Civil War EditionPrevious thread:>>96277062>Thread Question:Which civil wars have you gamed? how did they go? What were the challenges?>Community Summary of Wargames:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11JoUpGIRDp5DZdgJ24rijKHgyY-qvvR5QnVtHIp57Tw/edit?usp=sharing>List of Historical Tactical, Strategic, and Military Drill treatises:http://pastebin.com/BfMeGd6R>ZunTsu Gameboxes:https://www.mediafire.com/folder/yaokao3h1o4og/ZunTsu_GameBoxes>/hwg/ Steam Group:http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tghwg/>Naval wargaming stuff:https://pastebin.com/LcD16k7s>Games, Ospreys & References folders:https://www.mediafire.com/folder/lu95l5mgg06d5/Ancienthttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/81ck8x600cas4/Medievalhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/w6m41ma3co51e/Horse_and_Muskethttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/vh1uqv8gipzo1/Napoleonichttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/bbpscr0dam7iy/ACWhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/bvdtt01gh105d/Victorianhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/b35x147vmc6sg/World_War_Onehttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/z8a13ampzzs88/World_War_Twohttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/z8i8t83bysdwz/Vietnam_Warhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/7n3mcn9hlgl1t/Modernhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/gdvadj7t6l5w6/Aero_Wargaminghttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/ittx73oyyz7t1/Naval_Wargaminghttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/6jrcg496e7vnb/Avalon%20Hillhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/pq6ckzqo3g6e6/Field_Of_Gloryhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/r2mff8tnl8bjy/GDWhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/whmbo8ii2evqh//SPIhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/ws6yi58d2oacc/Strategy_%26_Tactics_Magazinehttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/s1am77aldi1as/Wargameshttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/j962ws6h50bqj/Victory_Games
>New Trove Linkhttps://mega.nz/folder/19kUXC6T#U31scUNwyuVI8cHvX6GIgQ>Advanced Squad Leaderhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/d9x0dbxrpjg48/Advanced_Squad_Leader>AK-47 Republichttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/6v39gcjode5ln/Insanely_Based_AK-47_Republic_Folder>Battleground WWIIhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/cb83cg7ays4l1/Battleground_WWII>Battlegrouphttps://mega.nz/#F!SolyxarJ!GUg6zWBStfznr6BvYedghQ>Black Powderhttp://www.mediafire.com/file/f8a58xjysyweaz8/Black+Powder+Rulebook.pdf>Bolt Actionhttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/n7jmdnlv1n0ju/Bolt_Action>By Fire And Swordhttps://mega.co.nz/#!jxgCWTYD!FCp52DAqIUc-EM-TsRsWv7fB92nJ3kkzKsNcD_urI5Q>Flames of Warhttps://mega.nz/folder/lc1SRajQ#QTDXthNFG-sDoYe08bhV9A>Fleet Serieshttps://mega.nz/#F!i1N3xZxL!C6fQ3Z8o2U0gtk5kdXuVcQ>GMThttps://mega.nz/#F!D1dHQZCJ!V9pYq0CUc4iCrNiOcBOBtg>Hail Caesarhttps://mega.nz/#F!XsVD0KgT!twB1NWiFE3aKXK_O1EZ4pA>Impetushttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/28i9gevqws518/Impetus>Modelling & painting guideshttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/7b5027l7oaz05/Modelling_%26_Painting_Guides>The Perfect Captainhttp://perfectcaptain.50megs.com/captain.html>Phoenix Command RPGhttps://mega.co.nz/#F!b5tgXRwa!mzelRNrKPjiT8gP7VrS-Jw>Sagahttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/alj31go19tmpm/SAGA>Twilight 2000/2013 RPGhttps://mega.co.nz/#F!C9sQhbwb!NVnD4jvUn5inOrPJIAkBhA>Wargaming Compendiumhttp://www.mediafire.com/download/cghxf3475qy46aq/Wargaming+Compendium.pdf
Excited to announce a new Naval Wargaming folder, now included in the OP:https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ittx73oyyz7t1/Naval_WargamingNo idea what happened to the old one, so I just threw whatever naval wargames I had in my folder on to mediafire. Hope people enjoy, and feel free to suggest more files / games to add. Could do with an osprey & reference folder.
I used to like trawling facebook pages to see AARs and stuff, but nowadays virtually every post I see is some boomer excitedly using AI to animate his miniatures, like some monkey impressed by a magic trick.
>>96372639Why didn't you add the new Rick Roll Trove?https://mega.nz/folder/78pF0CYI#Jc2IO8IQVwRDP1Chwr_iGA
>>96372666Yea, it's incredibly frustrating with the AI slop that boomers share. Nice satanic trips.
>trying this hardZoomers can't even bait-post.
>making the switch from tape measure to measuring stick
>>96375697Happy to see the image I made 8 years ago is still circulating.
I want to get into Pike and Shotte, but there is no local scene. Do I just build two armies and attempt to get other 40k players into it?
>>96376655It cuts a bit close to the bone as someone with an MA in Ancient History who teaches at a Hampshire secondary school who used to post here regularly whilst doing my MA (painting 10mm battle of Talavera) and then painted up both sides of the Battle of Hastings in 6mm for my Year 10s once I became a teacher.I'm not sure if it directly lampoons my life or it's a case of life imitating art.
>>96377241>other 40k playerskek
>>96377331Sorry, I'll make sure to play the non-existent historical wargamers near me. Thanks for the tip.
>>96377400>he doesn't know
>>96377400Anon, there is almost guaranteed historical wargamers in your area. You are unaware of them because they don't typically have to rely on playing with randos at the LGS
>>96372729It has like 3 games in it? We generally try to organize by period or type in the case of air and naval wargames. We do already have a bolt action folder, although maybe this could be updated with the latest version if yours is different? I don't really know who maintains most of the MediaFires
>>96377462I am in a small rural city, and I've trawled facebook groups. The closest historical group is an hour away. I was hoping there would be some in my city. I think I'll have to ask the older guys in my 40k group.
>>96377475Nobody updates old shares.Rick Roll Trove has already 14 pdf with some recent rules.Why update it if it's not referenced?How much does it cost to add the link?
>>96372624I will probably crosspost this in advance...because of space and price considerations, and the fact that across the few settings I do, generic fantasy and sci fi, dark ages and late 19th century and Napoleonic, I am close to having more or less what I need to play platoon sized games...What are the 15mm manufacturers you like? 12mm and 18mm are ok if a decent matchup is available. So far I have bought Demonworld, Alternative Armies, Brigade Models, Peter Pig, Essex Miniatures and Blue Moon. The only ones I thought were too flashy, primitive if characterful were Irregular. The leap to 15mm should help with games of over 100 figures and maximise my 4 by 4 gaming area
Looking for the scanned asl sk magazine. Those articles doe.
>>96377328I based it on you and the Tom meme we had going.
Ak47 republic, which edition do you prefer and why, 1st, 2nd or the new 3rd? Anyone has the new pdf? Show me your cool technicals.Somebody needs to teach graphic design to peter pig.
>>96379472Those were the days. I check in here usually during the school holidays usually but I haven't done anything hwg related for years sadly. Do people still do monthly themed projects?
>>96379609No, we haven't had one in a few years. I don't think the younger generation of wargamers have it in them to be social and plan things, while us older guys just don't have the time or energy.
Hey, how is the new chain of command ? does anyone have the pdf or good detailed explanation ? cheers
>>96380083That's a shame, but makes a lot of sense.
>>96379609Last thread someone brought up the monthly painting project and we all agreed we would like to do one again. I thought there was going to be a poll on the OP for this thread but I guess he forgot
Still humbly requesting iron coffins, havent seen it posted here or the troves
>>96380243You can find it in the Rick Roll Trove (in the new Chain of Command folder)
When are these British cucks gonna start taking our money again?
