Tag: tournaments

  • In Praise of Hastilude

    In Praise of Hastilude

    or, The Undesirability of Modern Wargaming’s Most Prevalent Format Hastilude is an old word originally encompassing the universe of mock combat, simulated warfare-as-sport. Derived from the Latin words Hasta (whence the Hastati of the front rank of Republican Roman infantry), or Spear, and Ludus, or Play, one may rightly employ it as a hoighty-toighty name…