War & Conquest Released

The Old One writes:

I've been lucky enough to play a couple of games of War & Conquest since receiving my copy. I did find it played rather smoothly. Yes we stumbled through the first couple of turns ever played, but come the end of the first game we felt very little need to refer to the rules for the sequence of play.

There are a number of differences in the way the rules work, and we had to remember we were not playing WAB on several occasions.

The games had a nice flow to them and the gaming tension created by trying to wrestle the initiative from your opponent certainly added to the experience.

There are a number of different features present that I'd not seen before. For example skirmishers do not charge and formally engage heavy troops, but they can attack them by performing Glancing Attacks. This I think simulates the very close skirmishing at very close range. There are a number of others.

Having played a lot of WAB in the past and moved on to Clash of Empires, I intend to adopt War & Conquest as my preferred ancients set, and so do my gaming companions.

I look forward to the army organisation lists, so I can get some more of my old toys out on the table.

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Rob of Scarab Games writes:

We are pleased to announce the release of War & Conquest, enabling you to refight Ancient and Medieval battles. Taking an army of model soldiers, you can recreate a famous battle, or simply enjoy a relaxing game with friends across the tabletop.

The book is 176 pages, case-bound (hardback) and full-color throughout. The book has an ISBN and barcode for retailers. The suggested retail price is £28.00 GBP The rules can be obtained direct from ourselves – scarabminiatures.com – or via retailers, distributors and wholesalers. Inquiries welcome.

The rules contain all the information you need to move, shoot, fight combat and resolve morale. These are explained using photographs and so there is plenty to look at. The rulebook also contains a section on setting up a game, which gives you around 100 different variations. Although designed with 28mm sized models in mind, the rules can easily be adapted for other scales.

Some sample page spreads can be found here. There are also some design notes and further explanation about the game here.

There are sample warrior profiles and introductory army organization lists included to get you gaming, but as we stress within the pages of the book, our intention is to support the game and community online. During the coming weeks and months, we will be adding army organisation lists, additional battle objectives and narrative battles to the War & Conquest section of our forum and our yahoo group, along with new battle reports. We are also planning an additional range of supporting publications.

There is still time to order War & Conquest and receive the special-edition miniature. This offer is also available through participating retailers while stocks last. The two figures will then be available for sale as part of our Ancient Greek range. This continues to expand, we have armored Spartan warriors ready to release next week.

The date of our first U.K. gaming day will be announced in the next couple of weeks. We are attending a number of U.K. shows with a game and trade stand, the first of which will be Crusade on 28 January.

Finally, our thanks to all those who made War & Conquest possible, by providing support and encouragement.