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Offline Commander Vyper

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The rules with no name: Any good
« on: December 17, 2010, 11:34:21 PM »
Tempted as they give a free postage and package status to the order and any other bits you order. Looks very nice and shiney but anyone played the rules?

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Offline abu iskander

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2010, 01:23:14 AM »
I own teh TRWNN, but haven't played them.  To me, LotOW looks to be more fun. This set I have played and like quite a bit.

Offline Commander Vyper

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2010, 01:27:14 AM »
I own teh TRWNN, but haven't played them.  To me, LotOW looks to be more fun. This set I have played and like quite a bit.

Do you have a link? (Assuming these are the wild west version of the LOTR rules?)

Offline abu iskander

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2010, 01:46:41 AM »

Offline Bobble

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2010, 09:18:54 AM »
Seconded
Legends of the Old West and its supplements are really great fun,haven't tried The Rules With No Name so can't compare the two but when LOTOW was so good didnt bother trying the other

Offline matakishi

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2010, 10:21:25 AM »
I have the rules with no name, they are very good. I have the original free version which I'm happy to send to you if you pm me your email.

Offline Driscoles

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2010, 10:31:17 AM »
Its a matter of taste...

If you like GW games go for LotoW. Its the same old soup only in a different soup bowl.

The  Rules with no name  are more innovative.

But if you don t like initiative by cards they are not yours.
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Offline LeadAsbestos

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2010, 11:40:45 AM »
TRWNN are a blast! Easy to learn, fast play, and a very satisfying feel for cinematic cowboys games. My kid brother and I were playing one Christmas, and my mom, of all people, wanted to join in! 5 mins of insrtruction, and she was up and running.


Offline joroas

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2010, 02:25:01 PM »
Keep an eye on the Foundry deals, I got mine halfprice, post free a few weeks ago.
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Offline Commander Vyper

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2010, 02:35:59 PM »
Keep an eye on the Foundry deals, I got mine halfprice, post free a few weeks ago.

That's what drew me to them in the first place, (£5 off and on postage charge which slices £8 off the deal, enough for another pack! :D

Thanks all, emails there under my avatar so feel free to send me the pdf.

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Offline joroas

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2010, 03:09:57 PM »
The cards for TRWNN are here:

http://wargamesfoundry.com/downloads/

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2010, 03:12:23 PM »
Its many years since i played TRWNN, but they are well-worth a go.

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Offline Thargor

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2010, 05:00:09 PM »
Would recommend TRwNN if you like a game that can be picked up in 5 minutes, has random activation and you have a bucketload of dice (at optimum range a legend who has aimed with a repeating rifle gets 12 D6 I think)

Offline CptJake

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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2010, 10:08:03 PM »
I recently got a copy from Amazon.  It was under 38 bucks including shipping.

Gorgeous book.  I think it was worth it and look forward to playing.
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Re: The rules with no name: Any good
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2010, 10:57:17 AM »
I have both LoTOW and TRWNN and enjoy both of them. We have used “Legends” for playing a long running campaign game and TRWNN for one off games.

I have also got a couple of other rule sets, although I haven’t had a chance to game with them yet. The one set was free in the Aug/Sept 2007 edition of “Battlegames” which is based on card activated initiative similar to TRWNN and the other is a set from Over the Wire Games which only uses playing cards for all actions.

As an aside, Ian Barlow wrote a load of articles in WI some years ago about skirmishing the Wild West Movies – some useful scenario ideas?

RMZ

 

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