| LastCossack | 30 May 2016 11:59 a.m. PST |
Hi first post on the site I came here looking for recommendations. I've been wargaming for 14 years and recently my flatmate has become interested in The hobby, he's particularly interested in playing some alternate history World War three set in the 80s. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any company level rule set for this time period. |
 Extra Crispy  | 30 May 2016 12:05 p.m. PST |
If you want each side to command a company try Team Yankee. Fast and furious. If you want units to be companies try Fistful of TOWs 3. |
| gunnerphil | 30 May 2016 12:57 p.m. PST |
Try Sabresquadron. A cutdown version is available free in their web sitee. |
| nickinsomerset | 30 May 2016 12:59 p.m. PST |
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| Onomarchos | 30 May 2016 2:31 p.m. PST |
I'm with Mark on this one. I'm playing FFT3 with 3mm figs right now. Mark |
| Extra Crispy | 30 May 2016 2:58 p.m. PST |
One great thing about Fistful – if you like it you can use it for WW2, 1980s, contemporary etc. It has TO&Es as well as stats for everything! |
| boy wundyr x | 30 May 2016 3:02 p.m. PST |
Sabresquadron has my vote too at the moment. |
| Weasel | 30 May 2016 3:07 p.m. PST |
So does company level mean "I command a company" or "each stand is a company" ? Because FFT3 would be lousy for the former and excellent for the latter. |
| Mako11 | 30 May 2016 3:58 p.m. PST |
I Ain't Been Nuked Mum, or whatever they plan to call it. Not out yet, but I live in hope, since the playtest reports look interesting. Would love an update on availability. |
| Lion in the Stars | 30 May 2016 9:46 p.m. PST |
Yeah, big difference between "Player commands a company" and "each unit maneuvering is a company." I suspect you're talking "player commands a company", so Team Yankee or the fan-created Modern mod for Flames of War v3 are options. I play Flames of Vietnam, and the points there are actually backwards-compatible to Late War WW2. I think that the same is true for Fate of a Nation (Arab-Israeli wars). Somewhere I've got a PDF of Sabre Squadron, need to play those. If you don't mind a bit of work and some abstraction, Dirtside II can work pretty well. Yeah, it's written as a scifi game, but it has enough rules to handle limiting things to Cold War tech. You'd have to build each tank type using the design system, but that's a one-time deal. And hey, Dirtside rules are free from Ground Zero Games. |
| Martin Rapier | 30 May 2016 11:30 p.m. PST |
WRG 1950-80 also work very well for company sized engagements, as do their military variants, Contact and Dunn-Kempf. The former set is free now and the latter two are on the history of wargaming project. |
| Cold Warrior | 31 May 2016 1:41 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Sabre Squadron, lovely set of rules. |
| Badgers | 31 May 2016 5:11 a.m. PST |
Surprised no-one's mentioned Weasel's FiveCore Company Command. |
| Jozis Tin Man | 31 May 2016 5:12 a.m. PST |
Weasel is too modest to mention it himself. Another vote for FiveCore Company Command. |
| Weasel | 31 May 2016 8:32 a.m. PST |
Its generic rather than specifically cold war, is the main reason :-) |
mckrok  | 31 May 2016 2:36 p.m. PST |
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| Last Hussar | 22 Jul 2016 12:30 p.m. PST |
14 years? You did not start when you were 6! McKrok – Challenger II is an evil suggestion, especially as he is VERY dyslexic! Well done! |
| Hayden | 27 Jul 2016 2:24 a.m. PST |
There is also Able Archer and it is free and currently cover most of main player in western europe fictional battlefield. its easy to play and fast. but i can also recommend Sabre Squadron good and solid set of rules. Able Archer
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| MichaelCD | 27 Jul 2016 6:11 a.m. PST |
Could look at Strike Legion Planetary Ops (SciFi) with its add-on The War That Never Was (Cold War '80s). link link |
| Hayden | 27 Jul 2016 9:59 a.m. PST |
but thats cannot be called company level more like regimental level but good game neverless |
snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.