Sunday, September 14, 2008
Lawks Drift Zulu War Game
Rules 19th C
Battlegames magazine offers Lawks Drift, an interesting set of Zulu war rules and scenario
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Grand Army
Rules 18th C, Rules 19th C, Rules ACW, Rules Napoleonics
In 1975, Don Lowry released a set of rules called Grand Army. Designed for 9mm ! and 15mm figures, it allows players to recreate large scale battles for Napoleonics and the American Civil War. Grand Army now is available online.
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Damned Human Race Rules
Rules 19th C, Rules Early 20th C
Damned Human Race is a set of free miniature wargaming rules for the period 1865 to 1910
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Across the Rio Grande Mexican War Rules
Rules 19th C
The Mexican American Wars Yahoo Group has a set of free miniature wargames rules for the Mexican War called Across The Rio Grande. The authors write:
Across the Rio Grande is a simple, fast-playing, battalion-level rules set that is intended to impart the flavor of the Mexican-American War and simulate the battles fought during that period. By its nature it was a war of small unit actions where one man could turn a battle around through a heroic action or foolish blunder. Morale was as important as anything else for keeping an army together, and it plays a big part in these rules. Weaponry didn’t vary enough between the units for it to have a great impact on a battle, with the exception of the American light artillery units, which on numerous occasions had a disproportionate influence on a battle, and this has been built into the rules. Finally, hand-to-hand combat has probably been overemphasized in contemporary art and text since it didn’t actually happen that often. This is reflected in the rules for melee combat which result in few actual casualties, but which have a great effect on unit morale, especially for the losers. The intent of this set of rules is to be a quick-to-learn and fun game especially for gamers unfamiliar with the Mexican-American War and those who prefer relatively simple rules systems.
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
The Colonel’s Boiler Plated Brandy Snifter Rules
Rules 19th C, Rules Sci Fi, Rules Steampunk
The Colonel’s Boiler Plated Brandy Snifter is a set of free add-on rules for the (also free) Chain Reaction 2.0 rules. The rules are for gaming Victorian Science Fiction skirmishes.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Legends of the Untamed West RPG
Free RPGs, Rules 19th C
Dark City Games’ Legends of the Untamed West is a tactical RPG for the 1800s American West. The system is based on the wonderful Fantasy Trip system that originally was published in the micro games format. If you’re familiar with the Fantasy Trip, you know that it makes for just as good a miniatures system as an RPG.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Black Hat White Hat
Rules 19th C
Black Hat White Hat is a set of free rules for wild west skirmishes. It uses an interesting card mechanism to control actions.
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Edwardian Splendor Wargames Rules
Rules 19th C, Rules Early 20th C
Edwardian Splendor is a set of free wargames rules for playing 54mm figures in the period 1880 - 1910.
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Stormed At With Shot and Shell Crimean War Miniatures Rules
Rules 19th C
Stormed At With Shot and Shell is a set of free miniatures rules for playing games set in the Crimean War. They’re designed for 15mm figures.
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Friday, September 14, 2007
Bravado! AWI and Napoleonics Rules
Rules 18th C, Rules 19th C
Bravado! is a set of free wargames rules for playing miniatures battles set in the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. From the rules:
The Bravado Philosophy
· Players test their mettle and ingenuity against each other, not the rules.
· A single dice roll should determine what happened in any situation
· Rolling High is always better than rolling low
The Bravado Concept
· Bravado Initiative means that players determine in what order units move, attack, etc. One side may continually claim the initiative, but risk ‘exhausting’ their command stock.
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