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DBSYW
Nov 8, 2022 23:08:27 GMT
Post by jim1973 on Nov 8, 2022 23:08:27 GMT
Another period to game and just before Xmas!
Beautiful looking game.
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 6, 2022 13:17:35 GMT
Another week, another battle. This time a Welsh raid that was intercepted by the Vikings. The Welsh, concerned about the possibility of a landing behind their lines and even more concerned about the open land to their front, deployed around a village.  Now the Vikings, as defenders, could have waited (as DBA doesn't have a rule to force a battle). But, perhaps returning the favour for the Battle of Maldon, decide to attack the deep Welsh warbands. Low PIPs didn't help the Vikings manoeuvre.   The Vikings pushed the Welsh back, almost pushing the Welsh general over the edge. But a couple of good rolls later and the Warband was triumphant.  An uncommon victory for the Welsh, helped by Viking impatience. Some adjusting of terrain placement to avoid stalemates and an attack obligation for the invader like DBN are worth considering. Cheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 4, 2022 22:43:15 GMT
Coloured clothing was expensive so you could argue that they left it at home! That way you could do all the tunics in white/off-white/beige/bone/light grey and then just add different colours to the trim to give individual variety. There is some literature describing the vaunted Early Imperial Roman Army in white tunics simply because of supply issues and the availability of crimson cloth in some sections of the Empire. The Romans were above all, practical people! For the shields, I'm no expert but I would have thought that early in the period the shields may have been varied but the demands of the Punic Wars may have led to state sponsored arms so you could get away with more uniform shields, at least for each element.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 4, 2022 22:30:34 GMT
I've wanted to make this army too! The closest I've seen are these 25/28mm from Wargames Foundry: European Bronze AgeCheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 4, 2022 2:27:30 GMT
It may also be nice to send a list of fanaticus members to show that his work has been well received. A bit like a youtube video scrolling the list of patreon supporters.
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 3, 2022 13:24:04 GMT
Must break out those unpainted British and get them painted!
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 3, 2022 13:22:02 GMT
Just put in my order for some Thracian thureophoroi and cavalry to upgrade my Tin Soldier Thracians to Bithynians. For those in Oz, I also found out Ray Compton is winding down his business as an Essex/Tin Soldier distributor. Another one gone.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 1, 2022 22:18:19 GMT
If you find 15mm Greek heroes let me know! I want the classical look like the art on the pottery. All I can find are spear armed and I want my heroes fighting with a sword! Jim Jim will do, there’s a great range on from both black and red figure pottery but I get the heroic idea so probably black figure style will be more appropriate. I have seen that Alternative armies do a skelton with hoplon which would be perfect for an enemies of the argonauts and Magister do a magician sowing dragons teeth. I admit I’m still heavily influenced by the 1963 film - it is a fantasy army after all. just need to find a suitable figure for Talos the bronze giant. You could try this for Talos. It's from a 28mm range but would suit the theme of the movie. Talos the man of bronze
Alternatively, you could find something from Wargames Foundry The World of the GreeksCheers Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Nov 1, 2022 12:17:34 GMT
If you find 15mm Greek heroes let me know! I want the classical look like the art on the pottery. All I can find are spear armed and I want my heroes fighting with a sword!
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 30, 2022 8:51:35 GMT
D3H2 can act as a good bridge. Just add 1 or 2 fantasy elements to a historical army and it's virtually the same game. Vikings with Valkyries, Greeks with Centaurs, etc.
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 30, 2022 8:45:46 GMT
For those interested in ECW, here is a new opportunity: Cruel NecessityCheers Jim |
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HCh v 4Kn
Oct 30, 2022 8:30:12 GMT
via mobile
Post by jim1973 on Oct 30, 2022 8:30:12 GMT
Personally, I agree with this variant. You could go a smidgen further, given we're now in House Rules territory, and have 6Kn recoil 3Kn on even score.
Jim
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 30, 2022 6:27:56 GMT
Another week, another battle report. This time some HOTT. A centaur army with furies and a Chimera versus Gryphons supported by beasts, fauns and Cyclops. Pan was chosen but didn't arrive! Here is the setup:  The aerials got to grips first and the furies were struggling until the archer centaurs (LH) arrived to hold the flank. In the centre, the lines clashed near the Gryphons base:   After some to-and-fro, the Centaur lancers (Kn) broke through, took the camp and then surrounded the Cyclops for a narrow win.  If nothing else, this showed I was woefully out of practice with HOTT, making several mistakes. The D3H2 does help keep it more similar to DBA 3 and allows the centaurs to have more variety in Kn/Cv/LH. It was fun to get these troops on the table. Hope you enjoy! Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 30, 2022 0:30:33 GMT
We adopted a grid based DBA here in Munich last year - I started to look around for alternatives after numerous "discussions" over millimetres with my opponent Out of interest i just bought a copy of DBMM. On page 5 it says "The player should have to demonstrate skills - not of an accountant" Well in my opinion the rules do just that! - and are boring to boot! Grid based gaming has huge advantages, for instance i can post my opponent a gridded map of the battlefield beforehand so that when he arrives we save time setting up. Another "time saver" instead of stroking one's beard on deciding how to allocate ones pips/move one's elements we have adopted a new movement system - At the beginning of each bound, flip a coin to determine which side begins activation. The side that begins, rolls a die for activation and may move only ONE unit or group or continue ONE ongoing melee. Then the other side does the same. This continues, until one side declares it has finished or rolls "1" for activation after which only the opponent may continue until he also rolls a "1". If after the final activation neither side has "activated" an ongoing melee, (from the previous bound) then both sides take turns to "adjudicate"one each. Also we allow a unit already engaged to its front to turn and face a flank attack -which can happen at any time. I would love to know (and see) more of your variant! Jim |
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Post by jim1973 on Oct 30, 2022 0:28:41 GMT
Who would've thought soldiers with pointy sticks could be so difficult to classify? Spears can be a problem as all Spearmen get side-support but I don't think they all warrant it (e.g. Lydians shouldn't fight Persians as Hoplites). I would love to see side-support only on 8Sp as that would look great as a shieldwall and would allow more differentiation between spearmen. I could live with the 2 element loss for double base as a hole through a shieldwall is usually catastrophic. Thebans can have 2x12Sp for their deep phalanx. Agree Pk don't work well because you lose too much frontage to double base each block. And a 3x2 pike block looks silly as a representation of a Hellenistic phalanx! Now 6x8Pk is a phalanx and doesn't shorten your line but does put you at risk of a double element loss. As for 4Ax, well, they also don't seem to work well outside a matched pair with Warband armies. Samnites v Gauls can be fun! But this is what we have and it works well for many historic refights. Just on occasion it throws up a combination that feels wrong. If it didn't then what would we talk about on this site?  Cheers Jim |
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