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Sunday, 18 June 2023

SciFi Skirmish Squared (Working Title)

 I'm a big fan of the WargamingPastor's DeathZap blog which features SciFi battles mainly using very cheaply sourced materials and figures. The author is also very creative with rule systems. Feeling inspired I have pulled a few SciFi figures from the Mountain of Unpainted Shame and thrown together a simple gridded Skirmish game based on the 3x3 PW. It's still very much a WIP but may come to fruition (unless I get distracted by something else.)


I've established a Near Future setting in which catastrophic climate change has reduced the population to a fraction of its current size, and where States and Governments have been replaced by Corporations whose private armies fight for scarce resources amid the ruins of cities - cheery stuff!






8 comments:

  1. The battle area looks great - simple but evocative! I'm curious about the details of the work-in-progress rules. Is there a reserve area as in 3x3 PW? Flanking?

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    1. Thanks John. There will be a Reserve Area. Not sure about flanking as the Grid will probably be bigger than 3x3.
      The aim was to make a game on one sheet of A4 (Foolscap) so its going to be simple!

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  2. Looks fun, I will be interested to follow your progress with this…
    Alan Tradgardland

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  3. Good to see progress on your skirmish idea, MJT 👍🏼. Looking forward to further.

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    1. Thanks Martin. The original skirmish idea (and the ruins) were for Fantasy - somewhere along the way it's become a SciFi game 🤪

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  4. This is a wonderful idea that obviously has legs, even given your brief scenario. Like you, I reckon it could benefit from a larger playing area (even just slightly initially. Looking forward to seeing how you progress with this

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    1. Thanks Joe! I've been thinking 5x4 squares... perhaps!

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