>>96381804I know this is fake TDS serving as bait, but the issue lies with the Royal Mail (retarded government employees from Pakistan) not knowing how to implement a payment system, not the 10% tariff. Euros have no problem paying VAT, ameribros will have no problem paying tariff.
>>96381972Nah, lots of countries have stopped sending mail to AmeriKKKa. Many European ones, Canada, New Zealand and Australia to name the ones I know.
>>96382235This isn't 40kg you'll have to try harder with your bait lol
>>96381403Just buy an 3d printer?
>>96382560Why
>>96382769To print yourself some T-90 tanks and you wont need to wait for some fat boomer bongs.
>>96382780Not worth exposing my young children to toxic estrogenic fumes and turning them into trannies. Also I only like hand sculpted metal miniatures
>>96382822then continue seething
>>96382876Who is seething?
>>96372624Anyone know of any good 1/72 or 1/76 scale (20-25mm) figure manufacturers? Me and a buddy are planning to play Bolt Action with these cheaper smaller models. So far we have been looking at: Airfix (nice range but a bit old and basic), Plastic Soldier Company (good range but most is out of stock!)Italeri (seems to offer the best for wargaming, most infantry packs have an infantry box consisting of a rifleman spew and a support weapon sprew)Can any of the great wargaming sages here reccommend any other manufacturers?
>>96383296Go here: https://plasticsoldierreview.com/PeriodList.aspx?period=1You will don't get better advices
>>96377475Whats the game? This looks fun and those missile markers are cool.
>>96383471>those missile markers are coolMade from pipe cleaners, IIRC.
>>96383977Everyone knows that Wellington did everything, whether in Spain or at Waterloo.
>>96383414Thank you!
anyone got experience with Panzer Grenadier Deluxe? I know it's the same guy who did O Group. Interested in it because I hear it can be played at a smaller company level rather than battalion level.
>>96383471The game is Missile Threat, and yes, pipe cleaner missiles!
>>96381804Butt hurt
>>96385479Then go see a doctor, assuming you have $20,000 American dollarydoos spare
>>96383296Consider chain of command or battlegroup, those are drastically better games.
>>96384845Draken, my beloved... We have one installed at a local museum, such a beautiful jet.
I'm a pretty big fan of Graviteam Tactics, and especially their North Africa game.I want to have a go at doing something similar on the tabletop (specifically the North Africa theatre). For anyone who's played these games, are there any rules that capture a similar feeling on the tabletop?
>>96387270Could try Battlegroup, Rommel, I Aint Been Shot Mum, or Crossfire.We've been hard at work testing Ostfront 2nd edition (pic related), hoping to have a similar vibe and scale to Graviteam Tactics. We have 6 different periods for North Africa, from the early days of Italians vs. British, through to El Alamein, then Tunisia. Even have East Africa!Probably won't be released until later in the year though, still finishing off army lists for eastern front and D Day+.
>>96384258I could never find anything beyond a couple reviews from a decade ago so I finally caved and bought a copy to read. It just came in so I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
>>96387436>I ain't been shot mumWhat is the deal with br*tish boomers and coming up with the most retarded names for their games? The games title should be a chore to have to say in conversation
>>96377241Yes. Have 2 well painted armies, the rulebook, all necessary dice, tokens, rulers, etc. and some good terrain. Have that ready to go, then invite buddies, other LGS patrons, or people from another gaming group over for a game.
>>96387649My favourite is to Ur is Human. I want to do an ECW skirmish game called Mynde Your Manors.To an earlier anon asking how one projects mass in 28mm without a ridiculously high figure count this guy seems ro have nailed it. He is just doing scenic bases, two ranks of seven and a mounted Colonel. 15 figures representing a regiment of 1500 is not too bad.https://youtu.be/xmYf44MfEO0?feature=shared
>>96387781Also:>reference cards>a playsheet>a clean bathroom>refreshments... nothing preachy like a salad bowl, nor anything too heart stopping and certainly not expensive port and cigars when rotgut and cigarillos will do...keep it human
>>96380809I'm also interested in this + the base rules to read through. Skeptical of all Warlord products, but it seems like it could potentially be quite a good simulationist game.
>>96388875>+ the base rules to read throughAvailable in the trove.
>>96380243New chain of command is much better, from the games I’ve played>scout teams barely effect force morale when lost, so you’re more likely to see them on the table threatening jump off points>flamethrower teams and tanks more restricted and expensive, still brutal though>soviets have much better researched national characteristics that are more fun to play>more national characteristics have been included without it feeling bloated>new support options and ammo rules are great>refined vehicle rules make them more intuitive to play>green no longer a chore to play as, elite no longer a chore to play against>compiled all the changes spread across theater books and faq’s into one book>close combat doesn’t nuke both side every time anymore, has real use>changes to missions are awesome, less likely to have a cheesy victory. Like in the probe mission you have to cross the enemy board edge AND take a jump off point, represents a real breakthrough rather than a single armored car running down the road>can use 2-4 chain of command points for weaker effects than a full chain of command die, game is a lot more fluid and reactive>a lot more points in general, if your enemy gets a double phase you get a point to compensateI see no reason to ever go back to v1, I’m working on platoon lists for the Battle of Tula in 1941 as sadly only Europe 1944-45, Blitzkrieg in France, and the Far East are properly within v2 design so far
>Short batrep incoming
>>96391093Location: Somewhere in Italy, in a small war ravaged town
>>96391103The British brought a rifle platoon, with some recent losses made up by transfers from the 5th Indian, along with a Churchill, Achilles, and Wasp
>>96391111The Germans, who were apparently very committed to "field gray", brought a mix of veteran and regular infantry, a few heavy weapons, a Panzer IV, and a Puma, along with an air observer
>>96391118Early on, a British section tried to push up on the right flank and found themselves ambushed by a sniper and then strafed by a passing BF-109, pinning that section, who were later wiped by a mortar shell
>>96391125The Germans also scored a win when their Panzer IV arrived and totaled the British Churchill in a single shot to its side, and while the Achilles promptly arrived and in turn killed the Panzer, it was still a net win for the Germans, especially as the Achilles was then pinned in place by infantry and immobilized with a Panzerfaust
>>96391132A German squad tried to outflank the close assault squad going for the objective and managed to pin them, before I finally managed to actually roll a hit with my flamethrower and wiped out the German squad. This victory was short lived, as the flamethrower immediately ran out of fuel and my infantry tried and failed to push onto another squad at point of bayonet.That ended up being decisive - I'd lost too many troops to hold more objectives than the one I'd claimed, and the Germans oddly had an advantage in numbers.Fun game though.
>>96391103>nice table>one of the players hasnt painted their models.Very nice. Is this boltaction?
>>96391125Nice to see those pajeets finally taking a bath
>>96391118You never see this shit in games of Chain of Command
I'm thinking about doing something crazy when I get home next year. I want to restart my Chinese Warlord Era/Back of Beyond project in a smaller scale. Right now my project is all 28mm, but I've found several armored trains in 28/20/15 and am thinking about getting them in 15 and working on a fresh project in the smaller scale. I've nothing against 28 and my 28 project will exist for skirmish games, I just want enough space to play with trains and the trains and subsequent big battles are the primary goal. I've a bunch of 10 and 6mm projects but never tried 15. I'm amassing a list of vendors for when I come home and already have:>Peter pig>Blue moon>Flames of war >Khurasan>Eureka And am looking for more. Anyone I can use as 1920s Chinamens, Japs, Red and White Russians and European powers. Suggestions?
