Went to Fielding today. Nice town. Needs a Wargames Club.
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Kelly Gay I would join that!!
Allen Yaxley Great place for a convention, what do you think Russell Patton ðĪŠ
Alex Neil Seth Cook ideas?
DBMM New Zealand: DBMM (De Bellis Magistrorum Militum) are wargames rules for ancient and medieval battles from 3000 BC to 1525 AD. The rules are written by Phil Barker and published by the Wargames Research Group. The rules, army lists and books are available from www.wrg.me.uk The purpose of this blog is to promote the rules in New Zealand by sharing information and photos. This blog replicates posts on the DBMM New Zealand Facebook, for those wargamers who do not use FB.
Saturday, 1 December 2018
DBMM in Feilding - Posted by Allen Yaxley, 1 December 2018
Went to Fielding today. Nice town. Needs a Wargames Club.
Kelly Gay I would join that!!
Allen Yaxley Great place for a convention, what do you think Russell Patton ðĪŠ
Alex Neil Seth Cook ideas?
Cancer Foundation Charity wargaming tournament - Posted by Vince Cholewa, 28 November 2018
Charity wargaming tournament to support cancer research and people living with cancer, 23-24 February 2019.
Registration Send your initial request (name and game system preference) through to the organiser Bede Bailey at bedejbailey@gmail.com to receive payment details and further information on your chosen event.
Allen Yaxley is running the DBMM competition.
My apologies. I cannot find a function in Blogger to upload the pdf file giving all the competition details. You can download it from the DBMM New Zealand Facebook at this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/permalink/1091423781017213/
or email Bede.
DBMM 200 - posted by Craig Mabon, 28 November 2018
Neil Williamson and I are planning to experiment with DBMM 200 at the next Masterton Marauders and I wondered if any other members of this group had played this form of DBMM (and what their impressions were).
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Vincent Cholewa I have and it is good fun. You have very similar challenges to the full-sized game. The big difference was, I thought, when things start going wrong. With many fewer elements and smaller commands, once the cunning plan starts going wrong the end comes quickly - there are just not enough troops to save yourself. But then, you have enough time to play again.
Gary Lewis I learned dbmm playing at 240 points to the same dbmm200 rules. It helps to remind you to look after your generals...
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Vincent Cholewa I have and it is good fun. You have very similar challenges to the full-sized game. The big difference was, I thought, when things start going wrong. With many fewer elements and smaller commands, once the cunning plan starts going wrong the end comes quickly - there are just not enough troops to save yourself. But then, you have enough time to play again.
Gary Lewis I learned dbmm playing at 240 points to the same dbmm200 rules. It helps to remind you to look after your generals...
Romans vs Huns: Game on! Posted by Gary Lewis, 26 November 2018
I'm looking for a game at the next Hutt club meeting (8th December)
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Neil Williamson Hi Gary, Do you fancy a game against the Hun?
Allen Yaxley Post mongol samurai verses the dreaded Hun. ðą
Gary Lewis sure. I was thinking of getting my Patricians out. So we could be fairly historical...
Neil Williamson Great. 400 points and see you there about 9.30
Gary Lewis Ok 400 points it is. Seeya then
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Neil Williamson Hi Gary, Do you fancy a game against the Hun?
Allen Yaxley Post mongol samurai verses the dreaded Hun. ðą
Gary Lewis sure. I was thinking of getting my Patricians out. So we could be fairly historical...
Neil Williamson Great. 400 points and see you there about 9.30
Gary Lewis Ok 400 points it is. Seeya then
Saturday, 24 November 2018
Ptolemaic vs Samurai - posted by Russell Briant, 24 November 2018
My game vs Gary Lewis and his post Mongol Japanese.
Gary had to deploy first.
A hard fought game which I eventually won while suffering 30% losses.
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| All set on my left |
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| ... and my right. Gary looks on. |
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| The pike block engage samurai katana wielders while ashigaru bow drive back the left pike block and Legionnaires. |
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| This pushed back pike block never gets to engage. His general being in action and being the recipient of the lowest dice means there are never able to charge in. |
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| Samurai superior archers on Gary’s left. |
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| Manage to break the sohei monks and then the blades and bow between them |
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| Legionnaires and Greek Mercenary Cavalry confront rank on rank of samurai cavalry |
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| My knights keep chewing through samurai cavalry. This wing breaks breaks for us both. First Gary then me. |
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| I create a can’t recoil problem for me mercenary cavalry who both die |
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| Right wing mounted deploy away from the superior samurai archers |
Allen Yaxley They are. Very observant.ðģ
Gary Lewis Yep - all I've done is a bit of tufting and static grassing
John Way Nice. Planning to convert my Japanese from DBR to DBMM. What is the opposing force that has pikes and legionarii?
Dirk Heinsius Ptolemaic Egyptian
Allen Yaxley Ptolemaic?
Russell Briant Yes. Sorry John Way. I should have mentioned that.
Gary Lewis Yep - all I've done is a bit of tufting and static grassing
John Way Nice. Planning to convert my Japanese from DBR to DBMM. What is the opposing force that has pikes and legionarii?
Dirk Heinsius Ptolemaic Egyptian
Allen Yaxley Ptolemaic?
Russell Briant Yes. Sorry John Way. I should have mentioned that.
Wairarapa competition: Ptolemaic vs Siamese - posted by Russell Briant, 24 November 2018
Photos from my game vs Bruce and his Siamese in whose country Ptolemy rashly invaded.
Spent much of the game rolling ones and Bruce won a well crafted 22-3
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| My Companions go in |
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| I think the Legionnaires might have survived this squeeze |
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| My right flank |
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| Pikes struggling to get enough drops to press on in |
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| Achillias (the senior Ptolemaic general) about to enter the here after. One of two Ptolemaic generals to die. |
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| Bruce’s ambush seeks to envelop my left wing |
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| Bruce’s left |
Russell Briant Che Tibby next time we will be dripping sixes ....... and then it will just be .... his Tactics ..... that ..... beat ...... us.
Che Tibby i did a big outflank, then had perfect matches between elephants and skirmishers, knights and blades.
apparently, even tactics didn't save me from 15 or 16 1s.
never, ever, fight a land war in asia.
apparently, even tactics didn't save me from 15 or 16 1s.
never, ever, fight a land war in asia.
A wee celebration in traditional Polish style! - posted by Vince Cholewa, 24 November 2018
In 2014 my darling wife, Miriam Hughes-Cholewa, found the horse head trophy for the Wairarapa two day competition. Today, I won ð
Vi
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Eddie Hudspith Well done Vincent...enjoy the Vodka.ð
Vincent Cholewa Eddie Hudspith thank you, we did ð
Rob Shirley Winnners are grinners. Well done. See you at NatCon.
Vincent Cholewa Rob Shirley thank you ☺️
Jim Morton Well done
Vincent Cholewa Jim Morton thank you ð
Jim Morton see you in January
Vincent Cholewa Jim Morton looking forward to it ð
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