• Veni, Vidi… Caesar at Brentford (54 BC)

    Veni, Vidi… Caesar at Brentford (54 BC)

    By Published On: 1 April 2026Categories: Ancients5.9 min readViews: 178

    Paul B. put on his first club wargame on Friday 27 February. It was the crossing of the Thames at Brentford by [...]

  • Ostrogoths Ousted! Refighting the Battle of Verona (489 AD)

    Ostrogoths Ousted! Refighting the Battle of Verona (489 AD)

    By Published On: 1 April 2026Categories: Ancients5.3 min readViews: 169

    Friday 13 February proved auspicious for Richard (G.) who staged an enjoyable debut club wargame at Northfields community centre. It was a [...]

  • Battle of Barbilissos (252 AD)

    Battle of Barbilissos (252 AD)

    By Published On: 4 March 2026Categories: Ancients3.8 min readViews: 200

    Doug, Pete and Alex lined up as Roman against Rob, Brian, Kamal and Paul, who were Sassanid Persians, using Hail Caesar rules. [...]

  • A Pyrrhic Victory? Battle of Asculum (279 BC) at the War Room

    A Pyrrhic Victory? Battle of Asculum (279 BC) at the War Room

    By Published On: 19 December 2025Categories: Ancients8.2 min readViews: 256

    Alex's splendid 28mm Ancient figures saw action at the War Room on Sunday 30 November. In a loose refight of the Battle [...]

  • Belisarius vs. the Goths (537 AD): Dark Age action in 28mm

    Belisarius vs. the Goths (537 AD): Dark Age action in 28mm

    By Published On: 2 November 2024Categories: Ancients5.6 min readViews: 277

    Last Friday's wargame was a Dark Age clash between Belisarius's sallying Byzantine army and Vitiges' Ostrogothic army, set during the siege of [...]

  • Carthago Victrix! 28mm Ancients at the War Room

    Carthago Victrix! 28mm Ancients at the War Room

    By Published On: 25 August 2024Categories: Ancients9.4 min readViews: 299

    Alex, assisted by Richard, umpired a Second Punic War (218-201 BC) clash using Field of Glory Ancients rules (3rd edition) and Alex's [...]

  • Battle of Hydaspes (326 BC) – Alexander vs. Porus at the War Room

    Battle of Hydaspes (326 BC) – Alexander vs. Porus at the War Room

    By Published On: 29 November 2023Categories: Ancients7.1 min readViews: 550

    Alex umpired an enjoyable refight of Alexander the Great's victory over Indian King Porus at the War Room on Sunday, using his [...]

  • Battle of Alesia: Caesar vs. Vercingetorix at Newbury

    Battle of Alesia: Caesar vs. Vercingetorix at Newbury

    By Published On: 14 May 2023Categories: Ancients2.4 min readViews: 464

    On the weekend of 13-14 May 2023, Philip staged a refight of the Battle of Alesia - Julius Caesar's great victory over [...]

  • Ancients game – More photos

    Ancients game – More photos

    By Published On: 18 January 2018Categories: Ancients0 min readViews: 186

  • Ancient Warfare using Impetvs rules

    Ancient Warfare using Impetvs rules

    By Published On: 14 January 2018Categories: Ancients0.4 min readViews: 223

    Rob hosted a large Ancient game at his War Room just after Christmas. The armies were 15mm and the rules used were [...]