Men In Metal
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Wouldn't you rather fight a battle than take part in an accounting exercise? You hold in your hands a set of rules extensively edited and re-presented to the wargaming and fantasy role-playing game community. With Men in Metal¸ you are traveling back in time to the 1970s. Experience the rules that dominated the British wargaming scene¸ and migrated to the Midwestern United States via the subscribers of Slingshot and the Wargamer's Newsletter. If you read closely enough¸ you may just recognize some pieces that still exist in old school recreations of the most beloved fantasy role playing game. Men in Metal favors the player who plans a battle using the ground to its best effect and takes into account the qualities of the armies involved. Thoughtful selection and combination of troop types can help ensure victory¸ but never guarantee it. To win on the battlefield: • Be bold in the attack • Seize valuable ground • Use light troops initially to guard your approach to the field and later to harass the enemy • Come to grips with the enemy to obtain a decisive result • Keep a strong reserve to exploit fortuitous moments and deal with mischance With good generalship¸ you will find these are a superb set of rules which are playable and enjoyable. At last¸ some FUN can be had for the players and the referee. The rules that are the basis of Men in Metal were released in 1969 after two and a half years of research¸ experimentation¸ discussion¸ and play testing. Those rules quickly gained widespread acceptance through the miniature wargaming world¸ especially in the UK¸ and quickly became the acknowledged standard for ancient warfare tournament play.