The battle of Cynoscephalae in 197BC pitted Greek phalanxes against Roman legions. This scenario recreates that battle for the Vis Bellica rules set.
Month: January 2019
War Machines In Warhammer Ancients
Jeff Jonas has an article on using war machines in Warhammer Ancient Battles. There are some nice pictures of painted Roman war machine models, and a good discussion of their use by the legions.
Star Trek: The Dice Game
Star Trek: The Dice Game is a solo, print and play game in which you manages the crew of the Enterprise through various mission challenges.
Flocking Gel Tutorial
Renaissance Ink has had “flocking gels” for sale for several years, but I was never sure what they were, or what to do with them. This site has a tutorial on how to use the stuff. Looking closely at the photos, I think I can safely say that flocking gels are textured gesso, of the type that you find in the ladies craft stores, such as Michael’s. I’ve use the gritty gesso to texture the sides of my foamcore houses, and the fibrous type to make thatched roofs.
Indian War Rules
Fred Diamond has a simple set of free wargames rules for playing the Indian Wars in the America of the late 19th century.