Paraitekene 317 BC, and Sabis River 57 BC

[Jon Freitag]

Two Ancients games from Historicon 2025 using To the Strongest!

Last of To the Strongest!

[Erpingham]

A further piece on the Battle of Sabis here on the organiser's blog.  He gives some of his preparation but a lot more detailed images of the Wofun armies.  I think they give an interesting massed effect and the colour coded and labelled units are very tidy.  Still not sure about those white edges, though.

[Imperial Dave]

they do look nice but I would have to buy the premade ones as cutting and gluing all of those would drive me insane

[Chris]

Still not sure about those white edges, though.

I have stumbled across a YouTube video or blog post (cannot recall exact site - sorry) wherein the WoFun convert gave a class about shading these white edges so that they would not attract so much attention.

Ironic, that pre-painted or printed figurines would require painting, though this extra measure was more in line with touching up I guess.

Another example of 'horses for courses'?

Ironic and or coincidental that Paraetacene would be presented as well . . . in 10mm no less. Those phalanxes looked interesting.

[Imperial Dave]

10mm is the answer....

[Keraunos]

I was intrigued by the 'Antigonads'.

[Jon Freitag]

Ironic and or coincidental that Paraetacene would be presented as well . . . in 10mm no less. Those phalanxes looked interesting.

Had you not brought this battle forward with your tour de force post, I may not have introduced this alternative view.

[Erpingham]

Possibly missed in the co-incidental department is the Battle of Sablis.  In another thread on Chris' musings on Paraitekene, I obliquely referenced Charles Grant's refight of a legion battle, which those who knew the book would spot was the Battle of the Sambre, commonly called Sablis these days.

[Chris]

I was intrigued by the 'Antigonads'.

Careful now . . .

[Imperial Dave]