Thursday, October 06, 2005
Richard Lee’s Slayer of Vampyres is a set of free miniatures rules designed to allow you to recreate some of the fights in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer shows.
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Wednesday, October 05, 2005
The Cthulhu Skirmish game from Warpspawn is designed to be played on a chessboard with miniatures. Each figure represents one man or monster. I also think that it would be easily adaptable to playing as a more traditional miniatures game.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Scott Kirby has written “Hounds of Hell,” a supplement for the excellent “Dogs of War” commercial rules. Scott writes:
The game of DOGS OF WAR is without a doubt, one of my favourite miniature systems available today. The use of Action Points and the rules mechanisms themselves provide for a realistic and fun game that provides infinite scenario ideas and outcomes. The possibility and ease of using the rules for fantasy-based games drew me to write these rules. This is not a complete game. Possession of the DOGS OF WAR rules is necessary for play. Why design a game based on the HERESY figure range? Simple answer really… I love the figures! The designs are great, production quality is superb and they are just crying out for a game system of their own. I must also point out that Andy Foster has been one of the friendliest and efficient manufacturers that I have dealt with, and I hope that this game can really help to promote their products.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004
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Poll #1:
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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