"Your current favorite Fantasy Skirmish Game." Topic
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Uesugi Kenshin  | 18 May 2026 1:43 p.m. PST |
I've yet to try Fantasy Skirmish gaming yet successful rule sets like Dragon Rampant & Five Leagues have me curious. I wanted to hear what you've played and which sets you prefer. Feel free to expand on why you did or didn't like a particular set. Cheers. |
| Eumelus | 18 May 2026 1:58 p.m. PST |
I love "Dragon Rampant" (once the failed-activation-ends-turn rule is housemodded), but I don't know if I'd consider it "skirmish" gaming. The units act like, well, units and not a bunch of individuals. To me, "skirmish" gaming is more like "Mordheim". Why I like DR is that it seems just so very intuitive. Shooting or attacking? Roll 12 dice looking for your target number, IOT determine the number of "hits". Divide hits by the target Armor to determine the number of Strength Point losses. Then the target rolls 2d6, subtracts their lost SPs, and if they make their Courage number they stand, otherwise they run (or rout). Clean and simple, a state easier said than done. |
 Extra Crispy  | 18 May 2026 2:25 p.m. PST |
GW's Middle earth game is fabulous. Best game they ever made. We adapt it to Old West, and various other historical periods as well. |
| robert piepenbrink | 18 May 2026 2:28 p.m. PST |
I'm with Eumelus. Dragon Rampant has worked well for me, but it feels more like "small unit" than what I think of as "skirmish/RPG." I think eventually I'll need to work out something closer to "Astounding Tales" or the "Chaos" system. |
 miniMo | 18 May 2026 2:52 p.m. PST |
Ral Partha's Chaos Wars, expanded edition of the original freebie Rules According to Ral (1986) for skirmish/small battle.
link Steve Jackson Games' Melee & Wizard (battle components of The Fantasy Trip RPG) — fast fun games, lots of character and creature flexibility, lots of support materials. It's been a great game system since 1977!
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| Uesugi Kenshin | 18 May 2026 2:59 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the clarification for Dragon Rampants game size. For the purpose of the Poll I'll say it counts as the largest end of the "Skirmish" spectrum. |
 etotheipi | 18 May 2026 3:25 p.m. PST |
Fave skirmish game would be … mine: link And two fantasy flavors for it: link link Designed to be adapted, modded, and replayed (lots of scenario legs). |
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