Poor mans wargames

[abhorsen950]

Some of you may of heard me say something about it on here and basically i think i best get on with it sharpish.

Poor mans wargames: Poor mans wargames is a wargame but instead of using miniatures you will be using cardboard tiles to represent your units almost like the basing of group figures (without the figures)

This may confuse you i know but any feedback ways of building on this idea please post.

Also if this is in the wrong place i wasnt sure where to put it. Please do move it.

Thanks Steve

[Orctrader]

...but instead of using miniatures...

I think I'm going to be ill.   

[joroas]

There are lots of games out there like this.  But, you could just buy ready made MDF bases and paint on a unit symbol of one sort or attach plastic figures just painted a base colour, blue for French, red for British, etc..  This could be used for any set of rules. 
However, I have been there and, IMHO, nothing beats the feel of moving real painted toys.

[Lowtardog]

I have seen vesrions of this with hair curlers (rollers) lego bricks etc and I think there are a number of cut out minis free from a chap on free wargames rules relating to a school history club

[Onebigriver]

I think I'm going to be ill.   

 

If I couldn't afford minis I would go for the cheap plastic figures option rather than tiles. Plenty of pound shops sell toy soldiers, cowboys n indians, spacemen etc.

[abhorsen950]

There all varied points thanks for the response.
And ahah yes be ill its okay!! Im a massive minaiture lover but im 14 i cant afford hundreds of miniatures for different periods and eventually i will back up my collections of card bases with actually figures.

Thanks guys

Steve

[Silent Invader]

I've read of folks play testing their rules and army lists with paper 'figures' before comitting to the lead and the paint.  Maybe you could use paper representations and then replace them with minis as funds become available.  Or if you like paper minis then that's fine too 

Have you looked here?

[Operator5]

Depending on the game I think it's a fine idea. I love miniatures, but I happen to be in a position to get the ones I need. A few years ago I was not.

Now, if you were playing a game that used blocks of infantry, I would go with tiles. If you were playing a game where each model operated independently, I would go with paper cut-outs.

[Lupus]

There's loads of games that come with paper mini's it just depends on what genre you want to look at.

I know one called mech assualt has just been released on Wargame Vault i think its about $5 to buy and you can print out the mech as many times as you want same for the troop's.  But its not the only one as well.

[abhorsen950]

Brilliant Paper models are definetly an idea.

Cheers

Steve

[Hammers]

Poor mans wargames: Poor mans wargames is a wargame but instead of using miniatures you will be using cardboard tiles to represent your units almost like the basing of group figures (without the figures)

I think you are looking for the Cardboard Adventure Forum. We worship another god here, heretic!

[HerbyF]

This has been done before. There are lots of them out there. They are called board games.

[Pentaro]

I would join the CAF I've played like that several times, but of course you can't beat the look of a well painted miniature army.

The Perfect Captain has very well-drawn paper armies for the RCW and the Crusades, either at his site or his Yahoo group, I can't remember.

[Operator5]

Just a comment and not a slam at anyone. We all know this is the LEAD Adventurers Forum, abhorsen950 said that he could not afford to get all the miniatures he wants right now and is asking for comments about paper/tokens.

As he wants to add lead as he can, we should all be encouraging. In a few years, when he's flush with cash, I'd rather he was playing miniature games with paper so that he wants to buy lead and not playing board games and ignoring the beautiful figures out there.


 

[Hammers]

Just a comment and not a slam at anyone. We all know this is the LEAD Adventurers Forum, abhorsen950 said that he could not afford to get all the miniatures he wants right now and is asking for comments about paper/tokens.

As he wants to add lead as he can, we should all be encouraging. In a few years, when he's flush with cash, I'd rather he was playing miniature games with paper so that he wants to buy lead and not playing board games and ignoring the beautiful figures out there.


 

You're right. I was perhaps being a little too facetious.