What set of rules has really blown your mind?

[grant]

Just a thought tonight: is there a set of rules that has thoroughly blown your mind? Something so innovative and unique, you just stopped playing anything else?

Could be any period, any scale - any set of rules.

What did it and why?

[tnjrp]

Just a thought tonight: is there a set of rules that has thoroughly blown your mind?

No.

Nuff said

[redzed]

IABSM, when I first 'got it'. played it lots

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

Force on Force,because of its very streamlined Gameplay,although a bit abstract it allows very dramatic Firefights  

[Geudens]

After 40 years of wargaming (from 1 page rules to 10 cm thick books...): SAGA!

[maxxon]

Crossfire. It's still totally unique in the purity of its vision, though some other games have borrowed elements from it.

Which is a bit strange because I never really liked any of Arty's other rulesets.

[H.M.Stanley]

None really although i like many: S&tF, DitDC, BP/HC ...

I have come to the conclusion that its not what you game its who you play with ...

[YPU]

Coming from warhammer mainly, Dirtside II really woke me up to better systems.

[Dr. Zombie]

I have come to the conclusion that its not what you game its who you play with ...

This.

[WillieB]

Until a few years ago I felt that (even if considered an unfinished product) nothing could beat Stargrunt II.
Then IABSM came along and  took over.
However, I still was looking for a more 'modern' set of rules as well and found what I needed ( and more) with Tomorrow's War.
SAGA filled my 'ancient' niche and I still play it regularly.
But then Dux Brittaniarum was published and I forgot everything else. Yes, there are a few gaps in the rules that you have to fill in yourself, but in all it's just the best ruleset I ever played. Obviously I'm not alone in thinking so since we have been running a multiplayer campaign for a solid 53 weeks now.
And now Chain Of Command is edging in and all my SCW and WW II troops are becoming restless again...

[Remgain]

Chain of Command.

Marco

[Stavros Banjo]

Not wishing to appear like a miserable old moaner but it would be nice if people could refrain from using acronyms & abbreviations when discussing rules. I'm still looking for that 'mind blowing' set but it's a bit of a pain trying to work out what the heck 'IABSM' etc. is in the first place 

[Conquistador]

Not wishing to appear like a miserable old moaner but it would be nice if people could refrain from using acronyms & abbreviations when discussing rules. I'm still looking for that 'mind blowing' set but it's a bit of a pain trying to work out what the heck 'IABSM' etc. is in the first place 

Roger that!

Gracias,

Glenn

[Bergil]

Full Thrust, version 2. space combat!

Easy system once you've played a few turns. Easy enough to use ship creation system and a very malleable ruleset for making your own settings, rules, etc.

Can't recommend it enough. 

[Dr. Zombie]

Rules that I really enjoy are: Fast Play Grande Armee, Saga, Gloire.

And as dark horses I also really enjoy Epic Armageddon and Warmaster.