Mike Hillsgrove Depends on what you want to do with them. If you like competition, DBM is your #1 best choice. If you like lots of dice, a very colorful rule set and 25mm's in a mostly skirmish/low level battle. Warhammer Ancient Battles is very popular. If you like loads of detail and a well supported set of rules that is perfectly suitable for "scenario" type gaming you might want to try Ancient Warfare. If you want a game that clubs tend to favor, that works at the Army/WholeBattle level that is excellent for multiplayer use and scenario type gaming then I suggest Might of Arms. This is my favorite, and is played at both NOVAG and Army of Central Maryland Wargame Club. Yes there is a wonderful set list of games that I never see actually getting played by real folks (not the authors), or that are not as popular, but these will do the best for you on the MD/VA chunk of the world. Play what the locals play. Martin Rapier Various people have mentioned DBM, Warhammer Ancient Battles, Vis Bellica & Tactica. DBA is also very popular and does not require as many figures as less abstract sets. This is one of those things which will vary depending on what your local gaming group(s) use. At our club Ancients is mostly DBM or DBA, probably more DBA these days with multiple games being played. I generally play Strategos, but that is distinctly a minority interest. Back to Table of Contents -- Game! # 14 To Game! List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2005 by George Phillies. 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