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Post by greedo on May 31, 2018 15:39:02 GMT
Given that there are so many armies available to the discerning DBA player Is there an army that NOBODY has played? Barring that, because I'm sure somebody somewhere has built ALL the armies, but how about LEAST popular? And why? Could be game effect, could be minis, could be any reason really. Purely curious  |
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Post by Tony Aguilar on May 31, 2018 15:56:54 GMT
IMO the least popular book is Book 1.
With that said, I don't recall anyone ever building a Villanovan Italian, Italian Hill Tribes, Lykian or Paionian army in Book 1.
In Book 2, the Ch'iang/Ti and the Tien/Kunming are probably the east popular due to figure availability.
I don't recall ever seeing a Toltec army from Book 3.
I have seen just about all Book 4 armies, although I would guess that Chanca and Chimu are probably the least popular mostly due to availability (I think they are now made by Khurasan?) and interest in their region.
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Post by scottrussell on May 31, 2018 17:16:56 GMT
Pretty sure I have played against a Villanovan army piloted by David Constable. Not sure where the figures are from, but I remember some specific helmet designs. The Baueda Republican Roman range has some figures which can be used as Italian Hill Tribes, and I have used the army to oppose Camillan Romans, although it was actually bought to use as Gauls.
Scott
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Post by Piyan Glupak on May 31, 2018 17:48:13 GMT
Both Donnington Miniatures and MY Miniatures do Villanovan Italians. My Villanovans are a mixture, leaning more towards MY Miniatures for the early infantry. (I use the mounted for both, so I can't field an early Villanovan army at the same time as a late one.)
My Italian Hill Tribes army is purely Donnington, as are the Umbrians and Tullian Romans.
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Post by paddy649 on May 31, 2018 21:01:47 GMT
Good Question!
I'm mostly book II and Book IV. A little bit Book III and just 2 armies Book I. Enough Said?
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Post by jim1973 on Jun 1, 2018 1:04:10 GMT
I'm looking for suitable figures to do a bronze age Early North Barbarians (I/14b) as a contemporary enemy for a Mycenaean and NKE armies. Anybody seen suitable figures?
Cheers
Jim
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Post by paulhannah on Jun 1, 2018 2:20:14 GMT
Is there an army that NOBODY has played? ...how about LEAST popular? I scrolled thru all 75 pages of THE COMPENDIVM, our local group's record of every game played in the Greater NAGS Empire since we started playing DBA in 2002. Locally, at least, there are just two armies that have never been played (not counting un-played sub-lists, of course).
- III/27 Rshtuni Armenian
- III/50 Zanj Revolt (new to DBA-3)
Eight other armies have been played fewer than 5 times. A few of these, such as the Med. Vietnamese, were likely kludged-together "morphs", but some are standalone armies that just haven't seen much action.
- I/30 Dark Age & Geometric Greek, 2-2
- II/50 Hasmonean Jewish, 0-2
- II/66 Early Vandal, 0-2
- III/59 Medieval Vietnamese, 1-3
- III/61 Dynastic Kurdish, 2-2
- IV/14 Jurchen-Chin, 0-2 (I have figures on-hand from the newly released Jurchen-Chin range by Khurasan)
- IV/40 Siamese, 3-0
- IV/77 Black Sheep & White Sheep Turkoman, 1-0
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Post by jdesmond on Jun 1, 2018 2:28:19 GMT
Salutations, gentlefolk !
My kid sister is a Villanova Univ. alumna, should I ever find the Villanovan figures, would get them and paint them up for her...
MY Miniatures - contact info, please, don't remember hearing about them before.
