Simon MacDowallApr 5, 20233 minBoth sides win and loseLast weekend I put on an Alala! game at the 19th Society of Ancients Battle Day featuring 2nd Mantinea (362 BC). As ever, the day was...
Simon MacDowallJan 19, 20233 minA Hole in the Walls of BabylonMy 25mil Byzantine army has just its first table-top outing in more than 3 decades! The game was set in early AD 1061 when most of...
Simon MacDowallDec 5, 20223 minHereward re-awakesLeaving aside my Ancient Greeks for a while, I recently found myself embroiled in an attempt to suppress Hereward the Wake’s East Anglian...
Simon MacDowallOct 20, 20221 minMore Hoplite ActionYesterday we managed to get a second test game of Alala! hoplite rules in before the upcoming Society of Ancients Conference. It was...