rules

[Keith]

Battlelust by columbia games works for both fantasy and historical settings and allows the option of plugging in roleplaying.

[Arturo]

I like GW's LOTR rules its a nice simple system which can be adapted to any fantasy figure range I reckon. I think the new 32mm fantasy range of moulds are an ideal alternative to GW's expensive and sometimes disappointing efforts. The new Prince August 32mm High Elves are superior to the GW types in my opinion. I'd buy GW's LOTR rules but look at alternative manufacturers. I'm just waiting for more moulds of Orcs and Goblins

[neurodisruptor]

Hi all,
Here is a link to a massive resource for free wargames rules online. There is even a copy of a very old ruleset put out by Prince August years ago. Happy gaming!

www.freewargamesrules.co.uk/

there should be enough here for everyone, and its all free (though you have to join a yahoo group for a few of them)

[lensman]

Great site! Thanks for the heads up. By the by could you tell us which of the many rule sets is by Prince August? I have looked around a bit but haven’t found it as yet.

Question to PA. Why not have a section on your web site where you could offer free rule sets that go well with your figures? I am sure that many of the authors of free sets that are floating around out there would be delighted to give you permission to use their work and it would help PA sell more figures by clueing in the uninitiated on the fun things one can do with their figures once they cast and paint them.

Another thing that would seem to be good for PA (and what is good for PA is good for PA’s devoted fans, like me) would be to offer table of organizations so that hobbyists can make up scale units of their figures. Back in the days of Britains toy soldiers it was common for hobbyists to do say the entire British army circa 1900 in a 1/100 or so ratio. By providing that information, if only on a few units, you would be giving hobbyists an incentive to cast more figures and buy more moulds.

John

[neurodisruptor]

You're quite welcome.

Here's a link to the specific Prince August rules set. It's short and sweet, and the tables need to be aligned properly it seems, but as far as nostalgia, its very interresting.

mainly28s.com/Rules/Prince_August/Prince.August.html

Hope that helps.

[wolfie65]

My personal favorite for traditional fantasy mass battles is Fantasy Warriors published in the early 90's by Grenadier.
I think the rules might be available from Mirliton in Italy, not sure if they're translated, though.....
For a sort of role playing element, I can recommend [Erin[/i] by Alternative Armies, it encourages players to incorporate a 'story-telling' element into their games.
A word of warning: This does not work with very 'competitive' gamers.......
Not a fan of GW's LotR.
Seems to me to boil down to one thing: If you want to win, play Uruk-Hai.