TAC-ANT

TAC-ANT is a tactical level, ant to ant combat simulation designed for use with tabletop miniatures. The game represents the constant war and struggle between genetically different ant colonies as they quest for food. You, the player, represent the supreme commander of a colony as you control every detail of their war. From the level of conflict to the types of weapons carried by each soldier. Life, death and the very existence of a entire colony rest upon your shoulders.

TAC-ANT represents small to medium sized battles usually ranging from 20 to 200 units per side. The rule structure is simple enough for fast game play but detailed enough for individual unit characterization.

– TAC-ANT introduction

Designer: Gary B. Gill
Year Published: 1997
Status: In Print
Contents: Archived online (webpage)
Scale: Models that are of actual size represent the troops in TA. There are no scale conversions or ratios to worry about. Everything should be of actual size. The ants I use are made up of small beads. The beads are different colors to represent leaders and troop classes as well as to differentiate armies. I found many small 1"-2" plastic bugs in toy stores and used them for objectives and beasties. The ant models are 1cm tall, the beasties and other bug models should be the actual size of the unit it represents. As long as you know what each model represents, you could use anything.