"Flash in the pan rules..." Topic
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Uesugi Kenshin  | 24 Sep 2020 1:54 p.m. PST |
What set of rules come to mind when you think of one that after lots initial hype and popularity quickly dissappeared from everyone's gaming tables? |
| Stryderg | 24 Sep 2020 2:12 p.m. PST |
Leviathans, steampunk themed airship combat by Catalyst games.
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I was pretty hyped, downloaded the demo rules and lost interest. Line of sight had to be checked in both directions, specialty dice and just meh. |
| Chimpy | 24 Sep 2020 5:38 p.m. PST |
Napoleon by Wargames Foundry. I got excited about Nappies again until I tried to actually tried to play a game with this dreck. Did you know that artillery inflict more casualties firing ball at a line rather than at a column? Well they do according to these rules. |
| Dukewilliam | 25 Sep 2020 3:50 p.m. PST |
FoG, FoGR, FoGN, CoC, Saga II, M&T II, Triumph… The list goes on, all on and off the table like flash in the pan, each for their own reason. Steve |
| JimSelzer | 25 Sep 2020 5:43 p.m. PST |
armati
tactica
fow
erewhon
aos
warmachine
hordes |
| Rudysnelson | 25 Sep 2020 10:11 p.m. PST |
TSR series like Tricolor, Royalist and Roundheads and others.
Most of the rules from the 1970s and 1980s would fall into the played a lot and then forgotten group.
So continuing the name with later editions count as still going strong?
Challenger, Space Marine/ Titan, ship of the line which became a board game Wooden Ships and Iron Men.
So many more several starship tactical systems, |
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gets his DNA results, and starts thinking about wargaming.