Dark City Games’ Legends RPG

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I am a huge fan of the old Metagaming series “The Fantasy Trip”, which included Melee and Wizard. I remember first seeing them in a hobby shop in Fort Collins, Colorado, and still get a warm fuzzy feeling when I get out my little plastic bags.

Sentimentality aside, they’re also great games. I’ve used them for both role playing, and miniatures skirmish games. Sadly, they are long out of print. Metagaming folded and inventor Steve Jackson went on to found Steve Jackson Games. You can find .pdf files of the games in various plaes on the internet, but I am sure that they are in violation of copyright. I’d love to host copies here on MiniatureWargaming, but have no idea who does hold the copyright.

Until then, there is a legal and FREE alternative: Dark City Games’ Legends RPG. It uses the same mechanics and has the same light tactical feel.

Photos of 1/72 World War II Model Airplanes

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JD Burgess has a site with dozens of outstanding photos of World War II model airplanes. Each model not only has the traditional 3/4 on photo, but also left, right, rear, above rear, above left … well, you get the picture.

These would make a good painting guide for air war miniature wargamers.

Prince August Fantasy Rules

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Prince August Fantasy Rules is a set of free wargames rules that originally appeared in the 1980s in a Prince August miniatures catalog.

Paper Car Models

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The Paper Model directory has a collection of links to dozens of paper car models, from DeLoreans to Hondas. These are just what you need to populate the streets of your modern era miniatures wargames. As is usual with these, you can use your printer settings, graphics program (that’s what I use) or a copy machine to adjust these to whateve scale you need.

Rubicon By Tom Holland

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This is an exciting book that I literally could not put down. Oxford educated historian Tom Holland brings the whirlwind last years of the Roman republic to life — turning what normally is a dry recitation of names and places into a compelling drama. The machinations of Pompey, Cicero, Sulla, and, of course Caesar, are as complex and devious as anything imaginable. What stuck me most, however, was the many ways in which the last years of the Republic reflect our own modern society.Best wargaming bit: There are a few absolutely thrilling chapters that describe the rampaging Roman street gangs who, in support of one politician or another engaged in open warfare in Rome. It would make an outstanding game — especially when a politician opens his stable of gladiators, only to be countered by another’s private guard of legionnaires.

Rubicon : The Last Years of the Roman Republic