Armies of Arcana
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Fantasy army rules designed to be quick playing
(15 minutes per turn) for small- to medium-size armies.
A point system allows players to build armies from
a dozen army lists. Forces comprise troop units,
characters, and monsters. Rules include magic and morale.
| Period | Fantasy |
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| Scale |
| Ground Scale | "Roughly 1 cm = 1 meter" |
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| Time Scale | 1 turn = 15-25 seconds (15mm scale)
1 turn = 2-20 minutes (15mm, "large battle")
1 turn = 8 seconds (25mm scale) |
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| Figure Scale | "A single figure represents one person"
(Guidelines
are also given for large battles using 1 figure = several men) |
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| Miniature Scales | "Best played with 15mm figures"
(Guidelines are
given for using 25mm scale as well) |
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| Basing |
SUGGESTED BASING FOR 15MM SCALE
(1 model per stand) |
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| Very Small | 10mm x 10mm |
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| Man-Sized | 15mm x 15mm |
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| Cavalry | 15mm x 30mm |
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Monsters/
War Machines | "according to the size of the model" |
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| However, "...the game works with any consistently sized bases." |
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| Contents |
78-page soft-cover rulesbook:- with reference summary on back cover
- with one page of color templates (must be cut apart)
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| Designer | Thane Morgan (thane@thanesgames.com) |
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| Publisher | Thane's Games. Third printing 1999.
Second printing 1998. |
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