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Post by paulisper on Jun 18, 2020 11:47:14 GMT
When you've got a new theme, which means 13 new armies and another 5 requiring refurb, then you have to be organised! P. Impressive! What's the new theme? (or is that confidential?) 2021 - Britain at War; 2022 - The Best of 2017-2021; 2023 - Mediterranean Classics; 2024 - The Wars of the Four Gods P
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Post by paulisper on Jun 17, 2020 19:07:52 GMT
Except you're forgetting that the Ax exerts a TZ itself on the Bd. The move you claim is supported by the text on page 9 would effectively forcibly draw the Bd element out of the Ax TZ. The honest answer is this is a stupid move that the attacker simply needs to engage the Bd with the Ax before activating the Ps. Or he withdraws the Ax, if possible, straight back to a point that then allows the Ps to interpenetrate and hit the Bd without any of this 'swerving out of the TZ' nonsense to do it... The fact that the Ax exerts a TZ on the Bd is irrelevant here, which is reinforced by figure 13a, where the Ax, if it conforms to the Bd to fight without overlap penalty, is also moving out of the TZ of the Hd to do this. p.
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Post by paulisper on Jun 17, 2020 18:25:54 GMT
The Ax doesn't move. The Bd has to conform (or fight as if overlapped). This would also be the case if the Ps started its move from outside the Bd's TZ or if it were partly in and partly out of the TZ and could contact the Bd by moving directly forward. Do you have a similar objection to either of those scenarios? If I may, I believe you just made up a rule. Bd does not have to conform. No, he hasn't. When a single element contacts another, it must conform to it, unless this is blocked (which in this case it would be), so then the contacted element has to conform or choose to fight as if overlapped. See 'Moving into Contact with the Enemy' and Figure 13a. It's a moot point in this case, as I agree with Joe and wouldn't allow the move... P.
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Post by paulisper on Jun 17, 2020 12:47:43 GMT
IV/38 Murcian & Granadine army now complete, with all options available from the list, and figures a combination of Donnington & Essex. The army can be seen here: www.facebook.com/groups/382414395294162/permalink/1304866239715635/4 new armies are now complete for the 2024 Northern Cup and I'm moving on next to the refurbishment and expansion of my current II/69b&c Sassanid Persian collection, which will provide 3 of the 20 armies on display in 2024. Starting with the 6x7Hd elements and figures by Forged in Battle. P. You know what armies you're using for the Northern Cup in 4 years time???!!! Looking forward to playing with them, all being well. When you've got a new theme, which means 13 new armies and another 5 requiring refurb, then you have to be organised! P.
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Post by paulisper on Jun 16, 2020 14:33:04 GMT
Yes, I agree - if you're in two or more TZ's, as a single element, you can move to assault any of them - don't see what the problem is here... P. The "problem" - if that is no too loaded a word - is that if you are hard flanked and bounce both the enemy elements, you are "lined up" with the element in front and, following the clarification of the FAQ, cannot deviate from being lined up and therefore cannot attack the flanking element. (I'm not wild about this as an outcome, but I hope this description does it justice.) Well, that’s plainly BS and has never been played that way in the UK in any of the iterations of DBA. It would also be a clear breach of Figure 7b, where Sp A can move into engage either of the two Bd elements who’s TZ’s it finds itself in... P
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Post by paulisper on Jun 16, 2020 11:23:27 GMT
So as the rules stand at present it seems that if you are in multiple threat zones you can ignore the closest enemy and line up or attack one further away. So if you get hard flanked and bounce both the enemy you can then turn, ignore the enemy to front and attack the flanking element. Yes, I agree - if you're in two or more TZ's, as a single element, you can move to assault any of them - don't see what the problem is here... P.
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Post by paulisper on Jun 15, 2020 20:27:46 GMT
IV/38 Murcian & Granadine army now complete, with all options available from the list, and figures a combination of Donnington & Essex. The army can be seen here: www.facebook.com/groups/382414395294162/permalink/1304866239715635/4 new armies are now complete for the 2024 Northern Cup and I'm moving on next to the refurbishment and expansion of my current II/69b&c Sassanid Persian collection, which will provide 3 of the 20 armies on display in 2024. Starting with the 6x7Hd elements and figures by Forged in Battle. P.
