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"O GROUP!" Rules	33	29 Sep 2020 9:36 a.m. PST
solo napoleonic rules	73	29 Sep 2020 1:43 a.m. PST
Is Ty Beard still with us?	4	28 Sep 2020 11:28 a.m. PST
Revising ASL for miniatures	33	20 Sep 2020 10:45 p.m. PST
Scenarios for Wargames	11	18 Sep 2020 7:18 p.m. PST
HERO in miniature 2.0	2	10 Sep 2020 8:10 a.m. PST
Mechanics for Surprising Sentries, Guards, Pickets, etc. ?	11	10 Sep 2020 7:12 a.m. PST
Panzer Korps into science fiction (40k)	6	08 Sep 2020 3:13 a.m. PST
My first game, plus a 6 year old, suggestions?	28	07 Sep 2020 5:11 a.m. PST
Renaissance: 5 Test Battles	1	05 Sep 2020 3:41 p.m. PST
Arnold Hendrick has passed away	14	01 Sep 2020 3:20 p.m. PST
a fun ww2 combat calculator	8	30 Aug 2020 11:54 a.m. PST
A ww2 dice gauntlet	1	28 Aug 2020 2:32 p.m. PST
Fast-Play Rules? You're satisfied!	2	25 Aug 2020 4:53 a.m. PST
Critique my Morale System	18	18 Aug 2020 12:26 p.m. PST
Random Pseudo random or programed events.	18	18 Aug 2020 2:16 a.m. PST
US v UK rule style, and Sam Mustapha	35	17 Aug 2020 2:18 a.m. PST
Incorporating Logistics into Wargames with Dr. Hank Donnelly	10	14 Aug 2020 6:48 a.m. PST
Low Tech/No Tech Live-Action Role Games for Public Audiences	3	13 Aug 2020 4:21 a.m. PST
Avery Playing Card Template	11	06 Aug 2020 1:27 p.m. PST
What is the objective behind big battles?	26	28 Jul 2020 11:22 a.m. PST
Making an OODA Loop Time Competitive IGYG game	31	27 Jul 2020 9:35 p.m. PST
Making Room for a New Generation of Designers?	38	23 Jul 2020 9:50 a.m. PST
Multi-fig bases in Charles Grant rulesets - how to handle?	3	19 Jul 2020 7:24 p.m. PST
Storytelling & Wargame Design free webinar	5	12 Jul 2020 7:46 a.m. PST
On the virtues of IGO-UGO	152	06 Jul 2020 9:31 p.m. PST
"D6 Rules" - a one page PDF ?	3	02 Jul 2020 9:08 p.m. PST
Worst Accidents With My Miniatures	34	16 Jun 2020 9:14 p.m. PST
Tony Bath's Hyborian Campaign	37	15 Jun 2020 8:07 a.m. PST
Scrumlandia: The Start of Something Special?	9	12 Jun 2020 1:26 a.m. PST
Game design webinars	3	06 Jun 2020 7:16 p.m. PST
medieval battleline rules question	12	06 Jun 2020 6:38 a.m. PST
Racing Season & Victory Points?	1	05 Jun 2020 7:31 a.m. PST
C2 dynamic OODA Loop	1	04 Jun 2020 12:51 p.m. PST
D-Day to Berlin v3.0 Avaiable	7	26 May 2020 9:49 a.m. PST
Slope and movement	20	22 May 2020 9:00 a.m. PST
indirect fire	12	21 May 2020 7:30 p.m. PST
Is It Our Fault?	36	19 May 2020 6:35 p.m. PST
Treadheads gunnery system	8	19 May 2020 8:12 a.m. PST
Wildland Fire tactical decision games with a sand table	2	16 May 2020 8:46 p.m. PST
From WRG Ancients to DBx	9	16 May 2020 5:57 a.m. PST
Which version of this Rout rule do you prefer?	20	12 May 2020 11:03 a.m. PST
Opposed Die Rolls? You prefer them...	5	11 May 2020 2:59 p.m. PST
Solo gaming WW1 air combat	4	09 May 2020 11:28 a.m. PST
You like your odds 'rough'	1	08 May 2020 8:03 p.m. PST
Miniature Wargaming in 54mm (part 3) Artillery	1	29 Apr 2020 1:48 p.m. PST
Miniature Wargaming in 54mm (part 2) Action/Reaction	4	25 Apr 2020 6:28 p.m. PST
Graph Paper for Maps???	13	24 Apr 2020 5:33 p.m. PST
What about rules for losing control because you're winning???	26	24 Apr 2020 9:49 a.m. PST
