The figures are all mounted on individual bases, so our game needed to adapt to that reality. We settled on using a home-made set of rules that we use for re-fighting Hastings. The rules involve individual figures fighting each other with each figure throwing a set of 2 different colored dice, one an attack die, the other a defender die. The side whose turn it is rolls both die for each attacking figure, adding modifiers to the attack die. The defender rolls both die and adds modifiers to the defender die. The difference in scores is the result: equal scores no effect, +1 better than the enemy means the enemy retreats or falls back. +2 or more than the enemy and they are killed. If there is no result (tie), the defender then uses their attack die roll result, adding modifiers, to counter attack the enemy figure, which uses it's defender die roll result. Missile fire involves individual shooters rolling for kills.
Below is our game with Al's beautiful figures. Click on a photo to enlarge.
Hittite forces deployed.
A view of the far end of our gaming table (which measured about 5' x 3.5').
Pharaoh's chariot (upper left in photo) and 4 war chariots & runners.
Not wasting any time, the Hittites launch an attack against the center of the Egyptian line.
Pharaoh leads the way against the Hittites.
The formidable Hittite heavy chariots.
Egyptian allied troops receiving the Hittite charge.
Chariot vs chariot combat.
Hittite spearmen holding the hilltop.
Overview of the battle.
Hittite chariots fighting Egyptian heavy infantry.
A Hittite chariot being hit in the front & flank.
Pharaoh leads a counter attack.
Chariots from both sides passing one another.
There wasn't a clear winner in our game, both sides suffered a lot of casualties. The rules worked OK, as we were already familiar with how they work. We could try other rules. Playing DBA would require sabot bases. There is another set of rules we could try that uses individual bases by Phil Barker called DBV (De Bellis Velitum), available at this link.