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Post by paulisper on Jun 15, 2020 16:23:56 GMT
Love the final look - great stuff P.
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Post by paulisper on Jun 11, 2020 20:52:29 GMT
Finished the first chapter of Muslim Spain and Portugal by Hugh Kennedy. This book is a gold mine of information that will certainly be of use for future campaigns. Interested in this, but at over £30 a copy on most websites, I think I’ll leave it for the time being 😱😭 P
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Post by paulisper on Jun 10, 2020 18:52:53 GMT
The diagrams aren't in "SAW". A poor decision in my opinion. Though once again... just having diagrams doesn't mean that everyone will accept them. This makes me wonder at their value. Phil was against them. He thought they wouldn't solve many of the issues. I now am thinking he may have been correct.
(Well, not really!)
Joe Collins Hi Joe What would have solved all the issues is if the author had continued to engage with the DBA community to resolve the myriad of inevitable rules questions that have come out since the publication of 3.0. However, he hasn't and won't, so what we have is the next best thing with the FAQ group and fora such as these.... I'm very glad that the diagrams were included in the book and it would be great if future iterations (whenever and however that happens) expand these, along with a rule book that is written and presented properly, in line with all the other ancient and medieval rulesets published in the past fifteen years! P.
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Post by paulisper on Jun 8, 2020 16:19:34 GMT
Hello folks, after reading the corresponding rules again I have to correct my former agreement. (Sorry Stevie) The wording 'sideways slide' is only used in the paragraph considering lining up after having contacted an enemy front edge! (Page 9) On page 8 (Tactical Moves) there is no 'sliding'! Single elements don't 'slide' if they move perpendicular - they 'move oblique'!... And groups can only move forwards!. Considering that ... a group being partially in an enemy threat zone still has to move forwards (possibly by double wheeling to one side, then to the other side). zendor : I'm sorry but in my opinion, your intended perpendicular moves in enemy threat zones are no legal moves. Cheers Ronald. I’m with you here, for the most part, but disagree with your final statement. Both of the moves in the later diagrams zendor uses are permissible BUT you can’t do them by sliding sideways as a group for 1 pip - you would need to move as individual elements, costing you 2 pips to line up the TZ’’s in the first example and 4 pips in the second example. P
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Post by paulisper on Jun 7, 2020 19:27:05 GMT
Yes, it’s legal, plus you can also use the fact that they’re a group to pull the single element across to conform to the group of Ax - sometimes tactically very useful...
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Post by paulisper on Jun 7, 2020 15:34:56 GMT
Exciting news on Friday, with a phone-call from Wendy at Westwind Games telling me that my second Dark Age kick-starter package was on its way and would arrive on Monday. This includes all the new Byzantine and Arab figures, along with some Sassanid Persians from their current Ancients range. The Sassanids will be used to bring my current armies to 3.0 compliance, the Byzantines will form the bulk of new Thematic and Konstantinian variants and the Arabs will be added to a mix of Donnington, Essex and Old Glory figures to also conjure up a number of new armies (ie. Conquest, Umayyad and Abbasid variants) for the 2024 Northern Cup.
She also tells me that the Dark Age range, which was due to be launched at Salute, before Covid-19 and the ensuing lock-down struck, will soon be on general release - great stuff ;-)
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Post by paulisper on Jun 7, 2020 9:42:48 GMT
I use the standard WN Matt varnish and it’s fine
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Post by paulisper on Jun 5, 2020 12:36:14 GMT
Further progress being made on the IV/38 Murcian & Granadine army, with the 1xLH (horse crossbowmen) & 2xPs (staff slingers & crossbowmen) now complete and these can be seen here: www.facebook.com/groups/382414395294162/permalink/1296888620513397/Rolling on to all the other crossbowmen: mix of Ps & 3/4Cb to cover all the options here. P.
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