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2010 Battle at the Cross Roads
DBA Pyramid Event
2010 Battle at the Cross Roads
DBA Pyramid Event
Three Rounds (minimum 7 elements per command for final battle)
15mm Themed DBA Beginner Campaign
Start time: 10 am
10 am - Round 1 (1 hour)
11:15 am - Round 2 (1.5 hours)
1 pm - Round 3 (2 hours)
Players 8-24 - Scale 15mm Format - Pyramid Variant - Board: 24",48",72"GMs: John Loy and Tom Graves Sponsor: GLADBAG
Again, this year, we have chosen the Pyramid Campaign format as it lends itself well to both a good learning experience for new players and a rarely used format that experienced players appreciate. In the Pyramid campaign format the first round is composed of one on one DBA battles, after which the two players join forces in a doubles format, in the 2nd round with their remaining elements, and in the 3rd round, a large 4 on 4 BBDBA format. The victor of each round serves as the C in C for each later round.
In this campaign, we will be matching opponents based on the number of elements remaining in the armies. This means that opponents that get in there and really bang heads with their opponents will not be disadvantaged against rivals that carefully pick off their opponent's general to maximize elements available for later rounds. This will tend to match aggressive commanders against each other as well as cautious generals against each other. In the final round, there will be a minimum of 7 elements available from each command. So even aggressive or unlucky commanders will not be without teeth in the final round.
Beginners are welcome and we will make every effort to match experienced players with newbies for a training game in round one. New players will also be matched up with these experienced players throughout the campaign and so will have a mentor throughout to help them out with rules, tactics, and strategy.This year's event centers on the Scythian nation, whose armies crossed the central Asian steppes for 800 years, reached out, and touched a remarkable number of civilizations that bordered their provinces. Since the focus is on the Scythians, they have been given a couple of modifications to their army list to make them a more viable (and more likely) choice for the players.
Modifications for players choosing I/43 Scythian (8 players maximum)
I/43a Ag: 1May begin Pyramid 1st round with either +1 Cv, Lh, Ax, or Ps for a total of 13 elements and a 5 break point.
I/43b
Ag: 2
May begin Pyramid 1st round with either +1 Lh, Ax, or Ps for a total of 13 elements and a 5 break point.
Rules:
First round uses standard 1 on 1 DBA rules, round 2 uses Mike Demana's Double DBA rules with all teams assumed to be a primary army and an ally. The 3rd and final rounds will use BBDBA rules including allowing commands to be formed from individual elements.
Scoring will also be slightly modified this year, as points will be awarded per player and not per side. This means that in a 2 vs. 2 game in which the C in C only gets one kill and the sub general kills 4 and breaks the C in C command of the opponent, the C in C of the winning side will score +2 for killing one element and +2 for the win for a total of 4 pts., while the sub commander will score +8 for killing four elements and +2 for the win for a total of 10 pts. Remember win-loss record is the primary factor in final placement, points are a tiebreaker.
If you have questions please feel free to email me at the email address listed here: tleegraves@hotmail.com Eligible Armies: I/14ab Early Northern BarbariansI/23b Vedic IndianI/30c Dark Age & Geometric GreekI/32c Western Chou and Spring & Autumn ChineseI/37b Mannaian and other Taurus & Zagros HighlandersI/39b UrartianI/40bc Medes, Zirkirtu, Andia or ParsuaI/41 PhrygianI/42 Neo-ElamiteI/43ab Scythian*I/44a Neo-BabylonianI/45 Neo-Assyrian EmpireI/48 ThracianI/50 LydianI/51 Neo-Assyrian Later SargonidI/60ac Early Achaemenid PersianII/2 Mountain IndianII/3 Classical IndianII/4ace Warring States and Ch'in ChineseII/5i Later Hoplite Greek - otherII/7 Later Achaemenid PersianII/12 Alexandrian MacedonianII/15 Alexandrian ImperialII/17 LysimachidII/19ab SeleucidII/21a Ch'iang and TiII/24 Early Rhoxolani Sarmatian II/25 BosporanII/26 Siracae, Iazyges, Later Rhoxolani SarmatianII/28b Early Armenian and GordyeneII/35 Later MacedonianII/36a Graeco-BactrianII/37 ParthianII/38a Hsiung-Nu or Juan-juanII/41ab Han ChineseII/46ab KushanII/48 Mithridatic
15mm Themed DBA Beginner Campaign
Start time: 10 am
10 am - Round 1 (1 hour)
11:15 am - Round 2 (1.5 hours)
1 pm - Round 3 (2 hours)
Players 8-24 - Scale 15mm Format - Pyramid Variant - Board: 24",48",72"GMs: John Loy and Tom Graves Sponsor: GLADBAG
Again, this year, we have chosen the Pyramid Campaign format as it lends itself well to both a good learning experience for new players and a rarely used format that experienced players appreciate. In the Pyramid campaign format the first round is composed of one on one DBA battles, after which the two players join forces in a doubles format, in the 2nd round with their remaining elements, and in the 3rd round, a large 4 on 4 BBDBA format. The victor of each round serves as the C in C for each later round.
