Eureka Amazon Army Design Contest Entries

(Note that this army list is intended for use with the following rules: Command & Colors by Richard Borg. Command & Colors, though a boardgame played on a hex board with units represented by blocks, can also be played on the tabletop. I use a regular tabletop without hexes, with each reference to hex in the rules equating to 6" on the tabletop. For units, I use any pleasing grouping of figures, applying hits using markers instead of removing figures or stands. The numbers of figures are merely suggestions. DBx-style stands could be used equally well, with each stand being the equivalent to a Hit. I generally use a modified version of the rules, these additions are listed at the end.)

The Royal Army of Ologog

The Amazon Queendom of Ologog maintains a large army built around a core of professional legions - the Royal Household and the Queen's Army - and filled out with a levy of troops drawn from the Provinces near to the area of each specific campaign. Temple guards from the Bull Cult and the Temple of the Laughing God occasionally join the army on campaign. Contingents of Satyrs and Centaurs are often found as allies.

The Royal Household:

When the Queen herself goes on campaign, she is accompanied by troops of the Royal Household. These consist of Guard Cataphracts and Guard Infantry legions. There are three legions of Guard Infantry, each drawn from one of the heartland provinces. Normally only one accompanies the Queen on campaign, however.

0-1 Queen's Guard Cavalry

12 x 100MYT21 Amazon Cataphract cavalry

0-1 Queen's Guard Infantry

24 x Guard Infantry selected from either:

1. 100YAN07 First Gurék of Tléku Miriyá heavy trooper, spear - female
2. 100YAN23 Gurék of the Valiant of Ke’ér heavy trooper, spear - female
3. 3) 100YAN36 Gurék of the Turquoise Eye heavy trooper - female

The different shield designs serve to differentiate each legion. Choose the design you prefer. For Officers, 100YAN03 (Gurék of Tléku Miriyá female officer), can be used with the appropriate shield.

The Queen's Army:

1. Choice 1: 100YAN10 First Gurék of Tléku Miriyá medium infantry - female
   100YAN11 First Gurék of Tléku Miriyá medium infantry - female
Choice 2: 100YAN26 Gurék of the Valiant of Ke’ér medium trooper, morning star
100YAN27 Gurék of the Valiant of Ke’ér medium trooper, morning star
2. Choice 3: 100YAN39 Gurék of the Turquoise Eye medium trooper, spear over-arm - female
   100YAN40 Gurék of the Turquoise Eye medium trooper, spear under-arm - female
3. Choice 4: 100YAN30 Gurék of the Valiant of Ke’ér archer, firing - female
4. Choice 5: 100YAN13 Gurék of Tléku Miriyá crossbow - female
   100YAN14 Pavise shields for crossbow troops

The Provincial Levy:

The levy tends to be highly variable. Each Provincial Governor is accompanied a squadron of guard cavalry and the nobles from the province fight from chariots in the traditional manner. Light peltast cavalry are available in large numbers, but the bulk of the army consists of unarmoured (and often nude) Amazons, who fight either as peltasts, archers or slingers. In times of great need a levy of males may be made. These troops fight only reluctantly and are untrained.

0-1 Governor's Guard Cavalry:

12 x 100MYT20 Amazon heavy cavalry

1-3 Noble Chariotry Squadrons:

3 x 100MYT20 Amazon chariot
12 x 100AMZ16 Amazon chariot runners/shield bearers

Levy Troops:

1-5 Light Cavalry Squadrons:

12 x 100AMZ12 Amazon light peltast cavalry

1-3 Peltast units per Provincial Legion in the Queen's Army

12-20 x 100AMZ04 Amazon peltast and/or 100AMZ05 Amazon nude peltast

1-3 Archer units

12-20 x 100AMZ06 Amazon archer and/or 100AMZ07 Amazon nude archer

1-3 Slinger units

12 x 100AMZ08 Amazon nude slinger

1-3 Axewomen units

20 x 100AMZ09 Amazon axewoman

Male Levy:

0-1 Pikeman unit

20-30 x 100HAW01 Hawaiian Pikeman

0-2 Slinger units

12 x 100HAW02 Hawaiian Slinger

0-3 Warrior units with hand weapons

20-30 x 100HAW03 Hawaiian Warrior w. hand weapons

Temple Contingents:

Both the Bull Cult and the Temple of the Laughing God sometimes take the field. The Bull Cult supplies a unit of Warrior Priestesses that is often accompanied by a herd of Sacred Oxen. This herd is driven in a wild charge into the enemies ranks. The Laughing God provides a legion of Temple Guards, consisting of archers and spearwomen.

