| Last Updated |
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| Mon Nov 15 19:47:49 PST 1999 |
| Voters = 14 |
ANCIENTS VOTING RESULTS:
Voters, By Period - What-If
| Favorite Rules | ||
|---|---|---|
| rules | percentage | |
| De Bellis Multitudinis |  | 29% |
| Warhammer Ancient Battles | | 21% |
| Archon | | 7% |
| Athena | | 7% |
| Classical Hack | | 7% |
| De Bellis Antiquitatis | | 7% |
| Legions & Lions | | 7% |
| Might of Arms | | 7% |
| WRG Ancients | | 7% |
| Rules Regularly Played | ||
|---|---|---|
| rules played regularly | percentage | |
| De Bellis Antiquitatis | | 57% |
| De Bellis Multitudinis | | 50% |
| Warhammer Ancient Battles | | 29% |
| WRG Ancients | | 21% |
| Archon | | 14% |
| Athena | | 7% |
| Classical Hack | | 7% |
| Holy Hack | | 7% |
| Legions & Lions | | 7% |
| Might of Arms | | 7% |
| Shock of Impact | | 7% |
| Universal Soldier | | 7% |
| Wargame Rules 1420-1700 | | 7% |
| Number of Rules Regularly Played | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of rules played regularly | percentage | |
| 2 rules played | | 50% |
| 1 rules played | | 21% |
| 4 rules played | | 21% |
| 3 rules played | | 7% |
| Rules Tried | ||
|---|---|---|
| rules played at least once | percentage | |
| WRG Ancients | | 85% |
| De Bellis Antiquitatis | | 77% |
| De Bellis Multitudinis | | 69% |
| Warhammer Ancient Battles | | 54% |
| Armati | | 46% |
| Tactica | | 46% |
| Wargame Rules 1420-1700 | | 38% |
| Fast Play Rules For Ancient Warfare | | 31% |
| Shock of Impact | | 31% |
| Legion | | 23% |
| Might of Arms | | 23% |
| Archon | | 15% |
| Classical Hack | | 15% |
| Holy Hack | | 15% |
| Alea Iacta Est | | 8% |
| Ancient Empires | | 8% |
| Ancients | | 8% |
| Glutter of Ravens | | 8% |
| Legions & Lions | | 8% |
| Number of Rules Tried | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of rules played | percentage | |
| 3 rules played | | 23% |
| 12 rules played | | 15% |
| 5 rules played | | 15% |
| 9 rules played | | 15% |
| 1 rules played | | 8% |
| 4 rules played | | 8% |
| 6 rules played | | 8% |
| 7 rules played | | 8% |
| Voters, By Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| level of experience | percentage | |
| Twenty Years or More | | 57% |
| Up To Ten Years | | 21% |
| Up To Twenty Years | | 21% |
| Voters, By Region | ||
|---|---|---|
| region | percentage | |
| North America | | 58% |
| Europe | | 33% |
| Western Pacific | | 8% |
| Voters, By Setting | ||
|---|---|---|
| usual game setting | percentage | |
| With a friend or two | | 43% |
| At the local club | | 36% |
| At the local game store | | 14% |
| At gaming conventions | | 7% |
| Number of Armies | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of armies owned or used | percentage | |
| 2 army/armies | | 15% |
| 12 army/armies | | 8% |
| 13 army/armies | | 8% |
| 15 army/armies | | 8% |
| 16 army/armies | | 8% |
| 18 army/armies | | 8% |
| 25 army/armies | | 8% |
| 27 army/armies | | 8% |
| 46 army/armies | | 8% |
| 6 army/armies | | 8% |
| 68 army/armies | | 8% |
| 9 army/armies | | 8% |
| Armies Owned/Used | ||
|---|---|---|
| armies owned or used | percentage | |
| Marian Roman | | 69% |
| Gallic | | 54% |
| Late-Roman West | | 54% |
| Early Imperial Roman | | 46% |
| Early Roman | | 46% |
| Later Achaemenid Persian | | 46% |
| Later Carthaginian | | 46% |
| Middle Anglo-Saxon | | 46% |
| Alexandrian Macedonian | | 38% |
| Ancient British | | 38% |
| Camillan Roman | | 38% |
