| Mike G | 18 Oct 2006 11:53 a.m. PST |
Ok, if you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one set of miniature rules with you. What would those rules be, of course you would have all the miniatures that you would need to play. I know, I know there would be other things that you would want to have instead of a set of rules, but for questions sake. Let us stick to that one set of miniature rules. |
| Jay Arnold | 18 Oct 2006 12:06 p.m. PST |
Trinity: Battleground. Easily modded to any genre or era for skirmish gaming. I've modded or seen modded:
Modern Zombie Skirmish
Wild West
Darkest Africa
Supers
Big Robots
Pirates |
| battlepack2001 | 18 Oct 2006 12:07 p.m. PST |
40K then I could argue about the rules over and over. it would be like playing a different rule set every time. :) |
| Pictors Studio | 18 Oct 2006 12:12 p.m. PST |
Warhammer Ancient Battles. That way I could get all kinds of new miniatures to play it. Holy crap! I would get a republican roman army, a whole bunch of diadochi armies, ancient chinese, medeival stuff. The mind boggles. Do I get all the supplements, too? |
| sapper joe | 18 Oct 2006 12:15 p.m. PST |
Since there is no mention of an opposing player, I would have to say any system that would be a good solitare system would be needed. At that point, I would be sort of loss for a system, since I do not play miniature games by myself…computer games and some boardgames (B-17: Queen of the Skys; Patton's Best; Aliens; etc), I have as they are designed for solo play. |
| jizbrand | 18 Oct 2006 12:20 p.m. PST |
Star Grunt. If I were stranded on a desert island, that would probably be the only time I'd ever be able to deploy my entire infantry company! And it wouldn't matter how long a turn would take because there wouldn't be anything better to do anyway. |
| GoodBye | 18 Oct 2006 12:27 p.m. PST |
Ever Victorious Armies Chris Peers and my massive 42mm Russo-Turkish War Victorian Sci Fi collection; includes English, Indians, Persians, Afgans, the Balkan nations, Prussian, Austria--oh everybody circa 1870-1890 |
| Skeptic | 18 Oct 2006 12:34 p.m. PST |
Hmm, it would have to be something with lots of background on wilderness survival, and that requires the use of lots of figures (more figures -> more fishing weights). |
| nazrat | 18 Oct 2006 1:11 p.m. PST |
PBI II. It's practically the greatest game ever, and it makes me as happy as a clam with legs. |
| jpattern | 18 Oct 2006 1:16 p.m. PST |
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| reddrabs | 18 Oct 2006 1:18 p.m. PST |
Soc of Anc
WRG Ancients mk 1 or 2. HAPPY MEMORIES
and they worked. Otherwise Folorn Hope – wonderful. |
| Cacique Caribe | 18 Oct 2006 1:23 p.m. PST |
That would be the best thing that could ever happen to me. I would finally get all my figures painted. Since I normally travel with 20-40 figures to prep and paint, realistically it could be anything. If we are being entirely hypothetical here, then it would have to be all of my El Cid (WAB) and LOTR figures and rules, with sufficient paint and brushes to last me. The problem would be to keep the sand off them! :) CC |
| andygamer | 18 Oct 2006 1:52 p.m. PST |
Whichever has the softest paper. |
| Double Ace | 18 Oct 2006 1:52 p.m. PST |
General Quarters. I would finally be able to run that huge Pacific Campaign that I'd eventually like to do, in the proper setting. No doubt though, I wouldn't have the proper minis along, or the dice would go missing. |
| SNOWMAN returns | 18 Oct 2006 1:52 p.m. PST |
The 'fresh' vs 'salt' water rule book. |
| Doc Ord | 18 Oct 2006 2:02 p.m. PST |
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| Meiczyslaw | 18 Oct 2006 2:17 p.m. PST |
We get the minis, right? Do I get to choose a 1:1 scale Pacific Naval game? ;) |
| Roll Again | 18 Oct 2006 2:28 p.m. PST |
Today my answer is Quickfire and all of WTJ's pre-dreadnought figs. |
| alien BLOODY HELL surfer | 18 Oct 2006 2:31 p.m. PST |
Shockforce I guess – I could use it for skirmish games of any era or genre. |
| KSmyth | 18 Oct 2006 3:52 p.m. PST |
The Sword and the Flame or Fire and Fury. They are both great templates for modification. K |
| ming31 | 18 Oct 2006 4:22 p.m. PST |
USS defience from MJ12…any time frame …just think of all the miniatures!! |
| vojvoda | 18 Oct 2006 4:33 p.m. PST |
Johnny Reb III as I have Classical Hack in my brain and can do the math for the matrix in my head.
VR
James Mattes |
| Alxbates | 18 Oct 2006 5:37 p.m. PST |
Andygamer said: Whichever has the softest paper. HA HA HAAHAAAAHAHAHA!!!!! Which one would I take with me? Tough call. Probably Wargods of Aegyptus, since it's managed to hold my interest almost exclusively for the last couple of years. |
 John the OFM  | 18 Oct 2006 5:39 p.m. PST |
GASLIGHT. Then, if I have EVERYTHING I will need, the next shipwrecked castaway could have TSATF. I would already have all the silly stuff. |
| DJCoaltrain | 18 Oct 2006 5:41 p.m. PST |
Sword and Flame or JRIII. |
| wolvermonkey | 18 Oct 2006 8:32 p.m. PST |
Combat Zone. With all the updates. |
| Calico Bill | 19 Oct 2006 5:28 a.m. PST |
"On to Richmond" ACW rules. With the randomness of the Morale table, no two games would be the same, and I know it plays VERY well solo since the movement is card activated. |
| ashauace69 | 19 Oct 2006 5:17 p.m. PST |
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| BugStomper | 20 Oct 2006 3:25 a.m. PST |
Space Hulk – I just don't get bored playing this game. |
| DS6151 | 20 Oct 2006 1:02 p.m. PST |
It doesn't matter. I've played all my games so often I have them all memorized. |
