Storm of Spears is a set of grand-tactical miniatures wargames rules for Greek hoplite battles of the late fifth and early fourth centuries BC. They also cover contemporary Rome, Etruria, and Carthage. Despite the grand-tactical scope, the rules allow players to control quite a bit of tactical detail like file spacing and line depth, these being deemed...
By the year 70 of the Common Era (CE), the province of Judea had been in revolt against Rome for nearly 4 years. The protests and riots that began in 66 CE had quickly turned into open rebellion. The standard Roman punitive force under Syrian legate Cestius Gallus, having failed to capture Jerusalem, was wiped out at Beth Horon. General Vespasian was given...
~The 25th King sits atop the throne of Shambhala. An ancient prophecy comes to fruition. The last great battle for the Earth is finally upon us!~ Gather the shards of the Cintamani Stone and defeat the Lord of Deception to save the Earth from destruction! -Rally mighty heroes and train them to unlock powers- -Gain gold to construct buildings and recruit...
This supplement extends the Stratégiké rules with rules for a few new troop types, mostly fantasy but including a couple additional historical ones, as well as with troops of "exceptional" quality, which means they're excepted from normal rules in some way. For example, exceptional Chevaliers, representing cataphracts, count as of superior, ordinary, or...
Strategos (Greek for 'General') is a simple but realistic set of wargame rules descended from the designer's previous Society of Ancients games, 'Phalanx' and 'Legion'. It focuses firmly on the grand-tactical level of generalship, and includes full scenarios for 48 Greek and Roman land battles (from Marathon to Philippi), based on extensive study of both...
A FREE full campaign game for use with Hoplomachia (although it is perfectly good as a stand alone boardgame) Right out of the pages of Thucydides! Two full scenarios included! In Stratiotika, you will now be able to make war at the city-state level; you can enrage city dwellers by trampling their crops, organize markets to feed your troops, build...
The game allows you to recreate battles from the start of the Marian reforms in Rome around 105BC, when the professional Roman legionaries organised in cohorts replaced the older Republican Legion structure of maniples, through to about 200AD. Command armies of the Ancient World on a massive scale with these innovative and fun rules that put you in charge...
This supplement for Strength & Honour provides the gamer with an opportunity to extend the rules back in time to the world of Alexander the Great and Hannibal Barca. The young Macedonian conquering the known world and extending its frontiers eastwards, and the preeminent General of Carthage, campaigning in Spain, Gaul and Italy, becoming Rome’s greatest...