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Sumerians and the World’s First Empires There is good reason to believe that organised warfare has its origins in the land of Mesopotamia amongst the city-states of Sumer that flourished in the latter half of the 3rd Millennium BC. The famous Stele of Vultures depicts Eannatum of Lagash crushing the armies of the rival city…
Author of many leading game systems, including our own Hail Caesar and Black Powder, Rick Priestley is clearly someone to listen to – especially if that conversation involves chickens, tea or, at a push, wargames. So, when he brought in his new Hail Caesar casualty marker conversions we knew you’d want to see them.. Over…
Daz Evans has produced a very different and unique Bolt Action army. We’ll let him explain all, aided and abetted by photos of said army by Gabrio Tolentino… Daz: Why Italians you ask? Take a knee and I’ll tell you…. Laziness. Yep, nothing more, nothing less. However that one single act (or lack of) has…
With the imminent release of the next Hail Caesar supplement – Britannia – it gives us a fantastic opportunity to showcase our excellent Ancient Briton and Imperial Roman ranges. You’ll be wanting some of these to refight the conflicts chronicled inside… Lets start with the Queen of the Iceni, Boadicea herself! We have a great…
Rick Priestley, author of our forthcoming Ancients rules: Hail Caesar, brings us another communique explaining the game further. Read on… Rick: Today we have a relatively short piece on the Hail Caesar rules. We’re going to talk about how casualties are represented in the game and show a few examples of the kind of thing we’ve prepared…
We’ve managed to lure world-renowned games designer Rick into the Warlord offices with the promise of a ‘nice cup of tea’ – he’s such a cheap date! Let’s hear what Rick has to say… In case anyone is in any doubt we are talking about a hard-back book about the same size, shape and general…
One Man’s Ox-Goad is Another Man’s Ink-Pen Dr Phil Hendry ponders historical accuracy and whether it’s as clear as some might think… This article is intended to reassure those who are unsure about how slavishly to follow ‘history’ when painting figures and creating armies. I guess that a lot of us buying Warlord Games’ products…
We continue to bring you great value army deals this week with this little lot! Ancient Celts army deal To help you get started we offer our Celt Starter Set, a complete army. Contains: 80 Celt Warriors (including 2 command groups) 10 Celt Cavalry (including command) Your choice of 40 Germanic Tribesmen or Ancient Britains…
Over the past few weeks we’ve been releasing loads of miniatures from the Assyrian range we inherited when we bought Immortal Miniatures. With most of the range now available it’s time we brought you a few great value army deals, isn’t it? Chariots of Fire – Assyrian chariot division special offer 6 Assyrian Chariots Assyrian King in Chariot Add this…
Vince Rospond takes a look at the Assyrian and Babylonian background and armies. Take it away, Vince… ASSYRIA AND BABYLON 2500 BC TO 535 BC The History in a nutshell Assyria grew out of the city-states that developed in Mesopotamia starting about 2500 BC. In this area, also known as “The fertile crescent”, city-states developed and…
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