>>96391606Those are very clearly white brits, the punjabs were at the other end of the table>>96391488Yes.Apparently he's been focusing on painting his British commandos, but when he learned I was bringing limeys he brought his krauts instead
>>9639169215mm is going to have the most choice. Maybe 1/72 a close second. Generally speaking I find any 28mm game with well over 100 figures on my 4 foot table to be too dense and the ranges are a bit off. I am buying my last 28mm kit this Saturday and focussing on 1/72 and 15mm matchups to save money and push the size of my games up to 200-250 figures.
>>96391692I really like 15mm and 20mm, I really wish there was a huge market of 20mm minis, the same quality as 28mm. The only thing that has prevented me from playing mainly 15mm or something is because I have a decades worth of terrain handcrsfted in 28mm and it would all be useless for 15mm
>>96393603There is a vast market for 20mm.. what makes you think there isn't?
>>96387649>I ain't been shot mumCultural reference to the sitcom "It ain't arf hot mum"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ghNgE8QYc&ab_channel=GaryGilmore
>>96389928Do campaigns and such for CoC1 work for CoC2?You seem to know your onions.
>>96393898Yeah but I said the same quality as 28mm. It seems like all the 20mm stuff I see is extremely poor quality
>>96394432I haven't gotten a chance to play a campaign in CoC2 yet, but the book still recommends At the Sharp End and other people still say it works fine.
>>96387786>to Ur is HumanCan you explain for non english natives?
>>96394432Are your italians 10 or 15mm?
>>96395611>to err is human>the Sumerian city of Ur>game is set in ancient Mesopotamia
>>9639562810mm
>>96396427They are nice, Pendraken?
>>96396460Yeah, all Pendraken - a few years old now, new ranges may be available
>>96396494So you play "individually based" rules with them, what are bases size?
>>96396494And it's not too fiddly?
>>96397150I think 10mm, 1p and 2p>>96397161They have sat in a box for 4 years unused, but They aren't that fiddly no.
>>96397883I miss your updates. On a different note, how are your gen alpha and zoomer students?
>having fun with chain of command but my only buddy who is willing to play it is too busy to play recently>try reaching out to local historical community to see if anyone else plays>only people are a group of 4 friends who are just fine with their current numberSo where do I go from here lads?
I have decided to be a no games hobbyist and print my models in 28mm for the extra fun painting themAnyway based on facebook groups I'm in it seems that 28mm napoleonics is pretty popular somehow so it's not a total loss if I do even though tables of 28mm miniatures look stupid
>>96398614Kill one of them, skin him and take his place. If you do it right they won't notice until it's too late.
>>96398983Just need bigger tables is all
>>96398983On the contrary, large tables with lots of 28mm models look really good. It's just that you need a lot of space to make it look good, but it's a god tier scale.
My dad has expressed an interest in painting ww2 minis with me, is the bolt action starter set good or is there a different starting point you guys reccomend?
What kind of white would napoleonic period white uniforms actually be?Should it be warm or cool?
Me and a friend are possibly looking to get into a Cold War era table top. Right now I’m looking at Fistful of TOWs, and I’m wondering if you guys had any recommendations for where we can start looking for minis. 10/15mm seems to be the most common I’ve seen, and might be the most convenient since my friend isn’t as experienced with painting as I am.
>>96401577Uniforms aren't light bulbs, they're painted pure white or off-white.Look at what a white uniform can look like in reality:https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistory/comments/1m6avb3/why_did_austria_wear_white_uniforms_in_the/?show=originalBut on the gaming table, what's important is the visual effect. The smaller the miniatures, the less light they absorb. Up close, they may look nice and realistic; on the tabletop and from a distance, they'll appear dull and dark.So, in general, regardless of the color, it's best to use bright colors.
>>96398599The kids are very much alright. There is such an enormous amount published in newspapers etc about the woes we should have with the new generation, and there are problems of course, but on the whole kids are kids are kids.I like them, and there are some really excellent students and characters who make it worthwhile.
>>96402001>There is such an enormous amount published in newspapers etc about the woes we should have with the new generationEvery generation's complained about the next one being shit, stretching at least to the beginnings of recorded history.and they were right
>>96402110Very true, honestly. No kids have even set up a wargaming club!
Thought: Warlord is doing all the new Winter infantry kits because they'll fit Konflikt '47, since the 1946-47 winter was extremely harsh and the greatcoat vibe is part of the Weird War look
>>96406176They did have lore blurbs of German infantry in greatcoats and gas masks. Maybe they’ll make a weird war upgrade sprue.
Actual British tank commander on the radio:"I can without question discern three moving objects in yonder wood to my left front, which give me the impression of resembling three Tigers. It is my immediate intention to engage."(Peter Selerie)The other commanders thought he was a "Maddeningly pedantic", but in a funny way "communicated calm" in the heat of a battle...Would recommend this and Tank Action (both written from the same unit even!) If anyone is interested in British tank tactics in Normandy / Netherlands / Germany. Sherwood rangers, largely running Shermans and Fireflies.
>>96400882Go for it, Bolt Action is a good entry-level WW2 game. If you ever get bored of it you can use your minis for any number of other rulesets.
Are there any rules for ancient battles similar to WAB but with some command and control friction?
>>96410905Be more specific, what does 'similar' mean for you?
>>96410995Well, let me put it this way. I started wargaming with Warhammer fantasy when I was a kid. I loved and still love the main features of that game - 28mm mass battles but with a fairly high level of detail, featuring casualty removal, detailed equipment stats that wouldn't feel lacking in a skirmish game. Because of the level of detail I always thought of it as being 1:1 scale, representing a big skirmish or a small battle, rather than an abstracted 'proper' battle. However, I got into historicals several years ago, and the one thing I love above all else is the focus in almost all mass battle rules on command friction and not the micromanagement of every little manoevre your units do. Now, the rules I have tried for mass battles (Hail Caesar, Impetus) are suited to fighting true battles, not large skirmishes. Naturally, they abstract an awful lot and have much simpler mechanics because they're not representing individual men at the basic level. So, that is what I am asking for - a set of rules like Warhammer inasmuch as they are at least capable of representing large skirmishes, where the smallest unit in the game is the individual man, whose equipment distinguishes him from others, and who is typically grouped into a unit. But, unlike Warhammer, a set of rules which is not focused on the minutiae of unit manoevre but instead on command friction.
>>96400882yes. bolt action minis are a great starting point. they’re inexpensive (comparatively), they’re good quality models, and theres just enough detail to make it fun without being overwhelming. Plus military drab is mostly the same colors anyways, so that helps.
>>96384258>>96387631So I haven't got it on the table yet but I've read over the book.First impressions, this seems like a game that would be easier to learn from someone experienced than from the book directly. There's also typos and errors that I assume come from lack of editing/copy paste from earlier editions that weren't double checked. Which is annoying in an expensive "deluxe" edition.That being said, it seems like a fine, serviceable ww2 game. There's nothing that really jumps out to me as new or innovative.It uses a kind of old fashioned blind system for fog of war which I feel the CoC jump off point does the same thing but more elegantly. (I don't like moving big blank things around my tabletop that may or may not be units.)The break point for an army is a fixed ratio so you always know when your opponent is about to lose, and I like the uncertainty again of the CoC force morale or the Battlegroup random and hidden chits. Also the game claims two scales of battle but the 1:1 ratio scale seems tacked on. It's all the same rules it just says to pretend your company HQ is a platoon HQ instead. But then your platoon sections still have 4 teams (command, lmg, 2 rifle) which doesn't fit historically. Maybe imagine one of the rifle teams is a scout team or something. It also just mentions this second scale at the front of the book and then never really bothers with it again.I'm going to play it, because I bought it, but if I'd known more about it before hand I might have skipped it for something else. That said, maybe I'll get it on the table and it'll be brilliant. We'll see.
