Friday, March 05, 2010
Here’s a set of cardboard figures designed for The Fantasy Trip, that classic, now sadly out-of-print role playing and miniatures game.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
Legio Wargames has a nice scenario for the Battle of Pharsalus, from the Roman Civil War, August 9, 48 BC. In this, an outnumbered Caesar faced Senate forces under Pompey in Greece. In spite of having just 22,000 to Pompey’s 45,000, Caesar’s veterans of the Gallic Wars, and his skillful use of a reserve won the day.
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Miniature Motorsports is Furidion Games’ free miniatures rules for racing. They write:
M2: Miniature Motorsport aims to recreate all kinds of motorsport in miniature, from straightforward track racing to the most bizarre alternative pursuits. For now, we are concentrating on getting the basic game right, and that means a track, some race cars and a whole lot of action!
M2 takes a simple approach; it uses easy mechanisms to recreate the feel of the sport rather than representing the effect of every tiny spoiler tweak. As a result the games are fast and action-packed and are suitable for everyone!
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Principa: Secret Wars of the Renaissance is a free paper and pencil RPG set in an alternate Renaissance. The interesting part for me, however, is this aspect of the game:
Through Principia’s unique War of Ideas mechanic, the struggles of the characters are tied to the burning questions of the age. You decide what these questions are and, through the efforts of your character, you try to answer them as best you can. But be careful, once asked, the answer may not be what you expected.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
From the author:
Alpha Destructicus is a racing game of futuristic destruction derby with tanks, trucks, dinosaurs, ramps, and machine guns.
When I was growing up, I played Car Wars incessantly. It was my favorite game for a long time. Later, I became a serious Warhammer 40k enthusiast. It was when I was running a short demonstration of Warhammer 40k for some other gaming friends that I decided to combine the elements I liked best from both games into a game of my own. Alpha Destructicus was the result.
Alpha Destructicus is a fast, frenetic game of vehicle racing and combat with lots of explosions and spectacular pileups.
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Monday, March 01, 2010
The Paint Machine blog, in a post on painting Landsknechts, has hidden a great tip on keepign track of your paint schemes: at each stage of the army, take a digital photo of the models and the paint used. That way, if you have to add figures, you have a record of what colors you used.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Brushthralls has an informative illustrated tutorial on cleaning and repairing old figures.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Itty Bitty Battlefields has a post on making 15mm trench systems on the cheap.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
The War Times Journal has a set of free Pre-Dreadnought Naval Warfare rules, designed for 1/3000 scale miniatures.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
A dice tower is a nice thing to have to keep the cubes from rolling all over the table. Here’s a tutorial on making a cheap dice tower.
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Poll #1:
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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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