The main rulebook provides only two army lists – Romans (100 B.C. This is the reason I started wargaming and why I still do today.Īrmies for Warhammer Ancient Battles are built by spending points, aided by an army list. Or at least, I like nothing better than this except winning a hard fought battle with said miniatures (rare though such victories are!). I like better than seeing a few hundred well-painted miniatures laid out on nicely made terrain. The final point I'd like to make is that although I find ancient history fascinating, and while these rules are based on a lot of careful reading, when all is said and done they have been written because I like playing games with model soldiers and they reflect that fact. While figures canīe based individually, the designers recommend mounting multiple figures per stand.ĭescription based on first edition. Base depths are not specified,īut should be sufficient to accomodate the models. The rules suggest base widths per figure.
– Warhammer: Ancient Battles Basing troop type Book contains a 16-page photo layout, showing sample armies and illustrating how to paint.ĭesigners Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestley, Alan Perry, Michael Perry Publisher Warhammer Historical Wargames Limited Year Published 1998 Status Out of Print Contents 144-page soft-cover book Scale 25mm models "…is the scale of model featured throughout these rules, and the one we prefer…" Provides guidelines for collectingĪnd painting figures. Includes army lists for Romans and Barbarians (see the supplements for other lists). Game system is derived from a sister game, Warhammer Fantasy.
Rules cover charges, morale, psychology, leaders, battle standards, chariots, elephants, fortifications, veterans, and more. Game of ancient warfare, including campaign rules, scenarios, a basic combat system and a variety of supplemental rules.
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