Sunday, May 19, 2013
Mobile Suit Gundam Rules
Rules Sci Fi
Here’s a set of free wargames rules for miniatures games in the Mobile Suite Gundam universe.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Here’s a set of free wargames rules for miniatures games in the Mobile Suite Gundam universe.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Mercerius Atticus has created some very impressive flat buildings. This isn’t a how-to, per se, but the idea is worth passing on. These would be especially useful on the edges of a game.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Here’s an English Civil War variant of the Command and Colors rules. You’ll also need the Command and Colors: Napoleonics rules, which are freely available on the GMT Games website.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
BioSyndrome is a community created game of zombie survival horror.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Since SAGA was released, I thought it would be perfect for Aztec, Tlaxcaltec, Inca and Conquistador games. It turns out that others have had the same idea. Here are boards for
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Here are a couple of useful source materials for those interested in Aztec warfare.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Given the prices of Games Workshop figures, Germy decided to make some Ringwraiths of his own. The results are terrific.
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Pax Romana is a set of free wargames rules for late Roman skirmishes. It uses a card activation system.
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
For years, I’ve been using Future liquid floor “wax” to make washes and improve paint flow. That product is gone from the shelves, but “Pledge Floor Care” seems to be the identical product under a new name.
I’ve got a big supply of Future, but I’d be interested in knowing whether others have found Pledge Floor Care to work as well.
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Wargamers’ inventiveness know no bounds. Here’s a method for making attractive barb wire stands from tile spacers.
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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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