This blog is completely dedicated to Anticamente, three-dimensional wargame with area approach for the ancient period.
In this Blog we will follow Championships, comment the tournaments, discussion the tactics, players presentation and we will show armies and battlefields. So if looking for a place to further this rules, you've found it!
Sometimes life mishandles.
Sometimes you feel so tired and dejected that the mere thought of lifting a finger is an effort beyond imagination.
Sometimes being on the ground gives you the security of not being able to fall over and it’s easy to get used to this feeling
Sometimes it is much easier to give up everything rather get up
Sometimes … BUT NOT TODAY!
What incredible year! I’m not going to bore you with unnecessary details but I can assure you that it would be certainly much easier to drop everything to write this post, and instead here we are again. Mamma mia how many things left half, maybe before starting will make the situation better picking up where we left off.
Miniatures
For so we talked about the release of new miniatures, but at what point are we? Well here are some preview
Among the various bodies, heads, modifications, many of you have already acknowledged some of the subjects. Do you want know who they are! Try to tell me
But at what point are these miniatures? They are still in this state? They are still a work in progress? Are terminated? Have been changed? Well, even though it’s been a long time don’t you believe that I have lost the pleasure to keep you on your toes …
Championship
We have an suspended championship …
Oh dear, this is a sore point. The last tournament and the final of the 2012 Championship still to go, without thinking of the looming 2013 Championship. Tips are welcome!
Expansions
And finally we come to the creation of new armies, special rules for sieges, campaigns, battle reports, and much more. It’s a long time since I have a project in mind, perhaps it’s time to make it happen. Here are some pictures that can give you an idea of what we’re plotting
Oh I know, after a long break we return with bad news . Yes, to personal problems, the Rome tournament is currently suspended. However, don’t despair, it is a suspension and not a cancellation, I will try to provide news in week
With the return of autumn, it brought back Anticamente. With a very long delay, here is the report of the turning point of 2012.
The Arezzo's Dream Team
First of all, the ranking
Place
Player
Score
Wins
1
Gasbarri Marco
130
2
2
Alessandro Salini
120
3
3
Frosini Simone
102
2
4
Moscarelli Massimo
86
1
5
Passatempi Fabrizio
85
2
6
Ruschi Filippo
53
1
7
Chierici Stefano
51
1
8
Flaminio Piero
2
0
This tournament has kicked off a new theme for Anticamente tournaments, the Punic Wars. As expected, a lot of players with a Roman army, followed by the Carthaginians and one Celtic. I think the legendary glamor of ancient Rome has played an important role in the choice of the armies. Surely even the armies that had been prepared for those who were not influenced but did attend, would not have turned out differently if everyone had brought their own.
But in the end, was the “Roman” really the difference? Looking at the ranking it would say definitely yes, because in the first 4 positions there are 3 Roman armies, but if you look in detail, it is quite different. What distinguished this tournament was the fear of Numidians, Mauri, Balearic and Veliti Romans. Generals were literally frightened by these troops, as opposed to heavy units, their darting on the field of battle and if grouped in large formations could create serious harm to small formations of heavy units. But this apparent strength of the light units and the consequent fear was it truly justified? Well let’s say we’ll talk about it in the future and we will see a better analysis of these units.
This tournament has also decreed the end of the invincibility of Marco Gasbarri. Yes, after eleven consecutive victories he is defeated. But to kill a Aretino (men who live in Arezzo) we found that it had to be another Aretino. In fact, the last game of the tournament could hear a “NOOOOOOOOO!” at the same time a “Yeeeeees!.” Simone Frosini was able to beat the “black man” of Italian wargaming. The game is solved 28 to 27 in favor to Frosini, just one point to bleed the sacred Italian monster and realize that he is just flesh, bones and blood like all of us … maybe
But who is this Frosini Simone! Well we have already talked about him last year at the tournament in Arezzo (see Players – Simone Frosini ) . In 2011, he did not get an outstanding result, but the boy grew up and became really bad. But it is a new rising star or a meteor? Well, time will tell us, in the meantime I bet against him, I lost a blister. Despite the defeat, Gasbarri still managed to win the tournament and put himself firmly at the head of the championship, while Frosini reaches an excellent third place.
And the remaining veterans? Passatempi after a crushing first round against Gasbarri, is struggling to take off again and remains sunken in the rear. Moscarelli, the champion of 2010, claims excessive rust, and Salini with an excellent linear, won second place in the tournament and in the overall ranking.
Well in addition to the veterans in the tournament, we also had a new Tuscan entry which seemed to me already very aggressive, I can not wait to see them in the future. Adding the new Florentines friends and Tuscany together with Lombardy to become the new Italians center of gravity of Anticamente.
