Category Archives: Ancients

Society of Ancients Battle Day 2012 – “We’re going to need a bigger goat”

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Back at the end of March, I went to the Society of Ancients Battle Day in Bletchley, near Milton Keynes, UK. The aim of the day was to re-fight the battle of Plataea (479 BC), using a variety of rulesets. … Continue reading →

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Society of Ancients Battle Day 2012

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Saturday 31st March 2012 is the ninth annual Society of Ancients Battle Day. This years sees a refight of the battle of Plataea from 479 BC – ‘The day the Greeks decisively defeated the invading Persian army to secure their … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 83

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Download Episode 83 Welcome to Episode 83 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast. In this show I interview Rob Broom of Scarab Miniatures about their recently released Ancients rulebook: War & Conquest. I also welcome several new podcast sponsors, and … Continue reading →

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Review – Hail Caesar: Army Lists: Biblical & Classical

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

I’ve added a new review, this time of the recent publication from Warlord Games for their Hail Caesar rules; Hail Caesar: Army Lists - Biblical & Classical. You can find the review here. I hope you find it useful – look … Continue reading →

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Review – Clash of Empires

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I have posted a written review of Clash of Empires, the Ancients ruleset from Great Escape Games. You can find it here I hope you find it useful. Look out for another review tomorrow.

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Miniature Review – Warlord Roman Legion Box Set

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Welcome to the latest video review from Meeples & Miniatures   In this episode I review the latest Roman Legionary box set from Warlord games, which includes 20 Roman Legionaries and a Scorpian Bolt Thrower. As an added bonus, I … Continue reading →

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Review – Polemos S.P.Q.R.

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

I’ve just published a review of Polemos S.P.Q.R. – the recent set of Ancients rules from Baccus 6mm which cover the wars of Imperial Rome. You can find the review here.

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New ‘written’ reviews on Meeples & Miniatures

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Just a quick heads-up, but I will be publishing written reviews of various rules and games. The first of these will appear over the next few days, and will be the start of what I hope to be an expanding … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 77

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Download Episode 77 Welcome to Episode 77 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show I review two of the recent Wargames rules releases for the Ancient period: Hail Caesar from Warlord Games and Clash of Empires from Great … Continue reading →

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First play of ‘Hail Caesar’

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Wednesday saw us play our first game of Hail Caesar – the new ancients rules written by Rick Priestly and published by Warlord Games. I employeed the help of long-time gaming opponent Dave Luff (along with his rather nicely painted … Continue reading →

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NOT re-inventing the wheel

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

As I’m sure you are aware by now, the coming weeks will see a veritable horde of new rules for gaming Ancients descending upon the wargames community (I’m aware of at least 4 sets due out between now and summer) One … Continue reading →

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Society of Ancients Battle Day 2011

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Last Saturday saw the 8th annual Society of Ancients Battle Day, which was held, once again, at Sycamore Hall in Bletchley. If you aren’t aware, this event is a chance for gamers from around the country to come together to … Continue reading →

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One reason to love Impetus

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

For a while now, Impetus & Basic Impetus have been my Ancient Wargaming rules of choice, if I haven’t been using C&C: Ancients. If you are wondering about some of the advantages of Impetus, then check out this website. This … Continue reading →

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Hail Caesar and other goodies from Warlord Games

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

Warlord Games have just released the cover art for their much-anticipated set of Ancients Rules Hail Caesar, which have been written by veteran game designer Rick Priestly. The front cover is very reminiscent of the cover of Black Powder, their … Continue reading →

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Polemos Ancients rules coming in April

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

Baccus 6mm Ltd have updated their website with the latest news on their much-anticpated next rules release: Polemos: Ancients. Well, I say Polemos: Ancients, but Baccus have decided to split the era down into more manageable chunks, so this first … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures Podcast – Episode 68

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

Download Episode 68 Welcome to Episode 68 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast. In this show I take a look at the Ancient Warfare 2010 Special, Extra Impetus 3 and delve deep into the pages of one of the latest … Continue reading →

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Gaming Report, 5th May – my next league game

Posted on May 6, 2010 by

I played my next league game in our Commands & Colors: Ancients league last night – we chose the battle of Fano – 271AD The historical battle details: After his serious defeat at the Battle of Placentia at the hands … Continue reading →

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Competition Gaming – the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

We’ve started a Commands & Colors: Ancients league at the Scimitar Wargames Group in recent weeks. Now, I’m usually not a huge fan of competitive gaming, but I’ve played in a couple of C&C:A competitions, and I’ve really enjoyed them … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 55

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

Download Episode 55 Welcome to Episode 55 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast. In this show, I am once again joined by Rich Jones, and we discuss various games during our chat together. The main focus of the show are … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancients, Competition, Historical Gaming, Impetus / Basic Impetus, Napoleonic, Podcast, Review, World War II | 33 Comments

First C&C:Ancients Imperial Rome game…

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

Wednesday night saw the first outing for the fourth installment of C&C:Ancients, as we played the Nisibis battle from the Imperial Rome expansion. We also gave the ‘campaign’ game a try, and played the scenario over 3 days, although we … Continue reading →

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