Games Workshop’s Lord of the Rings battlegame boxed sets come with some bits of terrain to get you started. This page has some paper buildings for Rohan and Gondor to keep you moving along.
Month: December 2018
Fistfull of Tripods Rules
Ty Beard’s Fistfull of Tripods is a set of free wargames rules for fighting battles from H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. It is a tactical level game, where one stand is a platoon. I’ts designed for 1/300 (6mm) scale figures.
NOTE: This is an updated URL. The old one was no longer working.
All Quiet On The Martian Front Game Photos
Here are a few photos from a recent game I ran of All Quiet On The Martian Front. The game is set in an alternate early 1900s, during the second Martian invasion. This time, humanity is more prepared, with steam tanks, heavy artillery, machine guns and other accoutrements of industrial warfare.
In this game, the human left flank collapsed early, but the Martian left (human right) also collapsed. The center was touch and go. Then the Martian right (human left) rolled up the center. The human right (Martian left) tried to stem the tide, but it was too much. A Martian victory.
Thirty Years War Site
This site has a good history of the Thirty Years War, with lots of of information about the various phases of the war — The Bohemian Rebellion, the Palatinate, etc.. Lots here that I never knew about.
If you’re interested in gaming the ThirtyYears War, there’s a post here about a set of rules for the period.
Ironbow rules
From The Perfect Captain, Ironbow is one of their series of beautifully illustrated wargames where the graphics are not just eyecandy, but integrated into the rules and play of the game. Truly innovative stuff. Ironbow covers the crusades era from 1096 to 1192.