Open Combat – skirmish rules for pre-gunpowder historical (and fantasy) games – launched this month, and is available for the special launch price of £7.50 GBP until 31st October 2014.
Open Combat is a tabletop miniature wargame suitable for any pre-gunpowder historical period or fantasy setting.
It is a fast-paced skirmish-level game that lets you create the heroes, battles and adventures of your imagination.
Open Combat features a Renown system which you use to build your warband. You literally create the characteristics for the members of your warband, adding weapons, skills and abilities to make the fighters your vision of what they represent.
You can use any miniatures you own, free to create the battles and encounters that you want to play with the heroes (and their enemies), as strong (or weak) as you and your opponent choose to make them.
You can guide the ragtag remains of a Roman expeditionary force through barbarian territory, become a Saxon lord with his retinue as they face off against a local rival, or chart the story of a group of adventurers fighting for fortune and glory in a Goblin-infested wilderness. It could be anything you wish to play out on the tabletop.
You only need a 24" x 24" area to play. Games last 30 to 40 minutes, and you only need three regular six-sided dice.
The Open Combat rules are supplied as a 46-page, full-color PDF and are available now.
So give it a try – if your miniature collection and buying habits are anything like the authors', we think you'll like it!