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Hi Ancients Wargame playa! Lacking something in your wargaming...

Umm..Like any sort of realism and playability?

Pfffft! No worries!

For 30 years we have put up with utter crass, but now we have JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS!

 Its a undiscovered secret.A set of ancient rules thats actually good. No really ...honestly.

Combat is 1X D6	Any Scale Any Base
Well balanced C&C	Incendiery Pigs..(Optional)
Create your OWN stats in comfort and safety	Games last 20 mins for a 24 element game.
No errata, no exceptions, no long drawn out army list series	Simple as smacking yourself with a plank. But a million times more fun.

I know that that must be hard to assimilate 'cos each week you go down the club and

the guy with the big paunchy gut and the scraggly beard says "Well actually, at the battle of 

 Thermopylae the Spartans were in un-difficult terrain and so they only had to recoil half a

baselength unless facing Baggage Exception if they scored less than double on a Tuesday..."

 Well Fine, if that floats yer boat  click the exit window button and throw away a lifetime

of wargaming goodness, Your loss. actually my loss,

 Damm.

Alternatively , why not check out the set of rules that Pamela Anderson (in her good phase)

and Kelly Brooke both are quoted as saying

"Oohhh, yes! Yes! YES! I could only ever love a wargamer who played Justified Ancients"

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A Scenario by Mike from the Huntingdon club

City States Confederation 

 

 

For several months, scouts have reported that the barbarians of the Eastern Mountains have been preparing a raid into the fertile plains of your lands. All summer the watchtowers have been manned and the beacons readied. At last as the harvests were being gathered in, the columns of dust appeared in the dawn. A huge column of not only mountain barbarians but also Northern tribes and strange Easterners. The cities have gathered under the LuGal and now march to intercept the horde.

 

Name                                      Number                  Description           Notes

 

LuGal                                      1x1                          General                   Average

Allied Nobles                        1x5                          Chariot APC          Trained Medium

Shub.LuGal Guards              2x5                          Medium                 Trained

Nim                                         4x2                          Skirmishers            Javelins

Waspum                                                2x5                          Light,                      Missile 9”

Erin.Summa Aga. Ush         4x8                          Medium,                Missile 9”

Erin.Summa                           4x8                          Medium

Levy                                       4x6                          Light                       Poor, Untrained

 

 

Objectives:

 

Ø       Hold the field.

Ø       Prevent the enemy horde from breaking through.

Ø       Make it impossible for the invaders to continue onwards into the agricultural hinterland.

Ø       Kill the wily Mountain King who has forged this horde

 

Special Rule: Chariot APCs are designed to get important people to and from the battlefield at speed.

The charioteers fight like infantry but if they draw or lose by one they withdraw directly backwards and their opponents may not follow up. The Chariots are then disordered. If the Chariots stay in the melee a second round, they DO suffer the normal penalty for chariots.

 

 

 

 

Zagros Coalition

 

The Lowland cities have beckoned to you with their decadent wealth and plentiful harvests for years. Now the time is ripe to march upon the enemy fields and seize the newly harvested crops leaving the cities starving over winter and ripe to surrender to your rule by the spring. You have co-opted all the tribes of the East to your cause and brought in a number of Northern strangers with unusual horses and heavily armed shock troops in coats of mail. Even some of the lowland tribes to your East have joined in to enjoy the plunder. Sadly you suspect a traitor in your ranks since the enemy has marched to intercept your march and deny you access to the rich lands of the rivers. There is hard fighting ahead before you will enjoy your first taste of booty that you set you on your way to empire.

 

 

Name                                      Number                  Description           Notes

 

                Lu.Gal                                     1x1                          General                   Average

                Maryannu                             1x3                          Chariot archers 9” Trained Heavy

                Aryan Guards                       2x8                          Heavy!                   Trained

                Lowland Aga Ush                3x5                          Light                       Missile 9”             

                Zagros Tribesmen                4x6                          Light                       Poor

                Zagros Nobles                      3x8                          Medium

                Mitanni Erin Summa            3x7                          Medium                 Untrained

                Nim                                         7x2                          Skirmishers

               

                               

 

Objectives:

 

Ø       Destroy the enemy field army. You will then be free to loot at will.

