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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Rommel on 03 May 2023, 04:38:14 PM
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I’l looking for simple rules for combat Vietnam/1960 Congo .
20/28mm.
Thanks
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You could try the free wargame rules online.
I know they have rules covering Vietnam and usually they are fairly straight forward simple rules sets.
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I am re-skinning Zona Alfa/Kontraband with a couple of additional cards.
The Kontraband missions can easily become usable for Vietnam if you remove the fantastical elements.
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I’l have a look, thanks.
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BOHICA works well solo thanks to the Event Card system.
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Not sure what scale you are looking for but for skirmish battles force on force works well solo due to activation dice. For company/ battalion battles I am currently using battlefront as the base and piquet cards for the activation. Piquet works great solo but the combat routine is a bit clunky for me.
Joe
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I’ll check them
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One Hour Wargames is a great book. It includes simple rules variants that can be adapted for most themes. They are ideal for quick games or teaching new players. There are loads of simple scenarios too that will work with most rule sets. A good source of inspiration even if you don't play the rules. The book isn't that expensive new and can probably be found second hand.
For Solo play have you seen The Men Who Would Be Kings? These are a set of colonial rules. Part of Dan Mersey school based on Lion Rampant. You could probably adapt the colonial rules, perhaps using ideas in the Xenos rampant Sci-Fi variant book but they have some nice bits for solo or cooperative play in the colonial book that would work with most rule sets and periods. There is a random way to control opposition units or a procedural set of instructions way. I think they would both work quite well for Vietnam or African Decolonisation games. I plan to try them out with my Simbas when I get around to it.
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I found this set of rule descriptions useful. I seem to recall found it via LAF so apologies if stealing someone's thunder!
http://pijlieblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/playing-nam-comparative-review-of.html (http://pijlieblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/playing-nam-comparative-review-of.html)
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Thanks guys, i’m looking at your ideas. It has been a while since i played, more than 20years. So that is why i’m looking for simple.rules and solo play.
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FNG by two hour wargames is exactly what you are looking for, very fun, built with solo in mind too.
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I am re-skinning Zona Alfa/Kontraband with a couple of additional cards.
The Kontraband missions can easily become usable for Vietnam if you remove the fantastical elements.
Now that's something I'd be interested in doing
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Battlespace is a pretty fun game to stage modern firefights.
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Flying lead is a decent set of rules
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FNG and battlespace are very nice to play alone. In FNG you play a squad and BS you play 4 men team.
If you can read and AAR
BS
https://larepublicadearas.blogspot.com/2022/09/ataque-la-primera-dama.html?m=1
FNG
https://larepublicadearas.blogspot.com/2018/07/18071967-infierno-en-el-bamboo-aar.html?m=1
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We've used Fistful of Lead, BOHICA, and The Nam for our Vietnam games. All could work, with varying degrees of success, as solo games. Same for Congo games. The author of The Nam also has a set of similar rules for that period - Wild Geese.
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FNG second tour from Two Hour Wargames but you'll have to ask to Ed as they are no more in his web page.
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A lot of old THW titles, including FNG, are available from Wargame Vault.
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I’l looking for simple rules for combat Vietnam/1960 Congo .
20/28mm.
Although my Wars of Insurgency rules were intended for 1960s Congo and similar, there's no reason that they wouldn't work for Vietnam skirmishes, too. Each player controls 2-5 squads that range in size from a single vehicle to up to 12 figures. There are three troop qualities and weapons are standardized, so small arms, LMG, RPG, etc.
Lots of links to battle reports on the First Command Wargames page for the rules:
http://www.firstcommandwargames.com/wars-of-insurgency.html
Feel free to ask any questions you might have...
Mike Demana
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Not designed/intended as solo (or a pure miniatures game) as it says 3 players but Charlie Company is worth a look https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26765/charlie-company-infantry-combat-vietnam-1965-1972 (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26765/charlie-company-infantry-combat-vietnam-1965-1972) it’s a miniature/role play game and whilst it’s a lot of fun as a group role play with an umpire/GM, if you were looking at playing a narrative driven solo game where your imagination and storytelling drive it (you play the opponent as best as you can rather than a particular solo system or bot) then I’ve always thought it held potential (if nothing else it’s an interesting resource).
The more I think about it the more I see Vietnam as potentially very suitable for solo patrol skirmish gaming as the opponents actions/intentions are well known or pretty easy to assume and the contact levels representable on the tabletop. Just need jungle, lots of jungle ………
Interesting to see what you choose, I only know the very basics of the Vietnam war’s history but there seems to be a swathe of possibilities.
Andrew
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