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Erik
Munifex

Posts: 12

General rules questions Jun 26, 2020 22:22:55 GMT

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Post by Erik on Jun 26, 2020 22:22:55 GMT

Hello everyone

I am new to the game or at least new to playing with people. I started during the lock down playing against myself.

I have now had a few games against my regular wargaming buddies and a few questions have pooped up.

Push back. This is important because if you can’t push back your friends you end up dead, but who can push back who. There is a section on page 14, but I can’t find anything useful in it.

Can you recoil into a group? Is it possible to recoil into line with friend for tactical support and potential group move next turn or do you need to spend a turn moving into a group. It just seems wrong that you can get recoiled into a tactical formation.

Is terrain really 9 bw even if you use 60 mm? That is some big terrain pieces! Potentially 300X240 mm?

Last question: Is the commandrange of light horse really 20 bw? With 60 mm bw that’s the entire board! Tonight our light horse totally ran rings around everyone. I just want to make sure we got it right

Hope that not too many questions in one go

Cheers

Erik

Roland
Centurion

Posts: 287

General rules questions Jun 26, 2020 23:50:04 GMT

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Post by Roland on Jun 26, 2020 23:50:04 GMT

If you're gaming 28mm you should be using a bigger board: 900mm-1200mm square.

As for terrain: 9BW LxW

As for recoil, Purple, pg9:

"INTERPENETRATING FRIENDLY TROOPS
If making a tactical move, or fleeing, mounted troops can always pass through Psiloi and Psiloi pass through any friends,
but in both cases only if there is sufficient clear space beyond and enough move to occupy it, and either (a) it starts at least
partly directly in front and ends the move lined-up behind or (b) starts directly behind and ends the move lined-up in front.
Recoilers can pass through friends facing in exactly the same direction to a clear space immediately behind the first element
met, but only if either (a) mounted troops recoiling into any friends except Pikes, Hordes or Elephants, (b) Blades recoiling

into Blades or Spears, (c) Pikes or Bows recoiling into Blades, or (d) Psiloi recoiling into any friends except Psiloi."

20BW for LH if element/group is exclusively LH ( otherwise 8BW with clear LOS or 4 BW if not clear LOS). You still have to allocate Pips though.

Last Edit: Jun 26, 2020 23:52:15 GMT by Roland

stevie
Emperor

Posts: 3,195

General rules questions Jun 27, 2020 9:57:58 GMT

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Post by stevie on Jun 27, 2020 9:57:58 GMT

See if any of the following help Erik

:-

vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fanaticus-dba/images/c/c8/DETAILED_RULES_INDEX_FOR_DBA_3.0.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20190304111629

vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fanaticus-dba/images/c/cf/DETAILED_CRIB_SHEETS_for_DBA_3.0.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20170104004718

vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fanaticus-dba/images/6/6e/Playsheets_for_DBA_3.0_from_the_Society_of_Ancients_website.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20170220084822

vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fanaticus-dba/images/8/8e/Hint_Cards_for_DBA_3.0.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20190210013111

Some Helpful Downloads can be found here: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes
And here is the latest Jan 2020 FAQ: ancientwargaming.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/dba_faq_q1_2020_final.pdf
(Note: if you get a "404 Error Message", it's because you're using a mobile device...the Wiki can only be accessed via a computer)

Erik
Munifex

Posts: 12

General rules questions Jun 29, 2020 16:01:06 GMT

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Post by Erik on Jun 29, 2020 16:01:06 GMT

Thank you for the replies.

I gather from your replies that its not so much about push back as it is about interpenetration.

I like the unit sheets a lot. I will definitely print those for my self.

I can see that the command range for light cavalry is correct. That means that you really have to look out for your camp. With multible moves those guys can easily reach your back line if you are not careful.

Thanks again

Erik