Great…
I’ll have to think on that. I knew About Sues’s book but without all the lists it seems sort of penny wise pound foolish. Cause If i like it that’s 26 +ship then 50+ship later. How different is 3.0 from the other iterations? I’ve played some DBA and a lot of DBM years ago so I have a lot of the basics down.
What is your Time Zone JM? All I have available right now is US Pacific time Fri and Sunday nights starting at 7p.
It is almost a new game. There are fast and solid foot. Psiloi No longer have an overlap. Knights have a quick kill on Blades but Blades have a quick kill on Knights too. Blades are impetuous. Spears give each other side support. Light Horse can move using more PiPs. There is more terrain and it affects combat differently and movement. Distances are measured in base widths. There are many other changes from 2.2 I hear. I live in the Canadian Pacific time zone. Friday and Sunday at 7:00 pm are fine with me…
Very cool all three of us talking here are on west coast time that is unusual. I’ll PM you with my Email and Skype
I don’t Skype but I’ll be glad to have your email. I don’t have a webcam…
WE don’t use cameras for playing games only the Voice part. Your computer probably has a built in mike. if it’s not more than 4 years old. I actually consider playing without Voice communication impossible. I did order Sue’s book, somebody saved me some money by buying the last copy of 3.0 on Amazon.
You won’t be disappointed. I have a mini computer so I only have a headphone jack not one for a microphone. I’ll follow your advice and buy a usb headphone and microphone jack. Then we can have voice communication. Looking forward to hearing from you…
Hey guys, I just ordered the book also.
I use TeamSpeak but can use Skype. I’ll be working this weekend but will be able to check out what you guys are doing… 
Alex
We’ll probably be learning the rules. Glad you’re aboard. It great to get so much activity on this topic… 
Yeah I use a USB headset with headphones and Mike works just fine. Was under 20.00 as I recall and its been working for over 2 years. Send me an Email so you will be in my system and install Skype.
rgr that JM, I like this topic; need to play more of it!
There is a Quick Reference Sheet on BGG Might be enough for me to Play this week if you like though I would need some translation I do not get the F,SB,SG columns on the tactical moves. Have a look
https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/110598/dba-v30-qrs-most-comprehensive
Have Both you guys gotten my Email and Skype yet? I’m sending you both messages and they are not all showing up in my sent message folder.
Just read your email and sent a reply. I have to set up Skype at my end and learn how it works. Should have the physical components tomorrow and just need to get the audio working on Win 8.1. Some people have been having problems with it. I will PM all of you when I have Skype working on my end.
Regards,
John
Hi,
For the tactical moves F = Fast in any Going - SB = Solid in Bad Going - SG = Solid in Good Going.
Hope this helps…
Regards,
John
Thanks that F SB SG makes sense now.
I hope you do not have any problems setting up your audio.
Let me know when you are ready. I was hoping you had the rules down but looks like we are both learning. So maybe is best we wait till I have a book on hand So that will put us on next week.
Just for fun the DBM (so there fore multiple DBA armies of) I have painted
Midianite Arab
New Kingdom Egyptian
Assyrian later Sargonid
Lydian
Greek Hoplite
Later Achmenied Persian
Enough stuff to do any Macedonian army
Polyibian Roman
A load of Late Romans so several armies there
Hopefully if we start playing and I learn the rules will inspire me to at least paint up DBA armies from the ton of unpainted stuff I have lying around. I have a regular Saturday games night at my house with 2-4 guys.
I have an unpainted and unbased 15mm DBA 3.0 Pyrrhic Army and a Polybian Roman Army. I guess I will be painting them up in the winter time when it is cooler and basing them. You really have an interesting collection of Armies.
I’ve deleted the version of Skype that comes with my OS and will install Skype for Windows on my desktop later today. The version that comes with my OS is full screen only.
Next week sounds fine to me I should get the bugs out of Skype by then.
Regards,
John
Hi Alex,
Did you get my PM with my email addresses and Skype? I hope that you did.
Regards
John
Hey guys,
yes, I replied back a few minutes ago with my email and Skype; will be working on and off all weekend but will check in Vassal every once in a while.
You guys are making me envy with all that miniatures talk…lol
WHOOAA!!
Alex
ps. Buy the way, Lance, I printed out that QRS you posted; I’ll read that as well.
Hi Alex,
I received your email and Skype. I have sent you a contact request. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
John