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The DBA Quizlets (1988-2002)

From August 1988 through August 2002, Fanaticus used a Java-based Quizlet format made available by BeSeen.Com to conducting a series of quick polls on DBA-related topics deemed to be of interest to both newbies and experienced players alike. The following page archives the Quizlet questions and results.

What type of DBA convention gaming do you prefer?

Conducted 8/7/02 - 8/23/02. 194 responses:

  • 38% - Themed Tournaments (e.g. Dark Ages)
  • 25% - Open Tournaments (bring any army)
  • 16% - GiantDBA Battles (e.g. Cannae)
  • 09% - Big Battle Doubles Tournaments
  • 08% - Tournaments Using Preset Battle Problems
  • 04% - Other

Which historical period are you most interested in having a set of DBA variant rules for?

Conducted: 7/17/02 - 8/6/02. 313 responses:

  • 29% - Napoleonic
  • 25% - Not Really Interested
  • 14% - Other
  • 11% - American Civil War
  • 11% - Colonial
  • 09% - WWII/Modern

Do you use the Internet to buy and sell DBA-related materials?

Conducted: 7/1/02-7/17/02. 193 responses:

  • 52% - Buy Only
  • 24% - Buy and Sell
  • 20% - Don't Use the Internet
  • 04% - Sell Only

What size game board do you prefer for DBA in 15mm scale?

Conducted: 6/13/02 - 6/30/02. 254 responses:

  • 41% - 24 square
  • 34% - 36 by 24 rectangle
  • 16% - 32 square
  • 05% - Other
  • 04% - Not Sure

If given the power to fix only one thing about DBA, what would you fix?

Conducted: 5/25/02 - 6/12/02. 284 responses:

  • 46% - BUA rules
  • 29% - Rules clarity
  • 12% - 15mm Board size
  • 04% - Army Lists
  • 04% - Other
  • 04% - I would change nothing

Which of the following ancient/medieval wargamer societies do you belong to?

Conducted: 5/4/02 - 5/24/02. 211 responses:

  • 58% - None
  • 26% - Society of Ancients
  • 11% - North American Society of Ancient and Medieval Wargamers
  • 03% - SOA and NASAMW
  • 02% - Lance and Longbow Society
  • 00% - All Three

What do you think of the idea of developing a national/int'l DBA rankings system?

Conducted 4/15/02-5/3/02. 181 responses:

  • 36% - Not supportive/interested
  • 19% - Actively oppose
  • 19% - Neutral/No Opinion
  • 15% - Somewhat supportive/interested
  • 10% - Very supportive/interested

Which of the following elements do you think is most improved in DBA2.0?

Conducted: 3/23/02 - 4/15/02. 179 responses:

  • 47% - Light Horse
  • 33% - Knights (Dismountable)
  • 09% - Psiloi
  • 08% - Warband
  • 02% - Auxilia
  • 01% - Scythed Chariots

What type of commercial BUA model would you be most interested in buying?

Conducted: 2/26/02 - 3/23/02. 327 responses:

  • 21% - Biblical/Middle East Walled City
  • 20% - Medieval Keep
  • 19% - Roman Mile/Frontier Fort
  • 15% - Village in Ring Pallisade
  • 13% - Iron Age Hill Fort
  • 12% - Motte and Bailey Castle

What size blisters (# of figures) do you prefer to buy 15mm foot figures in?

Conducted: 2/3/02 to 2/25/02. 257 responses:

  • 62% - 8 fig blisters
  • 12% - 50+ fig bags
  • 08% - Other
  • 06% - 6 fig blisters
  • 06% - 10 fig blisters
  • 06% - 20-24 fig blisters

What type of gameboard(s) you play DBA on?

Conducted 1/11/02-2/2/02. 357 responses:

  • 32% - Felt (or similar cloth)
  • 27% - Wood (Plywood, Pressboard)
  • 12% - Other
  • 10% - Commercial Gamecloth/mat
  • 10% - Carpet
  • 10% - Insulation Board

Which non-European/Middle Eastern region (or army lists) are you most interested in gaming DBA in?

