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Stepping upon the Field of Glory

Gordon Cooper — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:45:18 +0000

I neglected to mention this earlier, but I finally purchased Field of Glory and subsequently ordered and purchased two expansions, Rise of Rome: Republican Rome at War and Legions Triumphant: Imperial Rome at War. And so another addiction is added to my maladies, or rather two addictions: Field of Glory expansion books and historical miniatures. The former is the new addiction, the latter is one that was lying dormant. The problem with satisfying the latter (other than the cost) is the limited availability of historical miniatures, at least in my locale. I realize ordering is the solution, but it’s also a more expensive solution when shipping costs are considered. It will be a long time before I can afford to field armies of pewter miniatures, and I do not want to wait that long before playing, but I might be able to buy some plastic historical miniatures for less. I believe Airfix made a number of 15 mm plastic armies that will suffice in the meantime. As for the availability of those, I’ll have to look into it.

N.B. I was just made aware of a special Field of Glory Web site apart from the Osprey Publishing site: www.fieldofglory.com.

Field of Glory Is Here

Gordon Cooper — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:52:14 +0000

Somehow, I missed the arrival of Field of Glory, the ancient & medieval war game by Osprey Publishing, despite having reported its imminent release.

I discovered it quite by accident on a shelf at work, and although it is too early to write a review (having neither read nor played it yet), I will say that at first glance I am impressed by its organization, layout, illustrations, quality of binding, quality of paper, and clarity of writing. It is a handsome, well-constructed volume, but not ponderous in size or content. It seems to be an ideal manual in every way and worth the price if the rules prove their mettle. I hope to report further on the matter in the future.

Field of Glory

Gordon Cooper — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:32:46 +0000

Tabletop Gaming News notes that Osprey Publishing is planning to publish rules for an ancient & medieval war game called Field of Glory (tentatively in February 2008). I look forward to that.