Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Martin Rapier offers Rifle and Kepi, a set of free wargames rules for large scale battles of the 19th Century.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
RKAA Brigade Commander is a set of free wargames rules for brigade sized encounters in World War II on the Eastern Front.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
CUADRO GOLPEANDO! is a variant of Peter Pig’s Square Bashing rules for the Spanish Civil War
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Legion Wargames has a tutorial on painting 6mm figures.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Damfpanzerwagon Blog has a nice series of articles on making a set of quasi-napoleonic buildings for the Flintloque game.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
The full text of Weekly World News issues from 1984 - 2007 are available online at Google. There’s sure to be some horror gaming goodness there.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Google has the full text of Life magazine issues from 1936 - 1972. An incredible resource.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wargames Vault has a selection of free downloads for Read An Ebook Week.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
For a limited time, Drive Through RPG is offering the World of Darkness RPG free of charge.
In celebration of Read an E-Book Week, this title is absolutely FREE!
Where the Shadows Grow Long
We live our days completely ignorant of the true terrors lurking around us. Only rarely do our experiences draw back the veil of shadows and reveal the horror in our midst. These glimpses into the supernatural can cause us to retreat into comforting lies - ‘There are no such things as monsters’ - or stir our morbid curiosity. Only a few, however, can overcome their fear and dare to look deeper.Abandon Hope All Who Enter
The World of Darkness Rulebook introduces a version of our contemporary world where the supernatural is real. Players join to tell tales of mystery and horror, where theme, mood and plot are more important to a character’s experiences than his weapons or equipment. Inside are rules for character creation, task resolution, combat and any activity your character attempts as he delves into the shadows. Hardcover. Page Count: 224
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Google has the full text of Popular Mechanics online for issues from 1900 - 2005. This is sure to be of interest to gamers favoring the early 20th century period.
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Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
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Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.
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