Irregular Miniatures have a line of warlord Chinamens, but the minis look kinda rough. Anyone have any thoughts on their minis in general?
Any good guides on making a classic grass mat for 15mm ww2? Looking to also make wheat fields and the like, want to upgrade from my current cheap felt board
I've been looking for ADLG 4th edition like crazy. Does anyone here have it? And are there lots of changes in lists/rules compared to 3rd edition?
>>96410905Of course
>>96411226SAGA
>Try to order miniatures from British company >"NOOOO we can't figure out how to send with Royal Mail because of drumpfs tariffs!!!">Try to order miniatures from French company >"We can't sent through La Poste because of tariffs, no worries, we will just ship through a private company!" Why are britoid miniature companies so incompetent?
>>96418334The UK has been going through more on and off tariff negotiation while the EU hasn't, guessing that makes it difficult to know what is and isn't feasible
>>96418334Why don't you support dog shit American companies instead?
it only takes 60 models to conquer all of France.
>>96419382Why is Henry V coat of arms reversed?
>>96401583team yankee is 15mm cold war from stuff as early as t-55s and m60 pattons to m1 abrams and t-80s, battlefront makes shit rules but decent minis at affordable prices.
What is everyone in here favorite rulesets? I have found no ruleset is perfect, but which ones do you personally think come pretty damn close? My favorite are Asymmetric Warfare and Nevermind the Billhooks deluxe
Uh... Hello?
>>96377475Why the attitude? It's not as big as one of loadsastuff's troves, but I found a couple of pdfs that I wanted and I say thanks to the anon who created the rick roll trove for sharing
Has anyone played Test of Resolve? I was recommended to me but the rule book is like $50 and the PDF $30. Idk if it's really worth buying if I'm not sure I'll even like it
>>96420353Really love Chain of Command, it achieves it's stated goal of making a platoon level WW2 game that simulates the challenges of wrangling your men. I've seen it described as "playing war" over playing a game, and I really feel it when I'm playing.
>>96420353Battlegroup
>>96424685Why do you like it? I played it once at a convention and it was genuinely the least enjoyable game I've ever played. Perhaps it was the group I was playing with, but I remember attributing it to the ruleset
>>96419420Thats his little known bastard brother, Shmenry the shmifth
>>96424195YAR me matties!also, those models are sick.
Rick Roll Trove has been updated with modern stuff
>>96426926What do you mean modern stuff? Pic related?
>>96426980Yep, WW2, Cold-War and more recent conflicts... but I am sorry, not Fire Team.
>only person I ever game with is a GW fanboy>both of us started out with GW as kids>while I drifted towards historicals, he's drifted further into tournament crap>started treating our games as if they're competitive>puts no thought into scenarios, only wants to play on symmetrical layouts with very tournament-approved random scatter terrainIs solo wargaming worth pursuing at all, or perhaps should I just focus entirely on painting miniatures for the foreseeable future?
>>96427843Wow, you really hate to see it. I have good friends from childhood that grew up to be losers too, so I genuinely sympathize with you. You have three options1). Play solo 2). Create both armies, the terrain, and the scenario, and then ask your buddy if he's willing to give it a go. You have to do all the legwork because 40kiddies are notoriously low effort. 3). Go out of your comfort zone and look for local groups. It should be worth noting, that quality games are 10x as valuable as random pickup slop, so if you only play every other month with some grogs an hour and a half away, it's still better than playing with the rando WAACfag losers playing 40k every other night at the LGS. A last option is to start going to conventions. Playing with "random" people on a 12 foot beautifully crafted table in an epic scenario with its own referee/GM is worth about 100 nights playing at an LGS. Once you play a few games at conventions and you get the idea of it, you can even start building your own two year long project to host at the convention for others to enjoy. Best of luck
>>96427843>Is solo wargaming worth pursuing at all, or perhaps should I just focus entirely on painting miniatures for the foreseeable future?Why not both?And why not play with other people?
>>96427895>Playing with "random" people on a 12 foot beautifully crafted table in an epic scenario with its own referee/GM is worth about 100 nights playing at an LGS.No, it really isn't. Its loud and crowded and you really can't take your time with such demo games. Conventions are totally overrated.
>>9643033940shitter detected
>>96432906Begone! Back to /gsg/ with you!
>>96426926Nice, I can see there's a few things we don't have in the other troves, I'll add it in to the next OP if no one else creates it first (Seems like the usual OP has gone awol for the time being)
Does Warlord Games have a single decently painted model?
>>96436318That tank seems tiny.
>>96437367It is. Bolt Action tanks are ridiculously small
I'm looking at Victrix Limited's Roman minis.They look so good. Is there a catch to them that I need to be aware of? A curled monkey's paw finger if you will?
>>96438504Yes. 28mm ancients are a meme.
>>96438504nah, they're the best around.
>>96438504No catch, they are leagues better than their competitors.
>>96419245>implying I don't buy superior AMERICAN plastic goods than shitty british boomer casts where do you think you are fag, lead adventure?
>>96419382The English have essentially spent their entire history getting shat on by the French, so this is an odd thing to post. Why do you think the British cling to stuff like Agincourt and Waterloo so much, because it's a small glimmer of success in a sea of embarrassment. It's like the Mexicans being obsessed with bragging about the Battle of the Alamo, when they should be embarrassed that they struggled to discharge a handful of militiamen that they outnumbered 10 to 1 from inside a church
>>96440445Alright I'll pick some up then. Maybe even from their website as local Canadian shops seem to understandably always be out of stock.Thanks guys!
>>96441265How many times have Americans been shit on by Canadians?
>>96436256Nice, what scale is that FW?
>>96441505They never have been. Sure, morons like to cite the War of 1812, believing that it was fought entirely by the Canadians against the Americans and ended in a staggering Canadian Victory. All while conveniently forgetting that only 4000 Canadian Militia were present, supported by 46000 British troops and 10000 to 15000 injuns, and that the war ended in Status quo ante bellum. You're not a moron are you?
>>96441505Approximately zero times. What's funny about this question is that, unlike how the British are constantly talking about the French (rent free), Americans literally never think about Canada or Canadians. Canada is so irrelevant in the American mind that most Americans forget it's even up there.
Hanover. October, 1945. The British 8th Army, unprepared for the severity of urban combat in eastern Europe in autumn, took a severe loss against the combined forces of the Soviet army and the Provisional German Communist Militia. Hanover remains in Communist hands
>>96442400>Canada is so irrelevant in the American mind that most Americans forget it's even up there.No, that's just the ignorance of Americans... who visibly also forget the invasion of Canada in 1775 and the pitiful siege of Quebec.
Stupid question but do the boomers on facebook realize they keep saying "Big COC(chain of command)" constantly in the lardie community and it reads as them obsessing over big cock with how theyre using it in sentences? Is it some in-joke or are they just that oblivious because If it's not a funny coincidence I want to filter them
>>96443008Sounds like a deliberate in-joke to me
>>96442755Does that really count when the majority of the defending forces were continental troops from the UK, and when Canadians and indians fought on both sides?
>>96442755Uh oh .. you're coping. Also, you're focusing on a single battle in a war that you lost. Truly pathetic!
>>96379588Didn't know there was a new Ed. Whats new about it? Wouldn't hold your breath on the graphic design, though. You can't teach an old pig new tricks. :P
>>964418061/200Fw 190 A8/R2 "Stormbock" used with additional armor and additional weapons to fight US bombers. Metal model of Air Raid 36/46 in 1:200, designed by Roman Troyan, decals by https://eisvogel-bemalung.de/ and painted by Eisvogel Miniaturenbemalung - Sieben Schwaben Spiele Decals
>>96443435>in a war that you lost.Does that really count when when Americans and indians fought on both sides?
