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BY IAN BEAL, GUY BOWERS, EOGHAN KELLY, AND CHRIS PAYNE

This is an interesting ruleset, and whilst I'm not familiar with the systems that are acknowledged in the development of these rules, I find these to have a very different take on a game. The author sets out some assumptions he has made in the development: • Medieval armies were not organised by role; • Medieval armies were poorly drilled and had a very low level of command and control; • Medieval commanders were expected to be in the front line; • Armies and units fell apart from disorder long before they were cut to pieces; • Medieval battles were tactically boring. So the focus of the rules is on the 'interesting bits', the character of the commanders and the melee. Units are organized into companies and the companies into wards and…

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Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy (Digital) - 1 Issue, WSS 125

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