 Editor in Chief Bill   | 10 May 2024 8:48 p.m. PST |
What is the oldest historical battle which you have played with miniatures on the tabletop? |
| arthur1815 | 11 May 2024 12:02 a.m. PST |
Do dinosaurs count as 'historical'?
If so, 65 million years ago; if not, English Civil Wars, 1642. |
advocate  | 11 May 2024 1:58 a.m. PST |
Might be Fulford Gate, 1066. |
| phssthpok | 11 May 2024 2:10 a.m. PST |
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| Dexter Ward | 11 May 2024 2:21 a.m. PST |
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 Old Contemptible | 11 May 2024 4:53 a.m. PST |
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| smithsco | 11 May 2024 5:02 a.m. PST |
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 The Nigerian Lead Minister | 11 May 2024 5:31 a.m. PST |
Qadesh and Troy, so in the 1200 BC time frame. |
| 14Bore | 11 May 2024 5:37 a.m. PST |
At convention, Prussians very late 1600s to early 1700s |
| TMPWargamerabbit | 11 May 2024 7:06 a.m. PST |
Old Kingdom Egyptian battles, Hebrew, Philistines and several other Bronze age battle. Do have a small collection for the caveman wars too but I wouldn't call them battles. |
 Parzival | 11 May 2024 7:19 a.m. PST |
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| Deucey | 11 May 2024 7:39 a.m. PST |
Kadesh. With Duke Seifried at Historicon. |
| Grattan54 | 11 May 2024 9:19 a.m. PST |
Battles of the Trojan War. Outside of that I am not very interested in ancient gaming. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 11 May 2024 10:17 a.m. PST |
Arbela, using so many 25mm figures that the game had to be played on a basketball court, with the Persian line measuring 20'. Played it several times over a period of years at OKC's WarCons in the 70's. Gawd, I'm a fossil…. TVA G |
 lewis cannon | 11 May 2024 10:33 a.m. PST |
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| Frederick | 11 May 2024 1:02 p.m. PST |
Greek vs Roman battle, generic, about 160 BCE |
| Leadjunky | 11 May 2024 5:23 p.m. PST |
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| Martin Rapier | 11 May 2024 11:38 p.m. PST |
Marathon? Hoplites stuff anyway. I have done some Egyptian chariot wars, but someone else ran them, so no idea which battle. We did do Homo Sapiens vs Neanderthals, but it wasn't a historical battle. |
| robert piepenbrink | 12 May 2024 4:42 a.m. PST |
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| cavcrazy | 12 May 2024 7:27 a.m. PST |
I played in a Roman civil war game once. I mostly play 18th and 19th century games, but if someone is setting it up, I'll play. |
 etotheipi | 12 May 2024 8:48 a.m. PST |
NKE, so ~15K BC Gilgamesh, ~2K BC |
 miniMo | 12 May 2024 9:46 a.m. PST |
Megiddo, c.1457 BCE. This is the oldest battle in history recorded in any reliable detail.
I've fought plenty of battles with armies dating back to Sumerian, but Megiddo is the oldest with actual historical details. |
| Shagnasty | 12 May 2024 10:38 a.m. PST |
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| The Last Conformist | 13 May 2024 10:36 p.m. PST |
Magnesia, I think. Like miniMo, I think Megiddo is the earliest battle you could meaningfully stage a refight of. I've got a small Canaanite force, so I guess I could give it a whirl with a friend who's got Egyptians (albeit the figures are more Ramesside than Thutmosid.) |
 Herkybird | 26 May 2024 2:06 p.m. PST |
I am amazed, and delighted, no one has mentioned 'The Battle of the Sexes'! I will now go off and hide in a cupboard…!!! |
