The History of Wargaming Project
The project aims to make the largest possible collection of wargaming books and rules available to the modern reader. Ranging from second editions of wargaming classics, to professional wargaming rules used by the military and innovations in current wargaming.
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Recreational Wargaming...Other Key Works
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Sue Laflin-Barker's by Sue Laflin-Barker Edited by John Curry |
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This book introduces the
fascinating subject of ancient wargaming using the latest edition of DBA
version 3.0.
De Bellis Antiquitatis
have become known for the combination of simple game
mechanics and playability. The rules are easy to learn, but the finer
details of tactics are hard to master. The rules are extensively used
for competitions around the world.The book
starts by discussing how to choose a period of history and build an
wargaming army, then it includes the complete DBA 3.0 rules with a
detailed step by step play through of a sample game- Germans v Romans on
the bank of the river Rhine. There are also numerous sample army lists
with discussion of the sources on which they are based. |
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| A useful playing aid is to put the details of your army on a single summary card. See the following for examples III/24 Middle Anglo Saxon II/81a Dux Brit and a blank one sample army cards.docx sample army cards.pdf |