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Post by jim1973 on Jun 1, 2018 6:51:07 GMT
MY Miniatures - contact info, please, don't remember hearing about them before. <iframe width="28.1400000000001" height="4.259999999999991" style="position: absolute; width: 28.1400000000001px; height: 4.259999999999991px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT1_5210414" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="28.1400000000001" height="4.259999999999991" style="position: absolute; width: 28.14px; height: 4.26px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1342px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT1_16492055" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="28.1400000000001" height="4.259999999999991" style="position: absolute; width: 28.14px; height: 4.26px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 86px;" id="MoatPxIOPT1_735576" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="28.1400000000001" height="4.259999999999991" style="position: absolute; width: 28.14px; height: 4.26px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1342px; top: 86px;" id="MoatPxIOPT1_79842460" scrolling="no"></iframe> MY Miniatures is Mick Yarrow Miniatures New Website: link Old Website: link - this has more pictures Cheers Jim |
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Post by Piyan Glupak on Jun 1, 2018 7:06:52 GMT
Salutations, gentlefolk ! My kid sister is a Villanova Univ. alumna, should I ever find the Villanovan figures, would get them and paint them up for her... MY Miniatures - contact info, please, don't remember hearing about them before. MY Miniatures has 2 sites, one with a lot of pictures and the other with Internet shopping facilities: www.spanglefish.com/mickyarrowminiatures/mickyarrowminiatures.co.ukPlease look under the ancients ranges. MY Miniatures are quite a small company. They do a few things that not many or no other companies do. Their figures do vary a bit by range, although the only time that I have been disappointed is when I got an Early Anglo-Saxon army without shields. When I lived in the UK I used to see them at some of the northern English shows. Since moving, I have used the Internet to order from them. Donnington Miniatures' Villanovans are quite nice, in my opinion: shop.ancient-modern.co.uk/villanovan-italian-21-c.aspI tend to like the Donnington figures, and the fact that they sell by individual figures at no extra cost, although there is a minimum postage charge. Not sure about the version 3 army lists, but version 2 had an early sub-list which was mainly 3Wb, and a later sub-list with an extra mounted element and more varied infantry (5 x 4Wb, 4 x 3Ax, 1 x 2Ps). The earlier sub-list suited my normal opponents for them better chronologically, but the later one was more interesting to play, in my opinion. I liked the DBA Villanovans because they were a colourful opponent for my Early Northern Barbarian Europe 1400 to 701BC. They were high on list to be converted to what I play now. |
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Post by Cromwell on Jun 1, 2018 7:08:45 GMT
My least favourite army is always the one I am using. Because its going to lose!
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Post by deon on Jun 1, 2018 12:57:51 GMT
IMO the least popular book is Book 1. With that said, I don't recall anyone ever building a Villanovan Italian, Italian Hill Tribes, Lykian or Paionian army in Book 1. In Book 2, the Ch'iang/Ti and the Tien/Kunming are probably the east popular due to figure availability. I don't recall ever seeing a Toltec army from Book 3. I have seen just about all Book 4 armies, although I would guess that Chanca and Chimu are probably the least popular mostly due to availability (I think they are now made by Khurasan?) and interest in their region. Aaah, I picked up a load of early italian stuff at one of the PAWS events - i have villanovan and the other tribes. I dont think they'll fight well under dba though. |
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Post by Piyan Glupak on Jun 2, 2018 6:01:10 GMT
Aaah, I picked up a load of early italian stuff at one of the PAWS events - i have villanovan and the other tribes. I dont think they'll fight well under dba though. They give good games against reasonably historical opponents. Not sure whether or not they would be a match for Burgundian Ordinance... |
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Post by felixs on Jun 2, 2018 8:53:35 GMT
Aaah, I picked up a load of early italian stuff at one of the PAWS events - i have villanovan and the other tribes. I dont think they'll fight well under dba though. They give good games against reasonably historical opponents. Not sure whether or not they would be a match for Burgundian Ordinance... Agree.
But should performance of a given army be the point?
IMHO, an army should look good and give both players a fun game. Maybe switch sides now and then.
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Post by scottrussell on Jun 2, 2018 9:41:42 GMT
A good point, Felixs.
The recent increase in popularity of the matched pairs and scramble formats in the UK has made it much easier to put in the effort required to paint up a largely uncompetitive army, or rather two largely uncompetitive armies to face each other. Often with enjoyable results both in painting and playing them.
Scott
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