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Offline steders

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Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« 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)?

Offline robh

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #1 on: 10 February 2025, 04:00:58 PM »
The cards and rules are all available here:
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

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #2 on: 10 February 2025, 04:22:52 PM »
The cards and rules are all available here:
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

Offline Cait Sidhe

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #3 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

Offline steders

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #4 on: 10 February 2025, 08:48:29 PM »
I haven’t seen that. I’ll have a look and see what’s there
Cheers

Offline robh

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #5 on: 10 February 2025, 10:52:47 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.

Offline ChaosChild

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #6 on: 11 February 2025, 02:58:04 AM »
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.

Offline steders

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #7 on: 11 February 2025, 10:06:10 AM »
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.

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #8 on: 13 February 2025, 11:49:49 AM »
There's also Gibby's Confrontation Continuum, as promoted here on the LAF:

Confrontation Continuum
Miniatures you say? Well I too, like to live dangerously...


Offline mellis1644

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Re: Rackham, confrontation alternative rules
« Reply #9 on: 13 February 2025, 02:08:23 PM »
You cold always use Brutality rules or other 3rd party rules for the figures.
My painting blog is at: http://mellis1644.wordpress.com/

 

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