Conducted 12/20/01 - 1/10/02. 317 responses:

  • 35% Central Asia/India
  • 24% China/Mongolia/Korea
  • 19% Japan/Pacific Region
  • 11% The Americas
  • 06% Southeast Asia
  • 04% Africa (Sub-Saharan)

How do you prefer to finish your miniatures' shields?

Conducted 11/25/01 - 12/19/01. 326 responses:

  • 35% - Mix of techniques
  • 34% - Painted on designs (using brush)
  • 14% - Shield transfers (e.g. VVV)
  • 10% - Solid Colors (with metal trim/boss)
  • 04% - Drawn on designs (using ink pens)
  • 03% - Not Sure/No Preference

What is your favorate part of the wargaming convention experience?

Conducted 11/01/01 - 11/25/01. 261 responses:

  • 38% - Dealers Room/Flea Market
  • 21% - Gaming Just for Fun
  • 13% - Social/Catching Up With Old Friends
  • 11% - Trying Out New Rules/Periods
  • 09% - Not Sure/Never Been to One
  • 07% - Competitive (Tournament) Gaming

For which period does DBA give battles with the most historically accurate flavor?

Conducted: 10/10/01 - 11/01/01. 250 responses:

  • 58% - Classical Period
  • 16% - Hoplite Warfare
  • 09% - Dark Ages (400-1066 AD)
  • 07% - Early Medieval (1066-1300 AD)
  • 07% - Later Medieval (1300-1500 AD)
  • 04% - Chariot Warfare

What is your least favorate DBA term or expression?

Conducted 9/24/01 - 10/10/01. 276 responses:

  • 45% - Word According to Phil
  • 33% - BUA (Built up Area)
  • 07% - ZOC (Zone of Control)
  • 05% - Quick Kill
  • 05% - PIP (Player Initiative Point)
  • 05% - Distant Shooting

How do you prefer to buy figures to create your DBA armies?

Conducted 9/9/01 to 9/24/01. 289 responses:

  • 29% -- All Options DBA Army Packs
  • 26% -- Blister packs (several manufacturers)
  • 16% -- Not sure/varies by army
  • 13% -- Blister packs (one manufacturer only)
  • 11% -- Individual figures
  • 05% -- Pre-painted armies only

What are you doing with your DBA 1.1 armies now that DBA 2.0 is in print?

Conducted: 8/20/01 - 9/8/01. 293 responses:

  • 42% -- Updating most of my 1.1 armies to 2.0
  • 15% -- Building new 2.0 armies only
  • 13% -- Playing DBA 2.0 with DBA 1.1 armies
  • 11% -- Updating some of my 1.1 armies to 2.0
  • 11% -- Sticking with DBA 1.1 armies and rules
  • 08% -- Haven't decided yet

How do you finish your DBA element bases?

Conducted: 8/7/01 - 8/20/01. 316 responses:

  • 37% -- Paint and regular flock/scatter
  • 30% -- Combination of paint, gel and flock
  • 09% -- Paint on texture gel, paste or filler
  • 09% -- Method depends on the army
  • 08% -- Paint only
  • 06% -- Paint and static grass

How much time do you devote to DBA with miniatures versus DBA On-Line?

Conducted: 7/13 - 8/6/01. 264 responses:

  • 64% -- DBA with miniatures exclusively
  • 14% -- DBA with miniatures predominantly
  • 08% -- DBAOL predominantly
  • 07% -- About the same
  • 05% -- Neither/don't know
  • 03% -- DBAOL exclusively

What year did you start playing DBA?

Conducted: 6/20 - 7/13/01. 289 responses:

  • 34% -- 1990-1994
  • 24% -- 1995-1997
  • 18% -- 1998-1999
  • 16% -- 2000-2001
  • 08% -- Before 1990
  • 01% -- Don't know/don't play DBA

    • What do you think of the BUA rules in DBA 2.0?

    Conducted 5/29/01 - 06/19/01. 305 responses:

    • 56% -- BUAs should be optional in arable.
    • 12% -- Not sure/no opinion
    • 11% -- BUAs should be smaller in size
    • 10% -- Okay as is
    • 09% -- BUAs okay on a wider (3x2) board
    • 02% -- BUA placement shouldn't be restricted

    How many hours you spend in an average week on wargaming related activities?

