Last era is a solid game. The mechanics are straight-forward, and may seem overly simple at first glance. However, there are 20 special rules which can add a lot of nice character to the game’s simple stat line. And the combat results and morale rules subtlety reward using appropriate ancient/medieval tactics. Indeed, I’m planning to try the rules out for some historical battles as well as fantasy.

As an added bonus, the background/world-building given, while brief, is pretty interesting, and I think it can be great inspiration for scenario building.

The army list included contains a mix of troops from several different factions and aren’t really complete by themselves. But many new troop types have already been published in the expansions with the promise of more. So, this is less of an issue.

Overall, I feel I received a lot of value for the money, and I’m looking forward to the continued support for the game.

A simple, clean set of mass skirmish rules with some subtle tweaks on the conventional mechanics. It fulfills its stated goal, which is to be an easy, minimal-prep game, with room for future expansion. There is enough going on to make it a viable and worthwhile (and cheaper?) alternative to the many other rulesets out there. A solid 4.