Ancient Warfare Fast Play Rules: Rules for Wargaming Tactical Level Combat From 3000 BC - 450 AD (AW) is a set of miniature rules for wargaming tactical level combat for the period 1500 BC to 450 AD. These rules span over three thousand years and cover the earliest civilizations up to the fracturing of the Roman Empire to the point of eliminating their...
“Battle between ancient armies. Each figure represents a general, camp or unit of troops. Victory: You win if you destroy your opponent’s General or 8 of his units. A Camp counts as 2 units.” Chits or miniatures are used to represent the combat units. The game is played on an 8x8 grid (or chessboard) to represent a small battlefield. Each army consists of...
A set of Ancient Wargame Rules designed for use with 15mm or 25mm figures. Infantry, cavalry and camels are on a ratio of 1 figure per 20 actual troops. Elephants, chariots, transport and artillery pieces are on a scale on 1 model per 8 actual pieces. The set of rules is closely aligned with the set released by Wargames Research Group (WRG). Action is...
From the editor's introduction: In this "Ancient Wargaming" book, Phil Barker (a founder member of the Wargames Research Group) sets out to introduce the fascinations of the period to the novitiate ancient wargamer. He describes not only the troop types, weapons and tactics of the period, but also shows how to begin amassing armies of wargame figures which...
Ancients incorporates everything which was in the earlier games Ancients I and Ancients II (which is why, for instance, there are two scenario booklets). Ancients is a game of tactical combat in the age before gunpowder. The game contains 64 historical scenarios. Also included are guidelines to match different historical armies against one another, or to...
Ancients D6 is a set of miniature wargames rules for fighting battles set in ancient times. Armies are built out of stands ( multiple figures per stand ). On a turn all stands can be moved but commanders allow further movement for stands close enough. Combat is resolved through multiple rolls of standard (D6) dice. Roll to hit, roll for armour. Additional...
Ancients I has 32 different scenarios, each covering a battle from the period 1800 B.C. to 1400 A.D. Sequence of Play: Remove Leaders Check for Panic Reinforcements Movement Leaders Combat Rally The armies represented include: Hittites, Egyptians, Assyrians, Spartans, Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Carthaginians, Ancient Britons, Goths, Saxons, Viking...
These games were originally published in Game Fix magazine #1 and were later reissued by One Small Step. The set comprises two complete games using Bill Banks's classic "Ancients" game system of hoplites and charioteers. The Thapsos scenario is a relatively simple meeting of infantry, one side with archers, the other with elephants. The Alexandria scenario...
The Battle of Ancona (Italy - 16th June-18th July 1944) was one of the last battles fought by the Polish Forces during the World War II Italian Campaign. Ancona was an important seaport in the eastern Italy and capturing it could shorten allies lines of communication. Ancona was captured at 18th July by the Polish II Corps. "Ancona" was attached to the...