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Field of Glory: Ancient and Medieval Wargaming Rules
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Rules assistance for Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
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Rules assistant for Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC
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Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC is an expansion for Impetus released in 2020 for 2–6 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Lorenzo Sartori and its main mechanics are Line of Sight and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
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About the game
Impetus Warbook 1 includes 97 army lists for Impetus second edition VOLUME 1: AGE OF BRONZE Early Sumerian (3000-2250 BC), Old and Middle Kingdom Egyptian (3000-1543 BC), Nubian (3000-2250 BC), Early Elamites (3000-800 BC), Early Libyans (3000-665 BC), Akkadian Empire (2300-2193 BC), Old Assyrian and Babylonian (1900-1600 BC), Early Hittite (1680-1380 BC), Hyksos (1645-1537 BC), Minoan and Early Mycenean (1600-1250 BC), Mitanni (1600-1274 BC), Syro-Canaanite and Ugaritic (1600-1100 BC), Kassite and Later Babylonian (1600-750 BC), New Kingdom Egyptian (1543-1069 BC), Hittite Empire (1380-1180 BC), Middle Assyrian (1365-911 BC), Achaians (1250-1190 BC), Trojans (1250-1190 BC), Early Hebrew (1250-1000 BC) VOLUME 2: AGE OF CHARIOTS Sea People (1200-1176 BC), Early Philistines (1166-1100 BC), Later Philistines (1100-600 BC), Later Aramean and Neo Hittite (1100-710 BC), Later Hebrew (1000-587 BC), Phoenician (1000-332 BC), Libyan Egyptians (946-712 BC), Early Neo Assyrian (911-745 BC), Urartian (858-585 BC), Neo-Elamites (800-639 BC), Neo-Babylonian Empire (746-539 BC), Neo-Assyrian (746-679 BC), Kushite Egyptians (745-583 BC), Sargonid Assyrian (680-609 BC), Saitic Egyptian (664-525 BC), Meroitic Kushite (529 BC-350 AD) VOLUME 3: AGE OF HOPLITES Early Athens (700-450 BC), Thebes (700-287 BC), Spartans (700-192 BC), Minor Greek Cities (700-275 BC), Ionian Greeks (700-275 BC), Thessaly (700-358 BC), Magna Graecia (700-235 BC), Thracians (700 BC-46 AD), Illyrians (700 BC-10 AD), Early Achaemenid Persians (550-420 BC), Later Athens (450-225 BC) VOLUME 4: ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND SUCCESSORS Early Macedonians (600-355 BC), Scythians (750 BC-50 AD), Classical Indians (500-321 BC), Later Achaemenid Persians (419-329 BC), Alexander Macedonians (356-331 BC), Aetolian League (340-189 BC), Alexander Empire (330-323 BC), Alcetas and Minor Successors (323-300 BC), Early Macedonian Successors (322-276 BC), Eumenes (322-316 BC), Antigonus Monophthalmus (322-301 BC), Lysimachos (322-281 BC), Maurya Empire (321-180 BC), Early Ptolemaic (320-276 BC), Early Seleucids (320-205 BC), Demetrius (294-285 BC), Achaean League (280-146 BC), Middle Ptolemaic (276-168 BC), Attalid Pergamene (263-129 BC), Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom (250-130 BC), Galatians (250 BC-25 AD), Early Parthian (247-209 BC), Indo Greek Kingdom (180-10 BC) VOLUME 5: ROME AND ITALY Early Etruscan League (600-400 BC), Early Romans (578-400 BC), Campanian (500-203 BC), Apulian, Lucan, Bruttian (500-203 BC), Syracuse (410-210 BC), Later Etruscan League (400-280 BC), Early Republican Romans (400-275 BC), Samnites (355-272 BC), Pyrrhic (300-262 BC) VOLUME 6: ROMAN EXPANSION Early Carthaginians (550-241 BC), Gauls (400-50 BC), Bithynia (376-74 BC), Early Armenians (331 BC-251 AD), Later Macedonians (276-168 BC), Middle Republican Romans (264-146 BC), Celtiberians (240-20 BC), Iberian and Lusitanians (240-20 BC), Later Carthaginians (221-146 BC), Numidians (215-148 BC), Middle Parthian (209-53 BC), Later Seleucids (205-83 BC), Later Ptolemaic (169-30 BC), Later Numidians (148-25 BC), Spartacus and Slave Revolts (135-71 BC), Cimbri and Teutoni (113-102 BC), Late Republican Roman (105-25 BC), Pontic (110-47 BC), Sertorius’s Lusitanians (80-72 BC) —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Dadi & Piombo
Questions and answers
Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC is 90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC for ages 12 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.
Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Ancient. Its main mechanics are Line of Sight and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. 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 Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC are: Lorenzo Sartori. 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 Impetus Warbook 1: 3000 BC to 44 BC as an expansion for Impetus. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Impetus to use it. Check that your edition of Impetus is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.