Ø       Kill the enemy Lu.Gal. He is the mind behind the Lowland Alliances. Without him to bully the cities into providing troops the cities will simply hide behind individual walls to be picked off one by one.

Ø       Keep your own Zagros troops intact where possible. The Aryan / Mitanni and the Lowlanders are expendable.

 

Special Rule: Maryannu: (ok, they’re early, I know they’re early, but they look good….hell, blame it on revisionist chronologies). The Chariots fight like normal chariots except that they do not get a bonus for charging foot but do gain the ability to evade like skirmishers.

 

 

 

 

Now the whole basis of Justified ancients is that you decide for yourself what troops are classed as in the game. No army lists means I save my ink you save your money and we're all happy..

But through the miraculous power of the internet I can now give some pointers to a few hysterical opponents. This isn't "Official" errata. Its some guidelines.

 

So there was this Greek guy who said to Cleomenes, pointing at the half dozen hoplites wearing minimilistic equipment.

" That your Phalanx dude? Theyre a bit Spartan"

<Tumbleweeds>

Why do the greeks prefer sugar free drinks? Cos they contain A-SPARTA-MENE

On with the list.

Prodromoi

Horse Medium Close Order Javalin

Its a spartan on a pony. Not too good not too shabby. One unit per army

HOPLITES

Foot Heavy Close Order Trained High Morale Phalanx Testudo

Up to 80% of your force. No Explaination nessecerry, these guys Pwn all other ancient soldiers.

PERIOKOI

Foot Heavy Close Order Trained  Phalanx Testudo

Up to 20% of your force. These were the non-spartan citizens who despite training never rocked bells quite as hard as the Hoplites

TREMBLERS

Foot Heavy Close Order Phalanx Testudo

Hoplites who had failed to show utter fanatical courage and skill were called by their peers "trembelers" they usually sat at the back of a fight where they wouldnt disgrace the nation.Up to 20% of your force.

SCIRITAE

Foot Light Skirmisher Trained Missile High Morale

Up to 10% of your force. Excellent, if rarely appearing, light troops.

 

 

GAULS !

Cheiftan and Retinue: Horse Light L/O Trained OR Chariotry Light C/O Trained Javalin. One unit per army This is the general and his best mates from school. They're the ones who used to flush the warband peoples head down the lav.

Hoofs of death: Horse Medium  Up to 10% of a army's units may be Hoofs of death

The hoofy stampeding charge of Gallic horseys can be only resisted by none! Actinic lightnig crakles coruscatingly over their dark blades....umm...sorry...thought i was writing for White Dwarf just then.

Brothbeards: Foot Medium Trained C/O These Doughty warriors are the guys who were taken out of the tribes footy team for reckless slaughter. They may have encrusted soup in their whiskers, but theyre dependable and hard as nails. Up to 10% of a army may be Brothbeards.

Breekmen: Foot Light L/O Breekmen are warbands. Plain ordinary cannon fodder. They wear checked breeks and have a spear or a  sword. Its probably bent. Any amount of units may be breekmen

Hunter's :Foot Light Missile. The hunters are the gauls who go and pot the evening meal with a well placed arrow. Romans taste pretty good too. Up to 20% of a army may be hunters.

Chariot: Chariotry Medium C/O Skirmisher. The chariot is the status symbol of the rich kids of the tribe. They paint em in mettalic and Pimp them with Lo Pro tyres. RESPECT! All day long they screech around the car park doing stoppies and doughnuts. Pfft the youf of today. Up to 10% of units may be Chariot.

 

ROMANS

General Foot Trained CO Heavy Javalin Testudo OR Horse Medium CO Trained

The general is a mity hero of Rome. On foot or horse he is held in awe by his mum. 1 per army

Praetorian Gaurd  Foot Trained CO Heavy Javilin Testudo High Morale 1 per army

These guys never saw a battle. But it would have been fun if they did.

