Interactive map of the Antonine Wall

The Antonine Wall was, from AD154 to AD 162 and a few years after AD208, the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire in Britain. Built of turf on a stone foundation, it was about 10 ft high and 16 ft wide, punctuated by string of 16 forts with small fortlets between them.

The interactive map on the Heritage Daily site gives detailed information about each fort besides pinpointing its location in the wall. More here.

Triumph! ruleset - refining DBA

Triumph! is an Ancients ruleset based on DBA and partly on DBM but with many refinements of its own. Produced by the Washington Grand Company in the US, it incorporates the largest set of army lists of any pre-gunpowder gaming system - 648 armies and growing, freely available online.

Triumph has a far more diverse set of troop types than DBA/M - 26 in all, each of which has a points value from 2 to 4. An army is chosen from a list and totals 48 points or less. 

Destroy 16 points of your enemy's army and you win the game. Movement is by group or individual stand but with nuances setting it apart from DBA. Terrain placement and deployment also have new and interesting ideas.

More on the Washington Grand Company website.

Sllingshot 315 with the printers

Slingshot 315 is with the printers and should appear shortly. The magazine has undergone a facelift whilst preserving its original style. We hope readers enjoy the (somewhat) new format.

Contents include:

• Is Goliath a Distraction? - by Alastair McBeat
• A Bit of Fun with Phalanxes - by Chris Hahn 
• The Battle of Heraclea (280BC) - by Periklis Deligiannis
• Battle Day - Arsuf with DBA and HotT - by Martin Smith
• Battle Day - Arsuf with Sword and Spear - by David Reynolds

...and plenty of reviews, including an overview of the boardgame Northampton 1460 by Richard Lockwood.