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Fun but simple tabletop war games.

Started by weirdguy564, October 03, 2023, 10:45:47 AM

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weirdguy564

#30
March 28, 2024, 09:13:56 PM
So, I just bought two decks of this card game that is NOT a card game.

Battleground Fantasy Warfare.

https://rattrapgames.com/collections/battleground-fantasy-warfare




It is a deck of cards, but they're actually the miniatures for the wargame.  You place them onto the table, and the image on the card is of a block of soldiers, or a line of cavalry, and their stats.  They move across the tabletop as rank & file soldiers should, ready to charge the enemy soldiers and get into their vulnerable rear.

I like it because I don't have to paint an entire display case full of 28mm toys (I'm not much interested in that hobby), but I can have a battle game.  And then, when I am done, it packs away into a box of playing cards.
I'm glad for you if you like the top selling game of the genre.  Me, I like the road less travelled, and will be the player asking we try a game you've never heard of.

1stLevelWizard

#31
March 29, 2024, 05:58:07 PM
Completely forgot about Battleground! Excellent game, and it gives that big battle feel without committing to hordes of models.
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zircher

#32
March 31, 2024, 08:03:40 PM
Back when my son and his friends where younger, I just house ruled Battletech into a fast-kill version.  Armor and internals were combined, weapons did dice damage, heat was replaced with cool down for the big guns.  It played quickly and each kid could drive several mechs so a loss was not a sit out of the game moment.  At that time, a ran the opposing force of vehicles and mechs so it was a co-op game for them.
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hedgehobbit

#33
April 01, 2024, 09:07:32 PM
Similar to Battleground was a game called Star Trek: Red Alert. Instead of cards, it used giant cardboard discs. Luckily, it sold badly and one of the guys who worked at Last Unicorn Game forum sold off a ton of complete sets when they lost the license.



One of the cool parts is that you'd buy upgrades that were disks hidden on your ship card and you'd only reveal them when you needed to. So your ship could have special torpedoes or Boarding Parties to surprise your opponents with. Sadly, it was only Next Generation so I'll stick with Star Fleet Battles (which is not simple at all).

weirdguy564

#34
April 20, 2024, 11:00:44 PM
So, I have a set of rules for naval combat games (free stuff you find on the internet) called Starmageddon.  I think I mentioned it above, but I'll repost it here.

Starmageddon rules on an Angelfire page (they're still around?!?)

Here are the ships I am making 3D models of, and have already 3D printed to be ships for the game.  I own a Mars Elegoo 3D resin printer.  A battleship and a cruiser.  I still have to make some destroyers.
I'm glad for you if you like the top selling game of the genre.  Me, I like the road less travelled, and will be the player asking we try a game you've never heard of.
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