>>96424762The game is easy to play, it covers everything ww2, the books are nice, proper artillery rules, proper aircraft rules, the morale counter mechanic is great, logistic units, reactive activations, proper historical feeling instead of meme movie rules like flames of war, supresive fire works, way less range compression guns can shoot far away as they should, detailed unit stats for guns and armour (use unit cards for quick reference) the historical scenarios with predefined maps an unit lists are great, tanks can and will fail its not all about having more and bigger tanks, no parking lots thanks to artillery and aircraft, infantry divisions actually work, extensive list of defensive fortifications, the stalingrad book i great, long range units like the elephant suck at advancing and assaulting thanks to having less ammunition. In my opinion it's the best 15mm ww2 wargame so far.
>>96436318To fit in the table, because 28mm ww2 with tanks is a mistake.
>>96445346Seethe, mald, cope, rage, cry, be a faggot but don't lie. Americans didn't fight on both sides. Those who fought for the revolution were Americans, those who fought for the British were loyalists, and thus British. You, however, are a nigger.
Just printed my first Austrian napoleonics at 18mmI was an idiot because the sculptor, Piano Wargames, decided to have some separate arms and I, a moron, put them on the build plate to print but when it came to cleaning I just lost track of one or two and now idk if it's sitting in a pile of supports or is floating in my resin tankThe detail is amazing, very happy with themYou can fit like 48 infantry figures on a mars 4 ultra no problem
>>96445496Also using sunlu abs-like the bayonets, despite being extremely thin, seem to be quite flexibleI can bend them about 30-40 degrees without breakage
Been working on some Japanese 16th century Wako pirates/generic bandits to use in Ronin. Quite happy with how the first two came out, and curious for some feedback. Currently working on an archer and might do some more armoured minis later.
>>96445614Looks great, honestly it's at the level of professional 28mm metal sculptorsDo you start with a fresh face and body with each of your sculpts?
>>96445614Also your proportions look excellentWhy is there a gap between the arms and hands?
>>96379588How many groups play AK47 in the first place?
>>96445445>You, however, are a niggerDoes that really count when when Blacks fought on both sides?
>>96443008It’s a joke anon, TooFatLardies are known for that sort of thing
>>96446455Ehh that's gonna be a no from me then. There's nothing worse than the 60+ year olds I play with making weird sexual jokes, I dont really need to experience the cringe cock related hyperfixation online as well. I thought "big coc" was some kind of expansion but I cant be bothered anymore to try to understand the dementia ramblings of that group
>>96446816Boomer humor is cringe, and British humor is especially bad, mix them together and it's just heinously unbearable
>>96446866I'm just tired. Im leaving my irl hwg community because Im exhausted by being the only person under 50 and having to help them play their turns because theyre so slow and forgetful. Clash of spears games are taking 2+ hours for a single normal sized match.Then I go to try to see what's up with the new CoC because I can maybe grow a new community for it with younger more mentally adept people and its a trendy new edition of a game Ive always played, and the only place for news is their facebook where like 9/10 comments and posts are incohetent ramblings that make no fucking sense at all and just make it exhausting to interact or even view.Those of you with good communities of normal sane people cherish them
>>96438510Why do people say this?>muh manouvre99% of ancient and medieval battles were about deployment, pressuring a flank to break the enemy and terrain was enough of an influence that smaller armies oft beat larger ones.A dense game where deployment and testing weaknesses in the enemy line is great actually.Skirmish games of 15-40 figures per side can be fun but often end up taking as long to pack down or play. 28mm is great for mass battles, no corkscrew charges, even on a 4 by 3 board. 200 figures a side shouod be fine. What 15mm and 1/72 and under have is true mass. So your 24 man battalions can stretch out a bit and become 36-48 man ones. Maybe more if you have more discipline than me.
>>96447024>guy who doesn't know about chariots
>>96447024>99% of the information we have on ancient and medieval battles comes from unreliable and inaccurate sources
>>96447215>99% of the information we have on ancient battles comes from unreliable and inaccurate sourcesThis aspect is the central theme of this book that I encourage everyone to read:https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Battles-Reconstructing-Clashes-Ancient/dp/1847251870?ie=UTF8and on top of that there are rules and scenarios in it
Feels like most pre-gunpowder battles were just gangs of men lobbing missiles at each other and then playing chicken with charges.
>>96446816>>96446866>>96446915Another sensitive zoomer filtered
>>96448077I get that you're a nogamer probably. But if you actually played with the average hwg demographic that isn't playing 40k clones with ww2 skins you'd understand what hanging out with a bunch of 60 year old retirees is like. I get being a little contrarian prick, but in what way is babysitting a person who can't even process a dice roll on their own fun to you?>>96447884Then rome discovered how to throw sticky missiles from much closer to guarantee easier charges and took over half the world>>96447687>British>military historian>direct ties to military complexThat's literally just the modern day version of the reason historical texts on this are dogshit you realize that right? The cycle just continues
>>96448147>in what way is babysitting a person who can't even process a dice roll on their own fun to youGot one of these guys in my Battletech group. He's really tiresome and mostly just rants about how something that got introduced 36 years ago ruined the game and he's still mad about it
>>96448147>Cant handle a dick joke>Flings into an autistic furyI’m glad you’ve been filtered, a single bad dice roll and you’d be flipping tables, especially in Big CoC!
>>96448168The one time I skipped playing an hwg at my old shop with the diapergang was to play battletech with the stereotypical overweight disheveled battletech early 20s dude who kept coming by and no one would play with him. So I gave him a casual game to be nice, and he proceeded to put his mechs on a hill literally touching the board edge and refused to move them so I spend half the game just approaching him as he did nothing but try to keep them from tipping over the edge onto the floor. It was between that dude or playing with a guy who couldn't read the quick reference anymore and spends from 5-10 on ONE skirmish game
>>96448195This is why battletech needs objectives. There's a good pdf for that over in /btg/'s OP, "Instant Action", I've been toying with using its concept for other games
>>96448209Alpha Strike, the Superior game, has objectives
is it *him*?
>>96448192The thought of Big CoC makes me seethe with insecure rage, and reminds him of his own inadequacy. The truth is, without Big CoC you simply cannot please a woman
>>96448147>That's literally just the modern day version of the reason historical texts on this are dogshitNo, it is not the same thing, Sabin allows us to evaluate the sources and the outcome of ancient battles, as Delbrück did before him, but unlike the German author, Sabin seeks above all to give us tools rather than to teach us his truth.
Boomers will literally put a dick in their mouth to "own" someone. The first instinct being going to latent homosexuality when someone goes against them is telling>>96448536It's still through his lens and he has a ton of bias. As long as you're mindful of that its fine. But the fact that there is still no "critical mitary history" branches in academia tells you what you need to know. Theyre just drawing from the same well for decades. And that creates a lot of homogeniety in thinking. Much like the most famous ancient and medieval historians. Especially someone selling you something from within dominant discourse. But I digress, the people crave more penis
>>96448575>Boomers will literally put a dick in their mouth to "own" someone.Go put one in your own mouth, maybe it'll satisfy your deeply repressed faggy cravings (you're not fooling anyone), or at least will make you stop talking, you prancing la-la homo man.
I am a big fan of 40k and especially killteam. Do you know if there an kind of ww2 alternative, skirmish style? I collect ww2 stuff but i don't like the bolt action system. Wip of the previous weeks on pic related
Going to print out a 36 figure battalion of Austrian infantry and a 14 figure regiment of Chevaulegers todayWhat kind of small, medium and large battalions do you guys see people use?