    Conducted: 5/06/01 - 5/29/01. 250 responses:

    • 32% -- 6-10
    • 28% -- 3-5
    • 14% -- 11-15
    • 08% -- 16-24
    • 08% -- 25+
    • 10% -- 0-2

    What is the single most important key to successful DBA generalship?

    Conducted: 4/16/01-5/06/01. 336 respondents:

    • 34% -- Flexibility/Adaptability
    • 33% -- Having a clear tactical plan
    • 14% -- Luck (Good die rolling
    • 13% -- Initial deployment match-ups
    • 04% -- Careful husbanding of PIPs
    • 03% -- Initial Terrain selection/placement

    What is the current state of the historical miniature gaming hobby?

    Conducted: 4/1/01 - 4/16/01. 329 respondents:

    • 38% -- Good and steady
    • 32% -- Stagnant and graying
    • 15% -- Growing (with a youth movement)
    • 10% -- Don't Know/No Opinion
    • 05% -- Declining

    Who is your least favorate DBA Opponent?

    Conducted: 3/19/01 - 3/31/01. 261 responses:

    • 39% -- The Rules Lawyer
    • 38% -- The Hyper-competitor
    • 10% -- The Deliberate (i.e. slow) Dabbler
    • 10% -- The Dice Demon (Bad tactics/great rolls)
    • 02% -- The Luckless Loser
    • 01% -- The Clueless Newbie

    What is your preferred period for DBA armies?

    Conducted: 3/4/01 - 3/19/01. 314 responses:

    • 52% -- Classical Period (500 BC-476 AD)
    • 19% -- High Medieval (1071-1500 AD)
    • 15% -- Early Medieval (476-1071 AD)
    • 09% -- Chariot Period (3000-500 BC)
    • 05% -- Don't Know/No Preference

    What are you from?

    Conducted: 2/25/01 - 3/4/01. 368 responses:

    • 51% -- North America (U.S. & Canada)
    • 21% -- Continental Europe
    • 16% -- United Kingdom & Ireland
    • 08% -- Australia/New Zealand
    • 02% -- Asia/Pacific Rim
    • 02% -- Other

    What type of army do you think will benefit most under the DBA 2.0 rules changes?

    Conducted: 2/11/01 - 2/25/01. 192 responses:

    • 34% -- Dismounting armies
    • 24% -- Didn't Know/Other
    • 18% -- Low aggression/bad terrain armies
    • 09% -- Spear armies with Psiloi support
    • 07% -- Light Horse armies
    • 07% -- High aggression/combined arms armies

    What will your first project be after DBA 2.0 is released

    Conducted: 1/27/01 - 2/11/01. 251 responses:

    • 38% -- Just play
    • 31% -- Update an existing DBA army(s)
    • 11% -- Don't know
    • 08% -- Buy a new DBA army(s)
    • 06% -- Build a BUA
    • 05% -- Create/buy new terrain

    How were you first introduced to DBA?

    Conducted: 1/13/01 - 1/27/01. 269 responses:

    • 30% -- By a friend
    • 20% -- Browsing at the hobby store
    • 14% -- At a gaming convention
    • 13% -- At a gaming club
    • 13% -- Through the Internet
    • 12% -- Other

    Which of the following best describes your current attitude toward the future release of DBA2.

    Conducted: 1/1/ - 1/13/01. 218 responses:

    • 35% -- Impatient/Frustrated
    • 27% -- Excited/Eager
    • 18% -- Indifferent
    • 12% -- Apprehensive/Uncertain
    • 08% -- Unhappy/Discouraged

    What screen resolution (width) would you prefer the Fanaticus page(s) to be sized to?

    Conducted 12/6/00-12/30/00. 115 responses:

    • 37% -- 800 pixels
    • 21% -- Don't really care
    • 19% -- 640 pixels (current)
    • 15% -- 1024 pixels
    • 09% -- Not sure

    What would you give up in order to add 1-2 pages of rules diagrams to DBA 2.0?

