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Title: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: BaronVonJ on November 08, 2019, 06:42:35 PM
...or what we're calling it for now.
Last night was another playtest for our rules for playing larger scale Fistful of Lead games. We're trying to keep the same mechanics for the most part, so that players familiar with FfoL can jump right in to larger battles.
For this run through I dug out a fraction what used to be my GASLIGHT armies. An Anglo-French army was battling a German force for control of a key crossing. At the end of six turns we checked to see if night had fallen.
I present the Battle of Spikey Helmets
More at the blog:
http://baronvonj.blogspot.com/2019/11/fistful-of-lead-big-battles.html
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 08, 2019, 10:56:39 PM
Splendid fun  :D
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Silent Invader on November 08, 2019, 11:52:35 PM
Interesting read through and I’m looking forward to more about the rules
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: gamer Mac on November 09, 2019, 12:06:39 AM
Interesting read through and I’m looking forward to more about the rules
Me too
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Malamute on November 09, 2019, 08:32:37 AM
Proper VSF, great stuff Herr Baron. ;D

Can't wait to see the rules develop further. ;D
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: BaronVonJ on November 09, 2019, 01:23:07 PM
Thanks for comments. Now it’s just playtesting.
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 09, 2019, 01:51:46 PM
Send them over then (well, to Mark anyway  lol)
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Captain Blood on November 09, 2019, 01:53:38 PM
Ooooh - interesting...
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Malamute on November 09, 2019, 01:54:51 PM
Send them over then (well, to Mark anyway  lol)

 lol

Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 09, 2019, 02:13:05 PM
Ooooh - interesting...

You being sarky or are we actually going to get you to play VSF with us?
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: has.been on November 09, 2019, 03:15:08 PM
I'm interested. Want to hear more.
May I suggest an easier 'working title' of FISTS full of lead. (FsFoL)
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Captain Blood on November 09, 2019, 03:42:37 PM
You being sarky or are we actually going to get you to play VSF with us?

Not interested in the VSF bit - very interested in how FFOL expands into a game involving more than 6 or 7 figures per side  :)
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 10, 2019, 12:41:16 AM
Not interested in the VSF bit

Booooooooooo
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Supercollider on November 10, 2019, 03:37:35 AM
Thanks for sharing, really great table and game!  :o
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: flatpack on November 10, 2019, 08:54:33 AM
This has to be the way forward.
Great FUN rules, expanded to get even more toys on the table.
Deep joy.
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: frenchfever on November 11, 2019, 10:27:24 AM
excellent paint job and mise en scene  :o
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: BaronVonJ on November 11, 2019, 02:10:47 PM
We'll get Richard playing. Trying some Medievals soon. Maybe we can compromise and do some Leonardo-Tech type games?
Flapjack- plenty of other stuff coming too. Got some new genres to dive into, along with revamping old titles and campaign books. Keep an eye out first of the year.
Has.been- Brand naming convention is always "Fistful of Lead: Title".
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: has.been on November 11, 2019, 07:51:51 PM
OK, how about 'Fistful of Lead:-
Just a Throng at Twilight,
Present Company,
Get the Flock out of here,
The Gathering,
Mob Handed,
Rules for the Common Herd,
The Great Unwashed,
Nut Clusters,
Rank AND File,
Pass Muster,
Rally the troops,
Roll Call.

A few, Just to get you thinking.


Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: ragbones on November 12, 2019, 02:24:17 AM
Love the various machines!
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Juan on November 13, 2019, 07:58:47 AM
Very interesting. I need to know more!!!
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Munindk on November 14, 2019, 09:34:56 AM
Fistful of Lead: More than a fistful?
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Storm Wolf on November 14, 2019, 05:17:44 PM
Fistful of Lead:Unleaded!
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: Menelduir on November 28, 2019, 04:01:31 AM
Two fist full of rules! :-*
Just picked up the entire PDF collection tonight, just scanning through it now, looks great!

I would really, really, like to add a big battle book to the collection.
The AAR looks great!
It is just the thing to get my VSF troops back into action.
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: BaronVonJ on November 29, 2019, 02:38:57 PM
Thanks for the purchases!
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: vodkafan on December 17, 2019, 11:44:59 PM
This has to be the way forward.
Great FUN rules, expanded to get even more toys on the table.
Deep joy.

Am also experiencing Deep Joydibold. (in the words of Stanley Unwin)
One question to Baron J: I noticed your units were all singly based, will the big battle rules work with multibased figures? Has it been tried ?
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: has.been on December 18, 2019, 06:51:08 AM
Vodkafan. I would suggest Sabot bases, but I know how much you dislike them...
Hang on, if you base stuff on transparent bases (like your lovely, but doomed, GA team)
& buy some see through Sabot bases (from our lovely Oshiro) it might just work for you.
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: BaronVonJ on December 18, 2019, 01:52:07 PM
Quote
One question to Baron J: I noticed your units were all singly based, will the big battle rules
Stop by Salute and find out! I’ll be running a samurai battle for Oshiro modelterrain using his terrain and multi-based miniatures.
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: vodkafan on December 18, 2019, 04:25:30 PM
Stop by Salute and find out! I’ll be running a samurai battle for Oshiro modelterrain using his terrain and multi-based miniatures.

Will do!
Title: Re: Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles play test
Post by: BaronVonJ on December 18, 2019, 04:58:21 PM
People are starting to figure out the concept that you just swap single miniatures for a base or stand of miniatures and works exactly the same.
In my mechanics battles, for instance, I have bases of 6mm infantry that act just the same as single miniature.