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Offline General Roos

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Gangster rules?
« on: December 01, 2009, 11:18:09 PM »
Does anyone know any rules for gangster wars during the Prohibition era?

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Offline oldskoolrebel

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2009, 11:23:46 PM »
You could try .45 Adventures by rattrap productions. We've used it for alot of pulp games, but it also lends itself very well to gangster style games...

Excellent little system.

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Offline General Roos

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2009, 10:00:08 AM »
Thanks Andy. I will try .45 Adventures. Any other suggestions?

Offline Onebigriver

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2009, 01:32:10 PM »
There's a gangster supplement for 2HW's Chain Reaction 3, both free.

EDIT - you can download CR3 from here:

http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/free.html

but you'll have to join the 2HW Yahoo group to download the gangster supplement. There's also a CR2 demo called "Babyface & Me", designed as an intro to CR2 in the Yahoo group files.
« Last Edit: December 02, 2009, 03:38:41 PM by Onebigriver »
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Offline itchy

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2009, 03:02:33 PM »
Steve Barber does a set never used them but heard good things ,but have used some of the free secenarios and back gound stuff from his site also some of his scenary and models.

http://www.sbarber-models.clara.net/main.html

Offline Onebigriver

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2009, 03:39:25 PM »
Steve Barber does a set never used them but heard good things ,but have used some of the free secenarios and back gound stuff from his site also some of his scenary and models.

http://www.sbarber-models.clara.net/main.html

Cheers for that, borrowed those scenarios.  :D

Offline Gluteus Maximus

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2009, 07:58:09 PM »
There's a gangster supplement for 2HW's Chain Reaction 3, both free.

EDIT - you can download CR3 from here:

http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/free.html

but you'll have to join the 2HW Yahoo group to download the gangster supplement. There's also a CR2 demo called "Babyface & Me", designed as an intro to CR2 in the Yahoo group files.

No need to join the Yahoo Group if you don't want to. You can also get CR3 from WargameVault here:

http://www.wargamevault.com/product_info.php?products_id=60015&filters=0_0_0&manufacturers_id=2562

and the "Gangsters" supplement here:

http://www.wargamevault.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=2562&products_id=63326&filters=0_0_0&manufacturers_id=2562

Both free and instantaneously downloadable after ordering  :D

Incidentally, Two Hour Wargames rules are also fully solo-playable, so you can try these out by yourself and hopefully have a great time before involving your buddies.

Offline joroas

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2009, 09:43:47 AM »
Cheers.....
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Offline General Roos

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2009, 11:03:37 AM »
Thanks everyone!  :)


Offline postal

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2009, 11:33:04 AM »
I used battleground WWII in the past and frontline command would work too.

Offline Onimusha

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2009, 02:35:03 PM »
I was also wondering what a good gangster rulesystem could be, but I am more looking for a Yakuza kind of game where different clans fight between each other.
The recent threads about the beautiful Yakuza miniatures have me convinced  ;)

Offline General Roos

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2009, 10:10:35 AM »
Ordered "The Bootleggers"-rulebook from Steve Barber Models.  :D


Offline leadfool

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2009, 07:20:22 AM »
I have used the Legends of the old west games, with some modifications for tommyguns etc.  As we often play large multiplyayer games (5-10 players), we use a modified version of the activation rules from "Gunfight" from flagship games. 
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Offline General Roos

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Re: Gangster rules?
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2009, 01:50:33 PM »
Got the Bootlegger rulebok 2 days ago. I havenīt had the time to read it yet but I will post a review later on!

Iīm also going to order the .45 Adventure rules after christmas. My italian, jewish and irish mobsters needs to blow some steam off on the streets of Chicago.  :D

 

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