Fistfuls of dice

It goes without saying that Oathmark , by Joseph McCullough, is my favourite rank-and-flank wargame. It is also the one game that has disappointed me the most in terms of gameplay. So the news that there is a second edition of the game coming has pushed me to start planning to rebuild my Oathmark armies. Some thoughts about Oathmark So before I get into the gist of this blog post I thought I would do a short explanation of why I love Oathmark but don’t play it currently. At its core, Oathmark is a rank-and-flank game that has enough movement and manoeuvre in it to provide strategic choices, characters to add capabilities and options without overwhelming the game and magic. It is a fun system that can create some very fun and interesting narratives. It has more structure than the Age of Fantasy Regiments rules but less additional chrome and ‘fussy bits’ than Warhammer Fantasy. Also, and I don’t know that this gets said enough, the books for the game are wonderful. Great art througho...