| Early Byzantine | | 38% |
| Early Saxon | | 38% |
| Late-Roman East | | 38% |
| Later Hoplite Greek | | 38% |
| Later Seleucid | | 38% |
| Middle Imperial Roman | | 38% |
| Patrician Roman | | 38% |
| Ancient Spanish | | 31% |
| Early Carthaginian | | 31% |
| Early Hoplite Greek | | 31% |
| Early Seleucid | | 31% |
| Early Spartan | | 31% |
| Hunnic | | 31% |
| Palmyran | | 31% |
| Polybian Roman | | 31% |
| Sub-Roman British | | 31% |
| Alexandrian Imperial | | 23% |
| Caledonian/Pictish | | 23% |
| Dacian | | 23% |
| Dark Age and Geometric Greek | | 23% |
| Early Achaemenid Persian | | 23% |
| Early Frankish | | 23% |
| Early Indian | | 23% |
| Early Ptolemaic | | 23% |
| Later Ptolemaic | | 23% |
| Macedonian Early Successor | | 23% |
| New Assyrian | | 23% |
| Thracian | | 23% |
| Alan | | 15% |
| Antigonid | | 15% |
| Early German | | 15% |
| Early Gothic/Vandal | | 15% |
| Early Hebrew | | 15% |
| Early North Greek | | 15% |
| Early Northern Barbarian | | 15% |
| Etruscan | | 15% |
| Eumenid | | 15% |
| Gepid/Lombard | | 15% |
| Hellenistic Greek | | 15% |
| Hittite | | 15% |
| Illyrian | | 15% |
| Jewish Revolt | | 15% |
| Later Macedonian | | 15% |
| Later Sassanid | | 15% |
| Later Visigothic | | 15% |
| Lysamachid | | 15% |
| Maccabean Jewish | | 15% |
| New Kingdom Egyptian | | 15% |
| Numidian | | 15% |
| Old & Middle Kingdom Egyptian | | 15% |
| Parthian | | 15% |
| Pontic | | 15% |
| Pyrrhic | | 15% |
| Slav | | 15% |
| African Vandal | | 8% |
| Bactrian and Indo-Greek | | 8% |
| Bosphoran | | 8% |
| Burmese | | 8% |
| Campanian/Apulian | | 8% |
| Ch'in Chinese | | 8% |
| Chinese Border Nomad | | 8% |
| Chou Chinese | | 8% |
| Cyropaedic Persian | | 8% |
| Early Assyrian | | 8% |
| Early Libyan | | 8% |
| Early Rhoxolani Sarmatian | | 8% |
| Early Sassanid | | 8% |
| Early Syrian | | 8% |
| Galatian | | 8% |
| Han Chinese | | 8% |
| Italian Ostrogothic | | 8% |
| Kushite Egyptian | | 8% |
| Later Hebrew | | 8% |
| Later Libyan | | 8% |
| Later Rhoxolani Sarmatian | | 8% |
| Libyan Egyptian | | 8% |
| Lydian | | 8% |
| Mede | | 8% |
| Moorish | | 8% |
| Nubian | | 8% |
| Philistine | | 8% |
| Saitic Egyptian | | 8% |
| Samnite/Umbrian | | 8% |
| Scots-Irish | | 8% |
| Skythian | | 8% |
| Syracusan | | 8% |
| Periods Played | ||
|---|---|---|
| period | percentage | |
| What-If | | 100% |
| Rome | | 79% |
| Decline of Rome | | 64% |
| Greece | | 50% |
| Persia | | 43% |
| Competitive/Tournament | | 29% |
| Egypt | | 21% |
| Hittite | | 21% |
| Assyria | | 14% |
| China | | 7% |
| India | | 7% |
| Number of Periods Played | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of genres/periods played | percentage | |
| 3 periods | | 29% |
| 2 periods | | 21% |
| 5 periods | | 14% |
| 8 periods | | 14% |
| 4 periods | | 7% |
| 6 periods | | 7% |
| 7 periods | | 7% |
| Scales Used | ||
|---|---|---|
| figure scale | percentage | |
| 25mm | | 86% |
| 15mm | | 64% |
| 20mm | | 7% |
| 6mm | | 7% |
| Number of Scales | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of figure scale(s) used (per person) | percentage | |
| 2 figure scale(s) used | | 50% |
| 1 figure scale(s) used | | 43% |
| 3 figure scale(s) used | | 7% |
| RECENT BATTLE REPORTS |
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| Michael Walsh |
DBM Ch'in vs Indians at 400pts, Ch'in spear centre rolled over the Indian centre of Bows and Elephants into the Indian camp whilst Chariots and cavalry of both sides skirmished indecisively. [17 Sep 1999] |
