"Best Ancient Skirmish Rules?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	28 Nov 2025 11:01 p.m. PST
Which miniature tabletop skirmish rules for Ancients do you prefer?
korsun0	29 Nov 2025 2:59 a.m. PST
Clash of Spears…..
20thmaine	29 Nov 2025 3:41 a.m. PST
DBV
miniMo	29 Nov 2025 5:39 a.m. PST
Melee
Deucey	29 Nov 2025 6:22 a.m. PST
En Garde Knights and Magick
79thPA	29 Nov 2025 8:41 a.m. PST
I loved Melee. I'd call Melee a small skirmish game, and Warhammer Ancients a large skirmish game.
d88mm1940	29 Nov 2025 10:23 a.m. PST
Clash of Spears is wonderful! Played a lot of 1 on 1's that were a blast, but the only multiplayer game flopped, possibly due to players not knowing the subtilties of the game! No one read the rules except me, and I had never played before! Also agree to Melee! Although a medieval/fantasy game, it lends itself well to small ancients gaming! Especially gladiatorial type skirmishes!
20thmaine	29 Nov 2025 4:14 p.m. PST
DBV = De Bellis Velitum PB's skirmish version of DBA
Bobgnar	29 Nov 2025 7:03 p.m. PST
I like DBA with single figures instead of multiple figure elements.
Deserter	01 Dec 2025 3:22 a.m. PST
One Hour Ancient and Medieval Skirmish
DeRuyter	01 Dec 2025 10:33 a.m. PST
Lion Rampant
Joe Legan	02 Dec 2025 7:13 p.m. PST
Saga. Joe