Sunday, July 12, 2009
De Bellis Indica is a DBA variant for simulation of warfare in India in the 18th and 19th centuries. The basic scale is 1 figure = 50 men and 40mm = 100 paces
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Here are a nice set of campaign rules for the Wars of the Roses, using DBA as the core system.
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Hordes of the Things (HOTT) for moderns is an adaptation of the much-liked fantasy DBA variant. It was written by Bruce McFarlane of the Canadian Wargamers Group and now exists only on the Wayback Machine. In the interests of preservation, I have reproduced it below. No challenge to Mr. McFarlane’s copyright is intended.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008
The HOTT for WWII rules set was written by Bruce McFarlane some years ago and now exists only on the Wayback machine. In the interests of preservation, I have copied it below. This represents no challenge to Bruce’s copyright and I will of course, take it down if he insists.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Here’s some advice on making the best of of woods assualts in DBM.
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Saturday, May 05, 2007
DBA / DBM tournaments are great favorites at conventions, thanks to their compact table size, limited figure count and quick play. But to be successful, you’ve got to know the tricks. Like chess, there are moves to maximize your results.
Here’s some advice on defending the baggage.
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Monday, January 29, 2007
Eye candy time. Baggage Camps are one place where DBx gamers have really gone to town. Here’s a page with some really impressive looking camps.
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Monday, December 11, 2006
The Washington Area DBA Games group offers The Unofficial Guide TO DBA, which is as useful a document as I have seen. Its goal, is to make the game more accessible to beginners, and to caputre the spirit of how DBA actually is played by gamers.
Anything which makes Barkerese more understandable is a good thing.
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Poll #1:
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Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
For pictures, visit the gallery.
Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.
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