And now some pictures
A special thanks to the organizers who hosted us in a beautiful villa immersed in that wonderful places that it is Tuscany full of fine wines (hurray for Chianti )
Finally, after a long summer break, we have reached the third round of the 2012 Italian Championship of Anticamente.
WARNING! The tournament in Arezzo, scheduled on September 9, 2012 has been moved by the organizers
The tournament will be held then, the September 9 in Rufina (FI) at the Villa di Poggio Reale located in Viale Duca della Vittoria, 7
The beginning of the tournament is scheduled at 10.30 am.
The theme of the tournament is: The Punic Wars
This third stage will be of particular interest by the theme of the tournament, which for the first time will be the Punic Wars, but also for the wonderful villa where the tournament will take place.
Tournament organizers have decided to move from Arezzo to Rufina taking the opportunity to combine it with an event that will take place on both Saturday 08 and Sunday 09 of September 2012.
I take this opportunity to thank the organizers of the event who have generously accepted us.
As usual, courtesy of the organizers, participation at the tournament will be free. Please quickly subscribe your participation at info@tridentebologna.it, to have the right of first choice of any armies provided by the organization, which unfortunately are not many …
Please note that as in other tournaments this year, the following variations are also applied to the basic Rules:
Retreat of beaten units – pg. 39
The phrase:”the player that has suffered most destroyed/retreated units must abandon yje hex with his remaining units, stopping in one of the two hexes opposite the origin of the charge, but if it is a draw then the Attacker must retreat.“.
Should be replaced with the phrase:”the player that has suffered most destroyed/retreated units must abandon yje hex with his remaining units, stopping in one of the two hexes opposite the origin of the charge, but in case of a draw will be forced to retreat to which he remained fewer units in the hex. In the event of a equal units the Attacker must retreat“.
Hidden units – pg. 16
Hidden units can be done up to a maximum distance of 3 hexes from the side of placement
Also this time the journey holds for us a nasty surprise. A little distraction at the wrong time and than, the highway exit is missed . We arrive in Cremona with a long delay, but fortunately the players have proved themselves to prepared and after taking maps and hexagons begin to assemble the battlefields . In a few minutes everything needed is ready, matching facts and they start with the first game.
A few rookie. Carnaghi Simone, son of the winner of the tournament in Milan this year and Eric Galmel directly from France. We can say that thanks to him the Anticamente Italian Championship goes international, but more about that later with big news.
Since almost all veterans, the tournament runs fast. All players are fast, talented and with big sense of fair play. And now some photos
And finally, the awards ceremony. A special award for dedication to Eric Galmel, who has done more than 700km by car with his sweet daughter Melissa to participate in our tournament.
Third place Ambrogio Carnaghi
Second place Simone Carnaghi
First place Fabrizio Passatempi
This day has been defined by some “powerful”. I agree for the wonderful company of those who played and those who came simply to be a spectator
But honestly I think I’ll remember this day above all for these faces
We are coming to second appointment of the year, with Italian Championship 2012 of Anticamente
The tournament will take place in Cremona at Games Academy located in Via Palestro N.3
The start of the tournament is scheduled at 10.30.
Theme of the tournament is Medioeval
Courtesy of the store managers the tournament will be free. Announce quickly your membership to participate to info@tridentebologna.it in order to be entitled to first choice of armies provided by the organization.
Please note that the following variations are also applied to the basic Rules:
Retreat of beaten units – pg. 39
The phrase:”the player that has suffered most destroyed/retreated units must abandon yje hex with his remaining units, stopping in one of the two hexes opposite the origin of the charge, but if it is a draw then the Attacker must retreat.“.
Should be replaced with the phrase:”the player that has suffered most destroyed/retreated units must abandon yje hex with his remaining units, stopping in one of the two hexes opposite the origin of the charge, but in case of a draw will be forced to retreat to which he remained fewer units in the hex. In the event of a equal units the Attacker must retreat“.
Hidden units – pg. 16
Hidden units can be done up to a maximum distance of 3 hexes from the side of placement
In 2008 it looked timidly into the Wargame world the Anticamente rules in Italian language.
In 2010 started the first Italian Championship and almost simultaneously the restyling of the rules, which thus reached its present shape. In late 2010 the rules was translated in English and now finally available in French
Anticamente is growing with its community. You can free download the rules in french lenguage HERE
But with so many Rules available why choose Anticamente? Why invest in a rules that compared to many other has less budget, the development is slower and has less chance of diffusion?
