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Post by Admin on Aug 23, 2015 16:47:29 GMT
Hey guys have your own section set up for ye.
Please feel free to trash talk your opponents and organize your games in advance here and make any threads for discussion or any use you can think of.
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Post by aaron on Aug 25, 2015 21:14:24 GMT
Hi guys,
I'm putting this here as it is a challenge of sorts. Anthony was talking to the guy who runs the Munster Historical League. It seems it is mostly Cork and Kerry, but they were talking of a one day/weekend event against us. It will be using DBMM, which is a larger version of DBA, with a twist. I haven't played in a couple of years, but wouldn't mind giving it a go and not sure if any others would be up to defending Limerick/Tipp/Clare honour against the Southern hordes.
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Post by conanSays on Aug 26, 2015 10:55:47 GMT
Lets set it up, its been a while since the Dal gCais took on the deisi, on the condition they return the favour later in the year with fog  |
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Post by aaron on Sept 17, 2015 21:47:05 GMT
So it looks like October 4th at the Gathering we will be doing DBMM200 with the guys from Cork/Kerry. So anyone who wants to come along and try it out are welcome.
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Post by aaron on Sept 25, 2015 20:05:34 GMT
Hi Guys, October 4th has been confirmed and we have 5 guys coming up from Cork/Kerry for some DBMM200. In the free slot some of the guys would like to do DBA, I will be playing one in Flames of War and we may try to get a Bolt Action and Dystopian Wars game going as well. Email me if you want to do something and I will see if any of them are interested. Schedule at the moment is: 09.30: Arrive in shop in Limerick and set up · 10.00-11.30: DBMM200 Round 1 · 11.45-13.15: DBMM200 Round 2: · 13.45-16.30: Free Slot. DBMM play-off for top 2. Other ruleset game Check out link below for intro to DBMM200 and for some tips etc. www.tagmata.it/dbmm_200.htmGames are: · Game length would be 90 mins. · Army size 240AP. · Table size. 120*90cm |
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Post by aaron on Oct 13, 2015 13:38:14 GMT
Hi, below is the email from the cork guys about October 4th and what they thought of it.
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick update on a mini DBMM200 competition we ran at the weekend.
There is a strong gaming community in Limerick and one of our Dublin DBMM players Anthony has been taken under their wing . Anthony and the President of the Society in Limerick (Aaron Leslie) got touch with the Munster Wargames Group to set up an initial get together of the two clubs.
The Limerick Wargamers play a variety of games (FOG, FOW, DBA, Dystopian Wars, Bolt Action etc.) and they were happy to give DBMM a go. We ran a two round event (with a play-off of the top 2 at the end to decide the eventual winner) based on DBMM200 rules, open theme, 240AP armies, 90 min games and 120*90cm tables. We also got a chance to play a few other rules sets individually in the afternoon including DBA, FOW, Dystopian and Bolt Action.
The results of the event are below. I think the games themselves went well. There is a learning curve with DBMM but all new players were ‘well-seasoned’ gamers and really seemed to pick up the concepts well. One of my highlights was seeing a Brilliant Spartacus (a.k.a. Anthony) calling a brilliant stroke and marching a gaggle of Horde (S) into Genghis Khan and Co who had for some reason deployed in difficult going. Alas this bold stroke back fired when the hardy Mongols refused to die and Garry (or Genghis as he may possibly be known as in future)claims his deployment was a masterful piece of Steppe cunning!
Many thanks to Aaron and Anthony for helping set this up and to Garry for the excellent venue (The Gathering Games shop, Lower Gerald Griffin Street, Limerick).
Set out below are the final results.
The Brian Boru is very near on the horizon now (17th/18th October) so I hope you are all getting your lists into Jan for checking!
