The Art of War, Tactical Warfare in Miniature for Pre-Gunpowder Armies

The Art of War is a battlefield level game with each base representing a "company" of men (and horses), ranging in size from 30 to 100 men each. The approach of the game design is to allow play of historical battles on the scale historical terrain.

• Comprehensive rules, plus a Crusades mini-campaign appendix including 9 army lists. Includes siege warfare rules and rules for special weapons such as elephants, chariots and pavices.

• Standard 15mm to 40mm frontages used: no rebasing of figurines required. (Although singly-based miniatures work best, multiple-figurine bases work OK in most situations.)  

• Plus eight period appendices listing over 160 more armies:  
• Ancient Greek & Macedonian Armies  
• Ancient Armies of the Bronze Age
• Ancient Armies of the Iron Age
• Ancient Roman and Italian Armies  
• Armies of the Dark Ages 500 to 1000 A. D.
• European Medieval Armies 1000 to 1460 A. D.
• High Medieval Mercenary Armies, The Condotteri, 1300 A. D. to 1460 A. D.
• Chinese, Mongol, Hun & Japanese Armies

• Now includes hyperlinked table of contents and helpful cross-reference bookmarks.

• Illustrated and elucidated with full color photographs of war gaming miniatures. (The preview may show the older, unillustrated version....)