Saturday, November 08, 2008
One Monk offers a set of “Terra Force Auxiliaries”—lightly equipped science fiction figures in 28mm scale. The force includes 2 Snipers, 2 Scouts, 2 Commanders, 2 Medics, 1 Com-link, 1 Demolitions specialist and 1 NCO Officer.
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Friday, November 07, 2008
Hoplon 3 is a nicely done set of ancients rules for large scale battles. Once commercially published, these now are available for free. The authors write:
The HOPLON rule system was designed from the start to use many of the troop types, mechanisms and army composition lists of DBM, while re-introducing those aspects of ancient warfare that have been lost through the pursuit of championship competitiveness. This allows players who wish to wargame utilizing realistic tactics, without having to sacrifice their competition-designed armies, to do so. HOPLON is by no means a DBM derivative in that it significantly differs in a number of crucial areas:
opponents move and fight ‘simultaneously’ and can do so either organized into units or as unformed elements; various troop types may evade or break-off, all may flee or pursue, making the battlefield far more fluid and, at times, less predictable; shooting has received special attention and all troops that could do so may use this to their advantage, but purely missile troops may be limited in hand-to-hand combat; elite troops are truly capable when compared to untrained levies and can be devastating if
handled properly, and, although the PiP system is retained, better commanders have the ability to influence the mobility of their troops beyond the roll of a single die –at a price.
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Thursday, November 06, 2008
Johnny Tremaine is a variant of Johnny Reb, created with the permission of the Civil War game’s author, John Hill.
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Here are a set of officially modified charts for Johnny Reb.
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Face To Face is a set of fantasy miniatures rules by Ivan Turner. He writes:
Face To Face Fantasy Adventures is a miniatures based fantasy game. It is unlike other miniature based games because it is not specifically based in combat and it definitely does not require armies. It is, in fact, a Miniatures Adventure Game. The Face To Face Fantasy Adventures system is designed to provide players the ability to play the miniatures game they want to play.
Basic Board Game
Face To Face Fantasy Adventures comes with basic rules for choosing and playing figures. Players can get started very quickly with this format and play a game that is not demanding of additional time or effort.Customized Game
Player may also choose to put in some extra time into developing their figures’ statistical characteristics and skills. Individualized figures make for a contest that is more personal. Though quite intricate, the rules for customization are an exciting way to really get into the game.
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Monday, November 03, 2008
The Tabletop Titans site has a photo tutorial on inking miniature wargames figures. Inking is a great technique—actually a great time saver.
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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.
