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De Bellis Renationis box art
1997 Ranked #14,215

De Bellis Renationis

Spend limited actions each turn to balance movement, setup, and scoring.

Wargames Book Miniatures Action Points Measurement Movement

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

3.56/5

Rating

6.63

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Renaissance-era rules from the DBx series (which includes De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles, introductory rules for ancient/medieval periods; De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD, an advanced version of DBA, and Hordes of the Things, a fantasy version of DBA. The rules cover the entire 200 year (plus) period from 1494 to 1700.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Action Points

Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Measurement Movement

Measure physical distance to determine how far pieces may move.
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Renaissance-era rules from the DBx series (which includes De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles, introductory rules for ancient/medieval periods; De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD, an advanced version of DBA, and Hordes of the Things, a fantasy version of DBA. The rules cover the entire 200 year (plus) period from 1494 to 1700. Re-implements: De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD Hordes of the Things

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

5
Book Miniatures Pike and Shot Renaissance Wargame

Mechanism

3
Action Points Dice Rolling Measurement Movement

Family

1
Game: DBx

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
2
Play time
180 min
Age
14+
Complexity
3.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Philip C. Barker Richard Bodley Scott

Publishers

1
Wargames Research Group