Friday, February 03, 2012
The publishers of Freebooter’s Fate, a commercial set of fantasy pirate rules has released a free set of quickstart rules.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
The classic rules set Loose Files and American Scramble has been republished on the Wargames Illustrated Site.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Carnevale is a set of rules for a very interesting setting: 18th Century Venice. The game has the ubiquitious stat lines and a dice pool mechanism. Its worth taking a look, even if 18th century Venice isn’t your thing
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Sunday, October 02, 2011
Volley Fire is a set of 2mm wargames rules,
designed for lots of volley firing infantry with rifles, horse and cannon. It is meant for simplicity, so ignores morale and commanders and such likes, but maintains a certain amount of realism in certain areas. These can be written in at a later time. I’m very open for suggestions. Anyhow, on with the tour!
Each player has an army consisting of several companies of infantry or cavalry, and batteries of artillery. Infantry companies are made up of one to five platoons, cavalry of a similar number of squadrons, each of which is represented by one strip of models. Artillery batteries consist of a similar number of guns. Units can be either Close order (c.o.) or skirmishers.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Battle For 2mm Earth is a set of free wargames rules for pre WWI wargames in 2mm scale.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Gettysburg Gamers offer a set of quick and free wargames rules for the French and Indian War and American Revolution.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Over the Hills and Far Away is a regimental campaign game from the fertile gaming mind of Jim Wallman.
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Strange Aeons is a commerical rules set, but if you already own it, you may be interested in these free modifications for playing in an 18th Century setting.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Great Canoe Race is a combat/race game featuring canoes set during in colonial America. The files are stored in the Eastern Woodlands Indians Yahoo Group. Looks like fun. I have FIW figures. I may be painting canoes next.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Richard Bradley’s Seven Years War rules are designed for 15mm figures on a 40mm frontage.
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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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