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The hobby of ancient wargaming - commonly known as "Ancients" - comprises two types of games:
- land - The majority of Ancients gamers are involved with the contest of armies on land. Most rulesets cater to the "big battles," though a few allow for skirmish actions. Some gaming is strictly historical (that is, Romans vs. Celts, Romans vs. Carthaginians, etc.), while others play ahistorically (Romans vs. Chinese, Romans vs. Vikings) just so long as they get to push lead around the tabletop!
- naval - Galleys! Naval Ancients is all about the clash of fleets on the open seas (well, maybe not that far at sea...), with drums beating and oars rising and rams parting the waters. (Naval elements also play a supporting role in some Land Ancients rulesets.)
Hobby News – Section One
Lancashire Games Release More Hinchliffe Units: Renaissance & ECW
Command Cards Available for Age of Warlords
Hobby News – Section Four
- On Bloody Ground – The New Kingdom Pre-Release Available
- Peter Pig: New 15mm Romans
- Printable 28mm King of the Island Top-Down Tokens
- Lancashire Games: Venexia Release & More Hinchliffe Unit Packs
- OMM: New Minis, Rules, Uniform Plate, Wargames, Books & Mags
- On Bloody Ground: The Rise of Macedon
- OMM: New Minis, Rules, Wargames, Books & Mags
- More Battles for Conquerors & Kings
- On Bloody Ground – The Rise of Macedon Pre-Release Available
- Lancashire Games: 25mm Hinchliffe Unit Deals & 10mm Pre-Release Offer
- A Third Greek 15mm Building
- OMM: New Minis, Wargames, Rules & Books
- Cigar Box Releases Mixed Ground Caribbean Beachhead Mat
- "Load of Art Prints" From Military Artist Giuseppe Rava
- On Bloody Ground: Sub-Roman Britain Now in Stock
- 28mm Wooly Mammoth Herd Available
- Dominion of the Spear Available
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- Ruleset That Most Deserves a New Edition: TSATL (8)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ancients Discussion
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- Is Ramses II the Pharaoh of Moses? (11)
- Tango01 on Ancients Discussion
- Evidence for interpersonal violence in the Paleoliyhic. (2)
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- El Cid Game Piccies (3)
- Atheling on Ancients Gallery
- Discovery of six-year-old Neanderthal child with ... (6)
- Tango01 on Prehistoric
- Open Battle at the Siege of Rome 537 AD - ... (3)
- Tango01 on Ancients Battle Reports
- Numbers of figures per unit in ADLG (6)
- Trockledockle on Getting Started with Ancients
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- What-if no Cato?
- Tango01 on Ancients Discussion
- Valeria Messalina (6)
- Tango01 on Ancients Discussion
- Campagne des limes : "La revanche des romains", (3)
- Tango01 on Ancients Battle Reports
- Some new stuff hits the table: A town battle. (4)
- Tango01 on Ancients Discussion
- Samurai or Ashigaru 28mm Cannons (3)
- Robert Burke on Classical Asian Warfare
- Future of Warlord Games Epic Miniatures Line - SYW! (9)
- Editor in Chief Bill on Ancients Discussion