 Editor in Chief Bill   | 19 Aug 2017 3:43 p.m. PST |
Which ruleset would you recommend for wargaming a scenario based on a James Bond novel or film? |
surdu2005  | 19 Aug 2017 4:33 p.m. PST |
I think that 7tv was designed for those types of games, and I have heard good things. I typically use GASLIGHT or To Be Continued… by GASLIGHT for those types of games. |
| altfritz | 19 Aug 2017 4:34 p.m. PST |
7TV by Crooked Dice is designed with those sorts of games in mind. Also, the Rattrap family of rules work quite well. |
Psycho Rabbit  | 19 Aug 2017 7:22 p.m. PST |
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| saltflats1929 | 19 Aug 2017 9:36 p.m. PST |
Pulp Alley
(Not to say 7tv is bad- i never played it, but pulp alley allows a large degree of success between "heroes" and "lackeys") |
| Spooner6 | 19 Aug 2017 10:37 p.m. PST |
Osprey's Black Ops is great for James Bond games. The two phase approach is really cool. I have been running this at cons for a year or so and the games are always well met. The rules really bode well to adding on RPG type actions. I have had players hide in a Elevator until the bullets stopped firing. Another turned on the sprinklers to distract the guards. This is a great set of rules. Chris |
| MajorB | 20 Aug 2017 3:42 a.m. PST |
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| Dynaman8789 | 20 Aug 2017 4:45 a.m. PST |
The old James Bond RPG rules from Victory Games. Granted it was an RPG but being it was for Bond it had rules to handle Bond style mass combat. |
| Sergeant Paper | 20 Aug 2017 8:23 a.m. PST |
Yeah, 7TV or the Victory Games RPG rules. |
| SpuriousMilius | 20 Aug 2017 2:43 p.m. PST |
I'd like to game this genre also, tho I'd go with the '60's Spy-FI style like Flint, The Avengers & The U.N.C.L.E. series. I've got all of the "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" & Foundry "Street Violence" minis (plenty of women in bikinis with guns). I assume that 7TV would be best for such games. |
| Mirosav | 20 Aug 2017 4:11 p.m. PST |
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 piper909  | 21 Aug 2017 9:44 p.m. PST |
I would use Pulp Alley myself, altho' I've never tried anything quite so complex yet (multiple gadgets, vehicles, and I'm not sure how you'd craft Bond himself as a player character) -- but it could be done, the rules seem flexible enough and encompass a wide variety of genres and situations. |
| Rallynow | 22 Aug 2017 11:35 a.m. PST |
Is James Bond consider a wargame or a game? Is there a war involved. Don't know, just asking. Game scenario or wargame scenario? |
| pvi99th | 22 Aug 2017 11:43 a.m. PST |
Pulp Alley. Easy set of rules to learn but very tough to master. Lots of interaction in them. I am currently painting figures for a Bond game. Maybe sometime after I do the other 1000s of game ideas I have… Since Bond usually has some sort of femme fatale with him then Bond could be set up as a duo. He could also be crafted as a "Terror" if on his own. For "established" characters I usually use flexible leagues. I have a Doc Savage League that allows the use of his various aides at different levels of ability. That way I can add on other people without being "too powerful." I have also done superheros, Captian America Civil War based game and am working on a Batman (Adam West) game. I just can't forget the Bat Shark Repellent. |
 etotheipi | 22 Aug 2017 1:38 p.m. PST |
QILS, but I prefer the type of plot and action devices to be part of the scenario design, not the rules. |
| Pyrate Captain | 24 Sep 2017 7:22 a.m. PST |
Sorry for getting into this thread so late, but at the time it was introduced, Victoy Game's James Bond RPG was considered to be a very good and flexible rule set. PDFs of the now OOP game can still be found in the ether from time to time. jamesbondrpg.webs.com |
| Lion in the Stars | 25 Sep 2017 2:09 a.m. PST |
Savage Worlds should also work, as it's set up to handle RPG-type characters against a large number of mooks. |
| Pyrate Captain | 25 Sep 2017 8:18 p.m. PST |
As I previously mentioned, Victory Games James Bond tabletop RPG does show up from time to time: link |
| Pyrate Captain | 28 Oct 2017 5:42 a.m. PST |
Has anyone tried these rules? They look to have promise on the 3D tabletop. link |
