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While Hannibal leads the main Carthaginian force, his brothers have forces in Spain. While there are similarities between the invasion of Pyrrhus and the invasion of Hannibal, the Second Punic War is far more complicated. Yet from the Roman side too, the operation strategies may be more interesting. He too has the single but large invading army which he can use against the Roman forces wisely to break the Roman will. Similarly, in the early part of the Second Punic War a gamer may be better challenged by taking the part of Hannibal. Does he focus on Italy or take the fight to Sicily? How can he fight his enemies in detail, particularly once Carthage is involved. He is more limited in his resources and so has choices to make. For Pyrrhus, however, he has more operational decisions. So the Roman strategy is one of replenishing their forces, throwing them into battle, and then see who wins. Rome won the war, in part, by fielding new legions* when the existing ones were defeated in battle. It occurs to me that one of the issues is that the Pyrrhic War scenario may be better played as Pyrrhus, not Rome. My comments about the game’s treatment of the Pyrrhic War is that it left the player with too little of value to play with, focusing primarily on the operational level of that war. Judge Dredd™, STRONTIUM DOG™ Rebellion A/S, ©Rebellion A/S, All rights reserved.I had previous complained that Alea Jacta Est falls into an unhappy medium between a tactical and a strategic representation of the Roman Republic. 2000AD® 2000AD is a registered trade mark ® and © Rebellion A/S All rights reserved. K-9 image © BBC/Bob Baker/Dave Martin 1977. Cyberman image © BBC/Kit Pedler/Gerry Davis 1966. BBC, DOCTOR WHO (word marks, logos and devices), TARDIS, DALEKS, CYBERMAN and K-9 (word marks and devices) are trade marks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under licence. Warlord Games, Bolt Action, Pike & Shotte, Hail Caesar, Cruel Seas, Black Powder, Black Seas, Warlords of Erehwon, Blood Red Skies, SPQR, Beyond the Gates of Antares, Gates of Antares, Algoryn, Boromite, Lavamite, Isorian Shard, Concord, Ghar, NuHu and Freeborn are either ® or ™, and/or © Warlord Games Limited, variably registered around the world.
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First images of our hard plastic Imperial Romans can be found on our newly launched website: Using all of our experience and the best technicians in the field we have produced plastic models that will amaze with their sharp detail, posing options and conversion potential – all scaled to fit existing 28mm figure ranges.Īs lifelong wargamers with over 40 years of experience working in the wargames industry ourselves we’re excited by the winds of change that blow through wargaming as a result of the release of hard plastic miniatures.Īll enquires to 2020 Warlord Games. Both ranges will have the core troops of that army sculpted in hard styrene plastic, and the supporting troops available in metal, the first of which look amazing. The first releases will be our excellent Imperial Roman range quickly followed by our sensational Celts. Predominantly focusing on 28mm scale, Warlord Games miniatures are ideally suited to use in Warhammer Ancients Battles, Field of Glory and DBM amongst other game systems. Warlord Games models will offer variety and flexibility whilst not taking forever to build. Warlord Games aims to provide some of the very best miniatures (hard plastic and metal) and rules for wargamers, collectors, and history enthusiasts.įormed by Warhammer Historical English Civil War author John Stallard and ex-editor of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf magazine Paul ‘Fat Bloke’ Sawyer, Warlord Games is focusing on a dynamic, innovative approach to its models coupled with truly great artwork. After months quietly working on our product and release plans Warlord Games is delighted to be able to announce a fabulous new range of figures that will excite gamers all over the world.