The Society offers discounts at several popular miniature manufacturers, operates a very active members-only forum that I was very impressed with and publishes the bi-monthly magazine Slingshot.
I received my first issue of Slingshot earlier this week and I was blown away by the quality of the publication, the historical-analysis and the sheer enjoyment I got out of reading the articles and columns. The magazine (and the Society as a whole I think) does a fantastic job of walking that delicate line between existing as a purely a historical intellectual exercise and being all-about wargaming. It does both, from what I can tell so far, very well.
If you are interested in ancient history, if you currently play ancient wargames, or if you have dreams and plans of painting an ancient army then I highly recommend you discover the Society of Ancients.
I took your recommendation and subscribed.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it very much :)
DeleteI've been a member for the last couple of years and compared to other societies the production quality is excellent. I really enjoy the academic articles which then point out the wargaming potential. As for the discounts they have proved their worth during the odd issue that doesn't hold much interest for me.
ReplyDeleteI find the Society of Twentieth Century Wargames (SOTCW) very good as well, similar discounts but a lower quality of production.
I haven't heard of SOTCW before. I might need to check them out. Thanks for the tip.
DeleteI went to subscribe a week ago but ended up buying their DVD for the 1965-2010 issues. It was a bit of money so I'm waiting another month to grab an annual membership. Glad to hear it's a good one!
ReplyDeleteHi Monty! That DVD looks awesome, might have to think about buying that myself. :)
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