Uesugi Kenshin  | 05 May 2020 8:33 a.m. PST |
Would you play a large scale miniature based wargame set in the Dune universe? |
| gamershs | 05 May 2020 8:55 a.m. PST |
Define large scale? Size of vehicles (ships?) or by the numbers. In SciFi I have 6mm and 25mm but only in 6mm can I have a "large" scale game (100s to 1000+ vehicles). Though I do have the buildings for 6mm game (100+ actually). Started picking up the 6mm SciFi about the time of BattleMech and sort of went a little crazy. Am now selling my Mechs (still have over 500) but keeping the vehicles. |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 05 May 2020 9:10 a.m. PST |
Sorry, perhaps should of said "mass combat" meaning large battles, not large minis. Ie, not a skirmish or Tactical squad-based game. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 May 2020 9:45 a.m. PST |
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 etotheipi  | 05 May 2020 10:35 a.m. PST |
Probably not. Much like the novels, I would prefer a multiple scale campaign. For Dune, some ship battles, a few large scale, and a larger number of skirmish actions. Maybe a customized game of Diplomacy thrown in! :) |
| CAPTAIN BEEFHEART | 05 May 2020 11:49 a.m. PST |
Not miniatures but a board or computer game. Most importantly, from the books and not TV or Movie treatments. |
 Extra Crispy | 05 May 2020 11:58 a.m. PST |
Are we talking interplanetary war here? Fleet battles? Or just battle on Arakis itself? |
| Eclectic Wave | 05 May 2020 1:13 p.m. PST |
What popped into my head first was people asking why the Shop Vac is on the table, and I say "That's the proxie for my SANDWORM. |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 05 May 2020 4:11 p.m. PST |
Crispy, I would think land battles that go beyond Arakis. |
| Stryderg | 05 May 2020 7:27 p.m. PST |
I can see battles between houses to control a system. Or raids for political/financial gain. Or some of the smaller houses trying to gain status. Maybe keep a campaign score, if it gets too high, then the emperor takes notice and sends in the Sardaukar to really mess with you. Yeah, I would play that. |
| Earl of the North | 06 May 2020 4:56 a.m. PST |
Yeah, most of the video games have been set in conflicts between the Noble houses, which are at least usually control one planet. Lots of scope for pre-Dune wars between the houses, the Jihad the Fremen launch when Paul becomes Emperor is large in scale, the later wars after the God-emperors death. I'd be interest in mass combat in the Dune verse. |
| HMS Exeter | 06 May 2020 5:55 a.m. PST |
Rebel minis makes a fair few models that pretty well echo the miniseries combatants in 15mm. Their Titan Marines are decent Saudaukar. Their Sahadeen are passable Fremen. FWIW |
| Extra Crispy | 06 May 2020 9:57 a.m. PST |
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| chriscoz | 30 Nov 2023 8:58 p.m. PST |
Fantasy TRIUMP! would work great for DUNE battles.
wgcwar.com |
| David Johansen | 02 Dec 2023 11:04 p.m. PST |
Given the way shields have influenced warfare I suggest Wargames Research Group Ancients seventh edition. |
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