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Mort52 | 23 Oct 2023 9:58 a.m. PST |
I recently returned to wargaming after nearly four decades away. Having got my various armies out, found my rules or bought new ones I feel the urge to get into the Medieval/WOTR period (I live close to some of the battle sites). I've looked at various figures both in terms of scale and manufactures and have opted for Baccus 6mm my question is anyone got any recommendations for rules that play well for 6mm battles. Currently learning towards Impetus 2. Mort |
MajorB | 23 Oct 2023 12:05 p.m. PST |
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GildasFacit ![Sponsoring Member of TMP Sponsoring Member of TMP](boards/icons/sponsor.gif) | 23 Oct 2023 12:23 p.m. PST |
DBA v 3 is a lot kinder to medieval troop types than earlier versions and does play with more 'historical' results IMHO. Impetus looked interesting to me too but I never did get around to trying them out. |
Mort52 | 23 Oct 2023 12:34 p.m. PST |
Much appreciated DBA3 seems the way to go. |
Khazarmac | 23 Oct 2023 3:18 p.m. PST |
Test of Resolve is a good set. Wel researched and very playable (I was involved in the play testing). |
ColCampbell ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 23 Oct 2023 4:37 p.m. PST |
You also might want to take a look at "To the Strongets!" by Simon Miller (Big Red Bat). bigredbatshop.co.uk The rules are scale-agnostic. I think they would work well with 6mm figures. Simon recommends using 40mm unit frontages in 50mm square grid boxes with a 600mm x 400mm table size or up to a 120mm unit frontage in 150mm square boxes with a 1800mm x 1200 mm table. I've used these rules successfully with 15mm figures. With 6mm figures you could really get the big panoply of WOTR battles. Here's a report of a game we played back in 2019 -- link Jim |
Mort52 | 24 Oct 2023 5:57 a.m. PST |
All the rules mentioned were ones I've looked at so I've decided to take the plunge on the following. DBA3 & To the Strongest, I do like to have multiple rules for periods and given I've found I only have one set of rules for Ancients (Shock of Impact) it gives me some options there too. Mort |
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