Ancients (1986)

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Designer	William L. Banks
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Publisher	3W (World Wide Wargames) Good Industries
Year Published	1986
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	(no votes yet) [poll]
Language Dependence	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Wargames (4 voters) [vote]
Category	Ancient Print & Play Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
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Primary Name	Ancients
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Rules and scenarios for Ancients battles. A companion game to King of Kings (itself later republished by 3W as Imperator).

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VASSAL, http://www.vassalengine.org (real-time, PBEM)

Magazine References:
BattlePlan Index Article List:

Battleplan,No.7 August-September 1988
- "Ancients scenarios" by Good Industries
  - "Pydna, 156 BC"
  - "Leuctra, 371 BC"
  - "Cannae, 216 BC"

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0	General Quick question about the counters	2011-07-08	gatesphere	4
0	General Does anyone still have the OLD version files that once were distributed?	2011-06-09	hotspur	2
4	General Map A redesign	2010-11-04	pbar1469	8
1	Variants Things I'd change in Ancients	2010-05-20	jacar	2
3	Variants Expanded Hastings Scenario	2010-03-17	Arnie	2
10	Sessions Battle of Thymbra (illustrated)	2010-03-08	snikolenko	1
4	Sessions Marathon, 490 BC, solo replay - the other setup! (an illustrated AAR)	2009-07-21	dmcke013	0
6	Sessions Marathon, 490 BC solo replay (an illustrated AAR)	2009-07-17	dmcke013	3
8	Sessions Heraclea, 280 BC: another Pyrrhic victory? (an illustrated AAR)	2009-06-28	dmcke013	5
8	News New Counters, Maps and Scenarios for Original Ancients	2008-08-15	Dietrich2	1

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New Ancients counters 2

Additional counters to the set I posted below with new unit types: Camelry,Spears,Heavy Chariots,Pikes,Byzantine and Mounted Archers,Axeman,War Wagons,Artillery and Siege Towers. In three colours to match previous set, also with notes on new types and fire missile extension table.

Mekon

2011-09-13

Panic and Fired Arrow counters

A set of 77 double-sided status counters to track panicking units and fired arrows when using optional rule 5.5. Letter sized. paperparachute games (http://games.suspended-chord.info/) If you like this file, thumb it! I'll make more :)

gatesphere

2011-09-01

Battle of Sluys

Large counters (ships or Cogs) and Map for the naval scenario of Sluys. The map is 2xA4 with overlaps in a PDF. (Note: you will still need some of the original counters and the scenario itself which is provded with the original downloadable game)

Mekon

2011-08-23

Custom Turn and Panic tracks

Custom turn and panic tracks. Includes reminder notes. Color coded for use with the PnP version (red/blue). THIS VERSION IS UPDATED - Fixes a small typo.

gatesphere

2011-07-11

House rules for playing Ancients on squares

Here you have a sheet of house rules (playtested) for playing William L.Banks game series ANCIENTS on squares rather than hexes. IMHO, it's better this way. Try it!

xavilongo

2011-07-01

Stylised Counters

A new version of the land based counters. Stylised symbols, with colours when in good order, and grey shades when disrupted.

pbar1469

2010-11-08

Redesigned map A

Map A redesign. NOTE!!! Please check the thread for the latest work. This one isn't the latest!!

pbar1469

2010-11-04

Hasting set up and rules

Rules and set up for expanded Hastings battle, map posted in images.

Arnie

2010-03-15

New counter set

New design counter set for the game in three colours - blue, red & green.

Mekon

2009-04-06

New Liegnitz

New counters and set up for battle of Liegnitz

Arnie

2009-03-13

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