 Editor in Chief Bill   | 12 Jul 2016 5:50 a.m. PST |
From among the free rulesets for WWII, which is the best? |
| skipper John | 12 Jul 2016 7:02 a.m. PST |
The one my buddy bought and made a copy for me. That one! |
| Dynaman8789 | 12 Jul 2016 7:02 a.m. PST |
Only two sets I really looked at and both get the nod. Panzer-War for those interested in detail (lots of detail) The 2 page wargame rules that I can't remember the name of right now, he also has modern, and naval, and something else rules. Quick, fun, reasonably accurate considering it is two pages of rules. |
| cfielitz | 12 Jul 2016 7:49 a.m. PST |
Dynaman, you are probably thinking of Pz8 rules. |
Frederick  | 12 Jul 2016 8:24 a.m. PST |
We have been using the Rapid Fire for Rookies free version for games with our youngest son as well as the Panzer Kids free version for tank-on-tank |
| Weasel | 12 Jul 2016 8:37 a.m. PST |
Dunno if anyone else likes it, but "1943" is pretty good. There's a WW1 version as well. wtj.com/games/1943 |
| RetroBoom | 12 Jul 2016 9:49 a.m. PST |
Fivecore may as well be free $5.99 USD. Get's my vote. Otherwise, maybe Crossfire Lite? |
| Weasel | 12 Jul 2016 10:26 a.m. PST |
Speaking of Crossfire, there was a skirmish game inspired by it called "Red Poppy White FEather". We had a ton of fun playing it and it even had a necromunda style campaign. |
| RetroBoom | 12 Jul 2016 10:36 a.m. PST |
Red Poppy/White Feather is here: link Also, this is where I first encountered the idea of delayed resolution! Worth checking out. |
| Weasel | 12 Jul 2016 10:44 a.m. PST |
Thanks! Yeah, the idea that you don't roll to see what happened to the guy until you rally him blew my mind back in them days. |
| Dynaman8789 | 12 Jul 2016 10:51 a.m. PST |
> Dynaman, you are probably thinking of Pz8 rules. Yup, those are the ones! |
| Norman D Landings | 12 Jul 2016 11:50 a.m. PST |
Herkybird's WWII skirmish rules are good fun and run very nicely. They're available from Tyneside Wargames club's download page: link Aimed approximately at up to a reinforced platoon per side.
Lots of emphasis on spotting/avoiding being spotted.
Includes a reaction system for running OPFORS and attached assets.
Lots of examples of play on Herky's blog: link |
| Yesthatphil | 12 Jul 2016 1:37 p.m. PST |
It very much depends what you are after … For an operational level game, where the play area represents, say, a front, and the stands might be battalions, it is hard to beat Chris Kemp's NQM… It combines a big picture with some old school laiser-faire, and has regular postings and game pics on the supporting blog … Phil
P.B.Eye-Candy |
| PzGeneral | 13 Jul 2016 4:45 p.m. PST |
Hail of Fire…..FoW lite. link Also a second for Rapid Fire for Rookies |
| vichussar | 13 Jul 2016 7:49 p.m. PST |
Armour & Infantry 1925 -1950 by WRG is available as a free down load from here
link
I started using these as a teenager and still prefer them for Company/Squadron level games at 1:1 fig scale 40 years later |
| RetroBoom | 14 Jul 2016 8:37 a.m. PST |
PzGeneral, thanks for the shout out! HoF has been going through big changes the last few months and a new version is going up this weekend (and I'll be hosting it at Historicon this Friday if any of you will be there!) WRG is another set that is great to grab. I haven't put it on the table but its interesting to read, and far less antiquated than I had assumed! (other than the written orders of course ;) |
| Mooseworks8 | 17 Jul 2016 9:46 a.m. PST |
Pz8
KISS Rommel
FUBAR WW2
Micro Armor PDF link
HOTT (Used to be a free download on WRG site until new rules came out in 2014.) |
| Simo Hayha | 17 Jul 2016 8:23 p.m. PST |
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| Nitpickergeneral | 22 Jul 2016 5:36 a.m. PST |
For a large scale game, like a division or Corps per side, look at Lightning War/Red Storm by Andrew Stevenson.
Ground scale 1cm = 50 metres, one turn = 2 hours, 1 base = a company and smallest unit is a battalion. D/L free from the Yahoo group LWRS. |
