""Bite The Bullet" rules?" Topic

These were free from Minifigs (don't remember if Tom Dye gave them to me at a con or if they came with an order). Quick and simple and looks like they have influenced other rules (like inspired them?) or maybe pulled from other rules. But they look like a good foundation for the sort of games I want with large numbers of figures.

Others tried them, used them, adapted them? If so, how'd it go with them?

Tom was a guest of a company out of southern California that was the last regular attendee I recall at conventions that focused on historical miniatures. Older couple haven't seen for a few years – either retired or just too old to make the cons (or not profitable enough to justify). Or maybe the demise of Minifies put them out – one of their main ranges.

Or maybe the demise of Minifigs put them out

The demise of Minifigs? They are still readily available from here:
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Not in the USA, however, as they once were. Guess I should have clarified.

Not in the USA, however, as they once were.

Miniature Figurines was ever a UK company. Minifigs USA was only ever a subsidiary, either importing figures from the UK or producing them under licence.

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You cannot escape the precision of the British Inquisition.

But at least the Spanish Inquisition was required to provide 30 days written notice.

Tom's company, GFI, had the license to produce Minifigs in the US. GFI shut down like five years ago.

Heisler is right.

The "older couple" was "Scale Specialties" (Norm and Penelope Harms). Norm passed away, I heard, about a year or so ago. They did the N scale decals for our WWII and AIM 10mm Samuari ranges. Yes, they were good retailers of our lines.

Norm and I collaborated to create the P-51 sheet that were actual serial numbers and squadron flashes. The data was supplied by my neighbor who had not only served as a mechanic in the squadron in WWII but also was putting on a reunion in Denver that year. We were fortunate for him to have the record book of the painter of the real planes. Norm had Micro Scale do the decals. We assembled, painted and decaled 24 P-51D's for a reunion of the Squadron in Denver circa 2006. They were placed on each attendees assigned dining seat at the dinner table in a presentation box for the pilot (or their surviving children). The attendeesincluded such personalities as Robin Olds and two generals that went on to command the USAF academy. It was priceless to see the reactions and even tears of those surviving pilots (and relatives) to have a model of THEIR plane they flew in WWII presented to them in that manner! Norm and Pen were real heros of the hobby!
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"Bite the Bullet" was appropriate as I wanted a fast playing set of Western Rules that could handle lots of figs and players at a con. Since none reallt existed, I "Bit the Bullet" and wrote a set myself! Yes, indeed, many ideas were "propigated" from many other sets yet the "feel" seemed unique.

In the first playtest at our game store (Attactix), I spent about 10 minutes explaining the rules to 8 guys and 5 minutes later, went next door to the 7-11 to get a coffee. When I returned, half the players were dead as one fellah came outside with a stick of dynamite and…well, you probably guessed it, he was shot dead but not before throwing it at another building…but missed and landed at the feet of a BUNCH of brawling folks in the street!

Another game was started and the first informal rule was "Anyone with dynamite was a "fair game" target for ALL- including friendlies" A stage coach game and a buffalo hunt was rather interesting with the scatter rule for animal movement. I remember one buffalo chasing the mounted hunter off the table by many straight unlucky die rolls!!!! (er, I guess they were lucky for the Buffalo…..)

Whomever sculpted the 15mm Western range (Dave Higgs said he did not think it was him), did a great job and remain one of my best loved Minifigs sculpts!

Thanks EMW, for bringing back some fond memories.

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Tom Dye

And thank you Tom both for the rules and being on topic.