| Chuck Turnitsa |
Last ancients game was a 25mm meeting between Carthago and Rome, and it was glorious. There were stampeding elephants, skirmishers doing "rude" things in the scrub, and legionaires who (led by their commander) stood in the line until the last man died of blood loss!! By the way, the rules used were Might of Arms, which I highly recommend as a very fun rule set. Exploits of this and other battles can be seen at http://www.netcolony.com/members/odms under "After Action Reports". [03 Sep 1999] |
| steve dungworth |
Roman Civil war with 3 legions per side (25mm) legions being about 150 figures strong in a fairly rough terrain with key objectives set for each side to obtain by set moves. A very hard fought battle over about 6 hours one Saturday. Result I acheived my objectives but suffered very heavy casualties so really a pyrric victory in that sense. My opponents failed to hit their objectives and also suffered heavy casualties (we only had about 2% difference). Using Athena ancient rules [19 May 1999] |
| Philip J. Viverito |
Fought 3 Dacian war scenarios. The Watch Tower. Dacians attack a Roman watch tower on the Danube. Dacians destroyed the Roman Auxilia as the legion came on to late. Dacians in the Field-Dacians fought the Romans of Trajan in an open battle. Romans were fought to a draw. Dacians in the passes. The Romans had two passes to secure to enter Dacia. The Romans cleared the passes. [14 Apr 99] |
| Bob Slaughter |
Most recently was a game of DBA. A close game, played nicely and was quick enough not to take up the whole day. [6 Apr 99] |
| Casper Renes |
Seleukid vs. Romans I lost. We used DBM rules. [4 Apr 99] |
| Justin Taylor |
Using Warhammer Ancient Battles at club. Imperial Romans vs Byzantine. [3 Apr 99] |
| Terry Cabak |
A general presentation of the rules Legions & Lions at Kit-Con in Elgin, Illinois [3 Apr 99] |
| Bob Jones |
A typical forest action a depleted legion versus a Gallic Hoard. Nip and all the way with the Romans breaking the Gaul's morale at the very end and holding the ground. [3 Apr 99] |
| carl amedio |
the dread Visigoths had the termidity to attack the feudal French forces. The french had them right where they wanted them, when, the visigoth Horse overran the weak French Foot, demorlaizing the entire army. somuch for the power of the pike to ward off mounted attacks. [2 Apr 99] |
| Jeff Bolton |
DBM - 400AP - My Patrician Romans versus Tang Chinese. I over-committed my Fast Knights, trapping my Hunnic allies and messing up my own command and control. This lead to a disappointing 10-0 loss. My PRs are now hold a 1-1 record in this incarnation. I am familiar with a number of rules sets - and am not particularly fond of any. The best - with reservations - is DBA. The worst are Tactica and the pre-DBA WRG offerings. Right now, I am in the process of analyzing GLUTTER OF RAVENS and MIGHT OF ARMS. [31 Mar 99] |
| tim haslam |
persian vs indian. that persian 'spara' formation is formidable! a few people (including jervis) have said they think elephants are too powerful, i disagree my ellies suufer badly from massed bow fire and tend too run, sorry 'stampede' off the table carrying my boss with them argh! [31 Mar 99] |
| Chris Fielitz |
My ancient British took on a friend's Later Hoplite Greeks using WRG 7th edition rules. It was a nasty fight. I crushed his peltasts, but his hoplite ranks held off my charging warbands. [30 Mar 99] |