Mini Mantinea
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!...
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Simon MacDowall
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Both sides win and lose
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...
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Simon MacDowall
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Men of Bronze
I have just finished painting my first Hoplite unit for Alala! and the Society of Ancients Mantinea Battle Day. These are Newline Designs...
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Simon MacDowall
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
Theban hamippoi on the painting table
in preparation for the Society of Ancients Mantinea Battle Day, I have been painting up Greek cavalry and light troops to supplement Pete...
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Simon MacDowall
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
More Hoplite Action
Yesterday we managed to get a second test game of Alala! hoplite rules in before the upcoming Society of Ancients Conference. It was...
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Simon MacDowall
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Alala!
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...
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Simon MacDowall
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Forward back to the past
Second Mantinea (362 BC) will be the next battle featured at the 2023 Society of Ancients Battle Day. This has provided me with my next...
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Simon MacDowall
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Adrianople Battle Day
A fantastic day with the Society of Ancients at Newbury re-fighting Adrianople. Many thanks to Richard Lockwood for organising. Our...
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Simon MacDowall
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
Romans 1, Goths 0
A test of the Adrianople scenario mechanics in advance of the Society of Ancients’ Battle Day sees the Romans gain the upper hand. The...
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Simon MacDowall
- Mar 4, 2022
- 1 min
Goths and Romans
The Society of Ancients Adrianople Battle Day drawing close, my 15mm Goths and Romans deploy for battle. In a few days time I will be...
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Simon MacDowall
- Feb 27, 2022
- 3 min
The Battle of Flodden Wargame
Outnumbered by the Scots the English army needed to prod the enemy into attacking, hoping that they could disorder the massive Scottish...
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