steampunk

Ironclads and Ether Flyers Paper Models

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Here’s a page with a terrific selection of paper models of steampunk / Space 1889 / Victorian Science Fiction iron clads and ether flyers

Scarf Heroine — Cartoony Steampunk Skirmish Game

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Scarf Heroine is a free print-and-play skirmish game with a cartoony steampunkish vibe. There are rules, order cards and cute cutout figures, all free for the downloading and printing.

Wargaming In The World Of The Difference Engine

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James Clay has written a fine article on wargaming in the world of the Difference Engine.

For those who don’t know, The Difference Engine is a novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling that takes the reader to a Victorian world in which Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine drives cybernetic steam engines. While I did not enjoy it as much as Gibson’s Neuromancer, it still was a good read.