In this campaign, we will be matching opponents based on the number of elements remaining in the armies. This means that opponents that get in there and really bang heads with their opponents will not be disadvantaged against rivals that carefully pick off their opponent's general to maximize elements available for later rounds. This will tend to match aggressive commanders against each other as well as cautious generals against each other. In the final round, there will be a minimum of 7 elements available from each command. So even aggressive or unlucky commanders will not be without teeth in the final round.
Beginners are welcome and we will make every effort to match experienced players with newbies for a training game in round one. New players will also be matched up with these experienced players throughout the campaign and so will have a mentor throughout to help them out with rules, tactics, and strategy.This year's event centers on the Scythian nation, whose armies crossed the central Asian steppes for 800 years, reached out, and touched a remarkable number of civilizations that bordered their provinces. Since the focus is on the Scythians, they have been given a couple of modifications to their army list to make them a more viable (and more likely) choice for the players.
Modifications for players choosing I/43 Scythian (8 players maximum)
I/43a Ag: 1May begin Pyramid 1st round with either +1 Cv, Lh, Ax, or Ps for a total of 13 elements and a 5 break point.
I/43b
Ag: 2
May begin Pyramid 1st round with either +1 Lh, Ax, or Ps for a total of 13 elements and a 5 break point.
Rules:
First round uses standard 1 on 1 DBA rules, round 2 uses Mike Demana's Double DBA rules with all teams assumed to be a primary army and an ally. The 3rd and final rounds will use BBDBA rules including allowing commands to be formed from individual elements.
Scoring will also be slightly modified this year, as points will be awarded per player and not per side. This means that in a 2 vs. 2 game in which the C in C only gets one kill and the sub general kills 4 and breaks the C in C command of the opponent, the C in C of the winning side will score +2 for killing one element and +2 for the win for a total of 4 pts., while the sub commander will score +8 for killing four elements and +2 for the win for a total of 10 pts. Remember win-loss record is the primary factor in final placement, points are a tiebreaker.
If you have questions please feel free to email me at the email address listed here: tleegraves@hotmail.com Eligible Armies: I/14ab Early Northern BarbariansI/23b Vedic IndianI/30c Dark Age & Geometric GreekI/32c Western Chou and Spring & Autumn ChineseI/37b Mannaian and other Taurus & Zagros HighlandersI/39b UrartianI/40bc Medes, Zirkirtu, Andia or ParsuaI/41 PhrygianI/42 Neo-ElamiteI/43ab Scythian*I/44a Neo-BabylonianI/45 Neo-Assyrian EmpireI/48 ThracianI/50 LydianI/51 Neo-Assyrian Later SargonidI/60ac Early Achaemenid PersianII/2 Mountain IndianII/3 Classical IndianII/4ace Warring States and Ch'in ChineseII/5i Later Hoplite Greek - otherII/7 Later Achaemenid PersianII/12 Alexandrian MacedonianII/15 Alexandrian ImperialII/17 LysimachidII/19ab SeleucidII/21a Ch'iang and TiII/24 Early Rhoxolani Sarmatian II/25 BosporanII/26 Siracae, Iazyges, Later Rhoxolani SarmatianII/28b Early Armenian and GordyeneII/35 Later MacedonianII/36a Graeco-BactrianII/37 ParthianII/38a Hsiung-Nu or Juan-juanII/41ab Han ChineseII/46ab KushanII/48 Mithridatic