We've just received the January issue of Slingshot, the official journal of the Society of Ancients.
This issue includes:
- Presidential Address
- by Phil Halewood. Message from the incoming president
- Minutes of The Annual General Meeting of The Society of Ancients
- From the September 27th meeting
- Society of Ancients Battle Day, Saturday 3 April 2004
- Announcement of Gaugamela event - "probably the biggest refight ever."
- The Lydian Imperial Army - Part 2
- by Mark Trengove. Covering chariots, national infantry, mercenaries and levies, allies, war dogs, and sieges. Appendix on textiles.
- The Accuracy of the Shield Emblems in the Notitia Dignitatum: Some Thoughts on Recent Research
- by Jim Sye. The Notitia Dignitatum is our best source, but it is also flawed.
- Non-Developments in the Roman Legion - A Heresy
- by Stewart Hey. Responses to points made in previous issues.
- Early Cambodia
- by John Walsh. Brief introduction to Cambodia from pre-history to the early centuries of the Christian era.
- When in Rome... Part 2: Zama 202 BC
- by Steven Neate. Creating a DBM scenario based on the Battle of Zama (Punic Wars).
- DBX Squared - Returning Wargaming to Its Roots
- by Adrian Clarke. Introduces variant rules intended to reduce commanders' attention on individual elements by substituting a grid-based movement system.
- Warbands in Armati - A Few Thoughts
- by Graham Evans. Solutions for the warband problem in Armati.
- Just Limpin' Along: Wargaming with Timurids
- by Gareth Griffiths. Diary of wargaming experiences with the army of one of "the greatest generals of the ancient or medieval world" under DBM.
- The Battle of Orcyni 319 BC
- by Jeff Champion. DBM scenario.
- El Cid: The Struggle for Valencia
- by James Morris. Report from an ongoing Warhammer Ancient Battles campaign.
- The Battle Near Jerusalem 57 BC
- by Steven Neate. Scenario for Strategos.
- Strategos: Optional Rules
- by Philip Sabin. The designer proposes optional rules to cure "two potential wrinkles."
- DBA Campaign: Italian Condotta Fifteenth Century
- by Chris Smith. Rules for a simple wargaming campaign.
- A State of Mind: A Comparison of DBM and Vis Bellica
- by Michael Tittensor. When selecting between these rulesets, this reviewer says that "it all depends on your state of mind."
- Trireme (a Bit of Naval Fluff)
- by David Carruthers. Simple rules for ancient naval combat.
- Toward DBM 4
- by Tom Worden. Discussion of how cavalry should be treated in the next edition.
- The Best-Laid Schemes o' Mice an' Men
- by Frank Kean. Armati battle report (Britons vs Romans).
- The Slingshot Review
- Capsule reviews of Roman Cavalry Equipment (Tempus), Weapons of the Romans (Tempus), assorted sword books, Byzantium Endures (Crusader Worlds), Warrior (Four Horsemen Enterprises), Biblical Warrior Army Lists (Four Horsemen Enterprises), Alexander the Great (Warhammer Historical Wargames), 28mm Macedonians (Bronze Goat), Late Achaemenid Persian Range (Baccus 6mm)
- Guardroom
- Letters from readers.