De Bellis Antiquitatis Simple Fast Play Ancient Wargame and Campaign Rules with Army Lists (1990)

About De Bellis Antiquitatis Simple Fast Play Ancient Wargame and Campaign Rules with Army Lists

A flexible, fast-playing set of miniatures rules. An army consists of 12 units (called "elements"), classified as Blades, Warband, Knights and so forth. The rules are very simple (and can actually fit on one sheet of paper) but nevertheless pretty effective. The Fantasy version is Hordes of the Things, and the De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD rules add more detail and significantly increase army size. De Be…

Mechanics: Action Points, Dice Rolling, Line of Sight, Measurement Movement, Modular Board · Designer: Philip C. Barker, Sue Laflin Barker, Richard Bodley Scott

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