Wars Ancient

Funny also the first approach. Practical and immediate rules.

True Merlino_69. The table game size are really comfortable, you can finally play at home on the kitchen table without having to buy the usual "miniatures table".

Nice game with some interesting mechanics. Apart from the Italo-English language the rules are a mess. Much guessing and missing details. Too much pictures and not enough explanations. Some detailed examples of combat would have been very helpful. Rules: 1 (1-3); Components: PDF, 2 (1-3); Fun/Replayability: 2 (1-3); Solo: 0 (0-1).

played yesterday night with a fellow wargamer.

Impressed by the pre battle routine. It compress in a nicely and simply crafted mechanism, card oriented, an host of different topics like army composition, terrain placement and fog of war. interesting sequence of play initiative oriented. not so good movement mechanics. simple but subtle effect oriented combat resolution. simple victory conditions... it plays to conclusion in 2 hours.

Taken apart the movement rules, Wars Ancient gives the players a gaming experience not very different from FOG, a much more complex design, with a fraction of the effort you put in the latter.

Its historicity is debatable, but the game worths a try.

Bought the rules along with the ‘official’ basic army set made for the game by Irregular Miniatures, they’re beautiful and not too expensive. There are several army packs but with the basic one you can make up all the historical armies presented in the rules.

the game has the convenience of a game plan from small 32 'x 40' inch as the DBA and gameplay tactics of DBM. The cards are very funny and unpredictable. fun to try.