Ganesha Games

[joroas]

Not sure if any of you use his products, but I just bought his new moder-post modern rules, Flying Lead, and this is on the back cover, a list of rules and future rules that may be of interest:
Ganesha Games Presents
www.ganeshagames.net

AVAILABLE GAMES
Song of Blades and Heroes
fantasy skirmish rules $5 pdf
Origins Award Nominated Rules;
Winner Best Demo Game at Eroi per Gioco 2008

Song of Gold and Darkness
Dungeon-delving supplement for SBH $8 pdf

Song of Wind and Water
Wilderness supplement for SBH $8 pdf

Song of Arthur and Merlin
Arthurian rules for SBH $8 pdf

Song of Fur and Buttons
Colonial Teddy Bears campaign for SBH $8 pdf
Based on models by Eureka Miniatures

Song of the Splintered Lands
Campaign for SBH $8 pdf
Based on models by Splintered Light Miniatures

Song of Deeds and Glory
Expanded multiplayer campaigns for SBH $8 pdf

Mutants and Death Ray Guns
Stand alone, post-apocalypse rules $8 pdf

Fear and Faith
Stand alone, horror skirmish rules $8 pdf

Song of Drums and Shakos
standalone, Napoleonic skirmish $8 pdf
Winner, Origins Award 2009, Best Historical Rules;
Winner, Silver Medal, Historicon 2009;
Winner, Best Demo Game, Hellana 2009
More Drums and Shakos
Expansion for SDS $8 pdf

Familiars RPG
Magical animals roleplaying rules $5 pdf


COMING ATTRACTIONS
Kookie Teenage Monster Hunters
Vampire hunting sourcebook for FF

Ghost Rangers
Ghost hunting campaign for FF

Heroes of the Blade
Special characters for SBH

Song of Armies and Hordes
Army-level fantasy rules

Song of the Dragon Kings
Mythic China stand alone rules

Assault on Neo Tokyo
Supplement for MDRG

Song of Spear and Shield
Stand alone ancient skirmish game

Mighty Monsters
Stand alone giant monster rules

Power Legion
Stand alone superpowered rules

Tales of Blades and Heroes
Fantasy RPG rules based on SBH

Tales of Beasts and Perils
GM’s book for Tales of Blades and Heroes

Frontline Heroes
WWII supplement for FL

Song of Gods and Heroes
Mythic Greece standalone miniature rules

Song of Shadow and Honor
Mythic and historical Japan stand alone rules

Song of Tide and Wave
Naval rules for pirates and fantasy

[twrchtrwyth]

Andrea who does these is incredibly active on the Yahoo group and is very helpful with questions etc.

[ZenWired]

Not sure if any of you use his products, but I just bought his new moder-post modern rules, Flying Lead, and this is on the back cover, a list of rules and future rules that may be of interest:

[...A Very Long List...]

Does Andrea ever sleep?!

I have several of the games on that list, but have only had the pleasure to play MDRG at this point. What a blast!

Ganesha's games are refreshingly rules-lite and made for quick, fun sessions.

[cheetor]

Does Andrea ever sleep?!

I asked him once.  He said that he will sleep when he is dead

Ganesha's games are refreshingly rules-lite and made for quick, fun sessions.

I have played a few full weekends worth of Ganesha games, mostly Song of Blades and Heroes and Mutants and  Death Ray Guns, with a little bit of Fear & Faith too.  Those games have increased my enthusiasm for miniature tabletop games more than any other system has over the last 10 years or so. I would paint miniatures regardless, but I do like that nearly everything that I paint now can be used in games.

In addition, the PDFs of each book are dirt cheap at $8 (I think that Flying Lead cost me EUR€6 on Sunday).  Highly recommended for a large turnover of fast, fun games that will give you an opportunity to use a whole bunch of painted figures that you thought may never see the game table again.

Highly recommended.

[Svennn]

Songs Of The Dragon Kings sounds interesting. I have not tried any of these titles yet but that one may be my first.

[Tom Reed]

I've polayed Mutants & Death Ray Guns. IT made me decide to buy Fear & Faith. Now I am waiting for the F&F Supplements.

[dijit]

I'd love to hear a review of flying lead, if you've got time.

[Dr. The Viking]

I played two games of SOBH which I found to be interesting.

I must admit that the list makes me wonder if isn't a bit "same sameish".

Is Mutants and Death Ray Guns not just Songs of Blades and Heroes with different name tags?

[Onebigriver]

I played two games of SOBH which I found to be interesting.

I must admit that the list makes me wonder if isn't a bit "same sameish".

Is Mutants and Death Ray Guns not just Songs of Blades and Heroes with different name tags?

Certainly the core mechanics are the same, but each game has added mechanics to give the right flavour for each genre. For me, the beauty of the games is sharing the same core, you can play different genres without havng to learn a completely new set of rules.

[Dr. The Viking]

Certainly the core mechanics are the same, but each game has added mechanics to give the right flavour for each genre. For me, the beauty of the games is sharing the same core, you can play different genres without havng to learn a completely new set of rules.

Hmm OK. I have yet to see a "one size fits all" that doesn't sacrifice too much.

In my experience tailored rule sets win in the long run. But I guess I'll have to try it anyway.

[Pentaro]

In my experience tailored rule sets win in the long run.

I agree, but these games are surprisingly well done. Song of Blades rules are 5-6 pages long and you can play for years without getting tired. The add-on books are not as good, though, but there's interesting ideas in all of them. They're more a "toolbox" than a "finished" game, so you'll need to think what you want them for, and then write scenarios, pick the optional rules that suit you best, etc.

[dijit]

I've got both 'SOBH' and 'Mutants and Death Ray Guns' and I like both rule set, their especially good for new players as they are very quick to pick up and the core mechanics are quite intuitive. Both sets though sharing the same core mechanic are quite different in their style, how does flying lead match up to them?

[black-bear]

Fan of SBH too
I play with my 10 years old son and friends - it rocks… 
Got already a few posses - you can virtually do anything you want with the excel calculator.
Time to paint many minis I had no project for so far.

So if you want fun and gaming go for it

cheers

[Arrigo]

Ok my two pennies...

one year and a bit ago I had a chat with Andrea, the brain behind Ganesha, very nice chap, but after that I decided I would be very very very wary of his games... no it is not a bad trader alert! Simply while chatting I realized his game philosophy is to the exact opposite of mine.

When I mentioned I was playing Sharp Practice, the replied "old school". I think Sharp PRactice is proably the best gunpoweder skirmish I have ever played with plenty of opportunity to cater for small skimirhes or large ones, role playing and fun.  His main point agaisnt it was "it uses different mechanics it is not elegant".

That made me deciding  the system has problem... ok it produces a very neat small scale game with few troops and terrain, but I think it is an aberration, also he is using the same thing over and over changing the nametag... for him is elegance, for me is missing the point...

so I think the entire thing as pros and cons, it is fast and requires minimal preparation, but it is more a filler than a real game, you can turn fast game in a serialized manner at a convention, but to be quite honest in the end is more of the same, but a lot more...

SO for me is a definite no go    I do not like to put something or someone down, but I think people has to be warned. Also one of the reason it has been selected for the italian tournament system (and I think this is a shame not an honor for a game) is beacuse it is plain, ahistorica (ok this is my conclusion) and you can play with almost no terrain (sorry but skirmish is terrain!

Arrigo

[Lowtardog]

I have a ccouple of the sets and for me not enough lead but I should have known that. Not too keen on them and would agree to an extent with Arrigo in that I often find difficulty with one rule set coveing lots of periods.  Saying that they do seem to be popular so good luck to them