Friday, May 13, 2005
The Napnuts offer Captain Arjuns’ Starship Combat Rules. These are perfect for recreating your favorite starship battles from Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, or any of the other Star Wars movies.
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Thursday, May 12, 2005
Just in time for Revenge of the Sith, the Singapore Napnuts offers Senator Arjuns’ Star Wars Skirmish Rules.
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Thursday, May 12, 2005
Andy Watkins offers Hammers Slammers, a set of generic science fiction rules. Watkins has designed a lot of rules, and in each he seems to have created interesting and enjoyable rules sets.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Arofan Gregory offers In Flanders Field, a—I think—revolutionary computer assisted miniatures wargame.
Arofan writes:
The game goes in two stages: first, the order of battle must be entered (preferably by the referee). Second, the game commences, with each unit being called up in a completely random order. (This sounds pretty bizarre, but it serves to reproduce the unreliability of communications on the battlefield in a simple, effective fashion.) Once called up, the condition of the unit is reported to the computer, and new orders are given. The actions taken by the unit - based on the last received orders - are then announced by the computer, at which point the player moves, places sheafs for artillery fire, etc. Unlike other games, you do not announce your intent to move and then move the unit on the tabletop. Instead, you issue orders to move that may wssssell never be received, and then hope that the unit moves the following turn.
The game runs using java in a web browser.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Here’s a first—painting tips via online video. It’s about painting cockpit glass on a Battletech figure, but the technique could be applied to a variety of models.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
This site offers a step by step, illustrated guide for painting a Games Workshop Warhammer 40K Terminator.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Dennis Barrett has written a set of Naponeonic skirmish rules called “Bayonet Point.” Its a well-done set that looks like it also would be a lot of fun for the French and Indian War, a period for which I have a lot of figures.
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Monday, May 09, 2005
Deep Fried Happy Mice offers Medals of Valor, a set of free miniatures wargames rules for modern firefights.
Extra Crispy writes:
Medals of Valor is our system for recreating skirmish and tactical combat during the 20th
Century. These are low intensity rules designed for fast play and fun. We have tried to maintain
a feel for realism while understanding that a comprehensive detailed system would be very slow
and cumbersome.
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Monday, May 09, 2005
Ken Cliffe of All The Kings Men Toy Soldiers offers a set of free miniatures rules for the Horse and Musket period called “Armchair Generals” Designed for the classic 54mm toy soldier, the rules set comes in several full-color pdf files.
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Sunday, May 08, 2005
Ruggero Romano offers The Lone Star Rules, a solo game add on for your favorite gunfight rules.
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Poll #3:
Cast your vote and then join the discussion to tell us why.
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.
For pictures, visit the gallery.
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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