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GenHansen@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:29:52 GMT

Hi all, All you Spartans out there will be pleased to know that I have created a marvelous Thespian warrior to stand in the shield wall with Leonidas at

Re: Point of tournaments

Steve — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:43 GMT

Tend to agree - had a choice at Britcon (MM) of an army that would be difficult to break, because during a long tournament it's better to not lose badly, but

Re: Edward Woodward rolls his last dice....

david fairhurst — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:36:32 GMT

It is solely because of him that I am playing today David ... From: david809904 Subject: [dbmlist] Re: Edward Woodward rolls his

Re: Possible DBM Armies (was fall in)

Steve Burt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:41:50 GMT

... What, you mean the system in the book, which doesn't award any points for incomplete games?

Re: Edward Woodward rolls his last dice....

david809904 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:25:58 GMT

... DM Yup, That's why I posted here:-) Regards Dave M

Re: Edward Woodward rolls his last dice....

John G — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:59:27 GMT

Yep, too bad. Callan & the Enforcer. But I think I liked best his performance as Breaker Morant........ JC PS Didn't Callan play with toy soldiers like the

Re: Point of tournaments (was: Possible DBM Armies)

graham_briggs — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:41:41 GMT

... Stepping up the level of randomness is a good way to neutralise skill. Unfortunately, it seems more common for the weaker player to try something bizarre

Re: Point of tournaments (was: Possible DBM Armies)

david809904 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:21:16 GMT

I agree with Graham, the Rampage "all you can eat" on the 1st day encouraged going for a result. Indeed if you found yourself in a game with no realistic

Re: Point of tournaments (was: Possible DBM Armies)

timothymyall1 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:48:51 GMT

Like it. Lets assume that we are not all as nimble and light on our feet as Graham, so lets work on 4 games being the max in 1 day. You could in theory lose 4

Re: Point of tournaments (was: Possible DBM Armies)

graham_briggs — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:58 GMT

An alternative is the format used on the first day at Rampage. Wherein players finishing early are immediately paired with others who finish early. So fast

Edward Woodward rolls his last dice....

david809904 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:09:21 GMT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8362367.stm

Re: Possible DBM Armies (was fall in) - Normans & Feudal Spanish

uncosurcc — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:55 GMT

Kevin, The norm for NASAMW tournaments is to use both the DBM lists 1-4 (2nd edition) and the DBMM lists. Allied contingents must come from the same source

Re: Possible DBM Armies (was fall in) - Normans & Feudal Spanish

gavindbm — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:39:47 GMT

Hi Kevin, In UK DBM competitions at present players tend to be allowed to chose from all 4 DBM books and 3 DBMM books (so often a choice of 2 lists for many

Re: Point of tournaments (was: Possible DBM Armies)

Nik Gaukroger — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:44:25 GMT

... From: "a1jer" ... Well "he is a much better player so I'll make this as much a game of chance as possible" is a

Re: Point of tournaments (was: Possible DBM Armies)

a1jer — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:33:29 GMT

... My approach against Simon Hall, except I lost... Close though. Aggressive play often throws the better players, they don't expect it, they are used to