Matt Fritz offers a set of free miniatures rules called Across the Alps. The rules are for recreating the Battle of Trebbia from 218 BC, when Hannibal crossed the Alps to face the Roman Army at the river Trebbia. The rules are easy to play, being designed for Matt’s students. There also is a link there to paper figures.
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Valiant Britons
Valiant Britons is Jim Wallman’s contribution to wargaming ancient british tribes in the pre Roman era. Its designed for 15mm figures, but he says that any scale will do. Like all of Wallman’s rules sets, it’s well done and makes me want to start painting the period immediately.
Pirates of Yendor Sea Battle Rules
The indefatigable Jim Wallman has a new set of miniatures rules called “The Pirates of Yendor.” It’s for fantasy naval warfare, with rules for elf and dwarf galleys, corsairs and such. It also has an interesting pre-planned movement system using cards.
It all makes me want to get out my old Games Workshop Man O War figures.
Army Men: Plastic Conflict Rules
Army Men: Plastic Conflict is a set of free wargames rules for those ubiquitous 54mm plastic army men. Interestingly, it has quite a bit of flavor background for the game.
Tripods and Hussars
Tripods and Hussars is Ty Beard’s set of rules for playing battles set in HG Wells’ War of the Worlds universe.