Phil has now publicly started work on version 1.1 of the rules. The initial remit for this was to tighten up areas of ambiguity, correct a couple of errors and address one or two areas where there were frequent complaints about play balance - most notably Regular Train PIP-dumps and single elements of non-skirmishers blocking marching.

The latest drafts of the 1.1 rules should be obtained from the DBMM Yahoo Group (you will need to join to gain access to the Files section) - I won't be publishing them here for copyright reasons obviously.

So far most of the clarification and ambiguity areas seem to have been dealt with fairly well and the main points of contention are, as always, marching and baggage. Marching proposals are being tested at the moment - the current draft allows any group that is not in a column to march straight ahead withing 400 paces of the enemy, with combat penalties if you march into contact. After some initial resistance to the idea, a growing number of people are testing it and reporting that it actually works quite well, except when ranged shooters are involved, so that is the focus of effort at the moment.

Baggage will change, but the exact nature of that change is on the back burner at the moment, so don't pester Phil about it. When marching is sorted, the time will come to sort baggage.

The aim is to get v1.1 finalised before a new print run of the rules is required, which looks like being next spring.