De Bellis Magistrorum Militum: Wargame Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battle from 3000 BC to 1525 AD

About this board game

De Bellis Magistrorum Militum: Wargame Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battle from 3000 BC to 1525 AD is a two-player wargame rules system, released in 2007, with an approximate play time of 240 minutes.

Created as Phil Barker’s significant reworking of De Bellis Multitudinis, this game retains the earlier system’s basic scale, size, and overall framework while making substantial changes to troop and army capabilities. These differences create a game that plays very differently from its predecessor.

The rules cover ancient and medieval battles across a broad historical span, from 3000 BC to 1525 AD. Its focus is the way different troop and army capabilities shape battles within this established family of ancient and medieval wargames.

For players familiar with the related systems, De Bellis Magistrorum Militum offers a distinct interpretation of the same broad wargaming tradition rather than simply reproducing the earlier game. The result is a significant revision for two players seeking a full-length rules experience.

The game belongs to a wider family of related titles:

• De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles
• De Bellis Multitudinis: Wargames Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battles – 3000 BC to 1500 AD
• De Bellis Renationis
• Hordes of the Things

With its extensive historical scope, revised troop and army capabilities, and long-form two-player format, De Bellis Magistrorum Militum is designed for players interested in ancient and medieval battle rules and in exploring a markedly different evolution of the De Bellis Multitudinis system.