>>96449273>likes 40k >doesn't like Bolt Action Retard alert
>>96449343Guilty, i'm on this board
>>96448575Cupcake was too afraid to even reply to me, sorry bud but you don’t have the balls to match up with Big CoC! Stick to the iPad sonny!>>96448403Ha! True
>>96442174>>96442208Lovely minis, anon. I love the red helm especially, what colors did you use and what's your technique?
>>96447156I am aware of chariots. >>96447215Ok thanks, non comment.>>96448147>this guy is biased because he's British!All without irony>>96448195Skirmish games can take longer than mass battle games.
>bUt hOw Do YoU maNoUvre?>alL s0urC3s r speCuLatIve!https://youtu.be/KKOiSPwvFWI?feature=sharedOK SWEATYGET PAINTINGLESS TALK MORE BRUSHWORK
Are there any good Three Kingdoms wargames? Ideally I'd want something that gives at least a little bit of flavorful mechanics to the various leaders involved, but I'll take anything really. I'm hoping for maybe a Commands & Colors or GBoH game at some point for tactical battles and maybe one day some kind of operational thing too.
Great look at Medieval wargames, why it's hard to know stuff, why current games are bad (or good), and general chat about medieval wargaming:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_UIRw9GddA
Ok that was a good printing dayI got 96 austrian line infantry figures and 16 Chevaulegers done and could probably have done more Pic related could be decent to aim for but idk how many of these are Austrian vs Hungarian
>>96448575>t's still through his lens and he has a ton of bias.Of course, Sabin has a certain way of seeing things, but he's not arbitrary.Basically, the problem is the weakness of the ancient sources. He simply seeks to overcome this by proposing a system. If there are no minimum assumptions, there can be no reflection.What's important is that he clearly explains his approach and the construction of his model, which means that we are fully aware of it and can take a critical look at it ourselves.His book is a magnificent collection of design notes for the wargame rules he proposes. These rules get straight to the point and have a lot of abstraction."Design for effect" isn't to everyone's tastes.
I know Warlord's 28mm heroic WW2 infantry are way overscaled next to 1/56 scale tanks, but do Perry miniatures fit nicely next to that scale of tank? Thinking of going Perry + Rubicon tanks for North Africa
>>96453631Go here:https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/Austria/ArmyStudy/c_AustrianArmyIntro.htmlThere is a drop menu at the bottom of the page
>>96453579>why it's hard to know stuffIs this leading to any conclusions I can implement in my games? People who insist "it's a mystery" are seldom drawing on a variety of sources. A good historical wargame doesn't need to be a deep or perfect simulation, but it should have some feel for and be winnable with the tactics of the era. >>96448575>no examples citedIt's almost like there's a demotivating postmodern subtext to your statements.
>>96453893>it should have some feel for and be winnable with the tactics of the eraAll well and good, but if we don't know the army composition, deployment, and tactics of the day very well, it becomes quite difficult to know what that 'feel' should be. We've also been influenced by countless incorrect media, such as... (probably) every medieval movie or series ever made. It becomes hard to break away from our own conception of what medieval warfare should be, and accept a historically accurate version (or at least as accurate as we can make if from accounts that didn't really care about, or had no understanding of battle details).I found the video very interesting, highlights the inaccessibility of sources (we don't speak the language, they're locked away in archives), as well as their vagueness and often complete disregard for historical accuracy (chroniclers were paid to write a story that made the ruler look good, and often wrote copying the style of the bible or roman texts, which aren't usually military field manuals on tactics...). Also the people writing the histories generally didn't have any actual experience of battle, and/or were writing many decades (or centuries?) after the specific battle.It gets murky, inverted pyramid and all that.
>>96453728I'm with you anon - Lost Battles is fantastic, and he really makes no pretense of being right or knowing all.I'd love to adapt his wargame to be non-grid some day, as it had clearly had a ton of thought, and like 10 years of playtesting put in.
>>96453749Perry is actual 28mm and not warhammerslop, so I’d assume so
>>96453772Oh cool websiteI was confused about what colour to paint my Chevaulegers cause most people saw green but then some people saw they ought to be whiteGreat to have the regiment actions described as well
>>96454678>but if we don't know the army composition, deployment, and tactics of the day very wellAnd if we do /threadPlease talk about a specific periodAny will do
>>96451343Dark red, line recesses with a dark shade or ink, medium red and then a brighter red highlight. Add a really bright red or orange on edges and places likely to sustain hits in battle. Then add a dark brown on the damage but leave enough of the bright color to be visible. Do the same with steel in some places. Add dots and scratches here and there with the dark brown.
>>96372624Can anyone recommend any 6mm/10mm system suited for recreating Imjin war?
>>96456049Maybe Heiho:https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/heiho-the-art-of-war-wargames-rules-for-large-battles-of-sengoku-period-japan-1560-1615.phpNot bought and not even read because I am waiting for the Wargame Atlantic box to be published:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qauxQRe7HzwRules are promising because it's rare to have a girl designer and the Sonae concept has been adopted as it as been promoted in Tenka Fubu Blog and Rules.And to be more specific, you can see in the contents that an Appendice is dedicated to Imjin wars.
decided to finish all my 20mm stuff and sell it off, and probably sell off most of my unpainted 1/72s other than the rare ones, since I don't use them, a shame since the metals are nice figures but I'm sticking to 10mm for everything now methinksI also started painting some 6mm stuff to sell, they are super cute, if I was starting the hobby from scratch I'd probably just do 6mm, so easy to paint and look goodWill try and get some 10mm AWI/ACW AARs posted again sometime, I only got back from holiday a couple of weeks ago
>>96448536This is the first time I've seen Sabin compared to Delbrück, and I like the comparison. Honestly, while Delbrück is almost childishly transparent in his goals, his books are a very interesting read, and pose interesting questions. There was also a paper I read about the numbers in Julius Caesar's DBG, and how they're completely made up bullcrap, and there's no way that Celts would've been able to sustain populations of those sizes.>>96454802Thanks anon, that's a really good look. I noticed that some of your other helmets seem to be NMM, but others are not, am I correct? And in that case, do you have any preferred colors that you use for your metal NMM? I've never done it, and I would like to try, and I like how it looks on your minis. Maybe it's just metallics and I'm wrong, but wanted to ask just in case.
>>96456431>Wargames Atlantic Yeah... That's gonna be a no for me. I'm over giving my hobby budget money to seething libtards
>>96456630I have some 6mm ECW stuff and 10mm ACW stuff and honestly I hate it. I never even finished the ECW stuff and frankly I'd just give it away to the first person that wanted it from me. It's so uninspiring. I think 15mm is the best scale for the majority of purposes, and 28mm is best for squad/warband scale
>>96459486>heh, stupid libtards being against nazism
>>96459588They're not against Nazism, retard, they're against normal people like (You) and I and in their delusional world we are no better than Nazis
What's the difference between One Hour Wargames by Neil Thomas, and One Hour Skirmish Wargames by John Lambshead?
>>96459486I kindof hate how people are now defending being on twitter, its still absoloutely cancer, I dont care what youre political persuassion is.
>>96459272No, they're just metallics. It's likely this metallic paint from AK interactive that's fooling you. It's much clearer in person. You just need a dark metallic, apply very thinned down black and pull it into the recesses and lower parts, do the same again but with a brown, then use a medium metallic and paint upwards and towards details. Finally some fine highlights with a bright metallic and some scratches, can also use a dark grey for damage.
Do the troves have any good solo games (other than ASL)? I would like to play/test something but ASL seems a bit too deep for my first game.
>>96454698Lost Battles added to Rick Roll Trove>>96459734One Hour Skirmish Wargames (Lambshead)One-Hour Ancient and Medieval Skirmish Wargames (Lambshead)One-Hour Wargames (Neil Thomas)added to Rick Roll Trove>>96462122Lone Sherman is already in Rick Roll TroveThe Solo Wargaming Guide added
What is an era in history where we don't know much about the tactics or weapons of the time?
