Don's Transportable minigames

[DonVoss]

What kinda rules you plan to use for that?

Something that fits on the back of a postcard...something like this...

http://www.juniorgeneral.org/waterloo/waterloo.html

Cheers,
Don

[YPU]

Well you win most creative game of the month from me.

I have always had this idea of a simplified DirtsideII game with the tiny 2mm tanks by germy from GZG, and finding a way to fit them and terrain into some simple box.

[Warren Abox]

Outstanding!  Those crazy big multi-year construction project tables with thousands of figures and a hundred pounds of terrain are great, but these small and portable cases full of fun take a lot more imagination and creativity.  I had always heard about rice figures, but never seen them actually done before.  You've won this skeptic over.

[Rhoderic]

Don't encourage the madness! It'll be Thuringians in a Thimble next! Lombards in a Locket! Where will it end?!

...

OK, I will encourage the madness: These are very cool little projects, and I might just try something similar, although probably not at the matchbox level!

[AndrewBeasley]

Coming from a 2mm gaming background its nice to see rice on the table and not in a bowl again

For mini rules have a look at Irregular Miniatures - fast play and rule box are basic but OK

Also try the PZ8 rules sets - the may need a small handful of rice though...

[Golgotha]

Love it and really inspired to try something really mini like this - never thought I would say well painted rice. Do show us more great ideas.

[nervisfr]

Love the idea.

Irregular Ltd can help you with is 2mm range in block batallion....

cheers
Eric

[Mason]

Brilliance!
(Bordering on madness... ).

Love it!
Especially the likkal ships.
 

[Daniel36]

All of this stuff is too cool! The rice thing especially is so much fun!

[nervisfr]

  About rice, see this picture on from the Irregular web site 2mm shop



that's fit the job ?

[warlord frod]

I love the creativity on this thread.  Being able to take a game with you on vacation or business that fits in your carry on or brief case is awesome. The rice army is also a new one for me and Ive been gaming for over 40 years  I would love to see a small ( sorry I could not help myself) Battle report showing how a tiny game works.

[Golgotha]

Irregular miniatures are a good suggestion see for example these Roman Chariots could have a small and really cheap wargame for less than 1 pound see http://irregularminiatures.co.uk/products.php?cat=6mm&sub=Civilians&pid=11&subid=93

[Warren Abox]

Irregular miniatures are a good suggestion see for example these Roman Chariots could have a small and really cheap wargame for less than 1 pound see http://irregularminiatures.co.uk/products.php?cat=6mm&sub=Civilians&pid=11&subid=93

Point of order - you get one chariot for 90p, which means you'll be spending almost six whole quid to get a full six chariots.  Still a fantastic way to build an easy-carry game.

Also, Irregular finally updated their website?  It looks great and so much easier to navigate.  Gotta look at their fantasy building line now.

[DonVoss]

Here is a new idea for the mini games.
Again in a smallbox.
I wanted to do one of the warhammer skirmish scenarios: the town raid. But how to fit a town in such a small box...?
All i could think of were paper models...


I took the scenario to the HYW and had some english sacking a french town. Again with Songs of Blades...

Okay here are the paperbuildings...I know: very old school...



But from a distance you cant seemuch of a difference...




And here the paper buildings "folded" together one in another...



And everything in the box....
With dice and measering sticks....



I know I should put some thing on zhe outside of the box...


Cheers,
Don

[blacksoilbill]

Just discovered this thread: these games are all so gloriously clever!