"DBA 3.0 "Collision Course" with "DBF" Playtest Rules" Topic

We recently lifted our hiatus on gaming and tried a 12 element DBA 3.0 game combining the use of the "Collision Course" deployment variant and the "DBF" (De Bellis Fantasiae") playtest rules.

"Collision Course" is a variant deployment where both armies have three marching columns of equal strength entering the board, the first column is entirely on the board, the second column has the lead element only at the owning players board edge, and the third column is waiting to enter on a later turn when the owning player has 4 pips to spend allowing the column to enter the board.

DBF is the proposed name for a new "big battle high fantasy" play-test rule-set from WRG, combining the DBA 3.0 rules engine, plus adding HOTT (Hordes of the Things) fantasy rules & elements, along with some additional experimental rules. The play-test rules and the "Collision Course" deployment rules are available on the "DBA & HOTT Wargaming" Facebook group page in the files section (the file named "DB-H" are the DBF playtest rules). We decided to play a historical battle using them with Parthians vs Marian Romans.

More at link: link

The effectiveness of the bolt-shooter against LH seemed pretty extreme. I'd be lobbying for a 'flee' rather than 'destroyed' result.

There is a lot of discussion on the Fanaticus Board regarding this and Light Horse in general. As it stands, you have to keep light horse outside the firing arc of Artillery if possible.

I've been informed that the DBF playtest rules and the DB-H rules combining DBA 3.0 & HOTT are two different documents that are not the same. The battle report at the link used only the DB-H rules, so my error. We had fun playing anyway.