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Title: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: steders on 10 February 2025, 03:35:01 PM

Hello Hive mind
I've been collecting Rackham miniatures for about a year and got quite a few
What seem to be hard to get hold of are the cards.
Plus the rules are very crunchy
So, I'm after a fantasy skirmish game with a bit of crunch
I really like the Confrontation flavour just don't know if I'll ever love the rules

Any and all suggestions appreciated
(Has anyone ever played Wiley games Fantasy)?

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: robh on 10 February 2025, 04:00:58 PM

The cards and rules are all available here:
http://cadwallon.com/confrontation-cards (http://cadwallon.com/confrontation-cards)

As for alternate rules, Confrontation was unique and the best for what it was designed to do, you won't find anything else that will give you the same game.
If you are looking to go simpler/more generic/larger forces then there are hundreds of options from rpg, through rpg lite to dedicated skirmish.

I am sure virtually everyone who answers will have a different recommendation  :D

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: steders on 10 February 2025, 04:22:52 PM

Quote from: robh on 10 February 2025, 04:00:58 PM

The cards and rules are all available here:
http://cadwallon.com/confrontation-cards (http://cadwallon.com/confrontation-cards)

Thanks, I already know about that site and all the cards are out of stock, have been for a long time

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: Cait Sidhe on 10 February 2025, 05:26:46 PM

There's Confrontation Evo, which was a project to update and balance the old rules as well as fill gaps in some of the underdeveloped armies. They have army books for the factions containing the profiles, I think they also have scans of the original cards.

https://confrontationpills.altervista.org/confrontation-game-introduction/?lang=en

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: steders on 10 February 2025, 08:48:29 PM

I haven’t seen that. I’ll have a look and see what’s there
Cheers

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: robh on 10 February 2025, 10:52:47 PM

Quote from: steders on 10 February 2025, 04:22:52 PM

Thanks, I already know about that site and all the cards are out of stock, have been for a long time

The cards were never "in" stock, they were not sold as products.

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: ChaosChild on 11 February 2025, 02:58:04 AM

Quote from: steders on 10 February 2025, 04:22:52 PM

Thanks, I already know about that site and all the cards are out of stock, have been for a long time

You can download the images from the site to print at home, gives you access to all of them.

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: steders on 11 February 2025, 10:06:10 AM

Quote from: robh on 10 February 2025, 10:52:47 PM

The cards were never "in" stock, they were not sold as products.

Ok Robh, I’ll check that out. I’ve ordered stuff from them. I didn’t know you can download the cards. I’ll give it a try.

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: Daeothar on 13 February 2025, 11:49:49 AM

There's also Gibby's Confrontation Continuum, as promoted here on the LAF:

Confrontation Continuum (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=132597.0)

Title: Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
Post by: mellis1644 on 13 February 2025, 02:08:23 PM

You cold always use Brutality rules or other 3rd party rules for the figures.