Regards
Tony
Treaty Stone 1 Dayer
DBMM200 Rules - Open Theme, 240 AP
Standings after 2 Rounds
1 Tony (Early Croatian)\ Garry (Mongol Conquest) 39
2 Tom Worden (French Ord) 37
3 John Somers (Khazars) 37
4 William Coughlan (Chimu) 27
5 Tim Madeley (Catalan Company) 26
6 Aaron Leslie (French Ord) 23
7 Seamus O'Shea (Later Carthaginian) 23
8 Tommy Worden (Seljuq) 16
9 Chris (Free Company) 11
10 Anthony Fitzgerald (Slave Revolt) 11
Overall Winner and Runner-Up
Tom Worden (French Ord) 14
John Somers (Khazars) 11
Round 1
Tony (Early Croatian) 14 Seamus (Later Carthies) 11
John (Khazars) 14 Tim (Catalan Company) 11
Tommy (Seljuq) 14 Anthony (Slave Revolt) 11
Aaron (French Ord) 13 Tom (French Ord) 12
William (Chimu) 14 Chris (Free Company) 11
Round 2
Tom (French Ord) 25 Chris (Free Company) 0
Garry (Mongol Conquest) 25 Anthony (Slave Revolt) 0
John (Khazars) 23 Tommy (Seljuq) 2
Tim (Catalan Company) 15 Aaron (French Ord) 10
William (Chimu) 13 Seamus (Later Carthies) 12
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Post by aaron on Oct 22, 2015 20:42:24 GMT
The Munster Open 2016. It is being organised at the moment, the first news to leak out is the following:
Date – 30th to 31st January 2016
Venue – UCC in Cork, as part of their Warpcon convention
Rules – DBMM (V2.0 at the moment, but could be V2.1)
Points – 400 AP
Terrain – Fixed terrain
Themed – Yes – will be announced shortly
Spaces – Maximum of 20
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Post by aaron on Feb 4, 2016 10:00:06 GMT
Hi guys,
I'll be at the Gathering from about 3pm on 10/02/16. John is going to give me a DBA game, but if there is anyone else who wants to turn up early there will be a couple of us there.
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Post by aaron on Aug 30, 2016 8:37:26 GMT
Historical Newsletter Hi everyone, Just a small note on my trip back to New Zealand. I caught up with some of the guys I use to wargame with at the Christchurch Wargaming Club at the Woolston Workingman’s club. The battle was using DBR the shot and pike version of DBA/DBMM, A system I played quite a bit in London, but have not played in a few years. The army I borrowed was Irish Confederate’s in 1648 lead by English Royalist exiles and my opponent was Scots Conventers. My army had three commands, the English C-in-C lead the royalists in the middle and the Irish formed the flanks. The Scots had2 commands, a large command with infantry, various sized artillery, Lancers and Light Horse which faced the English and my right flank Irish. A smaller command with the Pistoliers and more infantry faced off against my left flank. The large Scots command would for the most part fight defensively with the musketeers and artillery forming a wall of shot and the pike and Lancers sat behind as a reserve. The English and Irish would march up, but suffered badly. Although I did hit the right of his line in the side, my dice were not with me and I was repulsed. The Scots Lancers would charge at the end of the battle and hit my Irish Pike, which buckled against the Lancers and was destroyed.  The English hit. In the Middle was a couple of enclosed fields which separated the Scottish commands. I had my royalist superior shot in there supported by a skirmisher and ordinary shot to face some ordinary shot and a fast shot. It was an even battle to start with. The Royalist general charged in halfway through and cut down a shot and followed up through the enclosed field, ending up behind the Scottish lines. The rest of the shot fought a bloody fight until the battle was decided on my left flank. On the Left, my Pistoliers moved up ahead of the infantry. After some manoeuvring they engaged the Scottish Pistoliers. In a show of amazing dice rolling, My Pistolier general and another Pistolier were shot down, breaking the command. The left would collapse. With the casualties in my other commands the army was close to breaking. As it was a friendly and I had to leave, I conceded the game to my opponent as I had no real way of coming back from where I was.  Before the Killer Volley  After the killer Volley Attachments:
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Post by aaron on Nov 13, 2016 5:11:09 GMT
