Here’s a clever use of beads and bolts to make game markers. The one shown only uses red markers for the Bolt Action game, but I think you could have multiple colors for different statuses.
The Miniature Wargaming Editor
Go! Go! Go! First Person Shooter Miniatures Game
Go! Go! Go! is a set of free wargames rules modeled on the computer game Counter Strike.
Exoshift Science Fiction Rules
Exoshift is a set of free wargames rules for mass battle science fiction games.
Dark Ages Campaign
Here’s a reproduction of an article on a Dark Ages Campaign from the Sept. 1990 Wargames Illustrated.