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De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles
- 2–6 players
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Expansion for De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD
DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD
1999
Rules assistance for DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 14+
- Complexity 3.4/5
Rules assistant for DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD is an expansion for De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD released in 1999 for 2 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Philip C. Barker and Richard Bodley Scott and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement, and Simulation.
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About the game
This book includes 84 armies from all around the world to use with the DBM rules for the late middle-age to early renaissance. 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.
Designers
Publishers
- Wargames Research Group
Questions and answers
DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD 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.
The catalogue lists DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD has a complexity rating of 3.4 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Medieval. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement, and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD are: Philip C. Barker and Richard Bodley Scott. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists DBM Army Lists Book 4: 1071 AD to 1500 AD as an expansion for De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD to use it. Check that your edition of De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.