"Playing By Your Own Rules" Topic
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| The Last Conformist | 07 Apr 2025 1:03 a.m. PST |
Depends a bit on the time period considered: I've played some games with rules I've written myself, but it's a long time ago. |
robert piepenbrink  | 07 Apr 2025 4:15 a.m. PST |
Depends on year, opponents, and whether I can find a short enough set written by anyone else. |
| jefritrout | 07 Apr 2025 7:36 a.m. PST |
I generally only play the rules that I've written at conventions. |
 ColCampbell | 07 Apr 2025 8:59 a.m. PST |
Although we do infrequently use rules completely written by one of our members, the Jackson Gamers have never been afraid of "improving" a rule set using home-grown modifications. Jim |
| Frederick | 07 Apr 2025 9:25 a.m. PST |
Full on rules, rarely – we do thought often use house rules for existing rulesets (for example, for Black Powder SYW we moved the fire phase to before the movement phase) |
| robert piepenbrink | 07 Apr 2025 1:18 p.m. PST |
Is it still "my own rules" after my opponent has run through three iterations of "Improvements?" |
 John the OFM | 07 Apr 2025 3:58 p.m. PST |
By the time I get through my "modifications" and "improvements", to TSATF, there is still a vague family resemblance. |
 Sgt Slag | 08 Apr 2025 7:55 a.m. PST |
Other: I have only played two rulesets, since around 2000: 2e BattleSystem (TSR authored, OOP since 1992), and a set of Army Men rules I wrote in 1998 (self-published and sold, 1998-2007). I stopped playing all other war games. I don't play wargames often, shamefully, but when I do, these are the rule sets I play. My last wargame was played in 2022, in spite of COVID. Cheers! |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 17 Apr 2025 9:49 p.m. PST |
Note that BattleSystem is no longer OOP, it is available as a digital download. |
| SultanSevy | 07 May 2025 10:23 a.m. PST |
Easily 50-65% of the time (I've designed two different sets of fantasy rules, and WWII tank battle rules). Working on development of sci-fi and pulp rules as we speak. |
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