    Conducted: 11/12/00 - 12/5/00. 176 responses:

    • 40% -- Campaign Map
    • 29% -- Do not eliminate anything
    • 10% -- Big Battle Rules
    • 09% -- Campaign Rules
    • 06% -- Obscure/weak army lists
    • 06% -- Troop descriptions (shorten)

    What is your least favorate new addition planned for DBA 2.0 so far

    Conducted: 10/29/00 - 11/12/00. 172 responses:

  • 51% -- BUAs
  • 18% -- Littoral Landings
  • 16% -- Double-Based Elements
  • 08% -- Terrain rules
  • 03% -- War Wagon changes
  • 03% -- Hordes

What is your favorate new addition planned for DBA 2.0 so far?

Conducted: 10/9/00 - 10/28/00. 183 responses:

  • 50% -- Expanded Army Lists
  • 27% -- Big Battle DBA
  • 08% -- Army Terrain Types
  • 07% -- Hordes
  • 07% -- Army Aggression Factors
  • 01% -- BUA's

What type of paint do you prefer for painting your miniatures?

Conducted: 9/25/00 - 10/9/00. 192 responses:

  • 37% -- Hobby acrylics (Armoury, Humbrol, etc.)
  • 26% -- Craft acrylics (Apple Barrel, Americana)
  • 21% -- Games Workshop acrylics
  • 10% -- Artists acrylics (e.g. Liquitex)
  • 05% -- Enamels (Humbrol, Testors)
  • 01% -- Oils

What type of glue do you prefer for basing miniatures?

Conducted: 8/31/00 - 9/25/00. 184 responses:

  • 41% -- Cyanoacrylate (Superglue, Zap-a-Gap)
  • 39% -- White (PVA, Elmers, Weldbond, etc.)
  • 08% -- Epoxy
  • 07% -- Contact adhesive (UHU, Evostick)
  • 03% -- Hot glue (glue gun)
  • 02% -- Contact cement/modeller's glue

What is your preferred material for basing miniatures?

Conducted: 8/15/00 - 8/30/00. 191 responses:

  • 29% -- Art board or thick card
  • 24% -- Metal
  • 24% -- Wood (balsa, bass or hardboard)
  • 13% -- PVC or plastic
  • 06% -- Other
  • 05% -- Sheet magnet

What do you stand with respect to painting your DBA armies?

Conducted: 7/26/00-8/15/00. 196 responses:

  • 61% -- I paint all my own armies.
  • 16% -- I paint most, and buy/hire the rest.
  • 08% -- I paint some, and buy/hire the rest.
  • 08% -- I paint my own and paint for sale.
  • 07% -- I buy painted armies or hire a painter.

What is the main reason for all those unpainted miniatures in your collection?

Conducted: 7/3/00-7/26/00. 180 responses:

  • 74% -- Not enough time to paint.
  • 12% -- Changes in rules/period/scale interests.
  • 09% -- Hate to paint.
  • 02% -- All my miniatures are painted.
  • 02% -- Disappointed with figures.
  • 01% -- Found out army was no good.

How long have you been actively wargaming in miniatures?

Conducted: 6/12/00-7/2/00. 196 reponses:

  • 34% -- 20+ years.
  • 16% -- 10-14 years.
  • 16% -- 5-9 years.
  • 15% -- 2-4 years.
  • 13% -- 15-19 years.
  • 05% -- 0-1 years.

How did you come to play DBA?

Conducted: 5/27/00-6/12/00. 191 responses:

  • 26% -- Other.
  • 23% -- After WRG 7.0 or DBM.
  • 20% -- From board games.
  • 16% -- From other ancient/medieval rules.
  • 10% -- After playing Games Workshop.
  • 04% -- From other (non-GW) SciFi/Fantasy rules.

How often you play in DBA campaigns (not involving DBAOL)?

Conducted 5/5/00-5/27/00. 103 responses:

  • 49% -- Never, but would like to.
  • 34% -- Have only played a few times
  • 08% -- Never, and don't care to.
  • 07% -- Regularly (one after another)
  • 02% -- Frequently (simultaneous campaigns)
  • 01% -- Tried it, but didn't like it.

What is the most important visual aspect of DBA for you?

Conducted 4/24/00 -5/5/00. 200 responses:

  • 61% -- A well painted army.
  • 16% -- Historically accurate army depiction.
  • 15% -- Good looking terrain.
  • 06% -- An eye-catching camp or BUA.
  • 03% -- Not sure.

Would you be interested in attending a DBA-only convention or world tournament in the eastern U.S. or U.K. in 2001?

