{"id":1588,"date":"2009-06-28T09:55:52","date_gmt":"2009-06-28T14:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashofsteel.com\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2009-06-28T09:55:52","modified_gmt":"2009-06-28T14:55:52","slug":"slitherine-adapts-miniature-rule-set-for-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flashofsteel.com\/index.php\/2009\/06\/28\/slitherine-adapts-miniature-rule-set-for-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Slitherine Adapts Miniature Rule Set for PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Slitherine Studios was born as a computer game company formed by two miniature wargamers (they played miniature wargames, I mean. They aren&#8217;t especially small.) A couple of years ago they took a break from computer game development to co-publish a new rule set for ancients miniatures. The <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1846033136?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=flaofste-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1846033136\">Field of Glory: Ancient and Medieval Wargaming Rules<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=flaofste-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1846033136\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em> rules were designed to be an alternative to the simpler DBA rules, and were in many ways a step towards complexity in a hobby that had moved more toward the abstract.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slitherine.co.uk\/games\/fog_pc\">Now they are doing a computer version of Fields of Glory.<\/a> Zama, the final battle of the Punic War, is taken as the starting point and there are 11 other battles ranging up to the war against the British rebel Boudicca. There will be a scenario builder and, in later releases, <a href=\"http:\/\/slitherine.co.uk\/news#item161\">other armies and an army builder.<\/a> Which is great because as it stands there are no Greek armies, so Pydna and Cynocephalae are out.<\/p>\n<p>Judging from the screenshots, it&#8217;s looking pretty rough, but there&#8217;s a chance this could be the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/flashofsteel.com\/index.php\/2008\/03\/20\/encyclopedia-of-war-ancient-battles-1988\/\">EoW: Ancient Battles<\/a><\/em> spiritual successor that I&#8217;ve been waiting for. DBA never made the jump to the PC world except for <a href=\"http:\/\/dbaonline.com\">DBAOnline<\/a>, a multiplayer only experience that, at least, has a comprehensive army list.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of the enduring appeal of miniatures for a small wargaming (and Warhammer) community, few computer game developers have really tried to tap into that submarket. The <em>Tin Soldiers<\/em> series copied the look, if not purely the play, of miniatures gaming and the <em>Dawn of War<\/em> RTSes are probably more thrilling than most WH40K tabletop experiences.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very marginal product by any definition. But I am looking forward to it. I, too, am a marginal product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slitherine Studios was born as a computer game company formed by two miniature wargamers (they played miniature wargames, I mean. They aren&#8217;t especially small.) A couple of years ago they took a break from computer game development to co-publish a new rule set for ancients miniatures. 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