 Whirlwind  | 24 Dec 2017 3:33 a.m. PST |
If you had to pick only one, what would your favourite "family" of rules be? I was thinking of such things after recently completing the boardgamegeek 10x10 challenge link since I have played very different rules covering the same subjects this year. "Families" might be such things as: DBx
FoG
TooFatLardies rules
Neil Thomas' rules
Charles Grant rules
Warhammer rules
Warmaster / Black Powder rules
THW "Chain Reaction" derivative rules
Polemos rules
The "Rampant" series
etc. I know there are lots more out there but I am sure that you get the idea. |
| ZULUPAUL | 24 Dec 2017 4:06 a.m. PST |
DBx/HOTTS
Rampant series
TSATF |
| Durban Gamer | 24 Dec 2017 4:08 a.m. PST |
dBX since there are so many interesting variations out there!
Merry Christmas everyone! |
| andysyk | 24 Dec 2017 4:16 a.m. PST |
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| Winston Smith | 24 Dec 2017 4:35 a.m. PST |
TSATF, aka The Sword and the Flame. |
| TonicNH | 24 Dec 2017 4:41 a.m. PST |
In no paticular order but they give consistently enjoyable games…. Toofatlardies
Two Hour Wargames
Nordic Weasel Games |
| Florida Tory | 24 Dec 2017 5:22 a.m. PST |
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| Sharpe52 | 24 Dec 2017 5:42 a.m. PST |
DBx
Warmaster / Black Powder rules
TooFatLardies rules |
| Gonsalvo | 24 Dec 2017 6:01 a.m. PST |
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| GamesPoet | 24 Dec 2017 6:26 a.m. PST |
Day of Battle Games
Dadi & Piombo
Honour
Rampant series
TooFatLardies |
| David Manley | 24 Dec 2017 6:35 a.m. PST |
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| Ed Mohrmann | 24 Dec 2017 6:36 a.m. PST |
Larry Brom's rules and the variants created by
the Jackson Gamers |
| Fried Flintstone | 24 Dec 2017 7:42 a.m. PST |
GdA and Pickett's Charge. Easy. |
| Whirlwind | 24 Dec 2017 7:42 a.m. PST |
It is more of a challenge if you have to pick just one… |
| Wackmole9 | 24 Dec 2017 7:46 a.m. PST |
Warmaster / Black Powder rules |
| DisasterWargamer | 24 Dec 2017 7:47 a.m. PST |
The sword and the flame and variants
Featherstones rules
Fire and fury and variants
Arty conliffe rules from tactia and armati to spreahead etc
Rudy Scott nelson rules Number 1 Gary gygax for not only fantasy but also early historical sets from sail to the ecw |
| nvdoyle | 24 Dec 2017 7:51 a.m. PST |
For sheer goodness, Ambush Alley/Force on Force/Pulp Alley. For accessibility/getting a game anywhere, WH40K/AoS/Necromunda. |
| Hey You | 24 Dec 2017 8:07 a.m. PST |
Full Metal Anorak – Stargrunt type games coupled with Full Thrust variants Starguard – Starguard in all its variations plus Starwar 2250 and Starship TSATF Traveller GDW – Striker (Version 1 or 2) |
| UshCha | 24 Dec 2017 8:59 a.m. PST |
DBX Series, Not sure most other families don't have skeletons. Fire and fury great but its WW2 was a an utter failure. |
| 21eRegt | 24 Dec 2017 9:02 a.m. PST |
Naval Thunder
Johnny Reb/Final Argument of Kings
Empire/Stars 'n Bars/Ancient Empires
Dungeons and Dragons |
| Wulfgar | 24 Dec 2017 9:18 a.m. PST |
TooFatLardies, Rampant series, and the Perfect Captain's Spanish Fury Series. The latter is something special which is often overlooked. |
| KSmyth | 24 Dec 2017 9:24 a.m. PST |
The Rampant series, and the period adaptations available for Regimental Fire and Fury. |
 Saber6  | 24 Dec 2017 9:41 a.m. PST |
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| USAFpilot | 24 Dec 2017 9:49 a.m. PST |
Commands & Colors because they are well written and easy to understand and play. |
| brass1 | 24 Dec 2017 9:58 a.m. PST |
Piquet/Field of Battle Lion/Dragon Rampant & variants "Song of" pretty much everything Nordic Weasel LT |
