) and noticed that this years SOA game will be the battle of Cynoscephalae in 197 BC. For those who may be unfamiliar with SOA games days then a chosen battle is re-fought on the same day by different groups of players with each group using a different set of rules. I believe that 10 different sets of rules are being used to date, including DBMM and Warmaster. I think this would be an excellent opportunity for the authors of the latest playtest version of AOW to try out their rules in a historical battle where their performance could be compared to the other rulesets being played. I appreciate that AOW is still 'work in progress' but I think such an event would provide feedback of a greater value than a hatfull of games between non-historical opponents, as tends to often be the case in competition gaming.Ridd
