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Tgunner27 Feb 2003 6:11 p.m. PST

I was wondering if anyone out there has tried Simon MacDowall's rule set. I'm getting ready to rebase a ton of my 15mm late Romans and am thinking about trying out Comitatus. I know that the rules are on-line and that there is a discussion group for the rules set. I was wanting to hear from a wider audience.

Anyway, what do you guys think about Comitatus? How compatiable is it with other rules sets (basing wise) and how many miniatures am I going to need?

Thanks!

lugal hdan27 Feb 2003 11:11 p.m. PST

I haven't really played Comitatus yet (just a test game), but it seems interesting. I'm not into Romans right now, having been bitten by the Chariot bug, but Comitatus did cause me to do some daydreaming. :-)

The rules were designed for 6mm strips on 20mm square bases, which probably looks amazingly cool. But since I don't have any 6mm (yet! :-), I was thinking of using 25mm WAB figures directly. It seems that each unit has around 6-8 stands, each representing a maniple and deployed together in line. So for a full four legion army, I think you would need around 30-40 stands

Since you're using 15mm, you might want to mount two on a 20mm square, so you can use two squares on a sabot and still play DBx. :-)

/hdan

lugal hdan27 Feb 2003 11:15 p.m. PST

Crud, I just realized that I was thinking about Legio, not Comitatus. Sorry! If only there were a way to delete these messages....

/hdan

John Leahy Sponsoring Member of TMP28 Feb 2003 12:21 a.m. PST

Which discussion set are you talking about? A URL perhaps?
Thanks. :)

Tony Barr28 Feb 2003 4:32 a.m. PST

Both are available on the Society of Ancients site at:
http://www.soa.org.uk/main/rules.htm

Dining Room Battles28 Feb 2003 7:04 a.m. PST

Here's the address for the discussion group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lateromanempire/

I also think it is an excellent set of rules. The latest edition is at the discussion group. I would also recommend http://tabletopgeneral.20m.com/newspage.html. Nicely done website in Great Britain that has alot of wargaming food for thought.

Neil

John Leahy Sponsoring Member of TMP28 Feb 2003 9:57 a.m. PST

Thank you!!!! :)

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