Showing posts with label Tony Aguliar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony Aguliar. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 March 2019

DBA Version 3.0: You Tube Video of DBA Battles - Athens v Sparta

Another good Tony Aguliar DBA Version 3.0 Rules run through:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j3ci2EQkeA

A classical hoplite encounter from the Peloponnesian War!
This one I have done "out of the box in DBA 3.0" so it was interesting to see how close my games played to it.

Notes: The Spears "flank +1" support seems to be the most notable element of the game. It also helps if you don't roll 1 in combat and for PiPS!

Monday, 4 March 2019

DBA Version 3.0: You Tube Video of DBA Battles - Scythians v Alexandrian Macedonian

Another good Tony Aguliar DBA Version 3.0 Rules run through:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb9nD7NLZj4&t=7s

Whereas I have a Alexandrian Macedonian .. I think I am more than a few bases away from a Scythian DBA army, I just wanted to see how much fun you could have with a load of 2LH ;)

Notes: This one is a good exercise in recoils, flees, especially with Light Horse and artillery. Shows that "Solid Foot" beat "Fast Foot" and the latter recoils on ties.

Well worth watching :)

Friday, 1 March 2019

DBA Version 3.0: You Tube Video of DBA Battles - Romans v Germans

Another good Tony Aguliar DBA Version 3.0 Rules run through:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyif3W22r9Y

I do have the Early Imperial Roman in 15mm but I will have to get those nasty Germanic Triblesmen (Warbands - with rear support).

Notes: One rule that came apparent is that in DBA Version 3 rear supports do not die if the front element is doubled in combat. A Warband with rear support was doubled (in fact it happened twice) and the rear element lived on to fight another day! Also "you do not have to pursue Psilio" - that was an old DBA 2 trick!





Tuesday, 26 February 2019

DBA Version 3.0: You Tube Video of DBA Battles - Alexander v Persia (Later Achaemenid Persians)

Another good Tony Aguliar DBA Version 3.0 Rules run through:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b6J1hem4gk&t=16s

Note: Not sure I like this tactic of pulling defenders "out of cover" by using a column or making a single element conform to the group, it does not sense "historical" or "based in what can happen in a historical reality".

Also the same propensity for longer armies to envelope smaller armies means that Alexander and his "pike" are going to have quite a hard time in DBA 3 (again).

The good news is that this is another DBA match-up I could immediately play!

How to improve your DBA game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mS5atBJA3w&t=6s

Monday, 25 February 2019

DBA Version 3.0: You Tube Video of DBA Battles - Athens v Persia (Early Achaemenid Persians)

Another good Tony Aguliar DBA Version 3.0 Rules run through:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWRVFq6oslY&t=4s

I have these armies ready to go, so I have no excuses bar a little bit of terrain and some decent camps!

Notes: 
The "Hoard" 2 Pip rule was interesting and noticing which troops followed up.
The "Bow" shooting was interesting (you cannot ignore troops in your "Threat Zone".

The one comment that seems to come through with DBA is that it still fights as 12 elements rather than an army fighting as it did historically. The DBA rules from Version 1 through to 3 seem a volatile "cook-book".

I am just wondering how popular DBA 3 is over DBA 2 (if it is)?

Sunday, 24 February 2019

DBA Version 3.0: You Tube Video of DBA Battles - Carthage v Rome

Nice run through of the rules DBA V3.0 rules!

Tony Aguliar's II/33 v II/32 DBA match-up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYThI--o8-8&t=2s

One I want to do!
I have an army of 15mm Carthaginians painted up but I need to paint my Polybian Romans.


Friday, 22 February 2019

Interesting DBA Version 3.0 battle: New Kingdom Egyptians v Sea Peoples

Video of Battle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSPb8Jl6JJw

Notes: Not sure if the "battle around the Sea Peoples Camp was done with correct 'tactical movement'. Although it is more probable that these guys did it right and I am still getting to grips with DBA again - particularly version 3.0. Did that Sea People's Chariot go through a ZoC (aka Threat Area)?

Still a really good one to watch!

Tony Aguilar: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbRAe5rGG3lYIHXFgkrC3wQ?view_as=subscriber

DBA Terrain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVlCp4pTEY8

DBA Fanaticus (Version 3) Forum:
http://fanaticus.boards.net/thread/1580/combat-unit-bad