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On an unrelated note, how are people finding the SPQR resin minis? The bonus goat sacrifice model that came with the book is a nice sculpt (nicer than the painted photos suggested IMO), but the material seems very bendy to me...
The figures look nice. The rules look like they have absolutely no tactical nuance or anything that is designed to make this an ancients game as opposed to any other dice rolling exercise. Might as well play Risk.
One thing I noticed is that Warlord is now producing two sets of Legionaries, the SPQR set, 12 figures for £15 while still selling the HC set, 24 figures for £20. are they the same figures?
But for ancients, units of 6-8 figures representing 6 or 8 soldiers really should be call skirmished , right ?
Aye, what most people call a skirmish (in wargaming turns) is really only a punch-up.
Small "units" in a skirmish game are OK. But if you are defining something as a "unit" in game terms, then that "unit" should have a front, flanks and rear and those concepts should have consequences in terms of game play movement and combat. Likewise there should be a differentiated consequnce (movement and combat) if you are wearing armour of differnt degrees as well as some differentiation in terms of the capabilities and limitations of different categories of weapons for shooting and melee. A skirmish game is fine, just give it some real substance beyond a flash marketing scheme.
You should be able to lose because you made mistakes !