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| View from the Egyptians' side |
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| View from the Hittites' side |
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| Egyptian chariots charge on the left flank |
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| Egyptian chariots charge on the right flank |
On Sunday afternoon out in the shed I played a solo L'Art de La Guerre (ADLG) game with my 15mm New Kingdom Egyptians and Hittites. I haven't played these rules for quite a while but ordered Version 4 from Northstar when it was released recently. It was a small 100 point game, with two corps and commanders a side, the Hittites were the attackers. I was a bit rusty but fortunately the QRS is very good and I didn't have to look up the rules too much, although there are a few changes from Version 3.
The two forces lined up and got stuck in with the Egyptian chariots charging on both flanks in the first turn. The Hittite infantry charged in the centre with casualties mounting on both sides. The Hittites infantry managed to punch through the Egyptian infantry despite being out numbered. Both Egyptian commanders were killed and the Egyptian army was soon routed. In my opinion one of the big advantages of ADLG is its smaller army sizes, you get more bang for your buck and as it says in the Overview it requires about half the miniatures as most other rule sets.
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| Hittite infantry charge in the centre |
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| Casualties mount on both sides |
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| View from the Hittite lines |
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| Egyptians rout |
Beautiful looking battle!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal.
DeleteLooks awesome. Love some vicarious chariot wars.
ReplyDeleteThanks fmb, I like these games with the 15mm, it's easier to set up and play.
DeleteThose look great, your site is a real inspiration for my own games. The Egyptians were certainly on the wrong end of that encounter.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
Thanks Stuart, they're are so many interesting Bronze Age armies, it's definitely a favourite period. The Egyptians had quite a few archers so that probably didn't help their cause!
DeleteAh very cool Bronze Age gaming, Mike! At first I thought these were with 28mm figures (until reading they were 15mm). Have never tried out these rules, but they sound good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, they are good and seem to be pretty popular, what I like is that you don't need vast numbers of figures to play.
DeleteCrackin looking bash!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, nice to get the 15mm out for a change.
DeleteLovely looking game with beaut terrain and figures.
ReplyDeleteIn this case, is it a worthwhile new version of a set of rules?
Regards, James
Thanks James, it is fairly similar to v.3 I think, not that many changes to the rules but more army lists and better photos. I think v.3 was out of print and only available as a pdf.
DeleteThere are a few differences around specific troop types, integrated artillery etc that friends of mine who play it a lot say has changed the game quite a bit - certain troops that were not so viable are suddenly much more popular.
DeleteThat’s interesting John, different interpretations of troop types. I find warband and horse archer armies are generally not that great in ADLG but I also play MeG where they are much more effective.
ReplyDeleteI'm a DBMM fan myself but I've played a few ADLG games since getting back into things, but only since v.4 appeared so I don't have a personal reference point, only what the others at the club have said, not all of which I remember since it wasn't really relevant to me. I think mixed shooting and spear (eg Nikephorian, some east Asian etc) formations have improved to the point that people who wouldn't consider them before are now using them.
ReplyDeleteADLG doesn’t seem that popular here in Australia but I’m not really into comps. That’s good to hear mixed units have improved, I’m painting some 15mm Mitanni at the moment and much of the infantry can be mixed.
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