Subtitled: or, Too Much for the Mahdi. Unusual set of umpired miniatures rules depicting late 19th Century Colonial Campaigns in Africa. In essence, the referee plays the part of the Mahdists while each player takes the part of an individual officer commanding part of a British force in the Sudan. This is done to simulate the asymmetrical nature of...
Set in the Dark Ages you command a small force of Scots raiding across the border into the lands of the Anglo-Saxons, the game is played over two scenarios the raid itself and the escape as you try to outrun the pursuing Anglo-Saxon forces. Ideal for 28mm figures but can be played in any scale as long as the figures are individually based. Simple to play...
Dice & Ink: A Roll & Write Anthology is, as the name suggests, an anthology of roll-and-write games in book form, specifically ten different games from eleven designers for a range of player counts and complexity levels. The games range from charting the stars and regaling one another with the mythology that surrounds the constellations, to building and...
Scream Aim Fire is a set of miniatures wargame rules for the Second World War. Before play, a deck is created with a card for each vehicle or squad of infantry. In each turn, cards are drawn, one at a time, to determine which unit attempts to activate next. A unit that fails to active has to take a shock and awe test to avoid being eliminated! A unit that...
From the publisher: Scudbusters II: Return to Iraq is a set of modern Special Forces combat rules which combine playability and realism in an attempt to provide gamers with a simple yet challenging game of Special Forces warfare based on the experiences of Allied Special Forces troops in the Gulf and Iraq Wars. So if you read Bravo Two Zero or where just...
Scum of the Earth. Black Powder gaming for the rest of us. "Sire, the reinforcements have arrived on our left flank!" "Excellent Windsor, let's give these French degenerates what for" "But Sire, their uniforms... " "What about their uniforms?" "They look... well Sire, I swear they look like Austrians" "By God man, if they are shooting at the French, what...
Scurvy Dogs ain't yer grandpappy's ponderous ruleset, no sir! Forget the dusty tomes and endless charts. This is a treasure map to swashbucklin' action, built for small gangs of up to a dozen of yer most scurvy, cutthroat pirates. Whether ye be fightin' a rival captain for dominion over the high seas or teamin' up against a landlubber invasion, these rules...
From the introduction: "Scutarii is intended mainly for recreating historical warfare prior to the introduction of gunpowder firearms and cannons. The scale of the rules is designed for fighting the larger battles of antiquity, where armies would number 25,000 men or more, on an average sized table. Missile and melee combat has been designed to reflect the...
Igni Ferroque: Great Battles of the Ancient World places some of the most important battles in the ancient world at your fingertips. Complete maps, descriptions and army compositions that can be used with any Ancient rules set. The sands of time reveal the struggle of power and control for those who dare. Includes extra rules for SCUTARII. 23 Battles...
Scutarii: Tournament Edition is a complete miniatures system for the Age of Antiquity. Covering the period from 3000 B.C. to 1450 A.D., Scutarii brings to gamers a fast-paced system with all the detail designed to resolve large scale battles within three to four hours. Covers all the major and minor weapons and tactics Can use any basing and scale from...
A comprehensive guide to Naval Wargaming with miniatures,covering ancient galley warfare, Napoleonic naval battles,the Ironclad period and the Dreadnought period. As well as providing and excellent potted summary of each period, there are simple and playable rules for each era. "The chance to be an Admiral in command of some of the finest fleets in the...