Hi guys, While in New Zealand I went to the Christchurch Wargaming club and had a Big DBA battle. The guys here are doing this rather than DBMM as it is simpler to play. We also used 25mm figures which is making a comeback over here. I used Middle Imperial Roman and I fought Mike who used Seleucid. Mike is currently leading the 25mm Big Battle league in Christchurch. I was the defender and set up first.  This was the initial set up. My plan was to hold my left flank with Auxilia in the Rough to stop the elephants opposite them. I would push the Auxilia up in the centre to catch the Seleucid phalanx in the rough and to use my Auxilia to stop the elephants on the left supported by Legionaries.  The battle started well with my Artillery picking off two elephants, stopping the Seleucid attack on my left. My attack in the middle faulted and I rushed Legionaries into the gap with my Cavalry General. While my Right flank reorganised to better take on the Elephants.  My Light Horse and Cavalry General moved around to protect the right flank of the Auxilia and engaged the Seleucid Light Horse and Psiloi, I lost my Light Horse, but scattered the Seleucid Light Horse and psiloi. Demoralising that command. (see next post for part two) |
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Post by aaron on Nov 13, 2016 5:22:33 GMT
(Part 2)  About this time the elephants on the right hit into my infantry. My first line was Auxilia as they quick kill elephants with the legionaries behind to fill gaps. The Elephants were quite lucky and would smash through the Auxilia and then the legionaries, surviving repeated flank attacks. With the fight between the Light Horse and Cavalry on the other side of the fort resulting in losses on both sides, my right flank would faulted.  This was the situation near the end.  I would break his right flank. In the Middle I got an Auxilia into the side of the phalanx rear unit and then shoot the front one. unfortunately I didn't push him back for a quick kill. But to do this I had to move the Psiloi flank guard. Having survive the Artillery, the Phalanx hit the side of my Cavalry General killing him and breaking my army. The seleucid army was two elements off breaking, so in the end a close battle. It was a fun battle and very close, a good time for both of us. |
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Post by aaron on Feb 22, 2017 10:31:53 GMT
Limerick Trials – Tournament Results
The Limerick Trials took place as planned on the 19th of February at the The Gathering Games Day. In all there were eight players representing the following factions
Republic of France (RoF)
2 x Empire of the Blazing Sun (EotBS)
Russian Coalition (RC)
Indian Raj (IR)
2 x Prussian Empire (PE)
Kingdom of Denmark (KoD)
Three rounds of three hours were played as follows with a mix of players from beginners to experienced. Fleets deployed, in no particular order, were
RoF
La Rochelle
La Rochelle
3 x Marseille
2 x Marseille
3 x Alma
3 x Alma
RC
Borodino
Veliky Escort for Borodino
Dudinka + Mimic Generator
3x Tambov + Defensive Crew
Rogatina Squadron
Azov
3x Veliky Escort for Azov
4x Novgorod
IR
Chanura Heavy Battleship
Jhasa Assualt Carrier + Howitzer Bombard
Illustrious + Sheild (2)
Canda Monitor
4 x Verran Corvettes
2 x Hawk
2 x Merlin
EotBS 1
Sokotsu + Sheild (2)
3x Kitsune Escort for Sokotsu
Kiyohime + Stoic
Isonade Squadron
Ika Mechanical Squid
4x Zarigani Mechanical Squid
Advance Deployed
Yûrei
Mizuchi + Sheild (2) + Aggressive
5x Fujin
PE 1
Emperor Class Battleship + Shield (3) + Elite
Metzger AUSF-B Robot
Konigsberg Battle Cruiser + Aggressive
2 x Geier Bombers
Advanced Deployed
3 x Riever Light Cruisers
4 x Arminius Frigates
4 x Arminius Frigates
PE 2
Kaiser Karl
Imperium
Konigsberg
Havel Attached to Komnigsberg
3 x Riever
3 x Stolz
3 x Arminius
Flanking Force
2 x Saxony
KoD
Asgard + Calcification + 6 x Tyr
Ragnarok + Aggressive
3 x Sigurd
2 x Skagerrak MkII
3 x Korsor
4 x Magni
Advanced Force
3 x Korsor
EotBS 2
Kaiju + Sheild(2) + Elite
Mizuchi + Sheild (2) + Aggressive
Kiyohime + Stoic
3 x Honshu MK I
4 x Uwatsu
5x Fujin
Results by Round
Round 1
RoF v RC RoF Victory
EoTBS 1 v EoTBS 2 EOTBS 1 Victory
IR V PE 1 Draw
KoD v PE 2 KoD Victory
Round 2
EotBS 1 v IR IR Victory
KoD v RoF RoF Victory
EoTBS 2 v RC RC Crushing Victory
PE 2 v PE 1 PE 2 Crushing Victory
Round 3
RoF v PE 2 RoF Victory
RC v IR Draw
KoD v EotBS 1 EotBS 1 Victory
EotBS 2 V PE 1 PE 1 Crushing Victory
Final Positions
RoF 9 Pts Destroyed 1360 Lost 740
RC 7 Pts Destroyed 1550 Lost 1010
IR 7pts Destroyed 785 Lost 710
EoTBS 1 7 pts Destroyed 615 Lost 480
PE 1 6pts Destriyed 1555 Lost 1365
PE 2 6pts Destroyed 1395 Lost 1255
KoD 5 pts Destroyed 980 Lost 1260
EotBS 2 1 pt Destroyed 620 Lost 1950
Apologies with respect to formatting
Best regards
Mark
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