The campaign is set to begin in august 2015 and i very much hope you enjoy taking part or reading of. While mainly intended for competition games, they also provide a general guide to armies troop classification and proportions for use in conjunction with more. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The original four books of army lists for dbm are now outofprint, but the new and. Ordered and paid for through amazon uk, the book was dispatched air mail on 4 november 2014. It is a set of wargame rules written by the wargames research group in england. It chiefly differs in being intended as a direct competitor for current mainstream wargames rules for the ancient and medieval period, such as our own. Armies are typically built to 300500 points, and can encompass anywhere between 150 and 400 figures grouped onto individual elements. Of the wars of antiquity is a fast play set of rules for the hobby of historical miniature wargaming, particularly ancient and medieval wargaming in the period 3000 bc to 1520 ad. It is a very popular set, with a fair balance between complexity and simplicity so that games can be played in a reasonable amount of time typically four hours including setting up time and still feel something like a a real battle. Dbm is the set of rules i have used to play most of my ancients wargames. Quick play wargame rules with army lists for ancient and medieval battles. Its genesis was an experimental set for battles between romans and celts demonstrated by phil at the 1988 society of.
A moderately abstract set of ancient and medieval miniatures rules. Indeed, some experts maintain that despite or because of its simplicity, its better exponents demonstrate greater tactical skill than those of. Lotr rulebook pdf game length varies according to battle size, while rules complexity can vary by army. The rules allow armies to be chosen from published army lists in 4 books. Well assume youre ok with this, but you can optout if you. Dba is a set of quickplay rules with army lists for ancient and medieval wargames. Dark ages army lists xls crusader rules sample dbmm army lists book 1 is the first volume in the series of wrg publications providing detailed guidance on the. The rules were originally published in 1993 and rapidly became the most popular set. The lord of the rings strategy battle game abbreviated to lotr.
Of massed warfare, and the bullroarer defeating a few hundred goblins with a few hundred hobbits is just a minor skirmish in the long annals in the history of middleearth. Additionally, the rules are trimmed back substantially making for a quicker, less demanding game. Welcome to our campaign rules for the period 50 1400. Basic scale, size, and system remain in place, but significant differences in troop and army capabilities make it a completely new game that plays very differently. It covers the same time period 3000 bc 1500 ad through four volumes of army list books. Further testing with the help of a large group of players all over the. Of course, ordering it was a joy but receiving it was a bit of a trial. This is the latest th august 2009 update for the crusader. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by the. These rules are to be used in addition to the excellent campaign rules to be found in version 2. Because they never put together an army large enough to qualify as a dbmsized force.