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Post by greedo on Mar 22, 2019 15:22:13 GMT
Silly question about columns.
If an element hits a column head on and recoils the lead element, does the entire column recoil or is the lead element destroyed because it can’t force more than 1 element back (assume No inter penetration) and so cannot recoil and is this destroyed.
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Post by stevie on Mar 22, 2019 16:02:18 GMT
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Post by greedo on Mar 22, 2019 17:05:58 GMT
Thanks Stevie! Was in a supermarket and didn't have my book with me. But good know. Pro Tip: ATTACK COLUMNS IF YOU CAN |
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Post by Simon on Mar 22, 2019 17:30:08 GMT
Thanks Stevie! Was in a supermarket and didn't have my book with me. But good know. Pro Tip: ATTACK COLUMNS IF YOU CAN Do you think DBA might be taking over your life!! Simon |
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Post by greedo on Mar 22, 2019 18:04:14 GMT
Thanks Stevie! Was in a supermarket and didn't have my book with me. But good know. Pro Tip: ATTACK COLUMNS IF YOU CAN Do you think DBA might be taking over your life!! Simon "You know you're thinking about DBA too much when..." Actually I'm going to be playing in my first DBA 3.0 tourney in Sacramento on Sunday, and want to make sure I don't embarrass myself. Also, picking between Later Carth a, and b. The elephants, spears, and LH are so fun fun fun, but I might just go with the 6Sp version just so I don't get confused. |
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Post by bob on Mar 22, 2019 18:11:29 GMT
Keep in mind that if the column is only two elements deep then the conclusion above does hold. Only if the column was three or more elements deep.
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Post by nangwaya on Mar 22, 2019 18:17:11 GMT
Do you think DBA might be taking over your life!! Simon "You know you're thinking about DBA too much when..." Actually I'm going to be playing in my first DBA 3.0 tourney in Sacramento on Sunday, and want to make sure I don't embarrass myself. Also, picking between Later Carth a, and b. The elephants, spears, and LH are so fun fun fun, but I might just go with the 6Sp version just so I don't get confused. Hope you go with the "fun fun fun" army greedo, and have fun 
My first and only tournament I entered in (last year at Cangames), I decided it was more important to learn as much of the wrinkles of the rules than win games, so I picked as many different terrain pieces as I could, even when my opponent was scratching his head wondering what the heck I was thinking.
I didn't win a single game, but had fun!
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Post by paulisper on Mar 22, 2019 18:30:43 GMT
Do you think DBA might be taking over your life!! Simon "You know you're thinking about DBA too much when..." Actually I'm going to be playing in my first DBA 3.0 tourney in Sacramento on Sunday, and want to make sure I don't embarrass myself. Also, picking between Later Carth a, and b. The elephants, spears, and LH are so fun fun fun, but I might just go with the 6Sp version just so I don't get confused. Playing Carthage without Els is like eating fine food without a good wine. It’ll do a job, but it’s just not quite right... P |
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Post by greedo on Mar 22, 2019 19:05:59 GMT
I didn't win a single game, but had fun!
Reminds me of my last 40k tourney  |
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Post by greedo on Mar 22, 2019 19:07:45 GMT
Playing Carthage without Els is like eating fine food without a good wine. It’ll do a job, but it’s just not quite right... P Right?? Ok, you've convinced me. I didn't get into DBA to NOT play with Els.. 2 PIPs be damned! |
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Post by greedo on Mar 22, 2019 19:29:49 GMT
Keep in mind that if the column is only two elements deep then the conclusion above does hold. Only if the column was three or more elements deep. Good call Bob. Sometimes easy to confuse a column with rear support! But yeah my question for a column of 3+ elements. |
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Mar 22, 2019 20:19:27 GMT
Carthage has got to be the most popular, hardest to win with army in DBA.
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Post by paddy649 on Mar 22, 2019 20:36:33 GMT
Greedo, Sadly Tony is 100% right. If you want to play Carthaginians and have fun then choose the El options BUT IMHO the Carthaginians actually play better with the Cav options and even then they are tough to win with because of harmonising many working parts. However very pretty!
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Post by greedo on Mar 22, 2019 20:57:29 GMT
Carthage has got to be the most popular, hardest to win with army in DBA. Funny you and Paddy mention this. Tony, it was your youtube video of Carthage vs Rome that gave me pause. You guys spoke about how Carthage was hard to play. I also haven't finished painting my gauls, so it'll be 3x4Ax, which seem to be pretty weak outside of rough terrain. That said, it would be a shame not to play with all the toys, even if all I do is learn how NOT to use them |
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Mar 22, 2019 21:05:48 GMT
Just remember it wasn't the army that made Hannibal great, it was Hannibal himself. |
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