Strange to say, but step by step, several people doing this choice. Crazy? Perhaps, but apparently they are having fun and not seem so sorry of the chosen path. Not many, but they are really aggressive. If you find them on your way you can’t ignore them, because they will dream you with their battlefields, will teach you the real value of your choices on the playing field and make you love the wargame not for the number of people who take part but for the sheer pleasure of it. They don’t play Anticamente, they are Anticamente.
If we are not many today, tomorrow we will be more and after tomorrow even more! And when at last we shall be so many and you’ll look back, you can say: “Beginning, I was there!”
My commitment is to never give up and give all myself in taking forward this project. I’m not drive to marketing decisions, or economic goals, but only into respect of those people. And then I say to you, we few, we happy few, we band of brothers …
What’s he that wishes so?
My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin:
If we are mark’d to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God’s will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires:
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England:
God’s peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more, methinks, would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian:’
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say ‘These wounds I had on Crispin’s day.’
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he’ll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember’d.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember’d;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.
The first hexagonal elements we will discuss are slopes. By slope, we mean a hex that has one or more sides at a lower elevation and two or more sides that come are at a higher elevation. The most common hexagon slopes are:
Straight slope
Curved slope
Close curved slope
Slope to enlarge
Slope to enlarge close
In order to make our hexagons modular, it is necessary to maintain a consistent design so all hexes will work together.
The first design constraint to be considered is the Junction Point of the slope. Clearly, the following two slopes can not be joined because the end of the first does not coincide with the beginning of the second.
In order to streamline the hex shaping and fitting process, we recommend you use the vertices or corners of the hexagon as junction points, so it will be easy to match without having to take complex measurements.
A second constraint to consider is the Incline of the slope. As you can see in the following example, two slopes that have the same incline but different junction points do not join smoothly.
Consider the angle of incline to the slope. Too shallow a slope may not be clearly identifiable, while too steep a slope could be perceived as unrealistic. A good compromise is a slope of 45°.
Having considered these constraints you can begin to realize your slopes. First, let’s take a look at making a straight slope.
First draw the two junction points (below) with a pen away from the vertices with a length equal to the height of the hexagon (in our case 1cm). This will allow you to obtain slopes of 45°.
Now, rotate the hexagon and draw the profile of the slope, joining the junction points (below).
Try to avoid making the profile of the slope to angular. Remember that nature is variable and irregular, so be creative. What is important is to start and finish at the junction points. Moreover, always try to arrive at the junction point with a line perpendicular to the side, in order to make the transition from one hex to another as smooth as possible.
WARNING! This profile is too regular.
WARNING! This profile does not meet the
junction point at 90°
That’s the ticket!
Cut along the contour with a saw or foam cutter. Try to keep the cut perpendicular to the surface of the hexagon. Be careful to match the start and end positions. Do not worry however if you middel of the cut
is a bit off, you’ll remove that anyway later. If the cut is particularly complex, take it in successive cuts. Be sure to meet the end of the first cut with the end of you second cut to keep the cut as clean as possible.
Now rotate the hexagon and draw a second profile parallel to the first cut. Don’t worry if the second profile is not perfectly parallel to the bottom edge of the first cut.
Cut a 45° angle, joining the bottom of the first profile with the second, upper profile. Don’t worry if the first few tries aren’t perfectly accurate. Concentrate primarily on the angles at the junction points.
Use a piece of fine sandpaper to smooth the edges of the profile. Don’t be afraid to leave the edges at the junction points a little more crisp.
You can create irregularities on the slope so as to make it even more realistic. You can create irregularities with a flame or solvents. In both cases, the foam will give off hazardous gases, so use extreme caution and work in a well-ventilated area with adult supervision.
If you plan to use a flame, a lighter or a candle will provide more than enough heat. Practice on a few scraps before you apply to your perfectly cut hex.
If you plan to use a solvent, dab on a small amount with an old brush. When the foam becomes soft, press lightly with the fingertips, molding the surface as you go.
Voila! Your sloped hex is finished. You just have to fix it upon a 1cm hexagon with PVA to make the slope as modular as possible.
In the video below, we use the techniques mentioned above to make a hex in about eight minutes.
I want to thank Jay for reviewing the text of the post!
Few time ago we showed a preview of the Army List for Falangiti Armies. The Army List should be used for those armies organized on Phalanx system, derived from Hellenistic Greece, and who were employed during the Punic Wars.
Obviously with Army List will be necessary the miniatures to used it. There are commercial products already available, but we could also avoid making something of our own? Of course not, so here you can preview the first images of the General of a Italic army. The Italians took turns at times in alliance with the Romans, and sometimes with the Carthaginians, then an army good for all occasions.
. Yes, to personal problems, the Rome tournament is currently suspended. However, don’t despair, it is a suspension and not a cancellation, I will try to provide news in week 
.jpg)
