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Revised Edition and Historical Collection Out Now!
Hi All! I'm very pleased to announce that the Revised Editions and Historical Collection is now available to buy! If you are after a physical copy, you can find them on Amazon here PDF versions are available on Wargame Vault here or Wargames Atlantic here I wanted to further thank everyone for your support! It has kept me motivated and encouraged me to keep supporting the game. I started originally designing it in 2021 as a personal project after trying multiple other histori
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1 day ago1 min read


New Rules Update - Revised Edition Upgrade
Hi All, First off I want to say thank you so much for your support over the past few years! Your encouragement has kept me focused on updating the game, ultimately leading to the release of the Revised Edition. With the lead up to the new Revised Edition, I have removed the original books from physical sales on Amazon. The new books will become active and available for sale on the 26th April 2026. They are still available as PDF's on Wargame Vault and will get updated soon. I
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Apr 201 min read


Brethren: The Historical Collection
Hi All! I'm very excited to share this news with you. As you may be aware, I've been adding minor factions to the Armies of the Ancients and Armies of the Dark Ages books over the last few months. I'm now at the point where the books can be updated to include these. At the end of this month, it will be the 2 year anniversary of Brethren's commercial release so I will be releasing the updated books on the weekend of the 26th April. In addition to these minor factions being add
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Apr 23 min read


New Minor Factions and future of Brethren
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
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Mar 32 min read


New Minor Factions And Some Additional Faction Updates
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
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Jan 261 min read


New Minor Factions and Rules Updates
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
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Dec 23, 20252 min read


Getting into Ancients Wargaming
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
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Dec 3, 20253 min read
New Minor Factions
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
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Nov 27, 20251 min read


New Minor Factions
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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Oct 31, 20251 min read
Forum
Hi All, Wix are discontinuing the forum function on their websites this month. Due to this I have added the page Questions and Answers,...
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Oct 7, 20251 min read


New Faction Book coming soon!
Hi Everyone! I am pleased to announce a new faction book coming soon: Armies of the Empire’s End. This book contains 10 new factions...
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Sep 26, 20252 min read
Brethren's first year
Hi all! Now that Brethren's first year is drawing to a close I just wanted to express my thanks and appreciation for all of your...
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Dec 26, 20241 min read


Campaign Development Update
Hi All! As I continue to work on the Campaign system, it's becoming clear that it is growing to the point that it could end up becoming a...
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Dec 10, 20241 min read
Campaign Playtesting
Hi Everyone! I have now reached the point where I am able to begin playtesting for the campaign system. The core campaign mechanics will...
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Aug 21, 20241 min read


Brethren Events Until Release
When I first attended Legionary in Exeter 2 years ago, Brethren was little more than a developed idea. Now it's a fully released ruleset...
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May 13, 20241 min read


Official Release Date
After 3 years of development. Lots of redesigns and playtesting. I now have a release date for the 3 upcoming books. 26 April 2024 What...
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Apr 13, 20241 min read


New free resources
Hello all! For ease of use and in preparation for the full book releases I've added some simple free resources available to use: Unit...
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Apr 12, 20241 min read


Quick Start Guide Redesign
Based on various feedback from a number of people and a desire from myself to make the Quick Start Guide visually closer to the Main Rule...
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Feb 8, 20231 min read
PAW 2023 Wargames Show - 04/02/2023 - 05/02/2023
  Hey everyone! I cannot describe how incredibly well the Plymouth Association of Wargamers show went! On the Saturday, we were busy...
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Feb 6, 20232 min read


January Battle Report - Vikings vs Normans
Today we have 500 points of Vikings vs 500 points of Normans. The forces faced off on a country farm. This is the All Out War mission....
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Jan 5, 20232 min read
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