Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Fistfull of Tows rules
Rules Modern
Ty Beard's "Fistful of TOWS" is one of the first free wargames rules I saw on the net. It's now out in a commercial version, but you can still download a freeware version in pdf format. Ty writes: A Fistful of TOWs 2 is a fast-playing, hard-hitting set of miniatures rules covering modern warfare. The rules are comprehensive, yet playable. And fast. Real fast. A typical game turn should average no more than 10-15 minutes. Say goodbye to those excruciating hour-long turns and games that don't end. With FFT2, you can often play a game quicker than you can set it up. We played a game with eight players that simulated two complete Soviet divisions smashing into an entire US Armored Cavalry Regiment. It took 3 hours! Tired of leafing through rulebooks and endless charts? With FFT, all vehicle, infantry and artillery data are on one line. Tired of non-intuitive game systems? Tired of slow, tedious, math exercises that are about as exciting as watching paint dry (oil-based paint...)? Tired of games that are so chart heavy and numbers heavy that you need a PhD in Finite Mathematics to understand them? Tired of...well, you get the point. GAME FEATURES Troop Quality. Troop quality affects every system in the game. Just like in The Real World. Elegant Artillery Rules. No pre-plotting! And players actually use artillery in FFT2. Great Command Rules. Clean and simple, the command system accurately models modern command and control, without a bunch of leader stands cluttering up the playing surface. Virtually Every Major Weapons System is covered, along with data for different time periods. Weapons Systems Include: • Missiles • Tanks, Light Vehicles and IFVs from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia/Soviet Union/CIS, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela. • Infantry • Helicopters • AA Guns, SAMs and Manportable SAMs and much, much more.
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