3.0 Due date

[David Constable]

I have heard from a few people in the U.K. that while they like DBMM for big games they prefer DBA over DBMM100 for small games.

I have also been told be two people this seems common in Australia.

I still think I shall wait for Scott to buy copy, then borrow it.

David Constable

[sue@wrg.me.uk]

I cannot tell you what the expected date for DBA 3.0 is. Currently Phil is working his way through the lists, checking them and adding extra references and information. Then I expect a final revison of the rules and the addition of diagrams. Once the rules are finsihed and sent to the printers, it will be about 6 weeks before they are on sale.

Once we reach that position, I will come back to this group and tell you. My "Start Ancient Wargaming" cannot be completed until I know what DBA 3.0 looks like. Two chapters are on my website (www.wrg.me.uk) and I have removed the 3rd chapter, the sample game, because it was pointed out to me that it is so out-of-date that it is misleading. It was written at a time when I intended the book to include 2.2 DBA rules and lists and I was persuaded to wait and revise it for 3.0. I needed some mechanism to explain what was going on and I chose a teenage brother and sister telling each other what to do. If you have a better idea, let me know and I'll consider it.

I find the delay very frustrating. I tolerate it because the end result is so much better. In addition to DBA, I am halfway through writing a 300-page book on family history, so I'll concentrate on that until Phil has finished the army lists. I notice he works faster when he's left alone to get on with it.

See you later.
Sue

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Bob and his dog

Is Phil offering unsolicited information to the DBMM players, or is he answering questions? I am sure many of those DBMM players are disillusioned with that game an yearn for the better DBA. At Fall in I got a copy of that game for reference and my mind was so twisted trying to figure it out, I just skipped to the diagrams. Some of those might be relevant to DBA -- how to move, how to shoot, how to form columns, etc.

Actually, some of us really enjoy DBMM. We also really enjoy DBA. They are two very different games. It would be nice if some of the basics (as per the diagrams) were the same so it doesn't hurt DBMM players brains - but not necessary.

[Alan Lauder]

Originally Posted by sue@wrg.me.uk

I cannot tell you what the expected date for DBA 3.0 is. Currently Phil is working his way through the lists, checking them and adding extra references and information. Then I expect a final revison of the rules and the addition of diagrams. Once the rules are finsihed and sent to the printers, it will be about 6 weeks before they are on sale.

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See you later.
Sue

Thanks for the update and clarifications, Sue. We eagerly await the results.

Alan

[David Brown]

Thanks for the info.

For some reason the sample chapters won't load up for me, i guess the problem is my dodgy old tech.

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