robert piepenbrink  | 26 Oct 2021 2:54 p.m. PST |
I know exactly what I need, but I don't know whether it's even made.
1. Each base represents a platoon--at most a company.
2. A hex or square grid, with multiple bases in each area.
3. Rules not to exceed 4 pages with minimal record-keeping. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Anything close to this? Thanks. |
| advocate | 26 Oct 2021 3:51 p.m. PST |
'Rommel' might come close. I wanted to like it but found it somewhat artificial in the end. YMMV. |
| nnascati | 26 Oct 2021 4:21 p.m. PST |
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 Yellow Admiral | 27 Oct 2021 12:04 a.m. PST |
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| RittervonBek | 27 Oct 2021 1:03 a.m. PST |
Memoir'44 can be adapted to those requirements. The cards are not necessary if you're playing free hand. The Portable Wargame suite by Bob Cordery is also a solid platform to build on. If i get my own rule ideas* down on "paper" anytime soon I would be happy to send you a draft. *as in "these are mechanisms from other sets that i am putting together to fit my own vision" |
| Big Red | 27 Oct 2021 4:22 a.m. PST |
RittervonBek, can you describe playing free hand Memoir '44? |
| RittervonBek | 27 Oct 2021 8:29 a.m. PST |
I'm afraid not. Never done it. But the game engine does not need cards if you're just after movement and shooting rules. |
| fredavner | 27 Oct 2021 9:20 p.m. PST |
Various Peter pig rules
WW1. ACW. |
| FlyXwire | 28 Oct 2021 6:22 a.m. PST |
Robert, This is what my group has developed, bolted on top of the board game Tank On Tank game engine. For attrition of individual elements within a platoon unit (for mid-size scale miniatures) - TMP link TMP link Version with "hits" tabulated per platoon or section size stand, if playing with 3mm minis - TMP link TMP link |
| Takeda1x | 28 Oct 2021 11:25 a.m. PST |
Robert, Off the top of my head, hex based ww2 rules I can think of are "tigers at Minsk", "hexblitz" and a set called "ww2 hexes" on hexesandminiatures site. I think the sets above are higher or lower scale than platoon per stand, but it's worth a look to see if any of them fit the bill. Let me know what u find as I would be interested in what you find also. Thanks
Chris |
| Joe Legan | 01 Nov 2021 4:24 a.m. PST |
I would second Peter pig and panzer blitz. Cheers Joe |
| pfmodel | 02 Nov 2021 5:34 p.m. PST |
KISS Rommel's is about your best bet, but each element represents a battalion from memory. This video shows a list of all the rules which use platoon element scale: youtu.be/7Rz2klk5_HE This is the company element scale rules;
youtu.be/XsqxziRMG2M And for KISS Rommel, this is the battalion elements scale rules;
youtu.be/uj9JtHUyWSQ |
greenknight4  | 02 Nov 2021 9:52 p.m. PST |
KISS company gets my vote |
| blank frank | 04 Nov 2021 1:57 p.m. PST |
Another vote for Bob Cordery's Portable wargame rules. He's even written a rule book called Hexblitz. His many books are on Amazon. |
| blank frank | 05 Nov 2021 9:37 a.m. PST |
Bob even has lots of his rules up on his blog. Here's a set. Uses grids and is four pages. I'm unsure as to the scale. PDF link |
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