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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: supervike on January 28, 2017, 04:45:24 AM
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Just curious if there are any rulesets that represent Spy type movies in the vein of the Bourne films, or even James Bond.
So, emphasis on covert actions (like stealing a hard drive, or planting a listening device). Stealthy hand to hand or knife fighting, limited gun play.
Maybe one 'agent' against a group of cops, soldiers, minions, etc.
I'm looking for small skirmish type rules, solo play would be awesome, but not mandatory.
Any suggestions?
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Black Ops
(http://nathanrussell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Black-Ops.jpg)
Small elite units, clever AI stealth mechanics (very suitable to solo play), modern spycraft, thrilling missions...
Take a look at this review: http://nathanrussell.net/2015/11/review-black-ops-by-osprey-games/ (http://nathanrussell.net/2015/11/review-black-ops-by-osprey-games/)
And this one, with an AAR: http://pijlieblog.blogspot.com.br/2015/11/need-to-know-basis-black-ops-reviewed.html (http://pijlieblog.blogspot.com.br/2015/11/need-to-know-basis-black-ops-reviewed.html)
Also... PULP ALLEY
Can be easily adapted for modern spy games; take a look a this awesome AAR with in-game explanation of the game mechanics: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=72590.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=72590.0)
(http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums/o665/pulpalley/AAR/10-14%20A%20n%20P%202/AnP24_zpsb9c0504c.jpg)
7TV 2nd Edition
Bond-like action in the 60s, but shown as a TV show:
http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/rules/7tv-2nd-edition/ (http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/rules/7tv-2nd-edition/)
(http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FA-EM-300x295.jpg)
;)
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There is also Spy or Die Trying - more of a boardgame but could be adapted for minis. It uses an interesting stealth/alarm system.
http://spyordietrying.com/
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'Geezers Royale' from Killer B Games is a Cold War themed spy game.
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Black Ops and 7TV get my vote as well.
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'Geezers Royale' from Killer B Games is a Cold War themed spy game.
It's no longer in print, only the miniatures are still available at http://www.killerbgames.com/ (http://www.killerbgames.com/)
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It's definitely still in print and available on the website:
http://killerbgames.com/index.php?cPath=3&osCsid=52eae16154acd9141547195f30657f79
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It's definitely still in print and available on the website:
http://killerbgames.com/index.php?cPath=3&osCsid=52eae16154acd9141547195f30657f79
Yep, good find! Do you play that rules? What about them?
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Yep, good find! Do you play that rules? What about them?
I wrote the Geezers Royale rules. I am Killer B Games. ;)They have all the usual spy movie elements: Gadgets, Car chases, secret bases, seduction and they allow you to field a small number of agents against a larger group of henchmen while searching for espionage counters.
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Will have to checkout Geezer's Royale.
Spy or Die Trying is great can be quite tactical. Look for it on Ebay I picked up a new copy for around £8 posted IIRC
7TV2 is fab captures the genre perfectly.
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Captain Gamma, what about a PDF of the rules?
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Alas at present we are unable to provide PDFs. Only hard copies. Sorry about that.
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Alas at present we are unable to provide PDFs. Only hard copies. Sorry about that.
Well, maybe in a near future, right? Since you may have the digital files of the ruleset, making them into a PDF format product may be not that difficult, and you may get lots of new customers this way! ;)
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It's definitely something we've been looking into.
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Thank you for all the great answers!
Osprey has been getting alot of my attention lately (frostgrave, Rogue Stars) So I think Black Ops is a must.
I will certainly check into the others, even if I don't play them, I strangely like reading through rule books.