Legio Wargames

Did Greek Hoplites ever fight naked? There are plenty of depictions on vases that suggest they did. Most people believe this to be an...

The last Spartan unit is painted.

The Athenians defend against a Spartan amphibious landing at Pylos -- an 'Alala! game/

Painting a unit of Athenians for 'Alala!

Alala at the Society of Ancients Convention

Athens and Thebes have united to fight for Greek liberty against Philip of Macedon's growing power. The armies meet near Chaeronea. Using...

My rules for Greek Hoplite battles have now been published by the Society of Ancients. They are available from the Society website here....

After a false start due to local flooding I managed to make it to the Society of Ancients Convention at Madingley Hall, Cambridge. With...

A number of our group were unable to make it to the Society of Ancients Battle Day. Therefore I put on another Mantinea game with Alala!...

Last 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...

I have just finished painting my first Hoplite unit for Alala! and the Society of Ancients Mantinea Battle Day. These are Newline Designs...

Last weekend I gave my Alala! Hoplite game its third outing at the Society of Ancients Conference. For me this event is the highlight of...

Yesterday we managed to get a second test game of Alala! hoplite rules in before the upcoming Society of Ancients Conference. It was...

I have been working on some new simple rules for Hoplite battles which I call Alala! — from the ancient Greek war cry. I will use these...