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Jay, Thank you for your kind comments. Hope that your solo game went okay. Your point about wanting to deploy different types elements on the same group is a...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 10, 2010 5:24 pm
Dale, I wish you luck with your pre-designed terrain layouts. If you choose that method of terrain selection I suggest that you have a lot of different...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 10, 2010 4:52 pm
Dale, ... respectively. Any reason you did not make it -1/+0/+1? Not implying I think it is wrong, just curious." I think that the original tactical engine...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 10, 2010 3:14 pm
... A lifetime project, I suspect. :) ... I can always use Richard's method when I want a pickup game that is completely different! :) For me, it is about...
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Jay
brizblogger
Feb 10, 2010 6:10 am
Wow, that IS going to be a mammoth task. OTOH, I guess that researching and gradually compiling the data and resources (plans of game boards and so on) is...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 9, 2010 2:43 pm
... I agree. I haven't written the troop deployment rules for DBAS, but I already know I am going to use "quads" as has been discussed on Fanaticus and the...
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Jay
brizblogger
Feb 9, 2010 7:13 am
Fascinating discussion guys! I'm planning to run a test game of Richard's latest ruleset this evening. It'll be my first solo DBA game in a little while,...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 9, 2010 6:19 am
... I hadn't noticed that until you mentioned that. I stopped just before the Tactical Engine section. I noticed the modifiers are +0/+1/+2 for 1-2, 3-4, and...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 9, 2010 5:49 am
... CORRECTION: PIP Roll - Number of NPG Elements Lost + Number of Enemy Elements Lost. Of course, the number cannot be greater than the PIP roll itself. So,...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 8, 2010 8:27 pm
... True. Given neither side's movement rate doesn't change in Bad Going, I don't see your point yet. ... Big assumption there. You stated previously that the...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 8, 2010 8:09 pm
Dale, I agree that how aggressive the NPG is in any bound should be affected by the number of pip dice. As you have seen, I have kept the method of throwing 2...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 8, 2010 7:35 pm
Dale, "Why would you do that with a Bad Going army (facing anything)?" One of the uses of an army whose infantry is auxilia and psiloi is to out-maneuver other...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 8, 2010 5:19 pm
When I played my test game last night, I was mainly focused on terrain placement, which is the section of DBAS I am trying to update. However, in order to...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 8, 2010 4:37 pm
... I know I am still learning, in that regard. I just did a playtest for the upcoming DBAS version 4 and the point was driven home that not all Bad Going is...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 8, 2010 7:28 am
Dennis, That sounds interesting. Might try De Bellis Minimus myself some time. Although (at present) I am just trying to cover basic DBA, I have thoughts of...
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Dennis P. Skea
codekeyguy
Feb 7, 2010 9:39 pm
Yesterday we played a couple of games of De Bellis Minimus (on a 12" square board) It is super fast, and super fun. I'M Considering trying to "solo" it also....
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 7, 2010 6:38 pm
Dale, Many thanks for your extremely helpful feedback. ... With a bad going army I would still prefer to deploy on good going. It may well be useful to fight...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 7, 2010 5:12 pm
... Here is my feedback on reading through the document (no playtesting yet). Selection of General * -1 Elephant general when YOU have a total of four or more...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 7, 2010 2:51 pm
Hello everyone, Here are some notes I made of this afternoon's playtest of 'Solo DBA' v3: Human player was Italian Hill Tribes (1 x cavalry general, 10 x...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 7, 2010 2:26 pm
Hello everyone, I have just uploaded version 3 of 'Solo DBA'. Still quite a lot to do, but it is taking shape. Will need to playtest it a bit more. I would...
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soloDBAdevelopment@...
Feb 7, 2010 2:02 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the soloDBAdevelopment group. File :...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 7, 2010 1:58 pm
Dale, Sorry for the slow reply. I have a strong feeling that I do not always put terrain down to my best advantage. Sometimes what I think would look good or...
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rob young
garrisonmini...
Feb 5, 2010 8:38 am
Random thought thrown in for discussion and which I haven't thought through myself: Include terrain as part of the army. In other words, a hill up to a certain...
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rob young
garrisonmini...
Feb 5, 2010 7:31 am
Firstly, this is a solo wargaming site, so choose any method you like! One way would be to use Google Earth or Map and choose a battlefield area, then simply...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 5, 2010 2:13 am
All, I am hoping even the non-DBA gamers might be able to chime in on this one. What would be the best way to document how to go about placing terrain? We can...
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Briz
brizblogger
Feb 4, 2010 9:36 am
... Yes, I reckon there are a lot of complex issues wrapped up in a rather short piece of writing as it currently stands. There's tremendous potential there...
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Dale
dale_hurtt
Feb 4, 2010 4:45 am
I have finally completed the Excel spreadsheet documenting the army lists with options for selecting a General, the choice I would make, and why. The Caveats...
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soloDBAdevelopment@...
Feb 4, 2010 4:42 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the soloDBAdevelopment group. File :...
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Richard Lee
richard.lee42
Feb 3, 2010 10:25 am
Jay, "I suppose that the bit I'm really looking forward to is a revision of the tactical engine" It is on its way, although it may need a few goes at. Richard ...
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Briz
brizblogger
Feb 3, 2010 9:47 am
I'm sure it'll be worth the wait ;o) I suppose that the bit I'm really looking forward to is a revision of the tactical engine though, which is the bit of De...
