"Are you a WWII skirmish gamer?" Topic

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08 Nov 2019 12:11 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

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Editor in Chief Bill	29 Jan 2019 6:51 p.m. PST
Do you play skirmish-level games set during WWII?
oldnorthstate	29 Jan 2019 6:52 p.m. PST
yes.
FusilierDan	29 Jan 2019 6:52 p.m. PST
Yes.
khanscom	29 Jan 2019 6:53 p.m. PST
Occasionally.
79thPA	29 Jan 2019 6:57 p.m. PST
Yes
whitphoto	29 Jan 2019 7:02 p.m. PST
Most certainly
15mm and 28mm Fanatik	29 Jan 2019 7:04 p.m. PST
With Bolt Action, Chain of Command, Disposable Heroes, Nuts!, Battlegroup and many other skirmish rulesets we're certainly spoiled for choice.
Narratio	29 Jan 2019 7:08 p.m. PST
Used to, not any more
Old Contemptibles	29 Jan 2019 7:08 p.m. PST
Reluctantly yes.
coopman	29 Jan 2019 7:16 p.m. PST
Yes, very rarely though. I'm more of a sword & spear or horse & musket kind of guy.
PzGeneral	29 Jan 2019 7:20 p.m. PST
Yes
genew49	29 Jan 2019 7:23 p.m. PST
Yes
evbates	29 Jan 2019 7:27 p.m. PST
Yes
14th NJ Vol	29 Jan 2019 7:33 p.m. PST
Yes with Bolt Action
Joes Shop	29 Jan 2019 7:44 p.m. PST
Yes.
Berzerker73	29 Jan 2019 7:55 p.m. PST
Yes Bolt Action as well
shelldrake	29 Jan 2019 7:59 p.m. PST
Yes. I prefer skirmish level games, and WW2 is a big on the list of games I play.
Wildman	29 Jan 2019 8:02 p.m. PST
Yes, but unfortunately only about once a year.
vdal1812	29 Jan 2019 8:05 p.m. PST
Yes
Chuckaroobob	29 Jan 2019 8:06 p.m. PST
yes
cj1776	29 Jan 2019 8:09 p.m. PST
Yup
joeltks	29 Jan 2019 8:10 p.m. PST
Would.
wolvermonkey	29 Jan 2019 8:27 p.m. PST
Nope. No WW2 at all.
Lion in the Stars	29 Jan 2019 8:59 p.m. PST
Flames of War is 1:1 figure:trooper, so that's a 'skirmish' by one TMP convention, even if you are usually playing with a rump battalion's worth of troops! I also have the old Ambush Alley rules with their WW2 mods.
Fred Cartwright	29 Jan 2019 11:17 p.m. PST
Yes.
Martin Rapier	30 Jan 2019 12:26 a.m. PST
Not really, I prefer grand Tactical and operational. I do still have a bunch of Skirmish figures but haven't used them in decades.
advocate	30 Jan 2019 2:29 a.m. PST
Platoon level games (Chain of Command). 1:1 figure ratio, but moving by team/section not individually. Doesn't match some people's definition of skirmish.
Whirlwind	30 Jan 2019 3:19 a.m. PST
Yes
ZULUPAUL	30 Jan 2019 3:21 a.m. PST
Not yet
rvandusen	30 Jan 2019 3:33 a.m. PST
yes
BrockLanders	30 Jan 2019 3:48 a.m. PST
Yes most definitely, and our group finally found a rule set we all really like playing in Chain of Command.
Bezmozgu7	30 Jan 2019 4:03 a.m. PST
Yes
paul liddle	30 Jan 2019 4:16 a.m. PST
Oh, yeah!.
Florida Tory	30 Jan 2019 4:28 a.m. PST
yes
deephorse	30 Jan 2019 4:47 a.m. PST
Not very often.
Lee494	30 Jan 2019 5:14 a.m. PST
Yes. Often. Of course I prefer my own Skirmish Action Rules lol. Usually play in 28 or 20mm but find that 15mm can be fun too! Cheers!
Gaz0045	30 Jan 2019 5:31 a.m. PST
Yes, 20mm and 1/300 for busier actions!
etotheipi	30 Jan 2019 6:29 a.m. PST
Yes, but. Skirmish is pretty much the only WWII I play. The games are resistance and partisan actions, so they are not army-on-army skirmishes, but irregular/guerilla or spec ops/strike actions. I do play a few OSS type games, too, which are technically army-on-army but they are small numbers and always supported by or supporting resistance elements.
Irish Marine	30 Jan 2019 7:10 a.m. PST
Yes, I still use Battleground WW2.
johnbear44	30 Jan 2019 7:28 a.m. PST
YES SIR!
Garryowen	30 Jan 2019 7:32 a.m. PST
Yes. 20mm with Nuts rules. Tom
Sundance	30 Jan 2019 7:40 a.m. PST
Yes
Bismarck	30 Jan 2019 7:52 a.m. PST
yes
ColCampbell	30 Jan 2019 8:02 a.m. PST
Occasionally. I even have a British and a German squad (both unpainted so far) for our group games. Jim
Vigilant	30 Jan 2019 8:42 a.m. PST
Yes
Oppiedog	30 Jan 2019 8:48 a.m. PST
yes
WarWizard	30 Jan 2019 9:49 a.m. PST
Yep.28mm.
Mobius	30 Jan 2019 10:14 a.m. PST
No.
rhacelt	30 Jan 2019 10:44 a.m. PST
Yes, another Bolt Action guy.
SBminisguy	30 Jan 2019 11:20 a.m. PST
Yes. 28mm using the NUTS! skirmish system. I particularly enjoy doing Co-Op/same-side games. My review: link A recent AAR for a platoon level game with 4 US same-side players: NUTS Two Hour D-Day. link