Thursday, January 25, 2007
Order In the Chaos Random Army Rules
Heroscape
Here’s a set of rules for having players randomly select armies at the start of a game.
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Here’s a set of rules for having players randomly select armies at the start of a game.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Solidscape is a bit of software that converts Heroscape maps created with Landscape into fabulous looking 3 dimensional view.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Landscape is a flash based battlefield editor for Heroscape. It lets you specify which tile sets you own and wish to use, and then uses a drag and drop interface to visually construct your battlefield. You can print the maps you create. It’s a marvelous program.
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Monday, January 22, 2007
Battle for the Shrine is a Heroscape scenario in which players must race for a position and hold it for three turns.
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Sunday, January 21, 2007
While msot things that I’ve read seem to agree that the Milton Bradley point systems for Heroscape are very good, holding an auction based draft of units may be a better way to pick. Here are a good set of rules for holding such a draft.
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Saturday, January 20, 2007
Soulsteader is a Heroquest variant that
that can be played with any number of people. This game allows the process of building the landscape to be an intrinsic part of gameplay, and not merely a task performed prior to battle. It is intended as a better way to play HeroScape, one which makes every aspect of the product part of the gameplay itself.
The game centers around tile constructions called Wellsprings, control of which is central to tthe game. It’s a great concept that I can’t wait to try.
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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.