Sheffield Triples and DBA Northern Cup

A good selection of games including the SoA sponsored 'Rise of Rome' themed DBA northern cup. Photos and descriptions by Phil Steele at Ancients on the Move.

Battle Day 2nd April 2016

Battle Day this year features the battle of Pharsalus 48 BC, between the rivals for control of the Roman world, Julius Caesar and Pompey. The Battle day take place at Sycamore Hall, Drayton Road, Bletchley, Near Milton Keynes, MK2 3RR and runs from 9am till 5pm (with an hour either side available for games to set up and clear away).

There will be eleven games refighting Pharsalus this year, using eleven different sets of rules and in varying figure scales. We have:

• Armati 15mm
• Command and Colors: Ancients 15mm
• To The Strongest 6mm
• Civitates Bellantes 6mm
• Impetus 15mm
• DBMM 15mm
• Hail Caesar/Lost Battles 10mm/6mm
• Lost Battles 25mm
• Lap of the Gods 15mm
• Warlord 15mm
• Big Battle DBA 15mm
  

The Day will begin with an introduction to the battle by Phil Sabin. Phil's sessions are always very interesting - do make sure you arrive in time to hear this one!

Attendees of Battle Day are asked to pay £10 towards the cost of hiring the Hall and the tables. Juniors and students are free.

Free tea, coffee and biscuits are available all day, a bar (not free!) opens at lunchtime, and there are shops nearby selling sandwiches etc.

Medieval Warfare rules available as free download

MEDIEVAL WARFARE

By Slim Mumford

A classic set of skirmish wargaming rules in the Tony Bath style covering the medieval period.

Free PDF download now available here.

Slingshot 305 with the printers

Slingshot 305 is currently with the printers and should appear by the end of April. Table of Contents below.

• Holes in the Checkerboard, by Justin Swanton
• It’s a Long Way to Tibareni (2), by Alastair McBeath
• A Note on Herod the Great’s Army, by Dave Beatty
• Saga for Dummies, by Gordon Lawrence
• Late Roman Army & the Notitia Dignitatum (2), by Luke Ueda-Sarson
• A Violent Day on the Via Egnatia, by Chris Hahn
• Slingshot Reviews, by Alastair McBeath, Duncan Head, Claudio Berni, Anthony Clipsom & Jim Webster

Slingshot 303 with the printers

Happy New Year, all! We are pleased to announce that following a slight delay Slingshot 303 is now with the printers. See below for the table of contents.

- Richard II in Ireland, by Mick Hession

- Military Innovation in Champa, by Duncan Head

- Shieldwall Wars, by Anthony Clipsom

- “So Long Have We Been Defeating Germania”, by Robert Heiligers

- More Wargaming for your SAGA Buck, by Steve Neate

- The Battle for Wiang Kum Kam, by Nicholas Spratt

- Hydaspes using War & Conquest, A Battle Day report by Rob Broom

- The Glory That Was, by Nick Harbud

- Pharsalus Battle Pack, by Richard Lockwood


Slingshot is issued six times a year to members of the Society of Ancients. Membership currently costs £24 for six issues and includes access to Society games, publications, member discounts and the Society forum. You can subscribe or re-subscribe through the store at the Society's website, http://soa.org.uk/joomla


The editor is always looking for more articles, photographs and art, so feel free to contact him through editor@soa.org.uk if you have an idea you would like to pursue.

Legion re-issue back in stock

We've just taken delivery of the second printing of our 2015 re-issue of Phil Sabin's Legion, so those who missed out first time around can now pick up a copy from the Society webstore for £15 (£12 for Society members) plus shipping.

Rule book Cover

Sample counter art

Contents

If you are feeling daring you could even pick up the reprint of Phil's Strategos II rules or John Graham-Leigh's new Simple Campaigning booklet while you're at it.

Slingshot 302 now out

We are very pleased to say that Slingshot 302, for September - October 2015, is now arriving on doorsteps, and is available for purchase separately through the Society webstore.

Contents of Issue 302 include:

- Annihilation Battles & Army Sizes in Rome’s Conquest of the Mediterranean

- Montaperti 1260 Battle Day Report

- Dux Bellorum – Bending the Rules

- New Works on Early Byzantine History

- Choices and Compromises

- Polybius and the Gauls

- Battle Day Reports – Hydaspes 326 BC

        -  with Art De La Guerre

        -  with Rameses II

        -  with DBA 3

- Road to Disaster

- Slingshot Reviews

Hope you enjoy!

Note that we also have some new stock for you this month: John Graham-Leigh's excellent booklet Simple Campaigning is now available. More information at this link here.

Slingshot is issued six times a year to members of the Society of Ancients.  Membership currently costs £24 for six issues and includes access to Society  games,  publications,  member discounts and the Society forum. You can subscribe or re-subscribe through the store at the Society's website, http://soa.org.uk/joomla

The editor is always looking for more articles, photographs and art, so feel free to contact him through editor@soa.org.uk if you have an idea.

Also, all remaining pre-2011 Slingshots are now available at £5 per year's set. If you are interested in picking up cheap hard copies of older Slingshot bundles, more information can be found here.

For more information about joining the Society of Ancients see our homepage at http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla