Trial by Battle
By Mark Lord
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About this ebook
Trial by Battle is a set of wargames rules for playing games set in the Medieval period of history. They are designed to be easy to learn and to play and are ideal for a quick game. They are ideal for players who are not very familiar with wargames rules or who don’t have hours to play with. Sometimes this type of ruleset is called a “beer and pretzels” game. Neither beer nor pretzels are required to play, but a game is always more enjoyable with good refreshments.
The rules aim to be representative of how medieval armies fought but aren’t an exact simulation. They don’t provide for all the different variations in types of soldiers and armies during the Medieval period. For instance, there is an Archers unit that can represent crossbowmen or longbowmen. The rules provide the framework for an enjoyable Medieval wargame that captures the feel of battles in the Middle Ages.
The rules include six scenarios and some sample army lists to help you get started.
Mark Lord
Mark Lord studied Medieval Studies at the University of Birmingham and wrote his M. Phil. Thesis on Medieval Alliterative Poetry. Since then he has worked in publishing and writes historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction in his spare time. Mark is the author of the novels Hell has its Demons, The Return of the Free and numerous short stories. He is also editor of the popular Alt Hist magazine - one of the few literary magazines to focus exclusively on historical fiction and alternate history. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family.
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Trial by Battle - Mark Lord
Trial by Battle
By Mark Lord
Website: https://marklord.info/trial-by-battle/
Quick and Easy Medieval Wargames Rules
Introduction
What is a Wargame?
Wargames can take many forms. For many if you say wargame they might think of military exercises, with real soldiers and tanks roaming across the countryside shooting each other with blanks, for others a wargame is a boardgame that involves hexes and counters, or a computer game involving 3d digital tanks and soldiers. What you have here though are the rules for playing what might more accurately be called a tabletop miniatures wargame where players fight each other using armies of miniature soldiers. Wargames of this sort are played on a table with terrain representing the field of battle and with plastic or metal soldiers grouped into units on bases. Dice are thrown to determine the results of combat between the armies and each player tries to outwit the other to win the game. Wargames are played with numerous sets of rules and types of game. There’s no set standard size game like there maybe with a boardgame. You can play with as many or as few miniature soldiers as you like.
About these Rules
Trial by Battle is a set of wargames rules for playing games set in the Medieval period of history. They are designed to be really easy to learn and to play and are ideal for a quick game, especially with players who are not very familiar with wargames rules and who want a simple game. Sometimes this type of ruleset is called a beer and pretzels
game. Neither beer nor pretzels are required to play, but a game is always more enjoyable with good refreshments.
The rules aim to be representative of how medieval armies fought but aren’t an exact simulation and don’t