Quick Play Sci-Fi rules wanted

[6milPhil]

It's a Aliens type bash... should have some photos up soon.

[eilif]

Hmm. In that case I'd go with my initial suggestions. They'll all handle a pulpy Aliens style battle quite well, depending on the size of the engagement.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

[mcfonz]

We've all got our favorites…
As for In The Emperor's Name, if you have IHMN, you've pretty much got all the basic mechanics. ITEN is set in the 40k universe, so it's got force and weapon lists for most every 40k faction (and many obscure sub-factions) and it has a different campaign engine that looks quite good.  ITEN came first and went through a couple revisions before the mechanics  got a "major label" debut as IHMN.

Both are great in their intended genre's/settings or as generic rulesets for porting into other settings.

IHMN was created by the same folk as FUBAR if I get things right. And is essentially a more complex version of it.

[Diakon]

IHMN was created by the same folk as FUBAR if I get things right. And is essentially a more complex version of it.

I'm pretty sure it's a matter of size too. IHMN is a small scale skirmish game while FUBAR is intended for slightly larger combats. Few squads and a couple of vehicles maybe. I've read the rules but not tried playing it yet but that's the impression I get.

[nic-e]

you could give deadzone a try, very fun and you can download all the stats and rules from mantics site.
They also have warpath 2, which i personally love for how simple it is.

[aliensurfer]

There is a cut down version of 40K listed online - I have the PDF but can't find the link - more than one page rules, but a lot simpler and more streamlined than any of the official sets, if you want the PDF (it's a freebie so no harm sharing) drop me a line / pm (email is hug_aliensurfer AT HOTMAIL DOT COM)

[Froggy the Great]

ITEN/IHMN are for squad-sized engagements - IHMN was written from the base of ITEN.  FUBAR is for platoon/battalion sized engagements and to my knowledge shares an original author with ITEN and not much else.

[aliensurfer]

found it : http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/one-page-40k/

[6milPhil]

found it : http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/one-page-40k/

Interesting - thanks!

[dijit]

You can also have a quick look at Inquisamunda, it's based on nercomunda, but adds in lots more warbands and fun.

[mcfonz]

ITEN/IHMN are for squad-sized engagements - IHMN was written from the base of ITEN.  FUBAR is for platoon/battalion sized engagements and to my knowledge shares an original author with ITEN and not much else.

That be a bit incorrect. http://thegamesshed.wordpress.com/

If you can gain access to the forum, as I can, you'll find that there are development threads for both.

Some of the stats are very similar, definitely elements that are shared between games.

[Froggy the Great]

I'm certainly willing to be wrong...I've played a LOT of FUBAR and no ITEN.

[eilif]

One other suggestion for an alien's type engagment is the Ganesha Games "Swatters" rules.
http://www.ganeshagames.net/product_info.php?cPath=1_9&products_id=168
It's designed specifically for Aliens vs humans, with 20-50 minis per side.  It's doesn't do much for vehicles, being an infantry centric game, but might be worth checking out. I've read it and it looks good, but have not played it, so take my opinions with a grain.

[6milPhil]

Excellent stuff guys.

[Cosmotiger]

Swatters looks good. (Same thing, I've read them but never played). 

Angel Barracks' KR16 also looks good for a fast & simple SF rule set.  It was written with 6mm in mind, but is designed for skirmishes with singly based minis and limited vehicles, so you could adapt it to any scale by tweaking the distances/ranges to your liking.