0-1 Bull Cult Warrior Priestesses

24 x 100AMZ10 Amazon Royal Guard axewoman

May be accompanied by:

0-1 Sacred Herd

12 x 100ANM02 Ox

Note: the Sacred Herd can only be taken if the Bull Cult is used.

0-1 Temple of the Laughing God

12 x 100TSO15 Legion of Sérqu, Sword of the Empire female trooper
12 x 100TSO17 Legion of Sérqu, Sword of the Empire female archer

The Temple Guards form a unit with spears in the front, two ranks, and archers in the rear ranks. For Officers, use 100TSO11 (Legion of Sérqu, Sword of the Empire female officer).

Allies from Beast Valley:

0-3 Centaur Warbands of mixed bow and spear

12-16 figures per warband from:
100MYT01 Centaur with bow 100MYT02
Centaur with spear 100MYT03
Centaur hero with club
100MYT04 Centaur king
100MYT05 Centaur horn blower

0-3 Satyr Warbands of mixed weapons or bows

20 figures per warband from:
100MYT10 Satyr with spear
100MYT11 Satyr with hand weapons
100MYT12 Satyr with bow
100MYT13 Pan

Command Stands

Command Stands can be made using the following figures:
100MYT22 Amazon officers
100MYT23 Amazon standard bearers
100MYT24 Amazon musicians

House Rules

I have made a few modifications, as listed below.

First off, I use 28mm figures on a regular wargames table. Basically, all references in the rules to "hexes" are changed to read "six inch increment". So a movement rate of 2 hexes becomes 12", for example.

Each unit takes hits depending upon its armour:

Unarmoured/Shield Only - 3 hits
Medium Armour - 4 hits
Heavy Armour - 5 hits

Units designated as "Sword Units" hit on Swords (using the special dice provided in the game). Units that are Steady ignore one Flag roll per attack. Units are supported if they have two friendly units within 6". Supported units ignore one flag per attack.

Lances, Pikes and Long spears allow the wielder to strike first. A Cavalry Breakthrough is a free 6" move forward (or wheeling) that can be made after defeating a unit in melee. Any enemy unit within 6" after this move may immediately be charged. Reluctant troops never count as supported.

Queen's Guard Cavalry
Heavy Cavalry	Lances, swords
Movement Rate:2	Attack Dice:5	Hits:4
Sword Unit
First strike:Lance
Cavalry Breakthrough
Steady

Queen's Guard Infantry
Heavy Infantry	Long spears, swords
Movement Rate:1	Attack Dice:5	Hits:5
Sword Unit
First strike:Long spears
Steady

Provincial Legions
Medium Infantry	- various weapons
Movement Rate:1	Attack Dice:4	Hits:4
Sword Unit
First strike:Long spears (Choice 1 and 2 only)
Steady

Provincial Legions - Archers
Medium Infantry	- bows
Movement Rate:1	Attack Dice:3 (2 with bows)	Hits:4
Range: 4 (composite bows)
Steady

Provincial Legions - Crossbows
Medium Infantry	- various weapons
Movement Rate:1	Attack Dice:3	(2 with crossbows)
Hits:4 (5 if pavise shields used)
Range: 3 (crossbows)
Steady

Prefect's Guard Cavalry
Heavy Cavalry	Lances, swords
Movement Rate:2	Attack Dice:5	Hits:4
Sword Unit
First strike:Lance
Cavalry Breakthrough

Noble Chariotry Squadrons
Chariots	Javelins
Movement Rate:2	Attack Dice:3 (2 with javelins)	Hits:2
Cavalry Breakthrough
Range: 2 (javelins)
Ignore First Sword Hit

Chariot runners/shield bearers
Light Infantry	- javelins
Movement Rate:2	Attack Dice:2	(2 with javelins)
Hits:3 Range: 2 (javelins)

Amazon light peltast cavalry
Light Cavalry	Javelins
Movement Rate:2	Attack Dice:2 (2 with javelins)	Hits:3
Range: 2 (javelins)

