So why the Gaulish theme over the last few weeks?

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres...

Hands up all who recognised this as the opening lines from Caesar’s epic work on his conquest of Gaul. If you, like me, had to suffer translating this at the hands of your Latin teacher, you will know that  it means that Gaul is a whole divided into three parts…

Well, those awfully nice chappies at Little Wars TV have turned Caesar’s book into one of their own, being a guide to running your own version and recreating the contest from the view of both participants. They will be going through their own experiences via their YouTube channel, but I am really delighted and a more than a little bit excited to be able to announce that Baccus is also doing its part by producing a spanking new boxed set on the subject in collaboration with the LWTV team.?

Their will be two versions of the set, the first digital one being available now, with the hard-copy version available for pre-order. Both sets are essentially the same containing 6mm armies for each side, bases to accommodate them all, a PDF download of the Age of Hannibal rules, a version of the Gallic Wars campaign guide, a Quick Reference Sheet and paper model fort (both of the latter being only available as part of the set), and a beautiful full-colour campaign map.

You can find all the details here, and for those of you attending the Warfare show in Farnborough over the weekend, we’ll have copies in stock for you to walk away with knowing that you will be very first people to get these goodies in your grubby little hands.

For everyone else, Christmas is coming and I am sure that Santa will find a little space in his sack for one of these boxes…