Conducted 3/21/00-4/24/00. 109 responses:

  • 57% -- Depends on the cost, dates and location.
  • 13% -- Very interested (sign me up)
  • 12% -- Not particularly interested.
  • 12% -- Not within the realm of possibility.
  • 06% -- Somewhat interested.

Which of the following pets do you keep?

Conducted 3/1/00 - 3/21/00. 163 responses:

  • 34% - Cat(s)
  • 21% - Dog(s)
  • 21% - None
  • 18% - Other/Several
  • 04% - Fish
  • 02% - Bird(s)

Which of the following DBA camps by David Kuijt is your favorite?

Conducted 2/8/00 - 3/1/00. 120 responses:

  • 39% -- Lake Peipus
  • 23% -- Aztec Jungle
  • 14% -- Caledonian Crannog
  • 13% -- Saxon Landing Camp
  • 08% -- Aztec Pyramid
  • 03% -- Moorish Gate

How do you think DBA On-Line will affect regular DBA?

Conducted 1/25/00 - 2/8/00. 140 responses:

  • 37% -- Increase interest in miniature gaming.
  • 32% -- No real effect.
  • 23% -- Decrease interest in miniature gaming.
  • 07% -- Not sure.

Where (or how) do you buy most of your wargaming miniatures?

Conducted 1/04/00 - 1/25/00. 163 responses:

  • 28% -- Catalog order by phone or fax.
  • 27% -- At a local gaming store.
  • 15% -- On-Line (from webstores).
  • 14% -- At gaming conventions.
  • 13% -- On-line (from manufacturer direct).
  • 04% -- Other method.

Do you plan to buy DBA 2.0 after it is released (presumeably around March 2000)?

Conducted 12/14/99 - 01/04/00. 105 responses:

  • 57% -- Definitely, right away.
  • 21% -- Yes, eventually.
  • 12% -- Maybe, depending.
  • 06% -- Probably not.
  • 02% -- Definitely not.
  • 01% -- Not sure.

Which of the following armies should Chris Brantley buy himself for Christmas?

Conducted 12/9/99 - 12/14/99. 194 responses:

  • 42% -- Hittites (#9)
  • 25% -- Later Crusaders (#138)
  • 13% -- Early Med. Scandinavians (#131a)
  • 09% -- Scots-Irish (#61)
  • 08% -- Khazar (#93)
  • 02% -- Blemye/Nobades (#63)

What is the optimal size board for15mm DBA gaming?

Conducted: 11/21/99 - 12/9/99. 125 responses:

  • 46% -- 3' (wide) by 2' (deep), where 100P=1''
  • 34% -- 2' by 2' (current size), where 100P=1''
  • 09% -- 3' by 3', where 100P=40mm
  • 08% -- 3' by 3', where 100P=1''
  • 02% -- 1 by 1 meter, where 100P=40mm
  • 01% -- Not sure/other

How would you save Warband (in DBA 2.0)?

Conducted: 10/29/99 - 11/21/99. 152 responses:

  • 37% -- Reduce/eliminate the bad going penalty
  • 31% -- +1 for Second Rank vs. all (attack only)
  • 14% -- Keep the DBA 1.1 Warband rules
  • 13% -- Increase Combat Factor vs. Foot to +4
  • 03% -- Not Sure/Other
  • 02% -- Warband in DBA 1.2/1.22 are okay.

Note: 95% of respondents clearly agreed that DBA 2.0 warband needed saving.

Which of the following Artillery rules do you prefer for DBA

Conducted: 10/8/99 - 10/29/99. 106 responses:

  • 25% -- +3 in both bounds, if not moving (DBA 1.22)
  • 21% -- +4 in friendly bound only, if not moving
  • 20% -- +4 in enemy bound, unless moved (DBA 1.1)
  • 19% -- +4 in both bounds, if not moving (DBA 1.2)
  • 14% -- +4 in enemy bound; move okay (DBR)
  • 02% -- None ofthe Above

Which of the following Roman matched pairs would you recommend to a DBA Newbie?

