TACTICAL WARGAMING FOR ARMIES UP TO 1200 A.D. These are a homegrown set of ancient rules that have gone commercial. They are produced by Roger C. Campbell, 2834 Calumet Circle, Jackson ville, FL 32250. The price is $6.00. The rules consist of 12 typed pages, an illustrated cover and a one-sided play sheet, all in a clear plastic binder. The rules appearto be derived in part from earlier editions of WRG rules. The scale is 20:1. The troop base sizes are for 1 5mm troops but can be adapted for 25 or 5mm. Base sizes seem fairly standard. Troops are classified in 4 classes for morale (A-D), as regular or irregular, and as light, heavy or heavyarmored. Basing options foropen, loose or close orderare provided. Formations appear similar to WRG. A point system is also provided. The author contemplates equal points battles although provides for offensive meeting engagements and offensive-defensive scenarios. The orders provision provides for specific types of action and movements and seem fairly standard. Movement, shooting and melee also appear fairly straight forward and apply familiar mechanics. Morale is much simpler than many rules. Only six sided dice are used for all calculations and various factors apply to different types of combat. The rules appear to be an attempt to provide a simple and straightforward game using many familiar conventions. I must acknowledge some lack of clarity, however, or at least understanding on my part, as to some of the morale and combat calculations. The rules would seem to be intended to appeal to those looking for something simpler in ancient wargames, but may require some clarifications from the author. Unfortunately brefity doesn't always insure complete understanding on everyone's part, as what may seem obvious to the author is not necessarily clear to the reader. Reviewing Stand Houston 1/900 Ships Russo-Japanese War GHQ 1/2400 WWII and Napoleonic Ships Panzershiffe 1/2400 Ships Skytrex 1/3000 WWII Ships Elan Enterprises 30mm Willie Dixon 25mm Napoleonic French in Egypt Two Dragons 15mm Sikh and Indian Wars Connoisseur 15mm Napoleonics Two Dragons 15mm Samurai and Vikings RSM 15mm Franco-Prussian Figures GHQ 1/285 WWII Pacific Napoleon's Battles Rules Featherstone's Complete Wargaming Book Fire and Fury ACW Rules Rules for Ancient Miniatures Rules Battles for Empire Napoleonic Rules Supreme Warlord Ancient and Renaissance Campaign Rules A Little More Grape, Capt. Bragg Mexican-American Wargames Rules The Napoleonic Source Book Les Gens Braves Franco-Prussian Wargames Rules Mitrailleuses and Machine Guns Book Prussian Infantry in the War of 1870-71 Soult: Napoleon's Maligned Marshal Book Kriegspiel 1824 Dutch Army of William III Booklets Napoleon's Grand Army 1813 Book GHQ Normandy Terrain Booklet Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright WWII Rules Nam Vietnam Wargame Rules Soldiers of the ECW (1) Infantry The Red Army of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 Booklet GDW's ASW Forms Booklet Ardennes 1944 Remember the Maine, To Hell With Spain Booklet Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. IX No. 5 Back to Courier List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1990 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com