Comments on: Gaming in plastic #3: Uniforms and selecting a colour scheme http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/15/12252 Daily news, reviews and information for tabletop gamers of all interests. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:15:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Stu http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/15/12252#comment-17620 Stu Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:11:56 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/02/15/12252#comment-17620 Another excellent article. One of the things that attracted me to start a couple of 15mm DBA armies was the fact they're well, so rich in history! But once you start reading the ancient histories (or modern histories derived from them) it becomes very clear contemporary authors weren't that really concerned with the mundane details (uniforms, camp operations etc) so much as the broader political and military achievements. Which is actually pretty handy from a gaming point of view, particularly if you're painting armies that had a large mercenary components, or gathered their forces from a large number of cities/provinces etc. Another excellent article. One of the things that attracted me to start a couple of 15mm DBA armies was the fact they’re well, so rich in history! But once you start reading the ancient histories (or modern histories derived from them) it becomes very clear contemporary authors weren’t that really concerned with the mundane details (uniforms, camp operations etc) so much as the broader political and military achievements.

Which is actually pretty handy from a gaming point of view, particularly if you’re painting armies that had a large mercenary components, or gathered their forces from a large number of cities/provinces etc.

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