This section contains links to complete scenarios for Vis Bellica. Each scenario contains a background to the battle, the historical outcome, the opposing sides, downloadable ready-to-go army sheets and any special rules required. Scenarios are grouped into three sizes: |
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Battles: | Games
with up to five or six brigades on either side, and that can be happily
played in an evening.
Adrianople, Argentoratum, Barnet, Bosworth, Carrhae, Chaeronera, Idistaviso, Leuctra, Stoke, Zama. |
(12) |
Big Battles: | Games
with up to ten brigades on either side, and that require one or two players a side,
and maybe an afternoon's play.
Agincourt, Argentoratum, Cynoscephalae, Hydaspes, 2nd St Albans. |
(5) |
Massive Battles: | Games
with more than ten brigades a side, and that probably require multiple
players and a whole day's play.
Carrhae, Chaeronea, Qar-Qar. |
(4) |
Historical:
Title | Details |
Just Deserts | The battle of Carrhae, 53BC. Parthias vs Romans. |
Alex's Dad at War | The battle of Chaeronea, 338BC. Macedonians vs Hoplite Greeks |
Hoo-Har at Qar-Qar | The battle of Qar-Qar, 853BC. Assyrians vs Allies (Syrians, Israelites etc) |
Fictional:
Title | Details |
"Unleash Hell" |
Augustan Romans vs Germans. Display game from Salute 03: a re-fight of the battle that forms the opening sequence of the film Gladiator. See the Final Note section of the Idistaviso scenario that the link takes you to. |
Historical:
Title | Details |
"We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers!" |
The battle of Agincourt, 1415AD
HYW English vs French |
If You Go Down To The Woods Today | The Battle of Argentoratum, 357BC. Romans vs Germans |
Flaminius at the Dog's Head | The battle of Cynoscephalae, 197BC. Romans vs Macedonian Successors |
Pike vs Pachyderm! | The battle of the Hydaspes, 326BC. Macedonians vs Indians. |
The Kingmaker Checked! | The battle of Second St Albans, 1461. The Wars of the Roses |
Fictional:
Title | Details |
Historical:
Title | Details |
The Roman Custer | The battle of Adrianople, 378AD. Severian Romans vs Goths |
If You Go Down To The Woods Today | The Battle of Argentoratum, 357BC. Romans vs Germans |
Vis Barnetica | The Battle of Barnet, 14th April 1471. The Wars of the Roses. |
Another Fine Mess! |
The battle of Bosworth, 1585AD Wars of the Roses |
Breakout! | An episode from the battle of Carrhae, 53BC. Romans vs Parthians. See Wargaming Carrhae, Playing Publius. |
Alex's Dad at War | The battle of Chaeronea, 338BC. Macedonians vs Hoplite Greeks |
The Real "Unleash Hell" | The battle of Idistaviso, 16AD. Augustan Romans vs Germans |
A Bloody Nose for the Red Cloaks | The
battle of Leuctra, 371BC
Spartans vs Thebans |
The Battle of Stoke | The Battle of Stoke, 16th June 1487. The Wars of the Roses. |
Zama: Scipio's Crushing Blow to Carthage |
The battle of Zama, 202BC Republican Romans vs Carthaginians |
Fictional:
Title | Details |
Dust to Dust | Severian Romans vs Sassanid Persians |
Raid! | The first part of Christopher Catenwolde's Late Roman vs Goths Campaign. |