"Ancients Mass Battle: Which Rules Do You Play the Most?" Topic

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10 Nov 2016 11:46 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

Changed title from "Ancents Mass Battle: Which Rules Do You Play the Most?" to "Ancients Mass Battle: Which Rules Do You Play the Most?"

03 Oct 2017 4:36 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

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Editor in Chief Bill	10 Nov 2016 11:44 p.m. PST
We've run this question in the past – TMP link and TMP link – but this time, I'd like to limit it just to 'mass battles' and exclude skirmish rulesets.
Piyan Glupak	11 Nov 2016 12:07 a.m. PST
DBA using v1.1 for me. That might change in the future, but that is by no means certain. If it did change, the new Triumph! rules would be a likely candidate. Off topic, I suspect that there will be quite a lot of different games played. Interesting topic, though.
Ivan DBA	11 Nov 2016 12:18 a.m. PST
DBA 2.2+.
martinwilliams	11 Nov 2016 12:43 a.m. PST
ADLG
Ney Ney	11 Nov 2016 12:47 a.m. PST
ARMATI
Whirlwind	11 Nov 2016 2:15 a.m. PST
DBA 3.0
MHoxie	11 Nov 2016 2:17 a.m. PST
Big Battle DBA.
Dagwood	11 Nov 2016 2:30 a.m. PST
WRG 6th
Dschebe	11 Nov 2016 2:56 a.m. PST
Mine own.
Gunfreak	11 Nov 2016 3:00 a.m. PST
Hail Ceasar
langobard	11 Nov 2016 3:03 a.m. PST
Big Battle DBA (using Impetus basing for the look of the thing) in 15mm and Hail Ceasar in 28mm.
CATenWolde	11 Nov 2016 3:17 a.m. PST
Assuming that Dux Britanniarum and Dux Bellorum count as "big skirmish" games and so fall outside the question … Previously (with more veteran gamers): Might of Arms Nowadays (with my son and new gamers): Neil Thomas Ancients Always an Option: Comitatus
Project Vehemence	11 Nov 2016 3:26 a.m. PST
Warmaster: Ancients With a few house changes.
Masturbateisnotvulgarity	11 Nov 2016 3:28 a.m. PST
Hail Caesar
Yesthatphil	11 Nov 2016 3:35 a.m. PST
DBA V3 Also play Neil Thomas, Armati and a little bit of Basic Impetus and ADLG … but DBA more than the others. Phil
GurKhan	11 Nov 2016 3:43 a.m. PST
DBMM
getback	11 Nov 2016 3:50 a.m. PST
ADLG has taken over from DBA 3 for us.
Mollinary	11 Nov 2016 3:53 a.m. PST
To the Strongest!
Dexter Ward	11 Nov 2016 3:56 a.m. PST
To the Strongest Sword & Spear
GreenMountainBoy	11 Nov 2016 3:57 a.m. PST
Sword & Spear
Jerboa	11 Nov 2016 4:00 a.m. PST
AWE 10: done with dice gaming, but I still like ABC because of lightning play speed. I am the author, so maybe my vote does not count. Quite love DBA 1.1 out of nostalgia.
Shaun Travers	11 Nov 2016 4:23 a.m. PST
Ancient Battlelines Clash (my own, so maybe does not count!)
Calico Bill	11 Nov 2016 4:44 a.m. PST
Big Battle DBA
10mm Wargaming	11 Nov 2016 4:52 a.m. PST
Hail Caesar Take care Andy
Florida Tory	11 Nov 2016 5:04 a.m. PST
Basic Impetus Hail Caesar
arsbelli	11 Nov 2016 5:13 a.m. PST
Hail Caesar for me. I am also eagerly looking forward to the upcoming release of Swordpoint later this month.
ochoin	11 Nov 2016 5:13 a.m. PST
Field of Glory
BigRedBat	11 Nov 2016 5:19 a.m. PST
To the Strongest!- but then I must confess an interest. ;-) I used to play Command and Colours with minis a lot before I wrote the rules, and have enjoyed playing some of the other sets mentioned, notably Comitatus.
Desert Fox	11 Nov 2016 5:27 a.m. PST
Big Battle DBA and Commands and Colors Ancients combat resolution with DBA pips for command and control.
redbanner4145	11 Nov 2016 5:30 a.m. PST
Ancient Warfare by Terry Gore
Karellian Knight	11 Nov 2016 5:35 a.m. PST
Same as Desert Fox with Command And Colours, we used DBA pips but on a D3 + commanders rating of 0-2. Last few weeks have played To the Strongest.
Lovejoy	11 Nov 2016 5:55 a.m. PST
Hail Caesar.
Dervel	11 Nov 2016 5:56 a.m. PST
Triumph! The initial release covers the one on one sized game. However I have run 5 convention battles using these rules now and multiple playtests… 6-8 person battles with each player having a full command play out nicely in a 3-4 hour time slot even with new players.
David Smith	11 Nov 2016 6:03 a.m. PST
To the Strongest
martin goddard	11 Nov 2016 6:07 a.m. PST
Conquerors and Kings(PP)
Dave Crowell	11 Nov 2016 6:17 a.m. PST
Commands & Colors Ancients by a mile. Followed by Hoeric Hack and Holy Hack.
steamingdave47	11 Nov 2016 6:34 a.m. PST
Sword and Spear
AUXILIAPAL	11 Nov 2016 6:54 a.m. PST
To the Strongest
Ran The Cid	11 Nov 2016 7:05 a.m. PST
Hail Ceasar
Frederick	11 Nov 2016 7:10 a.m. PST
Hail Caesar Used to be WH Ancients but have not played that in a year or so
Marcus Brutus	11 Nov 2016 7:21 a.m. PST
Impetus. Tried many but this set is my favourite.
advocate	11 Nov 2016 7:27 a.m. PST
Sword and Spear
Scott MacPhee	11 Nov 2016 7:43 a.m. PST
Commands and Colors Ancients.
Dale Hurtt	11 Nov 2016 7:47 a.m. PST
DBA and Command & Colors: Ancients.
featherlessquetzal	11 Nov 2016 7:58 a.m. PST
Dbmm
lkmjbc3	11 Nov 2016 7:58 a.m. PST
DBA 3 Joe Collins
skinkmasterreturns	11 Nov 2016 7:59 a.m. PST
FOG,but I am wanting to try basic impetus. I recently watched a game of ADLG,it just didnt seem really novel enough for me to get into it. The armies looked right,though.
Weasel	11 Nov 2016 8:50 a.m. PST
When we do play, its Warmaster Ancients.
JeffGrein	11 Nov 2016 9:03 a.m. PST
C&C:Ancients with Miniatures and To the Strongest!
Big Red	11 Nov 2016 9:04 a.m. PST
To the Strongest.