tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post2935416602329326585..comments2024-03-22T10:01:23.989+00:00Comments on Wargaming for Grown-ups: DB...eh what?Trebianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-22897374188277078842014-12-15T20:49:15.193+00:002014-12-15T20:49:15.193+00:00Shame we never put money on it!Shame we never put money on it!Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-30164535917637942802014-12-15T09:32:50.998+00:002014-12-15T09:32:50.998+00:00Well, I got that wrong.. three years.. nearly... ...Well, I got that wrong.. three years.. nearly... and a lot of pain later. But I am reasonably happy with the final result, even though my partner (a 30 yr veteran of magazines, newspapers and writing generally) says it looks like a medical textbook...Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-79289298136414381772012-03-24T10:11:19.892+00:002012-03-24T10:11:19.892+00:00It was always confusing that there were two of the...It was always confusing that there were two of them. The UK's PB really looks good for 80 years!Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-40568304289386582092012-03-17T17:56:12.754+00:002012-03-17T17:56:12.754+00:00The death the other day of "Phil Barker"...The death the other day of "Phil Barker", the wargamer and fantasy-novelist, reminds us that not only are most wargamers apparently called "Phil", but also that the more familiar Phil Barker - apparently a distant cousin - is a hale and hearty fellow (one trusts) who will celebrate his 80th birthday later this year. De Bello Barkerorum has yet to be written, and I do not suppose it ever will be.Guthrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717172392799588485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-73936513710751575932011-12-26T07:37:15.708+00:002011-12-26T07:37:15.708+00:00Nope, i am betting early next year for publication...Nope, i am betting early next year for publication. And I have had to deprecate my DBM measuring sticks.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-19807488376712226352011-12-21T19:26:15.349+00:002011-12-21T19:26:15.349+00:00Thomo,
Don't think I've even got 6 games ...Thomo,<br /><br />Don't think I've even got 6 games out of mine.<br /><br />Having said that PB could easily take another year or two to get this stuff to market, so plenty of chances to use it still.<br /><br />TrebianTrebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-36597273037107157342011-12-21T14:02:56.873+00:002011-12-21T14:02:56.873+00:00A interesting thing about the size of the battlefi...A interesting thing about the size of the battlefield for 25mm figures is that many if not most DBA players in the U.S. interpret "twice as large" to mean 4' by 4'. Twice as large would actually be more like 3' by 3'. I raised this on a forum once and drew responses along the lines of "Why would anyone ask such a stupid question? Twice as large means 4' by 4'!" I thereupon abandoned that forum, but I've noticed since then that in the UK at least, 3' by 3' is used. I wonder if this has led to some, ah, interesting discussions when people from opposite sides of the Atlantic play...<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-72364304160513574282011-12-21T12:54:17.693+00:002011-12-21T12:54:17.693+00:00Sigh - I bought a DBA measuring thingy last year f...Sigh - I bought a DBA measuring thingy last year for use at Cancon - now after only 6 games, it will be retired. Perhaps I will frame it and hang it on the wall as an exhibit of Ancient History.Thomo the Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991783592249914130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-45390487881785276172011-12-21T12:49:33.859+00:002011-12-21T12:49:33.859+00:00Phil B (presumably not THAT Phil B)
Some of what ...Phil B (presumably not THAT Phil B)<br /><br />Some of what is being done probably needed to be done. There are some rule-based tactics which run contrary to what would happen in real life and are easily dealt with, so that is to be applauded.<br /><br />What amused me more was the apparently random comments and odd remarks. Other Phil has noted the thing about the measuring stick made from cornflake packets. I think that's gone, but then there's something about figures being based on thin cardboard or equivalent. Why thin cardboard? what's wrong with mdf?<br /><br />PB can be an odd fellow.<br /><br />TrebianTrebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-53510087885448074082011-12-20T23:25:50.564+00:002011-12-20T23:25:50.564+00:00I think puppets (government or otherwise) are not ...I think puppets (government or otherwise) are not covered by the army lists in V3 (and may not fit the basing - it might depend whose hand is up their whatnot ...) :))<br /><br />Yes, there is some odd sruff in there (does it still say measuring stick should be made by cutting up cereal packets?) ...<br /><br />PhilSoA Shows Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181076390844159417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-82428982166196612942011-12-20T23:18:18.654+00:002011-12-20T23:18:18.654+00:00Great, great post. I'm a big fan of DBA but o...Great, great post. I'm a big fan of DBA but once they start tinkering it all goes pear-shaped (DBMM anyone?!). I think as with any rule set you should be allowed to play with what you've got as long as the opponent has the same base sizes (so we use FOG bases for DBA). Table sizes are the same - play the 24" if in a competition but for any other bash then play on whatever table size you like.Broedershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218127480258279732noreply@blogger.com