MiniatureWargaming Everything for the miniature wargamer: free wargames rules, figure painting and terrain tips, reviews of tabletop miniature and board games and more. 2012-02-10T23:58:30+00:00 ExpressionEngine Copyright (c) 2012, The Editor Steampunk Magazine Free Download tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5198 2012-02-11T11:00:28+00:00 2012-02-10T23:58:30+00:00 2012-02-11T11:00:28+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com VSF Fans of steampunk / Victorian sci fi / VSF will be glad to hear that Steampunk magazine has released its first issue in two years. Issue #8 is available for free as a download, or in a relatively inexpensive printed edition.

]]> Black West Too Wild West Rules tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5166 2012-02-10T11:00:04+00:00 2012-01-29T00:39:06+00:00 2012-02-10T11:00:04+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Rules 19th C Black West Too is a set of free wargames rules for playing games set in the American Wild West.

]]> Ramming Speed Naval Rules tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5164 2012-02-09T11:00:31+00:00 2012-01-28T23:08:32+00:00 2012-02-09T11:00:31+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Rules Ancients, Rules Naval From Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy comes Ramming Speed, a set of naval rules originally intended for the Warhammer Siege supplement.

]]> Iron And Steel ACW Naval Rules tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5192 2012-02-08T11:00:34+00:00 2012-02-04T19:22:35+00:00 2012-02-08T11:00:34+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Rules Naval Iron and Steel are a set of free wargames rules for Victorian age naval battles.

The author writes:

Iron & Steam is based on a set of Victorian pre-dreadnought rules written by a friend in the late 1980s. They’ve evolved over the years though I’ve not played them recently. The game is meant to use sheets for each ship to record movement orders and accumulated damage. I had a fairly complex set up of mail-merged MS Word documents to generate the record sheets. But, of couse, they no longer function so I’ll have to come up with another system of generating them. That may take a while. Still… the game is playable if you’re willing to keep track of the statistics on a piece of paper. I know, I know… so high tech…. The methods of calculating the factors and a number of pre-calculated ships are included in the rules.

]]> Familia Gladiatoria Gladiator Rules tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5191 2012-02-07T11:00:34+00:00 2012-02-04T19:22:35+00:00 2012-02-07T11:00:34+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Rules Ancients Familia Gladiatoria is a set of free wargames rules for gladiator campaigns.

]]> Free Amazon Ebook: The Moghul tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5197 2012-02-07T01:34:43+00:00 2012-02-07T00:38:45+00:00 2012-02-07T01:34:43+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Colonials

A novel of the British East India Company. It’s got some pretty good reviews. Free while it lasts.

]]> Oceanus Strategoi Ancient Naval Warfare Rules tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5190 2012-02-06T11:00:19+00:00 2012-02-04T19:16:20+00:00 2012-02-06T11:00:19+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Rules Ancients, Rules Naval Oceanus Strategoi is a set of free wargames rules for Ancient Naval warfare, designed for 1/1200 figures

]]> With Fire and Sword Free Ebook from Amazon tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5195 2012-02-05T14:34:54+00:00 2012-02-05T13:35:56+00:00 2012-02-05T14:34:54+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Pike and Shot With Fire and Sword is the first of Henryk Sienkiewicz’ three volume trilogy on the Northern Wars of the 17th century during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. It’s a terrific read and a must for anyone interested in the period. The novels are long, because like Dickens, Sienkiewicz’s work first was serialized in newspapers.

Its free right now on Amazon. And you don’t need a Kindle. Most smartphones have access to Kindle software, as do laptop and desktop computers.

 

]]> Splendid Little Warriors 54mm Spanish American War Rules tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5189 2012-02-05T11:00:08+00:00 2012-02-04T19:18:09+00:00 2012-02-05T11:00:08+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Rules Early 20th C Splendid Little Warriors are a set of free wargames rules the author used for his 54mm Spanish American war game.

]]> Obsidian Blade: Twilight of Old Mexico tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/1.5194 2012-02-04T20:30:54+00:00 2012-02-04T19:28:56+00:00 2012-02-04T20:30:54+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Rules Pike & Shot Obsidian Blade: Twilight of Old Mexico is a set of free wargames rules for the Spanish conquest of Mexico.

This is an introductory set of wargaming rules. It is designed for the novice player with little or no wargaming experience. Surprisingly, the simplicity of the rules has added some nuances of play that often escape more experienced players. The first is that this is not a simultaneous move and fight game. Consequently, deciding whether to move first or second can be a major decision, particularly for the Aztec player. The ideal situation for that player is to go second in a turn and manage to surround some of the enemy, then go first in the next turn and hustle the captured figures away for sacrifice at a later time. It is to the advantage of the Spanish player to ensure that the Aztec player never gets to move two consecutive phases. Secondly, it is important to realize that hand-to-hand combat is not simultaneous and that it is generally better to attack than defend.

There are those who will decry the simplicity of these rules. Yes, victory depends on a certain amount of “gamesmanship” rather than sound strategy. But then what do you expect for free, on the internet, and on less than two printed pages?

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