 Editor in Chief Bill   | 14 Dec 2018 12:45 p.m. PST |
From among the free rulesets for Ancients, which is the best? |
| Desert Fox | 14 Dec 2018 1:20 p.m. PST |
Commands and Colors: Ancients |
 Parzival  | 14 Dec 2018 1:40 p.m. PST |
I wasn't aware that C&C:A rules were free? |
| BorisTheSpider | 14 Dec 2018 1:49 p.m. PST |
Rules are a free download on GMT webste |
| redmist1122 | 14 Dec 2018 2:41 p.m. PST |
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| MiniatureWargaming dot com | 14 Dec 2018 8:51 p.m. PST |
Where can you get Might of Arms for free? |
| kodiakblair | 15 Dec 2018 5:32 a.m. PST |
Ancient Battlelines Clash written by Shaun Travers. link Games last about an hour,solo play friendly and he took the trouble to provide some army lists. Shaun's blog is a great resource,check his refights using nearly every set of Ancient rules known to man. |
| jhancock | 15 Dec 2018 6:44 a.m. PST |
Basic Impetus version 1 was free and good, but it looks like version 2 is out now and costs money. I can't find a legitimate link to the old, free version 1 anymore! |
| jhancock | 15 Dec 2018 10:40 a.m. PST |
Found it! Basic Impetus version 1.x link |
| langobard | 15 Dec 2018 7:48 p.m. PST |
+1 for Basic Impetus version 1, I hadn't realized that it was still available. |
| Mooseworks8 | 17 Dec 2018 6:56 p.m. PST |
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| Parzival | 19 Dec 2018 12:48 p.m. PST |
Thanks for pointing me to GMT; I found their "Living Rules" for C&C:A. As I thought, they're pretty much a specialized form of Battle Cry/Memoir ‘44/Battlelore. Great games, all, and a great system, but I'm not certain why they're a fave for tabletop gaming of Ancients. I did see some granularity between troop types, which I liked (not just infantry, but multiple types), but I'd have thought something with a bit more "cultural distinctiveness" of type might be preferable, as well as attention to some definitive tactical differences between different cultures and troop types. (As, say, a Roman maniple structure vs. the dense, long lines of hoplites or pike formations, etc.., not to mention specialized tactics like the testudo, etc.) But maybe I simply haven't read enough, and this stuff comes into the various supplements specific to given cultures/periods.
As a free ruleset, I do note that without the cards, it's unplayable, and those ain't free.
I love Battle Cry and Memoir ‘44, and can appreciate their translation into an Ancients setting. But the command and control aspect has always seemed a little too random for me for an actual wargaming experience, so I'm intrigued to find it lauded for this purpose.
(Still, I'm also attracted to creating some small-scale armies for this, maybe in 6mm, as that seems it would convey the look and feel of the setting very well.) I'd love to see some photos of C&C:A games with miniatures rather than the blocks, if anybody cares to share links! |
| paul liddle | 19 Dec 2018 1:11 p.m. PST |
Parzival, here's a pic of my 15mm C&C:A set up
link The game works well with 12 element DBA armies too. Here is a link link |
| Parzival | 20 Dec 2018 3:13 p.m. PST |
Neat link, Paul. What are the dice next to the bases for? Are you tracking hits rather than removing stands? |
| paul liddle | 20 Dec 2018 3:52 p.m. PST |
Got it in one, tracking hits with the dice. It's easy and they don't look too out of place on the table. |
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