How do you display your models when you aren't gaming?
>>96462859Trịnh–Nguyễn Warhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BB%8Bnh%E2%80%93Nguy%E1%BB%85n_WarAnything Southeast Asian or Pacific pre 1800Trojan War
>>96463272I'd say Sengoku era and Imjin Wars are fairly well documented. Khmer Empire were even kind enough to leave Osprey plates lol.I'm just trying to understand these "shhh, it's a mystery, we cannot know, we can only *know*" types. I would say history pretty much going to Qadesh is fairly detailed, enough that we might pin the tail on the donkey of "the game doesn't have to be super granular or hard, it should be fun, but it should be winnable with some of the tactics of the era."Here's the one I'll venture confuses the shit out of me:>the primary source "the Phalanx fought in this dense block" that reads more like a muster list than instructions>the nuhistorian Dan Snow types "Hitler was crazy dude" who have this new research that shows everyone skirmishing and pelting each other with missiles>the tropey Warlord / Shed Boomer historian "Archers at Agincourt were basically Lewis Guns." "Pike blocks fenced and shoved til one broke." I can't get a handle on what Hoplite warfare was really like based kn what I have read. I would assume skirmishers would screen the deeper formation, harrying the enemy then breaking off.
>>96456431>girl designerYou will never be a woman, and neither will that abomination "Pauli".
>>96464088Pauli's a weird oneIn Australia a sort of trans activistBut a pretty impressive pedigree writing for gamesHas a simplistic left = always good right = always bad worldview and a tendency to inject it into everything. Like many of this persuasion, both religious and military background. My assessment is that this person knows and has done a lot but is also capable of being an annoying nitwit, which they show form for talking into their laptop. >my womanhoodBro you know a lot about swords please just make sword videos, keep some mystery ffs. Oh also>literally one of the first Furries and a progenitor of the fandomThe sea givesThe sea takes away
>>96463178In a box stored away neatly, out of sight. Displaying your toys on a shelf is reddit nu male behavior. I did that in the 7th grade
>>96464605Display shelves are older than reddit Anon. One day you will grow up and not ashamed of your hobbies.
>>96445675Thanks! I use a very basic anatomic dolly to get the pose, then I add the items of clothing etc. For faces I tend to sculpt a few per project and modify them per miniature. Re-using assets is a nice way to save some time if done smartly. >>96445685That gap is a divide in the mesh of the sculpt between two seperate parts, I hadn't noticed it honestly, shows how useful feedback can be. Should be easy to fix and smooth over by joining the parts.Little WIP wako archer.
>>96464955Not ashamed of my hobby at all. Just don't feel the need to put my toys of a pedestal or display them like a Funko pop collection because that is gay and juvenile
>>96466299Aren't you mature? Not like one of those funko pop loving reddit consoomers
>>96466299You're an anti social pseud like most people who post on /tg/You can only communicate in /pol/ tropesYou post Funkos but not your models. Did you bury them in the yard?
>>96468171how would he post his models if he said they're stored away in a box earlier?
>>96468199Why is he talking? Why are you? You're all bullshitters
>>96468204if you got offended he made fun of you for putting your minis on a shelf that's fine, but there is no need to lash out
Is the fun stuff with the French army basically just the guard and cavalry?They seem quite boring otherwise
>>96387649We prefer to inject a bit of humour into a bad subject as a way of coping with it. War bad, hahaha, etc.
>>96470071Every title should be a pun or joke if possible
>>96470658I know what Hide & Seek meansEven if I know what Hind means in slang language, the joke escape me.
>>96470759Hind is the Soviet attack helicopter, mi-24.I'm not aware of any slang word of 'hind'.
>>96470759OK, the joke is fun.
>>96464605>Displaying your toys on a shelf is reddit nu male behavior. Probably>I did that in the 7th gradeAppeal to maturity just shows you're not very mature yourself (in addition to seething about reddit like a proper underage newfag)
>>96468231The joke is on him for hiding his miniatures like an insecure child. What would my friends think of me, playing with little army men. Like a child, desperate for social acceptance.
What's a good mechanic for concealed deployment/ambush in attack vs defence scenarios without the need for a third party umpire?
thinking about making some counters instead of painting hundreds of minisi drew some numbers and things on bits of mdf and my gf hates it already
>>96474319>my gf hates it alreadyIs Pauli Kidd your girlfriend?
>>96474161Having numbered tokens, where you deploy a sufficient amount of them to realistic ambush positions that the other side cannot know for certain where the ambush actually is. For deployment, either a blind for the setup, a drawn preliminary deployment on paper, or half-hidden units like the cards in Blucher where you see that units are deployed there, but you don't know what those units are.
>>96441265anon, its tong-in-cheekAnyways, It is no lie to say that for most of the 100 years war outside of the very end, Enngland had a long record of stunning victories against numerically superior forces. SO That's what im referring too.Also, broadly speaking, England has had a pretty good win ratio against france. Outside of Norman, Sun king, and Napoleon, they tended to do well. Most of 100 years war, 7 years war, End of Napoleonic. Seems pretty even 2 me. Especially given the man power disparity through much of that.
>>96441265>and Crecy>and Poitiers>and the Wars of the Spanish Succsssion>and the Seven Years War>>96441121Are there many American wargames companies? >>96438517The late Romans are very good indeed. I just bought the lights and heavy foot for my DBX Late Roman/Goth armies. That being said the competing guys are just ok, not terrible, not great. Also>and the French Indian WarsWhat are you smoking blud
>>96456431>girl designer.....You are literally gullible and/or incapable of hearing and sight.that's literally just a man in makeup.Hmmm.....you must be him, or on his team......You are advertising in this thread....
>get death and the landsknecht because I have an unbuilt labdsknecht starter army and it has an ottoman list>sipahis have bows, which is good>jannissaires got more expensive and lost 1 shooting dieOkay by why though. Is it because of endless zealot? They're almost double the cost of landskecht arquebussiers but shoot worse and have worse stamina.
>>96476152>>96476416Yeah like I said. A millennium of conflict between France and Britain and your still hung up on the same 3-4 battles
>>96476416>American wargames companiesI think it's just Wargames Atlantic ever since RGD went under, at least for plastics.
>>96456431I don't see how a girl designer being a rarity makes a set of rules anymore promising.
Anyone well-versed in Medievals know if Victrix's new foot sergeants would work for portraying Scots in the First Scottish War of Independence? I'm looking at maybe doing a force for Lion Rampant based off of the troops under Sir James Douglas. They're solid-looking models. Even if they don't work for Scots I still want to pick some up, maybe use them as Guelphs or something.
Which hwg games are most gay friendly? I know CoC and bolt action has a disproportionate amount of both closeted and openly gay men , are there others?
>>96485709Pillage, but that might just be my experience.
>>96485268Yes they should work fine. They are leagues better looking that the WGA foot sergeants >>96485709Pillage is actually great. The gayest game isn't on /hwg/, it's Warhammer 40k, followed closely by AoS and TOW.
I'm mostly into medieval skirmish wagrames but I got a few sprues of US Bolt Action minis - 12 American GIs, 9 paratroopers and a weapon sprue to be exact. My gf said she would be happy to grab a box of Japanese infantry if there is any fun skirmish game we can play with no extra purchases. Do you guys recommend anything worthwhile?
>>96486175Try Nuts, it’s in the trove.
>>96486175>playing with a "girl" Sounds unpleasant
>>96485709>he’s still malding about the dick jokesKek
>>96486175Five men at Kursk is pretty much perfect for some casual fun with a small group of figures (5-10 per side). You would need some terrain tho.
