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A community for tabletop wargames, whether historical, sci-fi or fantasy in all scales.

Concerning the hobby of collecting, painting and gaming with model soldiers.

Rules (subject to change):

  1. Keep discussions on the topic of wargames (tabletop, not online games) and related.

  2. Direct posting of rulebook excerpts is not allowed. Clarifications and examples are allowed.

  3. Advertising will be allowed, only to promote new products from small, independently owned companies. If it gets out of hand, it will be limited.

  4. Post Limit - Promoting your blog/youtube channel is allowed but a maximum of one post a day and three within a week. Must also abide by Rule 5 - Submission Statement

  5. For all posts that lead to content not directly hosted on Reddit (Websites, blogs, youtube videos) each post must have an accompanying short comment explaining what it is roughly about and what features. The statement needs to be present within an hour of the post being created.

6.3D Printing - Render only not allowed. Post of 3D printing STLs are allowed but they must show the product already printed, not just a render of it. The printed model can be painted or unpainted.

Related Subreddits:

/r/minipainting

/r/TerrainBuilding

/r/historicaltabletop

/r/wargaming

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Swords 'n Boards. King of Classics.

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2024/12/01
17:57 UTC

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any interesting fantasy skirmish games?

with some "chonky" ruleset not mordheim i like it but i wanna try something new and frost grave somehow it didnt really interest me thx in advance and have a nice holidays

12 Comments
2024/12/01
12:21 UTC

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Alternatives to Chain of Command

Hi everyone,

I've been playing quite a lot of Chain of Command in 20mm however, I'm quite curious though about the alternatives which are out there and any which people would recommend.

7 Comments
2024/12/01
08:24 UTC

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Seeking tips onrunning a great Indi game booth at a con

I'm looking to run a table/booth/event at an upcoming game convention for my free Indi wargames. I'm just trying to get the word out and get folks playing, not selling anything. It's all free on the website.

From your experience as a convention atendee or an exhibitor, what makes for a home-run booth that draws you in and makes you walk away to play that game at home?

9 Comments
2024/12/01
07:07 UTC

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Modern entry into the "Simple Soldiers" FDM friendly wargaming units

A t-72 esque eastern armor unit, for use with a modern wargaming system (hex based).

8 Comments
2024/11/30
21:58 UTC

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Best wargames for my table size

Hi,

I have a 44" x 60" table and don't have any room to expand further than that. Could I get some recommendations for wargames, specifically either musket era or WW2. Thanks

10 Comments
2024/11/30
20:19 UTC

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MJ Figures

Does anyone know if this company still exists in some fashion? I've got some 20mm miniatures from them that are fantastic.

3 Comments
2024/11/30
19:28 UTC

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Playing a little Dune today

Going to play Dune in 28mm. Rules by Crow Industry and miniatures Oasis Imperium by Skull Forge.

Was putting them on the tray when I decided the Atreides and Sadaukar should be facing each other lol so now they will be fighting all the way to the LGS.

9 Comments
2024/11/30
15:57 UTC

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My new army: Dwarfs in Kings of War and Old World

I've got a hold of some secondhand dwarfs (some 3d prints, mostly Mantic models) to make my new army, based on 25mm squares mostly for Old World, but fit into regiment trays for Kings of War too. 1500pts in both games. Now they've had their bit of primer to hide their range of former allegiances - one clan now!

0 Comments
2024/11/30
09:05 UTC

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Looking for a company that sells licensed pulp miniatures

My father-in-law is and I have been bonding over wargames. Specifically, AOF : Skirmish, we both used to play GW games but have moved away from them. Recently, I used a miniature of The Shadow as a proxy in one of our games and he mentioned he was trying to collect those gold age pulp characters as minis (28mm being the scale we use the most). I have been searching for many of the classic characters but it seems I can not find a single licensed one.

I have tried to look, places like pulpfigures.com are cool and all but I want the exact figures. The closest I have found is Flash Gordon, Pinnacle sell them but they are sold out and I tried to check on Ebay and can not find them being resold.

Characters I am the most interested in are Tarzan, Flash Gordon, Phantom, John Carter,  Buck Rogers, Doc Savage, Zorro or Green Llama but any others would also be welcomed.

7 Comments
2024/11/30
04:34 UTC

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British SAS

Finally finished my British SAS for the game 02 Hundred hours. Took the better part of 2 months to finish the 12 minis, but I’m proud of them. Painted them so they could also fill the role of British Paras as well.

5 Comments
2024/11/29
21:37 UTC

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LOTR MESBG

Hi everyone! I am new to TTRPG and Wargaming but my boyfriend isn’t. This is still a relatively new relationship (met around this time last year) and Christmas is coming up so I wanted to surprise him with something. He paints his miniatures and is a very particular man but I want to find a gift that will not only be appreciated but will also give that “wow” factor. What is something you would love for your significant other to gift you as a player of the game?

Also, I know this is probably a stupid question but Google keeps giving me different results. How many dice are used to play and how many sided? Are there any accessories or props that are often sought after? Things I can buy or even make are welcome! I plan on getting a 3D printer soon and I work with clay and other mediums so I am more than happy to put in the work! 😊

Extra points if anyone knows where to score extra small leaves as he was looking for them for one of his pieces.

Thank you in advance!

15 Comments
2024/11/29
21:33 UTC

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Another blast from the past

9 Comments
2024/11/29
19:43 UTC

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I have a rules question about The Doomed

Just got the doomed and I'm a little confused about the Nexuses. Some horrors are very clear about placing 3 nexuses wherever it says but others say place "them" evenly across a line in the center or start with "the nexuses" off the map at first. In the case where it's vague how many nexuses do I place or start with off the board? Thanks!

1 Comment
2024/11/29
13:39 UTC

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Seeking sci fi war gaming rules at division or higher levels

Greetings all,

As the title of this posts suggests I’ve been looking about for wargaming rules for sci fi settings, there are a wide array of squad to platoon level systems and they are fantastic but I find it hard to find anything discussing divisional or army level games. The point where it’s less about the models individually fighting and more about larger sub units like companies or battalions.

A bit of context in that I come from a warhammer 40k background but have also collected flames of war and bolt action to name a couple (including some fledgling victory at sea fleets).

I’ve always liked the idea of homebrewed regiments of guardsman fighting at that sort of scale in more tactically sound manner.

I would be most grateful for any advice and suggestions and thank you in advance for doing so.

33 Comments
2024/11/29
13:33 UTC

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My SAS Landrover, first of a few

5 Comments
2024/11/29
11:55 UTC

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