Reply To: Does the historical period dictate the minimum and/or maximum size of a battle ?

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I think you’ve eluded in part to some of the answer, and it is to do with the organisation and size of military units. If the unit size is 80 individuals, then having a skirmish game that requires a lower model count doesn’t quite track.

Having said that, you could easily come up with narrative reasons why there are smaller groups – stragglers from a column, a mustering area where the full body is yet to assemble, a picket line, a night time raid to silence the guns etc.

As you say, what defines a skirmish game is also important – is it a focus on individuals, a max head count, a size of game area?