One of the best fantasy wargame rules ever made, IMO... Easy to learn, easy to play. You can use it in almost any campaign with your favorite RPG and even use your own players (and NPC) as units on the battlefield.

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One Hour Wargames - English Civil War - Another heavily modified OHW variant. (Version 2.0, 12th January 2022) An army is made up of a number of 'elements' of equal frontage and varying numbers of figures. The number of figures on each element is unimportant and need only be what looks right for any given army; all game mechanisms use the element as a basic unit. The number of elements in an army is based on a points system. Each element costs 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 Army Points (AP) depending on its type. A basic army is made up of 24AP worth of troops, but no more than half the points can be spent on elements costing 3 or more AP. A basic army is therefore normally made up of between 9 and 12 elements, although 13-24 element armies are possible. Elements are of basic types—examples are Knights (mounted troops relying on a fierce charge), Blades (skilled fencing infantry), Heroes (superhuman individuals), Lurkers (things that hide and ambush) and Magicians (practitioners of magic). One element is the army's general. One minor heroic element on my side was a group of hordes which held off and then destroyed some warband. Extra rations for those ex-slaves! Aerial units can be Gods, Dragons, Flyers, Airboats or Heroes. Obviously these can fly and ignore the terrain effects on movement.An adaptation of Hordes Of The Things to WWII rules while retaining the simplicity and spirit of the original rules. The series consists of four half-hour episodes or "Chronicles", originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from November 25 to December 16, 1980. This was the only uncut broadcast; all subsequent repeats have omitted part of the opening narration from The First Chronicle. DBAWI - Variant of the HWS DBA Extension, specifically for the American War of Independence, by Chris Johnson. Includes scenarios. The great wizard Radox recruits the young hero Agar to find the mighty horn Summontrumpet which can call forth the six heroes of legend. To Agar's chagrin, Radox sends him a companion in the shape of the gluttonous dwarf Golin Longshanks, who is under the delusion that Radox's programme of height exercises has turned him into a giant.

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PIPs are also used to summon Gods, to bring on replacement Horde units, and to free Heroes and Magicians from being ensorcelled. DBA (De bellis antiquitatis) and HOTT (Hordes of the Things), along with DBM (De bellis multitudinis) and DBR (De bellis renationis) are part of a family of rules for wargaming with miniatures published by WRG in England. They all having similar mechanisms but cover different periods or using different scales. Another rule set to take the system beyond 1700 AD is in preparation. DBM (and now DBMM) and DBR are intended for large games with plenty of figures on the table. DBA and HOTT are intended for small games with limited numbers of figures. Here we are concerned with just DBA and HOTT. The rule sets are briefly described below and links are given to variants and files. If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

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DBA Extension 1500-1900AD- The HWS DBA variant to extend the rule set to cover the period 1500 AD to 1900 AD.

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For the first game we played at 36AP. I ran my army as 1 x Rider General (Daenerys Targaryen and Dothraki guards), 2 x Riders (Dothraki), 4 x Spears (Unsullied), 2 x Hordes (Freed slaves), 1 x Hero(Ser Jorah Mormont and Ser Barristan Selmy) and 1 x Dragon (Three Dragons). To make it up to 36AP I added elements from my Sundiata army which happened to be in teh same box - 2 x Knights, 2 x Spears and 2 x Shooters. I tried to access the OHW variants, ECW and GNW but am being told access is denied on google drive?? The side that is defending must also have a Stronghold, such as a castle, enchanted forest, goblin cave, or something else suitable for the army. This is free and comes with a garrison, but if captured it costs the game. See The Elephant- American Civil war battles on a chessboard or square grid. (Version 1.1 7th January 2015)Only Supporting Members can start a topic, but all members can post in these discussions. Would you like to be a Basic Member?