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As a follow-up to my question about wargame Genres, I wanted to expand some of the discussion around historicals. What is some of your favorite periods/theatres to play?

For example:
I like Ancients, but I prefer to play:
-Greek Hoplites
-Diadochi/Successors
- Roman Gladiators

For WWII I like:
-Italians in North Africa

For Interwar I like:
- 1920's Gangsters

Those are my preferred historical periods. How about you?

I don't have a "preferred" historical period, as I play anything if it gets put on the table.

That said, I have miniatures for various projects:
Ancients - 15mm Romans for ADLG, 15mm Romans and Ancient British for DBA
Dark Ages - 28mm Vikings, Anglo-Danes, Normans, Welsh, Irish, usually for SAGA, 15mm Vikings and Anglo Saxons for DBA
Medieval - 15mm Free Company for ADLG
Renaissance - I suppose this is where 28mm Samurai for Sengoku would go
17th Century - 28mm Pirates
18th Century - 28mm French and Indian War, cards for Blucher
19th Century - 28mm Old West
20th Century - 15mm WWII British and Germans

To play? I prefer skirmish level games, or platoon (20-30) sized kind of games, even if that terminology doesn't make sense during, say the Crusades etc.

I think one of the smarter gaming things you can do is to invest in small skirmish games where you can use a dozen different rule sets to play the same genre (meaning you have choices). Smart ones include:

1) Gladiators. You can never go wrong with gladiators. Lots of character, lots of feel, and a surprisingly deep back story if you bother to research them (i.e. nothing like you'd expect).

2) Old West. One of the few historical periods where (albeit slightly exaggerated) you can justify actual wargame style engagements. Lots of story, character, and a very unique visual setting. Again, there are a dozen or more rules sets...so you can buy the figures/town and use whatever you like.

3) Ancients/Dark Ages/Vikings. Again, a great area for small warbands and skirmishes. Lots of useful terrain available, and tons of minis.

Most of mine are "periods I'd like to game in", but anyway ...

1st century AD Romans - vs Gauls, Germans, Britons, Judeans, other Romans ...

Napoleonic naval battles (definitely not a fan of land engagements, though).

WW1 and WW2 air combat. I've dabbled with Flames of War for ground combat, but I'm simply not keen on the look of the things, really. Not unless I can do an armoured force consisting entirely of British home-grown tanks - Cromwells and Comets, that sort of thing.

I really fancy a 100 Years' War army with plenty of cavalry, but the idea of actually painting them all puts me off.

And I've just chipped in for Black Scorpion Miniatures' upcoming Tombstone old west game.

Most of my interest comes from fiction, though - I quite fancy a Roman army due to watching Rome and reading Lindsey Davis' and Steven Saylor's novels.

I like too many...

Have:

WW2 Naval (1:3000 for Atlantic and 1:6000 for Pacific)

WW2 Air (1:600 Battle of Britain and late war west front Europe)

WW2 West Front in 28mm

Wild West in 28mm

Gladiators in 28mm

Anglo-Zulu wars in 28mm (and am expanding colonials to play Congo and similar games with other factions)

28mm Dark Ages

15mm DBA type armies for Rome/Carthage/Greek/Late Roman/Arthurian/Viking

Some 28mm moderns (but typically used in Zombie or gang warfare type games)

28mm Pirates (to include a couple ships painted and a couple more needing paint)

Used to have an extensive set of 15mm for Modern US vs Insurgents but sold it off.

Used to have 3mm/1:600 modern land forces (Israeli/Iranian/US) but sold them off.

English Civil War
Napoleonics
Anglo Zulu War
First Crusade
Sudan

Plus smaller actions for things like Viking raids.

WW2

Viking era.

For me, as i said in the other it's ancients definitely. I love ancient mesopotamia especially, though it's usually the later periods that end up getting represented in wargames.

Mahdist rebellion.
WW2 North African campaign.
French-Indian war.
Napoleanic wars.
100 years war.

My favorite is World War II European Campaign D-Day to Battle of the Bulge (I know, pretty typical), as well as some of the eastern front, Stalingrad in particular.

I also really like the Wild West which I still think is a very under developed area for miniatures games. It is getting better though.

Finally, I like a bit of the American Revolution. I mostly like the northern campaign to Saratoga, though; I have nothing against the southern campaign either.

Medieval ages. Both European and Arabic.
Then, the classic era. Greece, Roman Empire, Egipt, etc...
Then, the Reinaissance and American Conquest. (The flag at the side of my nickname in the forum will reveal why )

The rest of periods, besides contemporary, are in general neutral to me.

WWI (primarily aerial combat)

late WW2 (primarily Battle of Britain, Normandy/Bocage, Operation Market Garden & Battle of the Bulge) - also alternate WW2

16th century Age of Piracy.

Cold War 80's

WWII by far. If playing Sat level = WiF by ADG. If playing tact level = ASL. Time period = Ardenes BotB is my Fav, followed by Kursk.

New Kingdom Egyptian.
1st century AD Rome.
Hundred Years War.
Tried some WWII rules but can't find rules I really like that I can easily teach someone.

I am getting more and more into historical games...

Right now I love Saga (vikings), WWII and getting into Napoleonics (with the new Perry danes)... Oh and By Fire and Sword; 1630-1660s ...