Fast Hex Ancients Rules

 

Fast Hex Ancients Wargaming Rules

1. Army Size

Each player fields 6 units.

Example army:

• 3 Infantry

• 1 Missile (archers / slingers)

• 1 Cavalry

• 1 Elite (guards, legionaries, etc.)

Each Cavalry/Infantry unit has 4 Strength Points (SP) or DBA DBMM elements

Chariots,Elephants and Artillery has 2 Strength Points (SP) or DBA DBMM elements

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2. Hex Map

Use 2,3,4, or 5 inch hexes. (I use 5 inch hexes for my 15mm Miniatures)

Recommended board:

• 8 × 10 hexes

Terrain examples:

• Hill → +1 defense

• Woods → missile −1

• River → stop movement

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3. Turn Sequence

Players alternate turns.

Each turn:

1. Move units

2. Missile fire

3. Melee combat

4. Remove destroyed units

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4. Movement

Units move a number of hexes.

Unit	Move
Infantry	2 hexes
Missile	2 hexes
Cavalry	3 hexes
Skirmishers	3 hexes

Rules:

• Must stop when entering enemy Zone of Control (adjacent hex).

• Cannot move through enemy units.

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5. Missile Combat

Missile units fire up to 2 hexes.

Roll 1d6:

Roll	Result
1–3	miss
4–5	−1 SP
6	−2 SP

Target must be in line of sight.

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6. Melee Combat

When units are adjacent.

Both players roll 1d6 and add modifiers.

Modifiers

Situation	Modifier
Elite unit	+1
Cavalry charging	+2
Attacking flank/rear	+2
Defender on hill	+1

Results

Compare totals:

Difference	Result
0	no effect
1	loser −1 SP
2+	loser −2 SP and retreat 1 hex

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7. Unit Destruction

At 0 SP, remove the unit.

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8. Victory

Win by destroying 3 enemy units or forcing the enemy army to retreat.

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Optional Speed Rules (Recommended)

To make the game even faster:

• No facing rules

• All units attack once

• Retreat instead of morale checks

This keeps turns under 2 minutes I think! :o)

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Napoleonic Wargame Rules

 

1. What You Need

• Miniatures or tokens (about 6–12 units per side)

• A table (around 4×4 ft)

• 1–2 six-sided dice (d6)

• Ruler or measuring tape

Unit Types

Each unit represents roughly 400–800 soldiers.

Unit	Move	Fire	Melee	Morale
Line Infantry	4"	4+	4+	4+
Column Infantry	6"	5+	3+	4+
Light Infantry	5"	3+	4+	4+
Cavalry	8"	–	3+	4+
Artillery	2"	3+	5+	4+

Numbers are the dice roll needed on d6.

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2. Turn Sequence

Each turn follows this order:

Initiative

• Both players roll 1d6

• High roll chooses who goes first

Movement

Units move up to their move distance.

Formation effects:

Formation	Effect
Line	Best firing
Column	Faster movement
Square	Cannot move, strong vs cavalry

Squares may only be formed at start of movement.

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Shooting

Units within 12" may fire.

Procedure:

• Roll 1d6

• If equal or higher than the Fire value → hit

Modifiers:

Situation	Modifier
Target in cover	−1
Artillery long range (12–24")	−1
Target in column	+1
Target in square	+1

Each hit causes 1 casualty marker.

Units with 3 hits are destroyed.

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Melee Combat

Units touching bases fight.

Each side rolls 1d6.

Add modifiers:

Situation	Modifier
Column charging	+1
Cavalry charge	+2
Attacking flank/rear	+2
Defending square vs cavalry	+3

Higher result wins.

Loser:

• takes 1 casualty

• retreats 6"

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Morale

If a unit:

• takes a casualty

• loses melee

• sees friendly unit destroyed within 6"

Roll 1d6

If roll below morale value → rout

Routed units immediately move 12" toward table edge.

If they reach the edge, they are removed.

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3. Cavalry vs Infantry

Special rules:

• Infantry in square cannot be charged effectively

• Cavalry attacking a square gets −2

Infantry not in square suffers +2 bonus to cavalry attack

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4. Terrain

Simple effects:

Terrain	Effect
Hill	+1 firing
Woods	−1 firing, half movement
Town	+2 defense

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5. Winning the Game

An army breaks when:

• Half its units are destroyed or routed

Opponent wins the battle.

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Example Scenario

Inspired by the battles of Battle of Austerlitz during the Napoleonic Wars.

Each side:

• 4 Line Infantry

• 1 Light Infantry

• 2 Cavalry

• 1 Artillery

Deploy within 12" of table edge.

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Play time: ~45–60 minutes
Players: 2
Units: 8 per side

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Napoleonic Rules (Brigade Level, 15mm)

 

Fast-Play Napoleonic Rules (Brigade Level, 15mm)

Scale & Units

• 1 unit = 1 brigade
• Each brigade = 3–6 bases (elements)
• Base suggestion (15 mm):
  • Infantry: 40×20mm (3–4 figs)
  • Cavalry: 40×30mm (2–4 figs)
  • Artillery: 1 base

Troop types

• Infantry (Line / Light / Guard)
• Cavalry (Light / Heavy)
• Artillery

Quality

• Elite (+1)
• Trained (0)
• Raw (-1)

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Turn Sequence (IGO-UGO)

1. Initiative roll (high = goes first)
2. Player A acts → Player B acts:
   • Command
   • Movement
   • Shooting
   • Melee
3. Morale phase (both sides)

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Command & Control

Each brigade must be within command radius (12") of its general.

If outside:

• Roll 4+ on D6 to act
• Fail = no movement, may still defend

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Movement (simple & fast)

Unit	Move
Infantry	6"
Cavalry	10"
Artillery	4" (limbered 8")

Modifiers:

• Rough terrain = half speed
• Column +2" (infantry only)
• Cannot move + change formation in same turn

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Formations (very simplified)

• Line → best fire
• Column → best movement, weak in combat
• Square (vs cavalry only)

Effects:

• Line: +1 shooting
• Column: +1 charge
• Square: cavalry suffers -2 attacking it

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Shooting

Roll 1D6 per unit

Situation	Result
4+ = hit
Elite +1
Long range -1

Ranges:

• Infantry: 6"
• Artillery: 12"

Each hit = 1 base removed

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Melee (very fast resolution)

Each side rolls:

• 1D6 + modifiers

Modifiers:

• Charging +1
• Elite +1
• Flank/rear +2
• Column vs line +1 attacker
• Square vs cavalry +2 defender

Loser loses 1–2 bases

• Lose by 1 = 1 base
• Lose by 2+ = 2 bases + retreat 6"

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Morale (key to fast play)

Test when:

• Lost melee
• Took shooting casualties
• Brigade at half strength

Roll 1D6:

• 5+ = steady
• 3–4 = shaken (fight at -1)
• 1–2 = rout (remove brigade)

Modifiers:

• Elite +1
• Raw -1
• General attached +1

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Victory

Game ends when:

• Army loses 50% of brigades OR
• Scenario objective achieved

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Will this works?...well I'm not sure :o)

• Minimal bookkeeping (no rosters needed)
• Brigade scale = big battles on 6×4 table
• Compatible with most 15 mm basing styles
• Plays in 60–120 minutes

Tips for 15mm brigade games

• Use 4 bases per brigade for consistency
• Keep table at 6×4 ft
• Limit to 6–8 brigades per side for fast play
• Use simple terrain (avoid over-complication)