Back to Ancients - Macedon v Carthage
Just a bit of whimsy. I haven't run an Ancients battle in quite some time (been obsessing over WW2 skirmish). Thought I would give it a whirl. My current favorite for Ancients is War & Conquest. Because of where I live, I am doomed to solo gaming. Normally I stick to historical matchups (either Macedon v. Persia or Carthage v. Republican Rome). Today I was in the mood to experiment, so I ran Macedon v. Carthage. I also wanted to add some unpredictability to the game, so I added some command-and-control issues inspired by Nuts! (A WWII skirmish game). At the beginning of each turn, both sides roll 1D6, the highest score will have the initiative. If a DR5 or DR6 is rolled, the side will not move. It may skirmish. Additionally, each commander will roll 2D6 to determine what moves he will make. Basically, each side had three commanders, for simplicity’s sake, I gave them each a “Reputation” (a rules concept from Nuts!) of four. Each turn I rolled 2D6 for e...
