DBN....and All That!

Saturday 26th May 2018 - Gt. Houghton

5 games of DBN - my first exposure to this DBA variant.

(1)  Spanish v Prussians (13 v 12 points) - I made good use of my 'extra' troops (militia only cost half a point) - 5:3 win.
(2)  Austrians v Prussians (12 points) - a bit harder but I still managed a 5:2 result.
(3)  Austrians v Prussians (18 points each)  larger numbers gave me no advantage - I went down to an ignominious 2:7 defeat.
(4)  Austrians v Prussians (12 points) - increased numbers of CV & Lh (just to see how they worked.  Mine were pretty useless - 2:5 loss.
(5)  Spanish v Prussians (13 v 12 points) - a re-run of the first battle.  It came down to the wire - a 4:5 loss.  I made poor use of my 'extras' this time.

The rules seemed to work once we got the hang of them.

 

 In the past I have downloaded DB Colonial from the same source -  KISR Publications - and even played a few trial games solo.  The results were entirely one-sided.  I was not impressed.

 I have since downloaded the ACW variant and read through it.  My initial thoughts were:

     (1)  a complicated set of rules.
     (2)  basing units requires careful picking of figures.
     (3)  there is a need for a number of status indicators.

Although I have a number of painted 1/72 ACW figures (mostly foot) available I will not be rushing into using these rules.  Quite a large amount of preparatory work is required first.

 This variant is for Middle East conflicts such as in Mesopotamia. Having recently purchased a few 'Lawrence of Arabia' foot figures I may wander that way.  Alternatively they may be adaptable to East or West Africa!

Others:
The 3 page AWI download was certainly not worth $4.  Nothing but tables - no background - nada. Given that the similar Franco-Prussian wars sheets are free it begs the question "what am I paying for?".   Also...Regular cavalry...really!!! 

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Round-Up

Saturday 19th May 2018 - WDW

A big Seven Years War in India game.


Monday 28th May 2018 - WDW

Spearhead 6mm Modern - Russians v Dutch & British - victory for the allies.
DBM - Xi-Xia v Early Samurai - Andy ploughed his Kn(F) into the opposition breaking the enemy centre (and loosing all but one of his horsemen).  Not long after that the Samurai left command broke as well.  I had spent my time 'corner-sitting' and messing around with Lh(S) - oh well!

Just back from Partizan, Newark

Approx 40 miles each way and my car's transmission starting complaining half-way down.  Still I made it there and back.  So what was my haul?

Picked this up for the princely sum of £3.

Two boxes of plastics found their way into my satchel:

1 x Caesar Miniatures - Orc Warriors (set 2) - this time in a reasonable tone of green
1 x Strelets - British Line Infantry in Egypt

Finally a few 15mm figures and some mdf items:

4 x bags 7mm square frames (for tiny dice)
2 x packs 40mm x 40 mm mdf squares [wrong size - I wanted 60 x 60 - my bad!]
8 x Museum Miniatures - Chinese archers
16 x Essex - Chinese archers
1 x unknown - 2 horse, 2 crew Chinese chariot

As usual the show was noisy (like being in an aircraft hanger), hot and a bit smelly.  Plenty of eye candy but somehow feeling a bit 'sterile' and 'colourless'.  The show may have suffered from 'Hammerhead' being there only 3 weeks before!

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 Round Up  [quite a lot this time as I have been occupied elsewhere for a few weeks].

Monday 30th April 2018 - WDW

DBMM - Kharakhanid v Wars of the Roses (Lancs)
DBM - Hindu Indian v Early Byzantines - another disasterous outing
Oregan (boardgame)
Congo - Imperials v Natives
Square Bashing - Italians v Austro-Hungarians 1916


Saturday 5th May 2018 - Janco Toys

One of my rare visits to this shop (it's way on the other side of Barnsley at Worsborough).  Purchased some inks and brushes.  Saw some stunning female customers in the Asda opposite (made me wish that I was young again).


Monday 7th May 2018 - WDW

7YW in India - Brits v French (Kings of the Battlefield)
Caesar's War (boardgame) x 2
Conflict of Heroes (WW2) - boardgame
DBM - Spring & Autumn Chinese v Neo-Babylonian - another ignominous defeat with 9 of 10 Kn(O) being destroyed.


Saturday 12th May 2018 - Horbury Library

The WDW outreach crew were playing WW1 Aerial dog fights.  We had one lady come over to our table and that was all.  Still the four of us enjoyed our game.


Monday 14th May 2018 - WDW

Spearhead - Modern Russians v British
Sun Tzu (boardgame)
DBM - Neo-Babylonian (Andy's version) v Spring & Autumn Chinese (Mk.2) - Ben decided the set up with the two Kn commands on our left and centre plus the large warband on the right.  A smaller Bd(I) command was to hold the right flank behind a wood.  Yours truly managed to throw a '1' for the allied warband which kept it out of the use for most of the battle.  Meanwhile my Reg Bd(F) crunched into the opposing Bw(X)/Bw(O) and demolished it.  Chris was not far behind in breaking the Bedouin allies.  What a contrast to the previous scrap.


Saturday 19th May 2018 - WDW

The Saturday gamers were playing but at this stage I don't know what.  Perhaps in the future dear readers........

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Post script:  I have been working on some chariots recently.  They are 20mm plastic conversions that should be fit to come into the daylight soon..