| wrgmr1 | 24 Dec 2017 10:18 a.m. PST |
Arty Conliffe
Fire and Fury
Rapid Fire and associated scenario books |
| Ragbones | 24 Dec 2017 11:32 a.m. PST |
TSATF and it's offshoots, and TMWWBK and it's predecessors. |
| jdginaz | 24 Dec 2017 11:53 a.m. PST |
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| Garryowen | 24 Dec 2017 12:23 p.m. PST |
Two Hour Wargames (THW) Tom |
| FusilierDan | 24 Dec 2017 12:32 p.m. PST |
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| Scott MacPhee | 24 Dec 2017 1:20 p.m. PST |
Fire and Fury
General de Brigade |
| Bob in Edmonton | 24 Dec 2017 3:03 p.m. PST |
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| Fat Wally | 24 Dec 2017 3:05 p.m. PST |
Too Fat Lardies
Dadi & Piombi
General D'Armee |
| Northern Monkey | 24 Dec 2017 3:11 p.m. PST |
TooFatLardies
Studio Tomahawk |
 Dentatus  | 24 Dec 2017 4:02 p.m. PST |
"Song of…" And I'm enjoying the "Dragon Rampant" rules. |
 Parzival | 24 Dec 2017 4:05 p.m. PST |
This isn't all that easy to classify. What "family" are Ogre and GEV?
What family is Space Hulk?
I love my own GOBS space combat rules, but are they part of any family? Just not sure where to go with this poll. |
| robert piepenbrink | 24 Dec 2017 5:05 p.m. PST |
Dunno. Not that I haven't played some closely related rules, but my inclination is to wargame in about seven broad categories, and I mostly don't care to move them out of one category: individual-mount colonial rules don't adapt to constant-frontage ancients and so forth. Within those categories--well, are ON TO RICHMOND and NACH PARIS really a family? Or just supplemental rules? Other cases are similar. When someone pushes a new set, my first question isn't "what rules are these related to?" but "will these match my basing for the period?" Parzival, I think I'd say Ogre and GEV are a family, while Space Hulk is part of a larger GW individual mount family, which includes Warhammer, WH40K, Necromunda and Mordheim. (Probably Gorka-Morka, too? This is my son's area, and he's not here to consult.) |
| The big e | 24 Dec 2017 5:23 p.m. PST |
Look Sarge No Charts ….all 4! |
| Toaster | 24 Dec 2017 7:23 p.m. PST |
Ganesha Games Song of series.
Covers Fantasy, Age of Sail, Napoleonic, ACW, cowboys to today, Near future, Post Apoc, horror, Giant Robots vs monstors. Star ships, ancients and far future are all in development |
 McKinstry | 24 Dec 2017 7:55 p.m. PST |
Warmaster/Black Powder/Hail Caesar General Quarters I, Ii & III |
| lkmjbc3 | 24 Dec 2017 9:49 p.m. PST |
DBX
Volley & Bayonet
Spearhead
Rapid Fire! Joe Collins |
| roving bandit | 24 Dec 2017 11:31 p.m. PST |
Starship Troopers/Battlefield Evolution They have their issues, but when played sportingly they are great fun. Have ported them for everything from Ancients to homebrewed Sci-fi. |
 miniMo | 25 Dec 2017 10:16 a.m. PST |
SPI: PRESTAGS series Haven't played it very much since DBA came out, but definitely still my favorite rules family! |
| IronDuke596 | 25 Dec 2017 11:50 a.m. PST |
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| Red3584 | 25 Dec 2017 2:01 p.m. PST |
Too Fat Lardies, the various Osprey Rampant variants and the Peter Pig Rules for the Common Man family |
| martin goddard | 26 Dec 2017 8:47 a.m. PST |
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| rmaker | 26 Dec 2017 1:51 p.m. PST |
TSATF
Brom Standard
Strategos (Totten) |
| COL Scott ret | 26 Dec 2017 10:41 p.m. PST |
Grant rules
Johnny Reb/Across a Deadly Field
Junior General |
| platypus01au | 26 Dec 2017 11:36 p.m. PST |
DBx I'm also starting to really like the Ganesha rules for smaller actions. Cheers,
JohnG |
| Joes Shop | 27 Dec 2017 6:20 a.m. PST |
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