Hi All! Apologies this update is a few days late. I've now got the last of the Minor Factions ready to share with you. Minor Factions: For the Germanic Tribes in the Armies of the Ancients book, you will now be able to play as: Cherusci Frisians Marcomanni Suebi I've got the remaining Successor Kingdoms for the Macedonians in the Armies of the Ancients Book: Antigonid Dynasty Kingdom of Pergamon And Finally, there is now more variation for the Bandits in the Armies of the Dar

Hi All! I've got some more new minor factions for you. Starting with the Ancients. Ancients: The Gallic Tribes can now be split down into 4 individual tribes: Arverni Belgae Helvetii Volcae In addition to the Gallic Tribes, there are now also two Macedonian Successor Kingdoms to explore with two more coming later: Ptolemaic Dynasty Seleucid Empire Dark Ages: The Vikings are getting their Minor Factions. Vikings can now be part of 4 nationalities: Danes Norwegians Swedes Varan

Hi All! I hope everyone has had a good year and are enjoying the holiday period. This has been a very busy month so I've only been able to create minor factions for one faction. That being: Greeks from Armies of the Ancients. The New Greek Minor Factions are: Athens - Light units are now more effective with ranged weapons. Corinth - Able to make larger warbands with additional free units. Massalia - Allows for a unique faction, blending Greek and Gallic units. Sparta - More e

Hi Everyone! Now that I've released the Post-Marian Roman minor factions, I've been thinking a lot about getting new players into Ancient's Wargaming. Whether they are new to wargaming completely or just new to Ancients. One of my favourite periods in history is the build up to the Roman Empire. From the early Republic up to the Civil Wars of the Triumvirate and the death of Julius Caesar. And I think the best way to encourage people into Ancients wargaming is to give them an

Hi Everyone! Two more factions have now been given Minor Factions. These are both slight re-works and have been renamed. Armies of the Ancients - Imperial Romans This faction has been renamed to Post-Marian Romans. I have added a very brief explanation to what the Marian Reforms were and how they changed the formation of Roman armies. Minor Factions: Post-Marian Republic - Caesar's Legions Post-Marian Republic - Pompey's Legions Early Imperial Romans Using these you will be a

Hi All! Those of you who have purchased the new faction book - Armies of the Empire's End, you will have seen the introduction of Minor Factions in the form of optional Tribal Bonuses. I have begun the process of adding these Tribal Bonuses to the other faction books: Armies of the Ancients and Armies of the Dark Ages. The first of these Tribal Bonuses are now available to view and download for free on the Rules page with the first two factions receiving bonuses as you can se

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