Society of Ancients Battle Day

The Society of Ancients is an international organisation of like minded people interested in wargaming the Ancient and Medieval periods. or more informationa bout the Society please have a look at their web site http://www.soa.org.uk/. One of the events put on each year in the UK is the "Battle Day" - a different historical battle is chosen and as many games as possible with different sets of wargames rules run at one venue. http://www.soa.org.uk/battleday.asp There is usually at least one talk from an expert in the period of the battle and some fun prizes for distinctive or amusing results.

Having attended the last two Battle Days and put on a game at each using the Piquet set of rules I had taken it for granted that I would be there again in 2009...

2007 Battleday - Cynoscephelae

The impressive Macedonian phalanx crushed the Roman legions to reverse history in our game.

2008 Battleday - Poitier

The English under the Black Prince managed to match history by fighting off the masses hordes of French chivalry.

2009 - The Battle of Callinicum 531 AD

Byzantium versus Sassanid Persia. Never heard of this battle but in the absence of the official "Battlepack" information from SOA, research into appropriate 25mm figures has begun.