Looking for a new type of game

[sleep when Im lead]

Right...

I find myself in interesting times. Getting out of the house is proving difficult because of stuff going on at home. I have recently moved house and find myself in a smaller (but still quite big) house in which I have limited amounts of space (I have a garage which if I can get in I have to crab walk whilst breathing in to get to the end of it).

So what I am after is a new game. Something with a limited space requirement would be good and something with nice figures would also be nice. I really don't know a lot about these kind of games so any suggestions about what they are like would be useful (Warmahordes, Malifaux, Bushido). I have some older edition Malifaux figures already but don't know if people are allowed to play with these any more (you know what I mean).  If you can think of a game that has some nice stuff to paint and if it's a competition game, make it one that isn't broken. 

Maybe something that works well in solo play could work for me. I could maybe go for something a bit bigger but again not to big.

Anu suggestions?

[Mason]

I would recommend Strange Aeons.

A Cthulhu/Mythos based games with progression (and regression!) for characters during campaign play.
You start with a small team (typically three or four characters) but this can build up over time as they gain 'Promotions'.
As it is Cthulhu based, then all manner of wonderful critturs can be used by the 'Lurker' player and there are some wonderful 1920-30's era figures out there to paint.

Best of all?
You play on a two foot by three foot table so you dont need a lot of scenery to make each game interesting...



Check out the board over here for more info and ideas of what others are doing with the system:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?board=45.0

[gnomehome]

Right...

I find myself in interesting times. Getting out of the house is proving difficult because of stuff going on at home. I have recently moved house and find myself in a smaller (but still quite big) house in which I have limited amounts of space (I have a garage which if I can get in I have to crab walk whilst breathing in to get to the end of it).

So what I am after is a new game. Something with a limited space requirement would be good and something with nice figures would also be nice. I really don't know a lot about these kind of games so any suggestions about what they are like would be useful (Warmahordes, Malifaux, Bushido). I have some older edition Malifaux figures already but don't know if people are allowed to play with these any more (you know what I mean).  If you can think of a game that has some nice stuff to paint and if it's a competition game, make it one that isn't broken. 

Maybe something that works well in solo play could work for me. I could maybe go for something a bit bigger but again not to big.

Anu suggestions?

You could always consider miniature board games (Descent, Mansions of Madness, almost all the games by CMON, Cthulhu Wars, ...) Mansions of Madness has e new edition which allows solo play. You need an app for it though and the scenario's are limited in number.

For the 'real' miniature games: I like Pulp Alley as a system, and they recently released a 'solo deck', which, though I haven't tried it myself, seems to get favourable reviews.

Osprey might also have some rulesets that require fewer models (Fistful of Kung-Fu, Frostgrave, ....)

[Harry Faversham]

Have a look at 'One Hour Wargames' by Neil Thomas. Rules for several periods and 30 scenarios played on a three foot square table.

[Elbows]

I'd definitely recommend a skirmish game.  Perhaps consider a game where you can build up, instead of out?  Could be an interesting terrain challenge, a modular "stackable" tabletop?  Obviously this would be most suitable for something sci-fi I suppose, but I see no reason you couldn't play up instead of across.

[Mosstrooper]

Deadzone uses a 2'x2' board scifi skirmish about 10 figures per side, get the 2nd edition easy to learn rules and campaign system

[sundayhero]

I'd go for generic (like the ones from osprey, or available in pdf on wargame vault) skirmish rulesets, so you can collect and use whatever figures you like

[Mr. Peabody]

I'll second both Strange Aeons and Pulp Alley. We use our minis and terrain interchangeably for both games. Pulp Alley accommodates all manner of vehicles and aircraft and we are still talking about games that play well on a 3'x3' table!

Between the two systems you have a host of options to suit just about any play style.

[Hobgoblin]

I'd recommend Hordes of the Things. In 28mm, you need a three-foot square, and you need a relatively small number of models per army. But the modelling and painting options are extraordinarily wide. And the army-design process is highly addictive. Also, the rules have withstood the test of time very well, being little changed since their initial release. There is, apparently, a good solo-play engine.

[sonicReducer]

I'm in a similar situation - limited budget, limited time and limited storage space. Also lots of little hands in the house so I dare not leave Daddy's toys in easy reach unless I want to upset myself. There are clubs within reasonable distance but I'm usually so tired by the end of the work day I can't face half an hour on the motorway to push toys around. Disturbed nights don't help either.

What I've settled on are solo friendly skirmish games like Chain of Command, and I'm playing with 6mm minis using cm instead of inches. It's been cheap, quick and fun to paint and my play area is the end of the dining room table, about 60 x 80 cm. It's the same game as 28mm / 15mm but I can sit comfortably and get a game in more easily. All my terrain and minis fit in some Really Useful boxes in a bedroom drawer.

I'm watching this thread with interest - I have been wanting to do something in 28mm like Pulp Alley or SoBaH solo so I'm interested in others' suggestions.

Hope this is of some help

[sundayhero]

I recommend this amazing game called domestacide.

Possibly combined with the module 'garage sale' and the expansion set 'storage facility'

Although I personally don't play domestacide as much as I should because I find many of its gameplay mechanics quite repetitive and boring, I do find cracking it out every now an then for a game is far easier to learning an entire new gaming system to avoid having to use it.

 

[grant]

I recommend this amazing game called domestacide.

Possibly combined with the module 'garage sale' and the expansion set 'storage facility'

Although I personally don't play domestacide as much as I should because I find many of its gameplay mechanics quite repetitive and boring, I do find cracking it out every now an then for a game is far easier to learning an entire new gaming system to avoid having to use it.

I recently played a game of this, and the results were well worth the time investment. I now have both the space and funds to do anything I want.

I won the game handily, although next year I will have to pick up the next expansion module "Divorce Decree" which will cost a bit, but be worth it in the end. I foresee this expansion as one of my favourites for Domestacide.

[Dave Knight]

DBA is good

15mm plays on a 2 x 2, 25mm on a 3 x 3 (can stretch to 4 x 4)

All you need to ply is the rule book - it has lists for hundreds of armies

All armies are 12 elements - 1 model, 2 to 4 foot and 2 to 4 cavalry

The Fantasy version is Hordes of the Things

[grant]

I have been playing a fair bit of domestacide recently due to having a lass over for tea and cakes. We are at the gathering the adventuring party stage of the divorce decree module.

I'm inside the dungeon, it's a crawl. Only 10 more months until I reach the dragon and get to slay it!

[Sir_Theo]

Deadzone uses a 2'x2' board scifi skirmish about 10 figures per side, get the 2nd edition easy to learn rules and campaign system

If Sci fi at all.interests you I'd second the Deadzone recommendation. The starter set comes with everything you need including terrain and a nice 2x2 mat. The 2nd ed rules are really quite neat as well.

For Fantasy gaming Relicblade is a cool little game amd again there is a recently kickstarter starter set. Frostgrave as well.