Comments on: Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles (1988) http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/ The Best Strategy Game Blog in My House Mon, 21 May 2012 20:36:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Give Me Back My Legions http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-254078 Give Me Back My Legions Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:21:57 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/#comment-254078 [...] written before about my love of the old Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles, and increasingly Field of Glory is becoming that. I think a random battle generator would be nice, [...] [...] written before about my love of the old Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles, and increasingly Field of Glory is becoming that. I think a random battle generator would be nice, [...]

]]> By: Slitherine Adapts Miniature Rule Set for PC http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-216253 Slitherine Adapts Miniature Rule Set for PC Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:55:57 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/#comment-216253 [...] from the screenshots, it’s looking pretty rough, but there’s a chance this could be the EoW: Ancient Battles spiritual successor that I’ve been waiting for. DBA never made the jump to the PC world [...] [...] from the screenshots, it’s looking pretty rough, but there’s a chance this could be the EoW: Ancient Battles spiritual successor that I’ve been waiting for. DBA never made the jump to the PC world [...]

]]> By: Troy http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-137577 Troy Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:04:29 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/#comment-137577 <a href="http://nuke.goblins.net/downloads/10/0/ScenarioXv8.pdf" rel="nofollow">Here.</a> Here.

]]> By: Scott R. Krol http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-137561 Scott R. Krol Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:49:29 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/#comment-137561 That reminds me, someone converted a number of <i>DBA</i> army lists to work with <i>Ancients</i> but I can't find it now. GMT used to have the file on their old site but looking at it now it's not there anymore. I also checked BGG and Grognard but no luck there, either. That reminds me, someone converted a number of DBA army lists to work with Ancients but I can’t find it now. GMT used to have the file on their old site but looking at it now it’s not there anymore. I also checked BGG and Grognard but no luck there, either.

]]> By: Michael A. http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-137519 Michael A. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:48:36 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/#comment-137519 It would surprise me if DBA has not influenced Borg's game - considering that some of the first alternative rules for Battle Cry made was "Battle Cry for DBA". But C&C has really been a process of continual refinement, and the core system is clearly unique to those games. I've always thought it should be possible to do a Peter Turcan like game for ancient battles. It would surprise me if DBA has not influenced Borg’s game – considering that some of the first alternative rules for Battle Cry made was “Battle Cry for DBA”. But C&C has really been a process of continual refinement, and the core system is clearly unique to those games.

I’ve always thought it should be possible to do a Peter Turcan like game for ancient battles.

]]> By: Troy http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/comment-page-1/#comment-137478 Troy Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:06:59 +0000 http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2008/03/20/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988/#comment-137478 Thanks for the clarification. Thanks for the clarification.

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