Product Description

Field of Glory is a new historical miniature tabletop wargaming rules system for anyone interested in recreating the battles of Rome, Greece or the Holy Land, among others. This series is intended to give both beginner and expert wargamers everything they need to play the battles of ancient and medieval eras on their tabletops. Tested and created by wargaming experts, this series includes a rulebook detailing the gaming system, and companion army lists which help players select and build their historically accurate army with the relevant units or troop types they want to take onto the field of battle.

The striking Field of Glory rulebook includes color coding for easy navigation, clear photographs of miniatures (taken by Wargames Illustrated editor Duncan McFarlane) and diagrams (showing rules examples, troop placements,
scale considerations and more), detailed Osprey artwork, a guide to figure painting, an overview of the history of this miniature world of warfare, organization tables and a background to the men who fought on the ground. Containing two ready to use army lists, this rulebook can either stand alone and be used for immediate gaming, or can be combined with the companion army list volumes to recreate a very diverse range of conflicts in each period of the eras covered.


Published in partnership with Slitherine Software Ltd, a developer and publisher of historical strategy games, Field of Glory already has the table-top gaming community buzzing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #188897 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-19
• Released on: 2008-02-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

Review
“And because basing in the game is pretty much the same as with other rules sets, there really isn’t a good reason not to pick up a copy. It’s almost a guarantee Field of Glory will become a mainstay if not the dominant force within tournament circles, so folks would do well to begin familiarizing themselves with the way the system works. There is even a spiffy support site at www.fieldofglory.com, so what more could one want? Yes, it’s really that good, and the Osprey – Slitherine partnership are to be congratulated on an exceptional piece of wargaming work for their first effort. Ave!” -Mike Dorn, Wargamer (December 2008)

Field of Glory, Rise of Rome and Storm of Arrows: "A new set of rules, representing the combined efforts of Osprey and Slitherine Publishing, appears to have sparked a renewed interest in ancient/medieval wargaming. Beautifully illustrated with drawings from Osprey books (and featuring a majority from the late Angus McBride), the hardbound Field of Glory (FoG) rules are very professionally done ... Rise of Rome (RoR) allows wargamers to field forces from the Republican Roman Era ... Storm of Arrows (SoA) covers Late Medieval Europe with 27 different armies and 11 allied forces from the 100 Years War to Free Companies to Condotta Italian and Later Granadine. The FoG rules have increased the interest in gaming, both locally and around the world (my contact with Osprey said the first run had already sold out!). The rules are fun to play; I enjoyed playing and watching the games in action at Little Wars and look forward to seeing more at Enfilade in May." - Michael Koznarsky, Historical Miniature Gamer (Issue 10)

"Wargame players will relish Field of Glory, a set of complete rules with explanations on how to play, diagrams of key points, photos of miniatures in action, army lists and much more. From different action phases to reference materials, this set of wargaming rules for ancient and medieval tabletop gaming will delight players." -California Bookwatch (April 2008)

"Field of Glory is the basic book for a new system for tabletop wargaming, the first such in then years. It sets out a clear and comprehensive set of rules, army lists, scoring, rules for unusual things like the effects of elephants or scythed chariots, in fact everything seems to have been thought of. It is well illustrated with colour diagrams showing the various possible moves as well as plates and photographs. Even I, as a non-wargamer, could use these rules!" -John Prigent, Internet Modeler (March 2008)

"Field of Glory is THE new standard in historical Ancients miniatures war game rules... The hardbound "Field of Glory" rules are gorgeously laid out in full color with an index (yay!), full color diagrams and examples of play, art from Ospreys other titles, and color coded and tabbed chapters... check out Field of Glory. I think you'll be impressed." -Matthew Redland, GameKastle customer

"In short, with the production values and the quality of game design, I think we are looking at the system that will dominate the next decade of Ancients in the way that WRG and DBX have dominated in their time." -Richard Milner, DAKKA DAKKA

About the Author
Written by renowned wargaming experts, including Richard Bodley Scott, former contributor to Wargames Research Group's DBM series. The author lives in Oxford, UK.

Customer Reviews

At long last, a historical rule set that is easy to understand
Well, as someone who loves reading about history and playing games that are based around the ancient world, I am truly glad to see a well published and easy to read game!

As a model painter, the biggest perk is that if you already own an army, then there will be very little for you to add or change. Even your older, DBM armies are based correctly for this new system! Likewise, the size of the army will be very similar in size and in painting requirement (that is, you'll paint roughly the same number of individual models to play).

Unlike the rule sets for older historical games, this set of rules seems to be written for a person who wants to understand how to play. That is, understand the game WITHOUT contacting the designers! For every rule, there seems to be a clear diagram and set of examples. Better still I noticed that some rules have examples and counter-examples of when and how to apply a specific rule.

Also, the main rule book is published by Osprey, with lots of their renown, great historical illustrations. So, even if you only pick up the rule book, you get a chance to look at all the beautiful artwork. The book is hard-bound and seems to have a great deal of care invested in the physical product.

With 2 expansions already developed and many more on the way, you'll be able to reenact your favorite era of history fairly soon! By the way, you'll probably need at least 1 expansion book to truly build your own historical army. Although the main rule book has sample army lists for Romans, Carthaginians, 100-Year-War English and 100-Year-War French, you'll soon find yourself interested in the other epic rivalries.

Now for the bad side of this game: The game was intended for people who already are playing this style of game. The writing is dense and will be difficult to get your head around if you have not experienced this hobby already. Unlike books from other game publishers, this book is very light on the introduction to the hobby of war games. Even though the authors define model scale and size, as well as how to paint models, there is nothing nearly as detailed as some of the better known game companies. Also, there is no easy list of recommended miniature makers. This means that if you want to buy and build an army, you will be left with searching the Internet with little to guide you. Fortunately, the back of the book lists the game's website and rules forum, where I'm sure many of the members will help out a beginner.

So, if it wasn't obvious, I am a fan of miniature war games and Osprey's book series. I own a small collection already, but this will quickly grow to become the top choices on my personal wish list!

Outstanding rules-set - A mix of the new and old
Field of Glory is an outstanding set of miniature wargames rules, blending what you can of "simulation" with producing enjoyable battles with plausible historical outcomes. MUCH better than DBM (and in English, no less!), less complex than WRG/Warrior, and more fulfilling than WAB. Clearly, these rules are setting the bar higher in this field than they have ever been.
The core rulebook has only a few lists, so you will need to buy a number of not-too-expensive army books. Otherwise, this rules-set has it all, barring naval involvement and campaign settings (both coming soon). Already a favourite at conventions - solid lay-out, writing, and organization leads to few gray areas and few points to argue! Cheers!

The historical miniature rules for the XXI century
Some say this historical miniature rule set borrowed the best other rule sets had. Even if that were to be true, the result is a very polished whole that plays very smoothly. Its top down design does not allow the player or army designer to get bogged down in the details, but it does allow one to become the general(s) directing a battle.

The layout, paper, and priting are superb, far better than any other related product. And for a full-color, hard-bound book, price is not that bad either.

FoG is my new ruleset of choice.