De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules With Army Lists For Ancient And Medieval Battles

Should this hit the table?

Quick read before the metadata.

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game offers a high degree of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. It provides a consistent and engaging experience for players of different skill levels and adapts well to various player counts. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment.

Luck profile

The final luck score for De Bellis Antiquitatis is 7, indicating a moderate level of luck influence in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

A flexible, fast-playing set of miniatures rules. An army consists of 12 units (called "elements"), classified as Blades, Warband, Knights and so forth. The rules are very simple (and can actually fit on one sheet of paper) but nevertheless pretty effective. The Fantasy version is Hordes of the Things, and the De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD rules add more detail and significantly increase army size. De Bellis Renationis extends the time period through the end of the Renaissance (1700 AD) and Horse, Foot and Guns covers the period from 1701 to 1915.

Mechanism

6

Action Points Dice Rolling Line of Sight Measurement Movement Modular Board Simulation

Family

4

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Type

1

Wargames

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