ridge must be defined.
• Terrain. Three quarters must each have a Difficult Hill in it with the largest dimension being at least 3BW across up to the usual RAW maximum. The fourth quarter may have an optional gentle hill, wood or hamlet. Two of the Difficult Hills must have a part of them no more than 4BW from the central point of the board. The Defender places the terrain as they wish following these requirements (i.e. no dicing for terrain quarters). The Attacker then numbers three consecutive sides each 1, 2, or 3 then the preferred side 4,5 and 6. The Attacker then dices to see which edge will be his/her home edge.
Cheers,
Simon
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Post by Simon on Nov 18, 2022 12:54:54 GMT
Actually Stevie, in my deranged mind of an alternative DBA universe, I would go for non-Xray approach BUT having elements providing rear support (eg Warband, Pikes) being the exception and essentially being treated as being one element for ZOC purposes.
Cheers
Simon
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Post by Simon on Nov 18, 2022 11:00:58 GMT
Does anyone have any thoughts on what the benefits (apart from consistency with DBMM) of the current X-ray approach are over, say a rolling carpet of the HoTT approach? I have to say I am with Stevie in thinking that the example he gave doesn't feel right. Another example is where you have a Ps element tucked safely behind a beefy Bd element and then being pinned by an enemy Ps lined up and facing the Bd.
I guess there must be some design thinking behind it - just would live to know what it is!
Cheers
Simon
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