DBMM New Zealand

Friday, 23 October 2026

YouTube video: Roman dice tower and the Picts - from Grant Brown, 23 October 2026

Grant Brown has shared this interesting short video about a Roman dice tower found in Cologne. The inscription is about fighting the Picts. Don’t worry, the narrator is rolling dice through a replica - he’s not damaging a 2,000 year old Roman museum piece!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/posts/3474240272735540

https://youtube.com/shorts/sGIR2ateyYI...

DBMM in Taranaki - posted by Julian Hannam, 22 October 2026

Have had a bunch of games lately with usual characters Karl Muskee and Keith V Trye. Karl smashed out an Early Imperial Roman army in the last few weeks to take on my Early Frabks, and Keith tried to flatten my with Venetian Condotta and Later Swiss. No massive results, although the Franks got monstered in their first game by agile Regular Roman cavalry. 

I used 6 shot in my Burgundian army and really enjoyed the potential - if not the actual results. Recoiling a Swiss pike block is no small feat.

Still love this highly technical often annoying game that lets me roll lots of dice (Handy to blame) and move around LOTS of toy soldiers. 

My Burgundians are still walking around in the mud but will get some grass and flowers one day …

https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/posts/3473110052848562

Vincent Cholewa

Many thanks Julian Hannam. I have been intrigued by shot but have not encountered them yet and none of my armies have them. How are they going?

Julian Hannam

Vincent Cholewa shot a really interesting. They have a really short range so they have to get in close which makes them vulnerable given their beaten on evens and are inferior. I think the best use is like aggressive Ps around the edges of a pike block.

Vincent Cholewa

Julian Hannam have you tried them behind a TF or obstacles? Though with a range of only 80p I guess enemy go around them easily.

Rob Shirley

Did you play up here or down there?

Julian Hannam

Rob Shirley games at my place and at Keith V Trye’s place

Rob Shirley