It's a little outside the box, but here are a set of free wargames rules for playing Buffy The Vampire slayer mini games. There's are even a couple of miniature manufacturers Here are a set of rules for doing just that, but I can't for the life of me remember who they are. Perhaps one of our readers out there would care to append a comment to this post, reminding me of where I saw the figs.
By coincidence, I’ve just sent to the printers issue 44 of Ragnarok, the magazine of the Society of Fantasy and Science Fiction Wargamers (SFSFW). It contains a photo comparison of various Buffy-like figures by CoolMiniOrNot, Foundry, Graven Images, Ground Zero Games, Nightshift Games (Team Frog), and Trademark Toys.
There seems to be a typo in this entry. It certainly made me read it twice and shake my head in confusion. The offending line is (stars are my emphasis):
“There’s are even a couple of miniature manufacturers ***Here are a set of rules*** for doing just that, but I can’t for the life of me remember who they are.”
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.
The one I know of is at Team Frog Vampire Hunters.
Posted by on 09/15 at 05:33 AM | #
By coincidence, I’ve just sent to the printers issue 44 of Ragnarok, the magazine of the Society of Fantasy and Science Fiction Wargamers (SFSFW). It contains a photo comparison of various Buffy-like figures by CoolMiniOrNot, Foundry, Graven Images, Ground Zero Games, Nightshift Games (Team Frog), and Trademark Toys.
Posted by Steve Flanagan on 09/16 at 02:21 PM | #
There seems to be a typo in this entry. It certainly made me read it twice and shake my head in confusion. The offending line is (stars are my emphasis):
“There’s are even a couple of miniature manufacturers ***Here are a set of rules*** for doing just that, but I can’t for the life of me remember who they are.”
As to who they are? Can’t help, sorry!
Posted by on 09/19 at 01:43 AM | #