skirmish

Alien Invasion Rules

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Matakishi has a set of free skirmish rules called “Alien Invasion”. The author writes:

This is a skirmish level game designed to be played by four to six players in about an hour and a half. Each player will control a competing faction with personal victory conditions to achieve based on the scenario chosen. Not all victory conditions are mutually exclusive so alliances and diplomacy have their place.

The game is ostensibly set in a fictional present day but this is not a requirement. Many of the factions are drawn from popular culture and new factions can be added very easily simply by quantifying a small number of variables.

The game requires minimal measuring, no charts and a lot of six sided dice. The rules will be memorised by a player by their second action and everyone can then concentrate on having fun.

Red Poppy, White Feather Skirmish Rules

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Red Poppy, White Feather is a set of free wargames rules for WWII Skirmishes.

Frontline Skirmish Game For MegaBlox

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Frontline Skirmish Game is a

“a versatile, yet simple turn-based strategy game that is fully customizable. The game is designed to make use of Mega Bloks Halo sets, but you can use any kind of equally-sized figurines including cheap army men, and is meant to be played on any kind of table or flat surface.  Similar to games like WarHammer 40k or even chess, Frontline Skirmish contains very loose, simple rules and maximum customization.”

The game is on the pay-what-you-want model.

French and Indian War Skirmish Rules

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Andy Watkins has these free simple skirmish rules for fighting miniature battles set in the French and Indian War. These rules belong to the “less is more” category.

Army Men Skirmish Rules

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Army Men is a set of free wargames rules designed for use eith the classic plastic army men.