Scottorum Malleus Playtest (updated 120502)

[Dalauppror]

I have got the opportunety to try out Dan Mersey, authour of the upcoming Dux Bellorum, latest (under development) wargaming rules "Scottorum Malleus". The rules are a set of medieval wargaming rules in the same spirit as Dux Bellorum.

You can find a short AAR from the first try out of the rules at my blog Dalauppror. I used my 15mm Catalan Company minis, got me a Duchy of Athens army against a Catalan Company army...might be the Battle of Halmyros in 1311...

[Dalauppror]

Hi

I just posted a second AAR at my blog from my playtest of Dan Mersey, authour of the upcoming Dux Bellorum, latest (under development) wargaming rules "Scottorum Malleus".

This time we used my 15mm Impetus based Lithuanians and Polish early medieval armys.

Read more at my blog:


Peeking through the snowy trees at some Polish Knights harassed by the Lithuanian Light Horses...

Best regards Dalauppror

[Dalauppror]

I just updated my blog with a Duchy of Athens vs.Catalan Company game using the Scottorum Malleus rules.

Read more at: link

[Engel]

Damn you... 
I´ll guess I have to paint some 15mm medieaval soon...

Allways nice to see your work.

[Dalauppror]

Damn you... 
I´ll guess I have to paint some 15mm medieaval soon...

Allways nice to see your work.

Thanks ! 

But I would rather paint them in 28mm...

[Engel]

But I got 15mm in the lead pile...

But I guess I will sooner or later take the plunge into 28mm medieval. Better sooner than later then?

[janner]

Anywhere you think the rules were particularly strong or weak Michael?

[Dave Knight]

Looking forward to seeing these published

[Dalauppror]

Anywhere you think the rules were particularly strong or weak Michael?

Good question...

On the strong side:
*Fast game and easy to learn, and in my mind it gives realy nice looking games.

*I realy like the ordsystem, there the generals compete over the different orders each turn, a game within the game.

On the weak side:
*Some players might think that the troop classifications are to general, so did I at first, but then I got the hang of the level of the game I thought they worked out realy well, in line with the simpicity of the rules.

*The first moral system was TO unpredictable, but the second one we have tryed out have realy improved the games.

*The scoop of the game...it focuses on England and there enemys during the middle age... personaly i´m a little morr oriented to the baltic area... But Dan have given a opening to extend the armys covered...any way are the rules/tropps so general so there haven´t been any problem making up troops along the way for my own armys as you can see in my AAR:)

Hope this answer helps out...

Best regards Michael

[janner]

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