Lunchtime rules writing challenge -Very quick violence.

[Mammoth miniatures]

On Monday I set myself a little challenge - Design, Write and Publish (read -post to instagram) A miniature ruleset in the time between finishing my lunch and going back to work. One hectic half an hour on MS publisher later, and here it is!

I actually quite like it - It needs the obvious mistakes and revisions fixing and maybe a bit of beautification, But once that's done I'll likely get it printed onto some bi-fold business cards and throw a copy in free with orders.

The whole thing is designed around a piece of A6 paper, so the measurements all relate to paper proportions. Units are statless beyond their size and relevant modifier. Balance is related to actions vs damage - A small unit can't hit as hard but can do more per turn, A large unit only does one thing per turn but moves more/hits harder. You can only activate half your units in a single turn so there is a slight need for tactical thinking. All dice rolling is done on a single opposed D6.





I might try and do one a week.

[tikitang]

Hi Nic,

I always find your minimalist rulesets interesting, but what sort of weapons did you envision are being used here?

I was just in the middle of testing this out with some fantasy miniatures, when I suddenly realised my barbarian with a greataxe could hit a dwarf several yards away because of the red range arrow, which seemed a little odd.

[Mammoth miniatures]

Hi Nic,

I always find your minimalist rulesets interesting, but what sort of weapons did you envision are being used here?

I was just in the middle of testing this out with some fantasy miniatures, when I suddenly realised my barbarian with a greataxe could hit a dwarf several yards away because of the red range arrow, which seemed a little odd.

Good question - No idea!
In my head the range arrow is an abstraction of both the act of charging and attacking, So I take to be a bit of an all in one - pistols, slings, hurtful words, spears, daggers etc. you could substitute the medium/small movement arrows for various weapon types if you wanted to make things a bit more complex

[has.been]

Nice starter idea, but what happens in a draw
(neither attacker or defender win the opposed throw)

[CPT Shanks]

Great concept and idea. ThIn the case of a draw I would refight until a decisive blow has been struck or thwarted.

[Harry Faversham]

I'm a big fan of applying the KISS Principle to wargaming. Which is the bestest...
straining yer brayn reading a fone directory of rules, or looking/playing with, yer lovingly painted toys for two hours?

[Mammoth miniatures]

I couldn't resist...

I prettied it up and formatted it for A6 (postcard size) so you now print this out double sided and fold it in half, and you'll get a nice little wallet size booklet.

It also occurred to me that since everything is done via distance and a single dice, there's actually no reason this game can't be played with counters/beads/top down paper minis.
I've ordered a few printed copies and will be throwing them into orders for free in the near future.








And a little very poorly made print out copy -

[Easy E]

A nice exercise in simplified design.  Cool idea.

[Golgotha]

This is very cool - thank you for making them available. Perfect too for playing at work.

[Mammoth miniatures]

This is very cool - thank you for making them available. Perfect too for playing at work.

Cheers, glad you like them

I went and got some postcard sized prints done, nice soft touch lamination - I'll be putting a copy in every mammoth miniatures order until I use all 100, At which point I may do another.

[Golgotha]

Had first game, was quick, easy, and fun.

See: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=101948.3375

[Mammoth miniatures]

Had first game, was quick, easy, and fun.

See: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=101948.3375

Can't ask for a better review than that really

[Golgotha]

What was particularly good is my eight-year-old son read the rules and ran the game he also chose the terrain and miniatures to use - so from that point of view alone very enjoyable. A perfect way to quickly unwind after a day of work and get a game in.



More pictures are available here: https://frictionbmcminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/04/golgothas-games-very-quick-violence.html

The game certainly creates an interesting dynamic between the big-ins and little-ins and given the focus on sizes a tank version of the game could work well with then light, medium and heavy vehicles/tanks...

[tikitang]

Golgotha, what did you do with the whole ranged combat thing I mentioned in my earlier feedback? People attacking each other with melee weapons from several meters away?

[Golgotha]

Since none of the miniatures had ranged weapons we did not use any ranged attacks - so miniatures had to be in base contact. Did think ranges were a tad short when reading said rules.

The blood Imp was given a bonus to what in the end was his useless attack as he attempted sneaking up from the rear on the hobbit... as seen pictured above.