Sunday, May 29, 2005
Combat Zone Review
Here’s a review of the Combat Zone skirmish science fiction rules.
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Sunday, May 29, 2005
Here’s a review of the Combat Zone skirmish science fiction rules.
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Sunday, May 29, 2005
James Catalano offers Bosconian D, a free solo boardgame based on the classic Namco video game. To find it, you have to scroll down to the bottom of the page, past his (very cool) retro video games downloads.
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Saturday, May 28, 2005
The Drunk Dwarves offer Axle Tribes, a set of free miniatures rules for auto dueling. It looks as though it is as much a campaign game as a set of battle rules.
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Friday, May 27, 2005
The MiniMods site has some good instructions on how to use that foam material you find in the ladies’ craft stores to make rivers.
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Friday, May 27, 2005
This is the second time I’ve seen instructions for making buildings from cork board. For many applications, it seems like a good alternative to foam core.
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Thursday, May 26, 2005
Planet Figure has a nice photo of how to use wire to make a dollie for sculpting your own figures.
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Thursday, May 26, 2005
Ross MacFarlane offers a set of free wargames rules for Anglo Scots wars in the 16th Century.
Ross writes:
These rules which were originally inspired by Joseph Morscahuser’s How to Play Wargames in Miniature are designed for playing Rennaisance wargames. They are not intended as a detailed simulation but rather to show the relative strengths and weakness of various troop types and tactics in a manner which is both practical and visually attractive. Since it is this relativity that is important they may be used for small actions such as Solway Moss or large battles like Pinkie by adjusting the figure to man ration without worrying over much about ground scale distortions.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005
The prolific Matt Fritz offers Fighting for The Pharaoh, a set of simple and free wargames rules for refighting the battle of Kadesh in miniature. The best part is that, in addition to the rules, Matt also offers paper figures in both color and black and white. LIke all of his games, this one is designed for Matt’s students.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
From the folk at Flames of War comes this desert terrain generator. While intended for Flames of War, it could be adapte for any game set in the desert.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Shell craters are necessary for any of the more modern miniatures wargames. The Point Blank Web page has instructions for building cheap and easy craters.
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Poll #3:
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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.
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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