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by archaeobee
Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:31 pm
Forum: Hannibal: Rome and Carthage
Topic: two player question
Replies: 3
Views: 6220

Ahhhh - now what a great game this is. But do any of you remember a boardgame called 'Hannibal', published by Aulic Council in 1983 and designed by Glenn Kidd? It was the first I ever bought, but only ever played it a few times - mainly because my mates didn't like it that much. This computer game i...
by archaeobee
Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:29 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: FOG Manual SUCKS! You Slitherine
Replies: 43
Views: 6899

Blimey - right numpties out there!! When I started playing I didn't quite understand what the hell I was doing/what was going on/why I spent hours of my life behind closed curtains having no life etc. And that's despite playing the tabletop version! Then, playing the game and referring to the manual...
by archaeobee
Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:30 am
Forum: Army Design
Topic: Lance equiped Equites Alani etc in the Roman Dominate Army?
Replies: 3
Views: 2523

Cheers for the reply chaps. I get the reasoning behind it now. I only had the usual research doubts - and the fear......the fear that, after weeks (months!) of lovingly constructing and painting my army some geezer will come up and point out a load of mistakes. See - that would hurt more than me los...
by archaeobee
Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:08 pm
Forum: Army Design
Topic: Lance equiped Equites Alani etc in the Roman Dominate Army?
Replies: 3
Views: 2523

Lance equiped Equites Alani etc in the Roman Dominate Army?

Just a small question regarding the Roman Dominate army list. I was wondering if anyone knows what the source is for the Equites Alani/Sciri/Taifali/Theodosiaci being armed with lances. My reading so far suggests that they were javelin armed - in effect no different from the usual Equites. No one kn...

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