Conducted: 9/22/99 - 10/8/99. 105 responses:

  • 37% -- Marian vs. Gallic (35)
  • 33% -- Polybian vs. Later Carthaginian (31b)
  • 15% -- Early Imperial vs. Parthian (51)
  • 07% -- Late Roman (West) vs. Early Goth (70)
  • 05% -- Patrican vs. Huns (79)
  • 03% -- Middle Imperial vs. Early Sassanid (73a)

If you had to go back in history as a foot soldier, which of the following would you be:

Conducted: 9/8/99 - 9/22/99. 132 responses:

  • 27% -- English Longbowman
  • 26% -- Roman Legionary
  • 17% -- Celtic/Gallic Gaestati
  • 14% -- Greek Hoplite
  • 10% -- Swiss Pikeman
  • 06% -- Spanish Almaguvar

What is the most motivating factor in deciding what DBA army that you will create/paint next?

Conducted: 8/14/99-9/8/99. 92 responses:

  • 61% - Historical interest
  • 15% - Colorfulness/panache of the army
  • 12% - Obtain a historical opponent
  • 07% - Fighting qualities
  • 04% - Other
  • 01% - Obtain specific element type(s)

What do you think of the new DBA 1.2 rules for second/subsequent movement?

Conducted 7/19/99 - 8/14/99. 81 responses:

  • 42% - Great Idea
  • 28% - It's okay
  • 12% - Don't know yet
  • 10% - Like it for some but not for others
  • 05% - Don't care one way or the other
  • 02% - It's awful.

Should DBA 2.0 keep the puzzled commander cover art from DBA 1.1?

Conducted: 7/11-7/18/99. Abandoned due to technical difficulties. Approximately 75% of the 50+ respondents prior to the technical glitch saw no need to change the cover art.

Why don't you use 6mm miniatures for DBA?

Conducted 6/26/99-7/11/99. 90 responses:

  • 32% -- No opponents with 6mm to play against
  • 27% -- Too small to see/handle well
  • 11% -- Not enough detail on minis
  • 11% -- To hard to find 6mm miniatures
  • 10% -- Too few miniature sources/ranges
  • 09% -- Just don't like-em

Which aspect of DBA most appeals to you?

Conducted 5/28/99-6/25/99. 86 responses:

  • 34% -- Painting
  • 23% -- Researching
  • 22% -- Socializing
  • 16% -- Competing
  • 05% -- Acquiring

Which of the following female-led armies is most interesting to you?

Conducted: 5/16/99-5/28/99. 79 responses:

  • 30% -- Boudicca (Ancient British)
  • 19% -- Cleopatra (Later Ptolemaic)
  • 18% -- Zenobia (Palmyra)
  • 13% -- Joan D'Arc (Medieval French)
  • 11% -- Hippolyta (Amazon)
  • 09% -- Hatesheput (New Kingdom Egyptian

Which of the following Knight vs. Blades variant rules do you prefer?

Conducted: 4/30/99-5/16/99. 64 reponses:

  • 47% - Leave Kn. vs. Bd. as is (no QK)
  • 30% - Knights Quick-Kill (QK) Blades when attacking only
  • 11% - Knights QK Blades; Blades Get 2d Rank Support (+1)
  • 08% - Knights QK Blades
  • 03% - 3Kns (Not 4Kns) QK Blades
  • 02% - Only Medieval Kns QK Blades

Which of the following Medieval "Tin Can" armies (with six or more Knight elements) most interests you?

Conducted: 4/11/99-4/30/99. 79 responses:

  • 30% - Norman (102c)
  • 29% - Early Crusader (138)
  • 16% - Italian Condotta (169)
  • 11% - Feudal French (137)
  • 08% - Medieval French (170)
  • 05% - Romanian Franks (152)

Which of the following Light Horse armies most interests you?

Conducted: 3/20/99-4/11/99. 64 responses:

  • 44% Mongols
  • 27% Huns
  • 14% Pechenegs
  • 08% Ghuzz
  • 05% Ilkhanid
  • 03% Cuman

Which of the following Biblical/Bronze Age armies mosts interests you?

Conducted: 3/6/99-3/20/99. 56 responses:

  • 29% Hittite
  • 25% New Kingdom Egyptian
  • 25% Sea Peoples
  • 13% Philistine
  • 05% Early Hebrew
  • 04% Hyksos

Which of the following Dark Ages hairy barbarian armies most interests you?