Peltast Light Infantry	- javelins
Movement Rate:2	Attack Dice:2	(2 with javelins)
Hits:3 Range: 2 (javelins)

Archers Light Infantry	- bows
Movement Rate:2	Attack Dice:2	(2 with bows)
Hits:3 Range: 4 (bows)
Reluctant

Slingers Light Infantry	- slings
Movement Rate:2	Attack Dice:2	(2 with slings)
Hits:3 Range: 2 (slings)
Reluctant

Axewomen
Light Infantry	- axes
Movement Rate:1/2*	Attack Dice:4/3*
Hits:3 Sword Unit
*Warrior Unit

Male Levy Pikeman
Light Infantry	- long spears
Movement Rate:2/1	Attack Dice:2
Hits:3 First strike:Long spears
Reluctant

Male Levy Slinger
Light Infantry	- long spears
Movement Rate:2/1	Attack Dice:2
Hits:3 Range: 2 (slings)
Reluctant

Male Levy Warrior with hand weapons
Light Infantry	- hand weapons
Movement Rate:2/1	Attack Dice:2
Hits:3
Reluctant

Bull Cult Warrior Priestesses
Medium Infantry	- axes
Movement Rate:1/2*	Attack Dice:4/3*
Hits:4 Sword Unit
*Warrior unit
Steady

Sacred Herd
Beasts (as Elephant)

Temple of the Laughing God
Heavy Infantry	Long spears, swords and bows
Movement Rate:1	Attack Dice:5 (2 w. bows)
Hits:5
Sword Unit
First strike:Long spears
Range 4 (bows)
Steady

Centaur Warband
Light Cavalry	spears, clubs and bows
Movement Rate:3	Attack Dice:4 (2 with bows)
Hits:3
Range: 4 (bows)
Cavalry Breakthrough
Steady
Sword Unit

Satyr Warband - mixed weapons
Light Infantry	- mixed weapons
Movement Rate:1/2*	Attack Dice:4/3*
Hits:3 Sword Unit
*Warrior unit
Satyr Warband - bows

Light Infantry	- bows
Movement Rate:2/1	Attack Dice:4 (2 with bows)
Hits:3 Range: 4 (bows)

Here is my Army Design:

The Amazon Queen
Command Stand, with Officer mounted in a Chariot

Queen's Guard Cavalry
12 Amazon Cataphract cavalry

Queen's Guard Infantry

Guard Infantry :
   3) 24 Gurék of the Turquoise Eye heavy trooper - female

The Queen's Army:

Army Subcommander
Officer figure (single)

5 units:

1: spears
12 First Gurék of Tléku Miriyá medium infantry - female
12 First Gurék of Tléku Miriyá medium infantry - female

2: maces
12 Gurék of the Valiant of Ke’ér medium trooper, morning star
12 Gurék of the Valiant of Ke’ér medium trooper, morning star

3: spears
12 Gurék of the Turquoise Eye medium trooper, spear over-arm - female
12 Gurék of the Turquoise Eye medium trooper, spear under-arm - female

4: archers
24 Gurék of the Valiant of Ke’ér archer, firing - female

5: crossbows w. pavise shields (1 per 2 crossbows)
24 Gurék of Tléku Miriyá crossbow - female
12 Pavise shields for crossbow troops

The Provincial Levy:

1 Governor (Subcommander)
Command Stand

1 Governor's Guard Cavalry
12  Amazon heavy cavalry

2 Noble Chariotry Squadrons:
3 Amazon chariots
12  Amazon chariot runners/shield bearers

Levy Troops:

5 Light Cavalry Squadrons:
12  Amazon light peltast cavalry

9 Peltast units
12-20  Amazon peltast and/or Amazon nude peltast

2 Archer units.
12-20  Amazon archer and/or Amazon nude archer

2 Slinger units.
12 Amazon nude slinger

1 Axewomen units.
20 Amazon axewoman

Temple Contingents:

1 Bull Cult Warrior Priestesses
24 Amazon Royal Guard axewoman

1 Sacred Herd
12 Oxen

1 Temple of the Laughing God
12 troopers
12 archers

Allies from Beast Valley:

1 Centaur Warbands of mixed bow and spear
16 figures per warband from:

1 Satyr Warbands of mixed weapons
20 figures per warband from:

1 Satyr Warbands of bows
20 figures per warband from: