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hello dakka So about a year ago I bought the Field of Glory second edition book on amazon I got it red the rules a couple of times and then forgot about it So anyway I found it recently And after reading some of the rules I have some questions. First what is the best time period book and why our what is the best for beginners for the game I was looking at the rise of Rome one and playing as the Spartacus slave revolt, what do you think. Second what kind of Terran should i get and where I should get it. Third what are the best kind of models for the game and where can I get them. and any other tips you have for beginners to the game.Thanks for all reply's

As with all things gamey, it depends on your budget...

I like both Corvis and Essex minis in 15mm for example. I build my own terrain, so little help there...if you have deep pockets there is lots of exelant product for sale...I own Fields but have never played a game.. I play most exclusively DBM. I purchased poker chips for Fields to mark units and it looks like it'l do just fine...

I've played it. I haven't played it as much as I originally thought I would, and I currently am torn between FoG, DBA, and DBMM as my rules of first choice. Since the bases are the same for all of them it isn't a huge dilemma, luckily!

Back on topic, the books for FoG are all good IMO. I have six or seven of them.

I wouldn't recommend any particular book as specially good for beginners rather than the others. There isn't a huge lot of difference between playing with chariots and playing with cavalry, for example.

Ancients/Mediaevals have always been played with the view that you can pitch any army against any other one for a fairly even battle, however it does tend to work better if you play historical opponents such as Rome versus Carthage or Greeks versus Persians.

The books are arranged like that, so your best choice depends on the time period you prefer, and the one that is most popular with people near you.

It doesn't matter if you buy an out of period army, though. I have Old Kingdom Egyptians, Early Imperial Romans, Crusaders and Saracens, Wars of the Roses English, Incas, and Aztecs, in 15mm or 25mm, so my armies cover 4,500 years.

As for figure scale, 15mm probably is the most popular and has the widest choice of armies. 25/28mm is also very popular, and there are some good plastic ranges in that scale. Those are the most widely played scales.

1/72 (20mm) offers a surprising range of soft plastic figures, which are very cheap. 10/12mm, 6mm and even 2mm are also available, with the smaller scales being the cheapest which can let you build two armies fr the price of one.

I won't go into terrain at the moment.