I am a bit nervous commenting without playing, since it is easy to get the wrong end of the stick. On first reading I remeber thinking with DBM that no quick referance sheet was a pain, but amazing how quickly we learnt speeds, factors and quick kills v push back etc. Initial reaction: PRO Great to ...

I am concerned that some less than ideal parts of DBM may be coming through in choosing type of terrain/area were the battle occurs. E.g just because the attacker chooses to come through the forested area, why does the defender have to come in and oppose him there. Scorched earth and drop back to be...

At this stage I find it much more difficult to work out what the odds of winning/loosing a particular combat result are: some shooting first impact melee hit test cohesion test etc. I think many wargames like to work out the chances of winning/loosing a situaton before choosing to seak or avoid it. ...

It is not clear to me what category Hittite type chariots (ie. only 2 horses, but more than 1 fighting crew) come into, are they Heavy or light. I assume heavy is most reasonable if you accept that they were designed to fight/charge, but they do not have the required 3/4 horses?