Field of Glory: Ancient and Medieval Wargaming Rules

by Richard Bodley Scott

Field of Glory is a new historical miniature tabletop wargaming rules system for anyone interested in recreating the battles of Rome, Greece or the Holy Land, among others. This series is intended to give both beginner and expert wargamers everything they need to play the battles of ancient and medieval eras on their tabletops. Tested and created by wargaming experts, this series includes a rulebook detailing the gaming system, and companion army lists which help players select and build their historically accurate army with the relevant units or troop types they want to take onto the field of battle.

The striking Field of Glory rulebook includes color coding for easy navigation, clear photographs of miniatures (taken by Wargames Illustrated editor Duncan McFarlane) and diagrams (showing rules examples, troop placements,
scale considerations and more), detailed Osprey artwork, a guide to figure painting, an overview of the history of this miniature world of warfare, organization tables and a background to the men who fought on the ground. Containing two ready to use army lists, this rulebook can either stand alone and be used for immediate gaming, or can be combined with the companion army list volumes to recreate a very diverse range of conflicts in each period of the eras covered.


Published in partnership with Slitherine Software Ltd, a developer and publisher of historical strategy games, Field of Glory already has the table-top gaming community buzzing.

Genres: History, War, Games

144 pages, Hardcover

First published February 19, 2008

Reviews

[Burt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I suspect that Field of Glory will do more to stoke the fires of interest in miniature gaming, especially the ancient variety, than anything that's happened in the last thirty years. It is deep, semi-complex and opens up a whole new perspective, not necessarily a 100% accurate perspective, to ancient military history.