DBM Army Lists Book 1: 3000 BC to 500 BC
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7.2

Expansion for De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD

DBM Army Lists Book 1: 3000 BC to 500 BC

2000

Rules assistance for DBM Army Lists Book 1: 3000 BC to 500 BC

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 14+
  • Complexity 3.8/5

Rules assistant for DBM Army Lists Book 1: 3000 BC to 500 BC

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

DBM Army Lists Book 1: 3000 BC to 500 BC is an expansion for De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD released in 2000 for 2 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Philip C. Barker and Richard Bodley Scott and its main mechanics are Point to Point Movement.

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About the game

This book includes 63 armies from all around the world to use with the DBM rules. Most of them are from the Middle-East and eastern Mediterranean. Each list is designed to produce 300 AP to 500 AP armies which closely simulate their real life prototype, while still allowing sufficient flexibility to cover historical variations during the period and legitimate differences of opinion or personal preference.

Questions and answers

DBM Army Lists Book 1: 3000 BC to 500 BC supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.