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Post by jim1973 on May 20, 2018 6:06:24 GMT
Dear Fanatici, I got the idea to create cards of each troop type, listing the specific rules that related to that type. Not all the rules nor the general rules for specific situations. Just the exceptions that are easy to forget. I got the inspiration from Tony Aguilar and friends on YouTube. So I approached stevie and he took the production to the next level. After some back and forth email revisions, the final document is ready to share. Please note, you cannot play DBA with these cards alone and they do not substitute for the rules in "The Purple". They are just an aid to help remember specific rules. Here is an example:  Here is the file: Troop Hint Cards for DBA 3.0 Ancients.pdf (747.91 KB) Look forward to your feedback. Cheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on May 20, 2018 6:09:15 GMT
Of course, no one wants to fight the 100 years war with ancient illustrations, so here is a medieval version: Troop Hint Cards for DBA 3.0 Medieval.pdf (737.25 KB) Please note, the lack of chariots in the medieval period created a small problem but I think stevie's solution was well constructed. Cheers Jim |
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Post by Haardrada on May 20, 2018 7:03:09 GMT
Wow that must have taken some time and a great deal of effort?Many thanks Jim they are awsome.đ
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Post by paulhannah on May 20, 2018 7:11:47 GMT
Hey, these look really good. I know I'll benefit from reviewing these. I'll also make them available to some in our group who don't yet seem very comfortable with V-3.
Many thanks!
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Post by jim1973 on May 20, 2018 7:13:06 GMT
Thanks for the kind words. Definitely a joint effort. This project is at least as much stevie's as it is mine.
Jim
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Post by timurilank on May 20, 2018 7:59:34 GMT
Well done Jim and Stevie,
I noticed two BUA (edifice + hamlet) are not listed.
Any particular reason for their omission?
Robert
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Post by stevie on May 20, 2018 8:54:29 GMT
Well Timurilank, As Edifice is just bad going, and Hamlets are just rough, and both are treated as other area terrain features...thatâs about it. There isnât anything else special to put on the card (except maybe that BUA's can touch the table edges). Actually, youâve given me an idea. Jim, one card we missed out on is a "Terrain Card". I'll start work on it and send it to you when finished (listing placement, shooting limitations, any special pursuit and fleeing effects, PIP costs, which affects Command Range, and so on). Leave it with me...  LATER EDIT:-
The Terrain Hint Card can now be found in here: fanaticus-dba.fandom.com/wiki/File:Hint_Cards_for_DBA_3.0.pdf
And for those people who would like blank Hint Cards, so they can take photographs
of their own elements and put those pictures on them:- fanaticus.boards.net/post/13800/Some potentially useful player aids can be found here, such as the âQuick Reference Sheetsâ from the Society of Ancients,
and the new âArmy List Correctionsâ file: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes
And this is the latest January 2018 FAQ: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ_2018
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Post by paddy649 on May 20, 2018 10:10:06 GMT
Wow Jim! An excellent resource. These will be printed off and laminated as soon as I can manage.
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Post by jim1973 on May 20, 2018 10:35:12 GMT
Well Timurilank, As Edifice is just bad going, and Hamlets are just rough, and both are treated as other area terrain features...thatâs about it. There isnât anything else special to put on the card (except maybe that BUA's can touch the table edges). Actually, youâve given me an idea. Jim, one card we missed out on is a "Terrain Card". I'll start work on it and send it to you when finished (listing all the sizes, shapes, placement, effects on combat and speed, shooting limitations, any special pursuit effects, which affects Command Range, and so on). Leave it with me... Some potentially useful player aids can be found here, such as the âQuick Reference Sheetsâ from the Society of Ancients,
and the new âArmy List Correctionsâ file: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes
And this is the latest January 2018 FAQ: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ_2018
Look forward to it stevie. But we don't want to replace the actual rulebook with playing aids. It's a balance to get the playing aids out to enhance DBA and get more people buying the book and playing the game. Jim |
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Post by Haardrada on May 20, 2018 10:37:02 GMT
I was thinking I could use them to create a crib sheet for each of my armies...so I can swot before/during a battle.đ
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Post by edonaldson on May 20, 2018 14:18:08 GMT
Really cool idea and so well executed. I have a printed page in a binder for each of my armies that shows the elements I actually have, their enemy list and I recently added some reminders on special abilities like flank support and such but this takes it to an entire new level.
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Post by lkmjbc on May 20, 2018 17:12:35 GMT
Excellent work gentlemen!
Joe Collins
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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 stevie on May 20, 2018 23:46:18 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. ...it all depends. See page 7 paragraph 1:- âIf a BUA is chosen, it must be a City, Fort, Hamlet or Edifice and will belong to the defender.â Just as an invader cannot deploy inside a defenderâs City or Fort, an invader cannot deploy inside a defenderâs empty Hamlet or Edifice. (And the Hamlet or Edifice will be empty if they are outside the defenderâs deployment area) Some potentially useful player aids can be found here, such as the âQuick Reference Sheetsâ from the Society of Ancients,
and the new âArmy List Correctionsâ file: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes
And this is the latest January 2018 FAQ: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ_2018
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Post by bob on May 21, 2018 0:02:16 GMT
I canât find any rule that prevents such defender deployment, as long as the Hamlet is in your deployment area. The question arises when it is the invader who wants to deploy in the Hamlet in his deployment zone. The Hamlet âbelongs to the defender.â This is one of the unresolved issues of DBA. What does it mean to belong to the defender but in The invaders deployment area. I am not as sure as Stevie that an unoccupied hamlet is the same as an occupied city or fort.
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