"Free WW2 skirmish 28mm ruleset?" Topic
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autoblinda | 16 Feb 2015 9:20 p.m. PST |
Old school gamer who has not played in years…getting back into the hobby.I live in S.Korea (hard to get stuff) and as such wound up ordering bolt action by accident (i trusted osprey,woe to me) ,did not realize they were a GW/fow type marketing subsidiary till the books came in the mail,i have come across so many mistakes and comic book like silliness that i am getting turned off (especially as i like playing minor powers). I used to play command decision and am interested in a 28mm skirmish rule set that is more historical and less childish.I spent a bit o cash already so wondering if there are any free rulesets or free shipping type rulesets out there (especially ones that deal with all nations …not just usa,germany ,uk,russia). |
Who asked this joker | 16 Feb 2015 9:31 p.m. PST |
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batesmotel34 | 16 Feb 2015 9:38 p.m. PST |
I think the previous poster meant to recommend Chain of Command, the TFL platoon level rules. I'd highly second that. The mechanics are very different from Command Decision but I find I like both as appropriate representations of their scales. Chain of Command is available as a PDF from TFL so it's easy to check them out without incurring all the additional cost for international postage. Chris |
Extra Crispy | 16 Feb 2015 11:31 p.m. PST |
Nuts from 2 Hour Wargames is excellent and also available as a PDF. Also they have Chain Reaction which is free and lets you try the system in a generic way. Also easy to work up stats for as it treats weapons as classes. |
NappyBuff | 17 Feb 2015 12:01 a.m. PST |
While not free, have a look at Chain on Command. |
Weasel | 17 Feb 2015 9:47 a.m. PST |
I like how all the responses to "free wargame" is a game that isn't free :-) As mentioned, Chain Reaction is a decent shot. It's not WW2 specifically and it's a short intro set but you can easily do WW2 infantry games with it.
One I really enjoyed was "Red Poppy White FEather". It plays a lot like a skirmish version of Crossfire and gives a really fast but nice game. You can probably find it with Google. When you say "skirmish", how many guys do you want on the table? |
Who asked this joker | 17 Feb 2015 10:48 a.m. PST |
think the previous poster meant to recommend Chain of Command, the TFL Good catch. Thank you sir! Yes. Chain of Command! Sheesh. BTW, Chain reaction would be another small unit choice. A bit smaller than platoon, level, it would give you a feel for what "Nuts" (both by THW) is all about. I understand THW is having a sale…or maybe was. |
Extra Crispy | 17 Feb 2015 11:15 a.m. PST |
Here's another one that is free…. link |
Sundance | 17 Feb 2015 8:46 p.m. PST |
Nuts! is a great game, IMO. If you want to just get a game on, you can check out free WWII rules, some of which aren't too bad at link |
Norman D Landings | 19 Feb 2015 3:59 p.m. PST |
Here you go, Auto – courtesy of our club's download page: link The WWII skirmish rules are about half-way down. They're a generic set of game mechanics, with no 'fluff' or background material. You'd have to look up the unit composition and armament of the forces you want to play, and decide on troop quality. (The rules are written on the assumption that all regular forces are '2-action' troops, with irregulars, armed civilians & such as '1-action', and only a very few '3-action' elites.) The rules include a 'reaction system' which enables you to play solo games against an enemy force run by reaction rolls. We usually play platoon-level games, with each player running a section plus an attached asset such as a light mortar team or an antitank rifle/bazooka team. We usually play any vehicles as being 'attached' to our forces, rather than under the player's direct control. We run them on reaction rolls to reflect the fact that the infantry commanders (Us!) do not have complete command and control over attached vehicles. (Of course, there's nothing to stop you playing as a tank commander, with some 'attached' infantry!) |
autoblinda | 20 Feb 2015 12:03 a.m. PST |
cheers everyone-thanks for the positive info |
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