Rules: 20th Century

Schwerpunkt Rules for Warfare in the Age of the Rifle

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Schwerpunkt is a set of free wargames rules for conflicts from the late 19th through the 20th centuries.. The author writes:

Schwerpunkt is a set of rules I designed myself before I bought CLA.  Basically I asked myself what I wanted in a wargame and came up with the following criteria:
1) It had to be fast Playing
2) It should be capable of producing historical results
3) It had to be fun
With this in mind, I set about using all the rulesets I have ever played or read to come up with what I liked and didn’t like.

Iron Ships and Wooden Heads

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Iron Ships and Wooden Heads are a set of free wargames rules for naval gaming “in the era of the big gun.”

Jack Scruby’s Basic Wargaming Rules

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Here are a set of rules from the man who is arguably the “Father” of American Wargaming, Jack Scruby: Basic Wargaming Rules.

Struggle Against Everything and Everbody Mexican Revolution Rules

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Struggle Against Everything and Everybody is a set of free wargames rules for the Mexican Revolution of 1910 – 1920. It’s a period I’ve long wanted to game.

Balkan Wars Rules

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The first and second Balkan Wars were fought in 1912 and 1913 between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire and later, Bulgaria. Here’s a set of rules for gaming the somewhat obscure Balkan Wars.