 Saber6   | 18 Mar 2015 3:48 p.m. PST |
Why are any of these "essential?"Isn't it "what you play?" The "essential" part, in my mind, is these are solid rules that make a good starting point for variantion. they are well thought out, usually easy to follow, nad give a good game. I like to start from a framework I'm comfortable when I adapt, rather than try to do the whole cloth |
| Micman | 18 Mar 2015 4:37 p.m. PST |
DBA and variants
Sword and the Flame ( on Mars)
Lion Rampant
Tomorrows War
Full Thrust There would be more…. |
| Dynaman8789 | 18 Mar 2015 4:45 p.m. PST |
Fistful of Tows (WWII and Modern platoon level in one set)
Fireball Forward. (all you need for WWII in a small rule book)
Chain of Command
ASL (not miniatures but have to have it)
JUNTA (also not miniatures but one can not be serious all the time) |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 18 Mar 2015 6:16 p.m. PST |
Fire and Fury
Tactica
TSATF
Napoleon's Battles
Spearhead |
| Howler | 18 Mar 2015 6:54 p.m. PST |
SuperSystem by Scott Pyle
X-Wing
Fire and Fury Both Types
Silent Death
Chain of Command Honorable mention for most of GW Specialty Games (Mordheim, Necromunda, Space Hulk, and Blood Bowl) |
| Cmde Perry | 18 Mar 2015 7:24 p.m. PST |
Gush's Renaissance rules (figuring WRG-6 is so similar that I can play ancients with these as well)
Fire As She Bears, 2nd. Ed.
Sail and Steam Navies
Battalions in Crisis
Check Your Six |
| Ivan DBA | 18 Mar 2015 7:28 p.m. PST |
DBA
Warmaster
SAGA
Space Hulk
Hordes of the Things |
| Wargamer Blue | 19 Mar 2015 1:49 p.m. PST |
Bolt Action
Victory at Sea
Black Powder
Square Bashing
Blitzkrieg Commander |
| Gwydion | 19 Mar 2015 4:09 p.m. PST |
Volley & Bayonet (1st ed)
Cold War Commander
Impetus
Lion Rampant
Blitzkrieg Commander II (But lots of stuff by Wargames Developments people as well for preference but I don't get to play many of these any more) |
| Jemima Fawr | 19 Mar 2015 7:31 p.m. PST |
Battlefront: WWII
Check Your Six
Napoleon's Battles
British Grenadier
Stargrunt II |
| Desert Fox | 21 Mar 2015 11:23 a.m. PST |
Commands and Colors
DBA
Lost Battles
Shako
Spearhead |
| DisasterWargamer | 21 Mar 2015 12:11 p.m. PST |
Died for Glory
Fire and Fury
Little Wars
Sword and the Flame
Empire III |
| cae5ar | 23 Mar 2015 6:11 p.m. PST |
Maurice
DBA 3
Blücher
Hordes of the Things
And then a roll of the dice between Longstreet, SAGA or Song of Blades & Heroes
(See how I managed to squeeze in my top 7!) |
| 3AcresAndATau | 25 Mar 2015 4:16 p.m. PST |
-Song of Blades and Heroes for Fantasy skirmish in Warhammer World and Generic Fantasy
-Warmaster, mostly Fantasy
-Flames of War with Tour of Duty Supplement, for Battles in Vietnam. occasionally feels a little to close to the present, but the mechanized air elements are pretty appealing
-FFG's Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader (Technically and RPG, but translates pretty well)
-Force on Force for Modern "pulp" gaming |