Conducted: 2/20/99-3/6/99. 66 responses:

  • 32% Vikings (106a)
  • 30% Sub-Roman Brits (82)
  • 15% Early Saxons (75a)
  • 09% Early Franks (74)
  • 09% Scots-Irish (61)
  • 05% Early Goths/Vandals (70)

In addition to DBA, what other DBx games do you play?

Conducted: 2/7-2/20/99. 61 responses:

  • (36%) None
  • (28%) DBM
  • (16%) HOTT
  • (8%) DBR
  • (7%) DBM-DBR-HOTT
  • (5%) DBM-DBR

Aggregating the responses, 40% of respondents play DBM, 23% play HOTT, and 20% play DBR.

How many DBA armies (painted or unpainted, but not morphs) do you have in your collection?

Conducted: 1/8-2/7/99. 53 responses:

  • 36% - (6-10)
  • 21% - (3-5)
  • 17% - (1-2)
  • 13% - (16+)
  • 8% - (11-15)
  • 6% - (O)

What is your primary resource when doing DBA army research?

Conducted: 12/19-1/8/98. 52 responses:

  • 52% -- History Books
  • 25% -- Osprey Books
  • 15% -- The Web
  • 13% -- WRG Books
  • 12% -- DBA Resource Page
  • 2% -- Other Wargamer Period/Army Guides

Which of the following possible DBA Resource Page enhancements interest you the most.

Conducted: 12/7 - 12/19/98. 39 responses:

  • 31% - Discussion Board
  • 23% - No Changes Needed
  • 21% - Picture of the Week
  • 10% - Mail List
  • 08% - Guest Book
  • 08% - Seperate Opponents Wanted Section

Select the option that best describes your attitude toward Auxilia

Conducted: 11/20 - 12/7/98. 68 responses:

  • 25% - Bad Going Bullies
  • 15% - Psiloi on Steroids
  • 28% - Gap-Fillers and Line-Extenders
  • 13% - 2nd Rate Spear
  • 19% - Knight Fodder

The game hangs in the balance. Everything rests on a final die roll. What do you think you'll roll?

Conducted: 11/1 - 11/20/98. 55 responses:

  • 24% - 1
  • 15% - 2
  • 18% - 3
  • 20% - 4
  • 15% - 5
  • 09% - 6

Who is your favorate figure manufacturer?

Conducted: 10/10 - 11/1/98. 66 responses:

  • 56% -- Essex
  • 14% -- Irregular
  • 14% -- Other
  • 08% -- Museum
  • 05% -- Chariot
  • 05% -- Minifig

What matched pair of DBA armies would you recommend to a Newbie?

Conducted: 9/18 - 10/10/98. 56 responses:

  • 25% - Marian Rome (#59) vs. Gallic (#35)
  • 21% - Polybian Rome (#46b) vs. Later Carthaginian (#31b)
  • 16% - Medieval French (#170) vs. 100 Years War English (#168)
  • 16% - New Kingdom Egyptian (#11) vs. Hittite (#9)
  • 13% - Norman (#102c) vs. Anglo-Danish (#113)
  • 9% - Early Greek (#24a) vs. Early Archaemenid Persian (#28a)

What scale do you like to game DBA in?

Conducted: 9/8 - 9/18/98. 33 responses:

  • 15mm (88%)
  • 25mm (9%)
  • 20mm (1/76 or HO) (3%)
  • 2mm, 6mm, 10mm, 30mm, 54mm (0%)

What is your favorite historical period for DBA gaming?

Conducted: 8/27-9/8/98. 72 responses:

  • Ancients (35%)
  • Dark Ages (24%)
  • Middle Ages (21%)
  • Biblical/Bronze Ages (14%)
  • Late Medieval/Renaissance (7%)

What types of things you would like to see more of at the DBA Resource Page.

Conducted: 8/19-8/27/98 50 responses:

  • Notes on DBA Armies (44%)
  • Newbie Guides (22%)
  • Battle Scenarios (18%)
  • Campaign Scenarios (4%)
  • Reader Rants and Raves (2%)

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Last Updated: Aug. 23, 2002

Questions, comments, suggestions welcome. Send them to Chris Brantley, IamFanaticus@gmail.com.