Reaper is giving away its Cowboys and Gunslingers rules set.
Miniatures Rules
Skjaldborg skirmish rules
From Shieldwall Games, Skjaldborg is a set of free wargames skirmish rules for ancients through medievals. They look like they’d be best for dark ages — and especially Vikings! It is very professionally presented in a pdf file and has some interesting rules mechanisms. My favorite part is how all of the charts work the same. You start in a base column and then shift left or right depending upon the situation. The modifiers are presented below the appropriate chart, with little arrows telling you which way to shift.
I’ve saved this one to my hard drive. It’s a must-try in my Viking project.
Bundok and Bayonet Colonial Rules
Bob Cordery’s Bundok and Bayonet free colonial wargames rules are available here. They are a clean, well-written set that use a card activation system. Two things I really like about these rules: 1) that you check morale before moving 2) a bucketsful of dice mechanism for combat.
Prehistoric Pocket Dinosaur Hunting Rules
Prehistoric Pocket is a set of rules fr dinosaur hunting.
Drake: The Dragon Wargame
Drake: The Dragon Wargame is a set of free wargames rules for fantasy wargames focusing on Dragon leaders with their servants and lieutenants.