Warpath Science Fiction Rules From Mantic

Mantic offers a free download of its Warpath Science fiction rules.

Free Dreadball Rules From Mantic

Mantic offers a free download of its Dreadball rules for science fiction sports / combat.

Wargames Research Group Ancients – 5th Edition

Wargames Research Group has a page with lots of their older sets available, including the Fifth Edition Ancients, which were the standard for many years.

Wargames Research Group Rules: 1685 – 1845

For many years, Wargames Research Group rules were the standard in miniature wargaming. The Wargames Rules: 1685 – 1845 cover the entire horse and musket period, and include useful army lists for Malburian and Seven-Years-War armies as well as the campaigns in India which preceded the Napoleonic Wars. I actually own a print copy of these.

Blood and Bounty Pirate Rules

Blood and Bounty is set of free wargames rules for pirates in 28mm. The author writes:

“Blood & Bounty” is a pirate themed 28mm wargame that features over 50 pages of rules and statistics for reenacting the swashbuckling skirmishes of the Golden Age of Piracy! The game includes:

  • 5 Factions
  • (Royal Navy, Marine Royale, Real Armada Espanola, Merchantmen & Traders, and Pirates & Privateers.)
  • Full rules for simulated sailing and combat with multiple vessel
  • Boarding actions with hectic hand-to-hand and ranged comba
  • Historical and fictional pirate characters
  • A fleshed-out campaign mode for battling across the tropical Caribbean with multiple players
  • And much more!