Crossfire Meets AK47 Republic

Peter Pig’s AK 47 Republic rules are a lot of fun as a campaign game. Set in the turbulent near once and future Africa, there are rules for designing an army, political maneuvering, morale, adn more. Its your chance to run your own little despotic African nation.

But I’ve always thought that the combat rules were a little lacking. Or maybe its just better tos ay that they just aren’t to my style.

Apparently I’m not the only one who had this thought. Steven Thomas has written a set of guidelines for converting AK47 Republic forces to the Crossfire rules by Arty Conliffe.

Spaceball Science Fiction Sports

Spaceball is a set of miniature rules for playng a science fiction sports game. Written by the indefatigable Jim Wallman, it looks like it could be fun.

Queen Bee Print and Play Game

Queen Bee is a two to six player print and play game about a war between bee hives. The game recently won a Board Game Geek contest. It’s got hexes and counters, as well as card play, so it looks like a light-hearted wargame.

Arthurian Britain Site

Inspired by some shield designs and banners I recently saw from Little Big Man Studios (is this the first time a gamer has ben inspired by decals — it may be), I’ve been looking for information on Aurthurian Britain. The Brittania site has some terrific historical information on King Arthur.

Viability of 1:43 Toy Cars in 28mm Gaming

The Small Cuts site has an article on The Viability of 1:43 Toy Cars in 28mm Gaming In it, he compares toy cars of the matchbox variety to various 28mm figures. The Butt Width measurement section is hilarious.