Principe Foot Trained CO Heavy Javilin Testudo up to 25% of army

The legionary legendary legionairres of Rome. They are proffessional soldiers second to none.

Triariei Foot Trained CO Heavy Testudo Phalanx Up to 25 % of army

When everything falls apart or you want cavalry stopped, its "down to the triariei" to poke holes in your enemys plan.

Hastati Foot Trained CO Medium Javilin Testudo Up to 33% of army

Check out how tough your enemys battle line is by throwing these young whippersnappers into it.

Velite Foot Trained Skirmish Light Javilin Up to 10% of army

Elephant prodders and woodland fighters.

Archers Trained CO Light Missile Up to 10% of army

Crappy roman bows.

Baleric slingers Foot Skirmish Light Javilin  Up to 10% of army

Wild untamed slingmen from a holiday resort.

Equite Horse Medium Trained CO Up to 10 % of army

Roman Cavalry? useless.

Elephants Elephantry Heavy CO Trained 1 unit per army

Wooo Hooo!

Slaves Foot Light Untrained OO Poor Up to 90% of army

Im Sparticus...and so's my wife!

Right.

It's a normal axiom of wargaming that you start at 7yr old with Pokemon, move on to Warhammer Space marines at 10, fantasy battle at 11 then Flames of War when you reach puberty. Then as an adult you end up on principle's of war till you die.

But Justified Ancient players are a Rare breed indeed! They break out of this role Fate has woven from them , by regressing, Oh yes.

So here is a Army list for a Snorehammer Realms of Chaos Army. < Insert legalese stuff so GW dont hit me with a massive lawsuit, all >

LORD OV CHAOS

General , 1 per army. Horse Heavy CO Trained HighMoraleThe lord ov Chaos is spectacularly untidy, he constantly loses his credit card and house keys, turns up for battle on the wrong day and is gererally a total n00b.

CHOSEN CHAOS KNIGHTS

1 unit per army Horse Heavy  CO Trained High-Morale Beserker The Knights of chaos wear shining black chaos armour and ride snorting Dark Steeds. Their Dark deeds are only eclipsed by their Black, Black hearts. On weekends they eat scones with fresh cream.

BESERKERS OF QUORN THE TOFU GOD

Foot  Heavy CO Trained High Morale Testudo.A Quornate army may have up to 50% of Beserkers. Spikey helmets and glimmering axes these macabre warriors stand tall above mortal men feasting on souls slain and soya chunks.

 

CHAOS MARAUDERS

Foot Medium CO  Up to 100% of units. These wild men of the lands of Chaos form the bulk of a Chaos army. they are hardy troops wearing colenders on their heads and with wild flowing hair, like Hulk Hogan.Or actually like Hulk Hogan was in the late 1980's 'cos he's probably dead now or on a zimmer frame.

BIG DEAMON OV CHAOS

1 per army. Elephantry CO Untrained Bezerker High Morale. This big growly toothy thing cannot be harmed by mortal weapons. Apparently. Give it a shot...Might work. It's a infinate universe.

 

Recently a Ex-mate came round my garage and set up for a game of J.A.

He wanted a unit of Incendiary Pigs.

"FFS!" he said " You Totally have no rules for Incendiary Pigs"

"Doh, yeah...thats 'cos theyre a gimmiky, probably made up unit, in Rome:Total War"

"GIVE ME INCENDIARY PIGS!!!" Quothe he, stamping on my Baleric Slingers.

After patting down the soil on his makeshift grave,

 I thought more deeply about this, and TBH, he had a valid point.

Why should i deny J.A Flaming Porkers?

 

INCENDIARY PIGS

Count as Foot Open Order Poor

 In movement phase they can be Lit.

 Once lit They cant be unlit.

Lit Pigs become Chariotry Open Order Light with the following modifications.

They are +3 not +2.

In the movement phase do not dice to order them.

They will always move at charge speed in a random direction.

They count friendly units that they move into as Enemy.

They do not suffer from fighting in 2nd round like chariots.

The third turn after being lit they are nicely cooked and are dispersed.