>>96386594Cheers, we will consider it. We are only playing Bolt Action becaue my friend picked up the rulebooks for a few quid from a charity shop. We will look into them next.We can't believe how cheap 1/72 scale is compared to larger scaled figure lines - 50 troops for £7, even cheaper if we go on ebay and hoover up the "I had these as a kid and now want to sell them for a song" collections. It's amazing what you can do with a couple of broken second hand models, a bit of research and some plastic card.
>>96383296Revell, Zvezda and Caesar
>>96486669>cheap 1/72 scale is compared to larger scaled figure lines Cleanup's a bitch tough, I hate it.
>>96474161Have an accurate map of the battlefield which the ambusher uses to show where the hidden troops are. Another way is to have cards for each feature or building on the battlefield with the ambusher marking on the ones which have ambushers hidden in them. When the attacker approaches/scouts out/fires at a feature, show them the appropiate feature card and what is/isnt in it.
>>96486217Anon, it's not polite to mock someone's penile inadequacy. Even when it's true.
Just watched the film, North West Frontier, and it inspired in me a desire to do some sort of small project for skirmishes where one side is a small group of defenders versus overwhelming attackers.Anyone know of any good rules about holding a defensive position against waves of enemies? It sort of surprises me that it isn't already a popular genre of wargame. Seems like it would be a good solo option, or player vs GM.
>>96486809Depends on what era. Rorkes Drift is the most famous iteration of this
Building this apartment building terrain for some modern warfare gaming
>>96486861Yes, I'm sure. What I'm after, though, are rules that are specifically written for a particular type of scenario, as above. I'm not at this stage concerned with rules for a particular historical scenario or even era. Rules for most eras are written for either battles or skirmishes between roughly even forces. I'm interested in rules which have been written from the ground up for something different. If there have been rules written specifically for such assymetrical defensive scenarios, I would like to give them a read regardless of which era they're meant to represent.
Anyone know a good source of STLs for wrecked WW2 tanks? I want some clutter for my battlefield to look like it's seen action before. Scale isn't a huge issue as i can rescale at will.
>>96487121Battlecat Miniatures.All the tanks he releases come with a destroyed/knocked out version too.
>>96486704main reason I'm selling mine offmaybe some nostalgic boomer can deal with it instead
>>96486704I find it's half the fun of the hobby sometimes, rebuilding something using modelling skills instead of just throwing money at it. Sort of like how many of the workshops did it during the war, rebuilding blown up or worn out stuff to re-use in a future battle.
>>96485984>Pillage is actually great.I didn't mean gay as a negative. It was simply the most homoerotic gaming experience of my life thus far.
>>96489393The narrative experience really seems to get the older fellers going in my group when it comes to taking young male slaves. The repressed sides of them leak a little. Gives them an excuse to make all kinds of homoerotic comments by handwaving it off as 'part of the game'
>>96489646They want that and no one plays in the middle-east with Eunuch femboys. Just dropping an Astolfo figure and saying "this is my chieftain for the game, he's Judar Pasha".
>>96420353Does Asymmetric Warfare count as on-topic for the thread if it's modern-day? Honest question, I'm new here.
>>96491452Speaking of, I visited the facebook group about it. No word for 8 months?
>>96486809The Men Who Would be Kings has a solo mode that works just like this. >>96486704So far I have heard of people using a lighter or hot water then the blade but honestly got ok results from using sanding sticks and a knife.
I've just made this game (based on oldhammer) to promote wargaming in my country where the hobby is almost non-existent. I've originally put it out in my native language, and now it's available in English for free.I hope it may be of use to someone. I just wanted give back to the community.https://hexhunt.itch.io/sahipkiran2
>>96486704This is what I'm loving about 3D printingI just pull the supports off and my model is usually ready to paintMeanwhile I spent hours snipping and then cleaning every mold line off my box of Perry AustriansThis is ignoring all the failed supports, failed prints, messy chemicals, etc of course
>>96486198Looks fun but if we are entering the weird war territory, is it the best ruleset around?>>96486207Skill issue. Having a second tabletop player around all day every day is a blessing.>>96486314I have a big set of Kromlech Poland 1939 scenery, should be enough to fill even a 4x4 table.
>>96491811Based Primarch. After checking the rules quickly I have a few questions.What is the purpose of the conflict matrix in the Sword&Shield variant? Is it just a tool for keeping the games somewhat historically accurate or does it have any other purpose?Do you plan to create any fantasy supplement in the future?Any way to support you? Do you plan to sell your rules through Wargame Vault perhaps?
does anyone have the scenario book for 60 miles or less
>>96485090> (bruh...that's isn't a girl)> (bruh, you just posted an underhanded affirmation....)> (bruh...you gay?)
Played two games of Bolt Action today. Was fun.
>>96498012My favorite moment was when my PIAT team bailed out of this universal carrier and blew up this enemy halftrack, killing everyone aboard thanks to lucky rolls on the damage to passengers
>>96498018Odd. It seems I was fielding Australian troops instead of British. I also made $120 selling 3d printed tanks to people who are getting into the game, so that was nice.
>>96492752Hey anon, thank you for your comments!Yeah, it's there to help people create matchups easily. (The whole idea of this game is to introduce the idea of wargaming to a society where it does not exist.)Yeah, actually I saw your message as I was working on it. The fantasy supplement WILL come, when it is finished --though I don't know when. (And a fantasy rpg afterwards using the same system). Then a sci-fi supplement too.The rules are available on Wargame Vault, freely.The best way to support me would be to play the game with others --as I do this as a sort of community project.I'm in a country where 4channel is banned, where paypal is banned, and currently the internet connection is throttled for some political events... TurkeyI activated 'pay-what-you-want' on my earlier D&D releases because people didn't really like AI artwork on cover; with the hope of commissioning a cover art, then I saw that it was not gonna happen, so I opted for the old art. I'll make sure that whatever I put out will ALWAYS be free-as-in-freedom.
>>96498337>introduce the idea of wargaming to a society where it does not existWhat do you guys do for minis? Importing/converting generics, 3dp, card standees, something else?
>>96487628What is supposed to have hit that Somua, some fantasy-acid?
>>96499254You can get something that looks vaguely like that with a large enough HE shell. Must've really been something to somehow throw the track on the other side of the somua without completely disassembling it
>>96499106The funny thing is, there are MANY historical miniature shops here. People mostly buy historical minis for dioramas, and vehicles for painting etc. They don't play. It's an arts-and-crafts thing. There's a single mini shop which sells GW stuff for a very limited pool of warhammer players. (and they only play warhammer, and only the latest version, and not even oldhammer.)What I'll do once I'm done with the youtube how-to-play videos is that I'll get some leaflet printed for this free ruleset, and offer the mini shops to include one of these leaflets along with each order they ship; so that people can play with them, and return to buy more minis.
>>96486903The Sword and The Flame would qualify. It is meant to be played with asymmetrical forces in the first place.
>>96500245Oh right, I forgot about scale modelers, even if you're shit outta luck with gaming models you can always find 1:72 army men.>warhammer players. (and they only play warhammer, and only the latest version, and not even oldhammer.)Kek, life imitates stereotype.
>>96448209Battletech was built with the idea of playing campaigns or at least having a gm come up with scenarios for the players, and help run the game.The fact that today's gamers trend towards points balanced pickup games with no gm is not its fault.
Just as the DBM spear exception is vulnerable to missile fire, I propose a similar unit.Saxon Raider, 400 to 600, Warband Exception, They're 4 or 4 Fast vs melee, but 2 vs missile and cavalry.With their loose formations and smaller shields, but intense aggression, they can fight and beat auxiliary but can't keep pace with pisoli
I wish there were decent pre-modern Japanese and HYW STL ranges
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