This is Avalon Digital’s second block game adaptation, this time going back to the good ‘ol times of Julius Caesar and Ancient Rome. Without further ado, let’s begin… What are the best Ancients & Medieval War Games? Excluded from the list, for example, are games that are primarily empire or nation building platforms, and – for now – pretty much anything with Total War in its title. Not every game can make the cut, however much you really enjoyed its siege towers or its pitch-perfect simulation of late Byzantine cavalry tactics. Our picks for the best games in this category are below, and if you see a lot of famous titles missing, don’t despair. Using the time-honoured Wargames Research Group miniatures rules convention, ‘ancients’ actually covers from about 3000 BC to 1485 AD, although this is because the WRG lumps ‘ancient’ and ‘medieval’ together into one grouping – hence our rather expansive title to this guide!ġ485 signifies a commonly accepted time where gunpowder use became widespread and, as it happens, also marks the end of the War of the Roses. Such a vast continuum of war-fighting history, stretching as it does from khopesh-toting ancient Egyptian mercenaries to the knights and fluttering battle-pennants of feudal Europe, should surely provide more than enough army fodder to keep everyone entertained. Outside World War II, no other period of armed conflict offers as much variety and depth as the ancient world, if for no other reason than its temporal length.
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