De Bellis Antiquitatis
| De Bellis Antiquitatis (DBA) | |
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 Some 1:72 scale DBA units |
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| Game data | |
| author | Phil Barker |
| publishing company | Wargames Research Group |
| Publishing year | 1990 DBA 1.0 2001 DBA 2.0 2004 DBA 2.2 2014 DBA 3.0 |
| Art | Tabletop |
| Teammates | 2, solo and multiplayer variants exist. |
| Duration | about 60 minutes |
| Age | without specification |
De Bellis Antiquitatis (DBA) ( lat .: From the battles of antiquity) is a tabletop rule system published in 1990 by the author Phil Barker, with which historical battles can be re-enacted.
Models from different manufacturers can be used as pawns for DBA. The rule system is variable for different figure sizes. You glue the figures on base plates, which you can proportionally enlarge or reduce (of course, all units in a game should have the same scale). Can be used, for. B. Plastic figures on a scale of 1:72.
The system of rules for DBAs is kept relatively simple. A game lasts about an hour. The game is always played with 12 units. The rules include a large number of armies dating from 3000 BC. Chr. And 1500 AD. For the armies it is indicated which opponents are historically possible. So you can z. B. Let Romans and Celts compete against each other. Each army consists of different types of units, such as B. cavalry, swordsmen, spearmen or skirmishers.
There is also a version that is played online via the Internet, as well as variants for more than two and only one player.