http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/ Dedicated to all matters reagarding the miniatures rules De Bellis Antiquitatis. Discussion on the rules, scenarios, OOB, Q&A, Thu, 23 May 2013 10:26:20 GMT s.andrews994 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39783 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39783 ... Unfortunately, the Auxiliaries would still be unable to break-off, because Blades and Pikes automatically pursue and maintain contact. However, combining Thu, 23 May 2013 10:19:56 GMT Vince Cholewa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39782 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39782 Hi Tim I would assume the reason for the apparent horse archer paradox is the element is not "full" of soldiers. Much of it, in some cases most of it, is Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:16 GMT renegade_dalek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39781 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39781 Bob, Those of us that already play DBA have a considerable head start on new comers when it comes to understanding. I tried to show someone, who was an Thu, 23 May 2013 05:43:48 GMT Andy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39780 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39780 Hmmm, so that "diagram" didn't work too well... Let me try again - it should look like this (I hope): _________ CCC _______ B ___ _ AAA _ B ___ _______ B ___ Thu, 23 May 2013 05:43:24 GMT baronlakwa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39779 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39779 Is there an a set of army lists available that is compatible with the May version of the 3.0 draft rules? Thu, 23 May 2013 02:02:46 GMT Robert Beattie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39778 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39778 Without the diagrams, these rules will be very hard to understand. I can barely understand them as they are. I don't believe I could teach them to anybody Thu, 23 May 2013 01:51:33 GMT Vince Cholewa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39777 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39777 One of the options is to publish the rules soon and, in future, publish online free addenda and errata. Could even be a planned review cycle. Vince Thu, 23 May 2013 01:19:35 GMT David Kush http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39776 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39776 Maybe let them survive doubling, just recoiled, except against mounted? They don't fight well but the can break-off if losing? Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:50 GMT Robert Beattie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39775 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39775 Not one diagram is yet to be seen by anybody in the review group. The crucial improvement in these rules structurally is the addition of diagrams. But I guess Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:17 GMT torsjorvik http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39774 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39774 Come on chaps enough is enough!!!, let it be finished this week. Kingo Wed, 22 May 2013 19:07:11 GMT vincecholewa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39773 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39773 Sorry, the last paragrah should have started: "I agree, this is NOT directly relevant … " Vince Sent from Samsung Galaxy Note vincecholewa Wed, 22 May 2013 19:02:02 GMT vincecholewa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39772 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39772 About Early Imperial Roman auxilia, Adrian Goldsworthy writes in "Roman warfare":  "Auxiliary infantry also included units of archers and contingents of Wed, 22 May 2013 14:56:18 GMT Adrian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39771 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39771 "Be careful of Vegetius. He's not a soldier himself, he's writing very late (about 400CE), its not clear what his sources for the armies of the earlier empire Wed, 22 May 2013 14:39:24 GMT s.andrews994 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39770 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39770 In my last post, I mentioned why I believe reducing the combat difference between Ax and Bd/Sp from the current 2 to 1 would help correct the disparity between Wed, 22 May 2013 14:34:42 GMT s.andrews994 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39769 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DBA/message/39769 Following on from my original post, my stating that Ax in DBA 3.0 are weaker in good going than they were in 2.2 is not just my personal opinion, but is an