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Category Archives: Society of Ancients
Society of Ancients Battle Day 2012 – “We’re going to need a bigger goat”
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
Society of Ancients Battle Day 2012
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
Society of Ancients Battle Day 2011
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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SOA Battle Day – better late than never…
The latest Society of Anceints battle day was last weekend – and after all my grandiose plans, I couldn’t make it due to a clash in diary dates (plus the fact I was going to Salute this weekend). However, one … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day 2010 – An alternative approach
As The Other Partizan draws closer, and the time for putting in my order for my 6mm Republican Romans approaches, I have a sudden urge for a reality check (maybe the continued daily victory of not pre-ordering the new Space … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day 2010 – Of Time, Space…and Practicallity
As I’ve put together the two armies for Zama, there is one thing that I can’t get away from – this battle is potentially big, really big. We are looking at 2700+ Infantry, 200+ Cavalry and 18 Elephants – Even … Continue reading
SOA Battle Day 2010 – The Carthaginians
So, having dealt with the Romans, it’s time to deal with Hannibal’s army at Carthage. As with the Romans, the exact number of Hannibal’s troops at the battle is open to some speculation, but I’m pretty happy to go with … Continue reading
SOA Battle Day 2010 – The Roman Forces
So, time to think about how many figures I need for this game of Zama for next year. This may seem strange, but since I’m recently new to massed battle games (being a skirmish game junkie) I’ve never actually put … Continue reading
SOA Battle Day 2010 – Starting early
I’ve recently recorded an interview with Richard Lockwood of the Society of Ancients (soon to be heard on the podcast feed) and as part of that we chat about the SOA Battle Day. Battle Day 2010, unusually, has already been … Continue reading
SOA Battle Day
I attended the 6th Society of Ancients Battle day last Saturday, held once again at Sycamore Hall in Bletchley. The aim of the day is to play out a particular chosen battle using many different rulesets, in order to access … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day this Saturday
Saturday 25th April sees the 6th Annual Society of Ancients Battle Day, held at Sycamore Hall in Bletchley. If you remember, this was the event that I was frantically painting Battlelore figures for last year. This year the theme of … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day
Well the day finally arrived! Saturday 26th April was ‘The Battle of Poitiers’ day, and saw 4 of us from Scimitar Wargames Group head down the M1 to Bletchley for a day of gaming. The day actually went very well, … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day – It’s tomorrow!
Well, in time honoured fashion, I completed the painting of the last of the models just in time today, when I finished my Heavy Cavalry. What is more, I’ve even had time to complete a shading wash on all the … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day – 5 Days to go
Well, 109 down, 12 to go! After a very productive weekend, the end is almost in sight. Friday night saw me completing my Medium Infantry (above) and Archers (below) – told you they would look different with painted bases! I … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day – 11 Days to go
As promised yesterday, here are the latest ‘work-in-progress’ pictures of my Battlelore figures for the Society of Ancients Battle Day. The Archers are about 80% done, mainly the hair and bases to do. It’s amazing the difference that even just painting … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day – 12 days to go!
Really starting to feel the pressure now… Only managed to get a little painting done over the weekend – still haven’t finished the Archers, though they are probably the most complicated unit to paint…not fiddly, just lots of colours! Anyway, … Continue reading
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SOA Battle Day: T-Minus 21 days
Well, its less than 3 weeks to the Society of Ancients Battle Day on the 26th April, and so far the painting is not going quite to schedule. So far the only unit I have actually come anywhere close to … Continue reading
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SoA Battle Day 2008 – Poitiers, 1356 AD
The Scimitar Wargames Club, to which I belong, usually takes a trip down to the Society of Ancients Battle Day – this is being held on April 26th 2008 at Bletchley near Milton Keynes. The theme of the day this … Continue reading
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