Miniature Wargaming in 54mm (part 1)	9	22 Apr 2020 5:48 p.m. PST
classifying types of turn order in games	55	16 Apr 2020 8:08 a.m. PST
Ammunition in games	76	15 Apr 2020 10:09 a.m. PST
Variable morale, or just lucky dice?	39	10 Apr 2020 4:20 a.m. PST
Alien: Isolation and Stealth in Wargames	13	05 Apr 2020 10:20 a.m. PST
Black Powder House Rule question	4	04 Apr 2020 11:33 a.m. PST
Artillery and heights?	23	01 Apr 2020 9:20 p.m. PST
Apocalypse Earth: Black Ops Playtest	2	13 Mar 2020 8:17 p.m. PST
Kessel Run Racing Game by Skull & Crown	12	08 Mar 2020 11:12 p.m. PST
Initiative idea	14	04 Mar 2020 1:38 p.m. PST
Mind Games?	22	29 Feb 2020 7:47 p.m. PST
Win-Win	14	25 Feb 2020 6:16 a.m. PST
Leadership? Chain of Command	4	18 Feb 2020 11:42 a.m. PST
Nothing worse than a smart Ass	6	14 Feb 2020 3:38 p.m. PST
Anyone here a pro at using Anydice?	9	06 Feb 2020 8:35 p.m. PST
The 5 Wargame Rules That Changed the Industry are...	39	06 Feb 2020 2:43 a.m. PST
A little game I made	1	02 Feb 2020 4:20 p.m. PST
Game Design: Leadership	44	01 Feb 2020 10:41 p.m. PST
Boyd's OODA Loop and the Infantry Company	36	26 Jan 2020 11:50 a.m. PST
Tactics Discussion: First shot in a tank engagement	59	19 Jan 2020 9:56 a.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 6)	21	17 Jan 2020 1:38 p.m. PST
Grid/square multi occupancy rule design	17	03 Jan 2020 10:52 a.m. PST
Trees 2D or 3D	19	03 Jan 2020 3:29 a.m. PST
Do You Know What I Know?	23	26 Dec 2019 1:51 p.m. PST
Panty Explosion is the Corniest!	6	23 Dec 2019 3:31 p.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 5)	4	23 Dec 2019 11:58 a.m. PST
A review of TRAVEL BATTLE by Perry Miniatures	30	21 Dec 2019 12:17 p.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 4)	8	20 Dec 2019 9:08 a.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 3)	28	14 Dec 2019 11:29 a.m. PST
Musings on Game Design..	13	14 Dec 2019 11:22 a.m. PST
Portrayal of airpower in a ground wargame	55	12 Dec 2019 6:36 p.m. PST
Impact of Terrain on rules	10	12 Dec 2019 11:02 a.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming	34	09 Dec 2019 12:24 p.m. PST
Rules Tinkering	49	08 Dec 2019 10:09 a.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 2)	1	01 Dec 2019 1:01 p.m. PST
Less Control?	63	30 Nov 2019 12:23 a.m. PST
cavalry skirmishes -- horse size and quality	8	26 Nov 2019 2:29 p.m. PST
Que Cavalry at Barnet?	9	25 Nov 2019 11:06 a.m. PST
Updating rules ethics	16	18 Nov 2019 3:28 p.m. PST
Close-range fire for MGs?	45	15 Nov 2019 12:18 p.m. PST
O Group Design Update	4	14 Nov 2019 11:23 a.m. PST
Resolving Hand-to-Hand	1	07 Nov 2019 4:56 a.m. PST
Tactics Discussion: Recon by Fire	29	04 Nov 2019 3:34 p.m. PST
Off The Rails ...	27	02 Nov 2019 7:47 p.m. PST
Hero System Skirmish continued	2	25 Oct 2019 1:53 a.m. PST
The Mechanics of Artillery Firing	7	24 Oct 2019 2:02 p.m. PST
Any good books on wargame design?	18	21 Oct 2019 4:30 a.m. PST
Using Flow Charts for QRS Sheets	32	20 Oct 2019 5:21 a.m. PST
Ramblings of a Military Historian	1	19 Oct 2019 3:26 p.m. PST
Stress of Battle republished	3	11 Oct 2019 8:32 a.m. PST
Is there Innovation in Rules?	54	08 Oct 2019 11:17 a.m. PST