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Author Topic: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables  (Read 12818 times)

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #45 on: April 12, 2013, 07:13:39 AM »
I think it may be a tower and not a rocket but all the same it's spiffy. Not something I'd like to use for my games (not too fond of really big buildings you can't -- presumably for this one -- enter) but still.
I meant the rocket ship in the set of 3 boards posted yesterday. All the boards shown here are grand, but that one was a set piece and is my favourite. I think...  :)

Offline tnjrp

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #46 on: April 12, 2013, 07:22:49 AM »
Ah quite, I also thought you meant the red Floating Towers of Te-M'Karna.

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #47 on: April 12, 2013, 08:40:59 AM »
Ah quite, I also thought you meant the red Floating Towers of Te-M'Karna.
Incidentally - is that marble or faux-marble in the towers? Either way, it's impressive!  :o 8) 8)

Offline Faust23

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #48 on: April 12, 2013, 03:49:01 PM »
Incidentally - is that marble or faux-marble in the towers? Either way, it's impressive!  :o 8) 8)

(In his nerdiest Wizard voice) It's STARMETAL! good Sir.   lol

Veins of it are throughout, which allows the towers to defy gravity.  At least that's the fluff text that will accompany pictures of it in our supplement.  :D
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Offline Vanvlak

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #49 on: April 12, 2013, 05:54:13 PM »
(In his nerdiest Wizard voice) It's STARMETAL! good Sir.   lol

Veins of it are throughout, which allows the towers to defy gravity.  At least that's the fluff text that will accompany pictures of it in our supplement.  :D
Oooh, now I see!  :o
It IS rather grand.  8) 8) 8)

Offline Estarriol

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #50 on: April 13, 2013, 07:21:23 PM »
Matakishi's Crom!  should be 3x3 really, but no real difference with 2x2...

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #51 on: April 14, 2013, 07:23:54 AM »
Revised table.
Had to remove the smilies for now as it ws getting pedantic applying them on the forum post screen.  :(
Games marked Y are designed for 2'x2' OR include this size as one of more usable sizes.
Games marked N were not designed for 2'x2' originally, but have been used or could be used for 2'x2'. Note that most games can be played on this size of board if scaled down in size!


   Broadsword Adventure   28mm   fantasy
N   Confrontation   28mm   fantasy
N   Crom   28mm   fantasy
Y   D&D Skirmish   28mm   fantasy
N   Fantasy Rules! TCE   10-28mm   fantasy
Y   Hordes of the Things (HOTT)   6-28mm   fantasy
Y   Mighty Armies   10-15mm   fantasy
Y   7TV   28mm   fantasy swashbuckler (TV)
Y   Bushido   28mm   fantasy, Japanese theme
Y   Antiquity   28mm   historical
Y   Arcane Battle Composer   10-15mm   historical
N   Armati II   10-15mm   historical
Y   DBA   15-28mm   historical
N   DBM100    6-54mm   historical
   DBMM100   6-54mm   historical
N   Irregular Miniatures Ancient Rules   10-15mm   historical
Y   Justified Ancients   15mm   historical
N   Mighty Armies Ancients    10-15mm   historical
N   Rally Round the King    10-15mm   historical
N   Warrior Kings   10-15mm   historical
N   Wars Ancient   10mm   historical
Y   Ancients D6   6-28mm   historical
Y   Basic Fury   10mm   historical
Y   Phalanx   10mm   historical
   Irregular Wars: Conflict at the World's End   15mm   historical 1519-1641
Y   Brink of Battle   28mm   historical/fantasy
   Song of Blades and Heroes   28mm   historical/fantasy
   Song of Drums and Shakos    28mm   Napoleonic
   Fistful of Lead   28mm   Old West
Y   Legends of the Old West   28mm   Old West
Y   Scavenge,Skirmish,Survive   28mm   post-apocalyptic
Y   Eden   25-32mm   post-apocalyptic
   Machinas   28mm   post-apocalyptic car racing
Y   0.45 Adventure   28mm   pulp
   Fantastic Worlds   28mm   pulp
   Larger than life   28mm   pulp
Y   Pulp Alley   28mm   pulp
N   AE: Bounty   28mm   sci fi
N   Infinity   28mm   sci fi
N   MERCS   28mm   sci fi
~   Sedition Wars   28mm   sci fi
Y   Scurv&Beefcake WIP game   28mm   sports, future
Y   7th Voyage   28mm   spy/sci fi (TV)
Y   Gloire   28mm   swashbuckler
   Flying Lead    28mm   WWI/modern
   Force on Force   15mm   WWII
N   Normandy Firefight   10-54mm   WWII
   Victory Decision   6-35mm   WWII
N   DUST tactics   28mm   WWWII
Y   ZombieTV   28mm   zombies
« Last Edit: April 15, 2013, 11:34:53 AM by Vanvlak »

Offline tnjrp

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #52 on: April 15, 2013, 07:48:18 AM »
   Infinity   28mm   sci fi
An "N" is missing from this one.

Saw it demoed on 3x3' incidentally this weekend. It did need a fairly cramped board, even given the context (Infinity always needs a cramped board when compared to many other 28mm games) but I'm still confident 2x2' works too, outside of the faniboi fantasies where "The Game" works for everything and improves your sex life too :P

Offline Varangian

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #53 on: April 15, 2013, 04:05:37 PM »
Smaller games of Malifaux would work on 2x2, though I don't know that it would be really fun (it's designed for a normal game to be on a 3x3).

Puppet Wars, a miniature-boardgame hybrid, works in a 2x2 space, and should be re-released in the next couple of months.

All Things Zombie (in 15mm) would work as well. I think just about anything from Two Hour Wargames would do well on a 2x2 while playing in 15mm.

Offline VoodooInk

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #54 on: April 16, 2013, 12:41:55 AM »
MAYHEM   ;)
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Offline TheBlackCrane

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #55 on: April 16, 2013, 05:58:16 PM »
Can confirm Irregular Wars are specifically designed for a 2'x2' playing area too, just checked my copy  :)

Offline WitchfinderGeneral

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #56 on: May 04, 2013, 09:56:16 PM »
Freebooters Fate (Fantasy/Pirate rules from Freebooter Miniatures) can be played on tables of that size, but it should be packed with terrain features.
I think I played Necromunda on that size, but the towers and platforms where as high as the table long.
And One For All (generic swashbuckling rules from Eureka Miniatures) can be played on even smaller tables!
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Offline Hummster

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Re: rules suitable for 2'x2' games tables
« Reply #57 on: May 27, 2013, 10:52:34 PM »
Song of Blades and Heroes works fine on 2' x 2' in 15mm or smaller. The 28mm measuring sticks will make that a bit cramped with 3' x 3' though if you are happy to use the 15mm measuring sticks you can use a 2' x 2' table. The same applies to Flying Lead and Song of Arthur and Merlin which are their other titles that I know.

 

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