"Mutant Soldiers in the Battle for the Planet of the Apes" Topic

… AND WARGAMING APE SCENARIOS.

"I am going to discuss the wargaming potential of the ape movies. I'm disregarding the newer Ape movies that have a slightly different premise and storyline but that is another avenue which can also be explored.

In the first film, Planet of the Apes humans are little better than animals to be hunted. There is really only potential for a skirmish game where Taylor tries to outwit the apes. He is a crack shot, so once he has a rifle it evens things up a little. He also has his chimp friends to hide him. You could also have a hunt the human game, using cavemen or various human figures in brief outfits with weapons removed. American Indians or ancients might offer potential too,but I think it would be a boring scenario…"

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Armand

Elastowit just released a new set of Apes and they are great. I love their stuff.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

Seems to me that the Battle of the Planet of the Apes (original) period has the most potential for gaming, especially if there are other survivors in other settings.

And anything in the following timeline up to the emergence of The Lawgiver, I would think.

I don't know if the TV series, set post-Battle, would offer any useful ideas.

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Armand

You could always extend the timeline a bit and progress beyond the movie cast… Taylor, with the help of some chimps gather up a few feral humans and start a colony off in the Forbidden Zone somewhere. He spends his time teaching the ferals and after a generation or two, you've got humans that can speak in numbers that matter armed with bows and swords. Now you've got raids, prisoner grabs, ambushes, etc.