Periods - Ancient Sample Article

February 2025 Sample Article

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In this month’s sample article, “Maccabeus”, Nic Burt shares with us a campaign game covering Judea 166 BCE to 160 BCE. Designed with DBA in mind, it can be used with any Ancients rules or even the Maccabeus rules themselves.

You can find it and other sample articles from previous issues of Lone Warrior on the Sample Articles page.

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