| darclegion | 02 Jun 2009 9:00 a.m. PST |
This includes Classical Greek Wars thru the fall of the Macedonian Empire.
My favorite is
HOMER HACK Tom |
Shagnasty  | 02 Jun 2009 9:29 a.m. PST |
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 The Nigerian Lead Minister | 02 Jun 2009 10:40 a.m. PST |
Hoplomachia from The Perfect Captain. Purpose designed for the Greek phalanx. |
| brevior est vita | 02 Jun 2009 10:46 a.m. PST |
Homeric Hack covers "Warfare in the Age of Heroes: 1500 B.C. to 1184 B.C." – well before the period of Classical Greek phalanx warfare. Were you thinking of Classical Hack, perhaps? :) Hoplomachia does indeed have a lot of period detail and flavor, albeit limited to ca. 460-360 B.C. My personal favorite: Impetus. Cheers,
Scott |
| Martin Rapier | 02 Jun 2009 12:28 p.m. PST |
Strategos, my favourites Ancients rules for anything. We've done classic wheeling hoplite battles with them. |
aecurtis  | 02 Jun 2009 12:37 p.m. PST |
"HOMER HACK" Tht's going to be a hard one to find… |
 Bobgnar | 02 Jun 2009 12:43 p.m. PST |
I play DBA for all ancients/medieval. |
| darclegion | 02 Jun 2009 3:25 p.m. PST |
Yes, sorry, I meant Classical Hack, thank you…I have both.
tom |
| WKeyser | 03 Jun 2009 12:09 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Hoplomachia. The Captain also has a mini campaign. William |
| willievonluck | 03 Jun 2009 7:36 a.m. PST |
Hoplomachia looks fantistic. I can't wait to try it out. I'm new to ancients, and I'm still working on painting my greeks. |
| The Nigerian Lead Minister | 03 Jun 2009 8:28 a.m. PST |
Definitely give Hoplomachia a whirl if you have a couple of Greek armies. It has a lot of fluff that is designed to make the rugby scrum of two phalanxes pushing on each other into an exiting contest. |
| KTravlos | 03 Jun 2009 11:10 a.m. PST |
Hoplomachia is a great game. But also somewhat hard to learn. For fast, quick games Impetus. For full games Hoplomachia. |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 04 Jun 2009 5:04 a.m. PST |
Ancient Warfare, by Terry Gore. |
| batesmotel34 | 05 Jun 2009 12:37 p.m. PST |
I think Field of Glory gives a good feel for phalanx warfare. Hoplites will be at a disadvantage fighting against pikemen but it isn't a cakewalk for the pikes. For pike versus pike or hoplite versus hoplite, the combat will tend to last long enough to feel "right" and the function of light troops in the rules is such that they will not play an unrealisticly decisive part in the battle. Chris |
| SFrost | 15 Jun 2009 1:50 a.m. PST |
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