Month: August 2025

Pot That Fellow, Somebody Colonial Rules

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Pot that Fellow, Somebody is a set of free miniatures rules for the colonial era. Author RP Bergman writes:

These rules are intended to fight Colonial quasi-skirmish level games with multiple players and 2-3 units per players. Colonial players includes Europeans, Americans, and any other modern power with advanced military technology. Native players include includes Zulus, Dervishes, Pathans, etc. Units are rated according to Morale Quality, Melee Skill, and Firearms Skill. The Morale of units degrades as they lose leaders, take casualties, suffer from the heat, or fail to take action during the battle. Eventually, even the best unit may “run away” to live, fight (and die) another day. Units take a variable number of actions each turn, with the better quality troops having a higher chance of taking more actions.

Warbots Robot Combat Game

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JP Trostle offers Warbots:

WARBOTS is a game for 2-6 players using the Z-bot toys from Micromachines (or any other cartoonish robot figures). It was originally inspired by the old Metagaming MicroGame “Rivets” by Robert Taylor.

IN THE NOT-SO-FAR FUTURE…. Man built the Warbots to fight his battles for him, but eventually the machines turned on their masters and wiped them out. However, computer-controlled factories continue to manufacture the killer ‘bots and send them out to be tested. Every afternoon at the Disneysoft military/industrial/ entertainment complex, the latest line from the company’s Warbot™ Urban Peace Squad (WUPS) roll out for another demo, with two teams facing off against one another.

Empires At Sea Ancient Naval Rules

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Empires At Sea is a hex-based naval war game for ancients. The author writes:

This set of naval warfare rules is designed for ancient sea battles from the 5th to 2nd Century BCE.

The goal was to keep play fast, simple and with no more than one page of charts. Play-testing has given us a good deal of fun and enjoyment. I hope that each of you will will enjoy it much as we did. Feedback is always welcome, and we know as with all games, it is not perfect but it should suit most peoples needs.

Scenarios for Wargames Rules

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Tales from A Wargames Shed has a nice list of scenarios for various Napoleonic rules set.

Making Swamps, Marshes and Boggy Ground Scenery

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This video does a good job of explaining how to make some nice looking swamps, marshes and boggy ground scenery for your wargames table.