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WRG have now put up version 2 of their HOTT rules.

A set for fantasy wargaming in which magic is not all-powerful but merely one part of the action. The army lists in these rules were based “mainsteam fantasy authors and current fantasy wargaming practice, myths, legends and traditional epics, and on fictional equivalents of historical armies”. One unexpected result was the use of the “Napoleonic Semi-Historical” for light-hearted Napoleonic games. However there are some omissions - since the fantasy authors own the copyright on the characters in their books, it was only possible to include armies whose authors who gave permission. A second edition of HOTT, with minor changes to the rules and still more armies in the lists, was published in April 2002.

Some time in 2009, these rules went out-of-print and the copyright reverted to the three authors. They are now unavailable from any supplier I have been able to find. I have consulted Phil and Richard and we are agreed that until it is possible to publish a new edition of HOTT, we will make it available at this website.

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Many years ago I had fun playing Tunnels and Trolls by Flying Buffalo Games. The other day I picked up a cheap second hand copy on Amazon, boy did it bring back some memories.

A short version of the rules as a taster are free from RPGnow.com.

There are another free version of the rules based on the 4th edition and many other goodies from freedungeons.

If you like RPG dungeon games give them a go they are a fun set of rules (any only use D6’s).

A new piece of software is now out that is specifically designed for drawing wargames maps.

MappingBoard is an application for drawing wargame maps. I am not a very patient person so the idea is to have a simple, easy to use application where you can, as much as possible, just plonk terrain items down on the map and not have to change a dozen properties such as colour and width every time.

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Phil Olley has produced the pilot issue of a new newsletter called Classic Wargames Journal (CWJ). If it is successful he would like it to be a quarterly publication. The pilot issue costs £4.50 in the UK, £6 overseas and £3.00 as a PDF .

Phil was inspired by the old War Game Digest Journals and has modelled the design on the old fashioned style which helps give it the Old school feel.

Contents:

4 tabletop scenarios (Spurlash Down and vanguards Collide)
Fire Raisers by Stephen Caddy
A battle report from the very first issue of WGD back in 1957
plus articles on Tabletop generals’ characterisation, a guide to painting big units; an ACW riverboat project, and Bill Protz gets marooned!

I ordered the PDF version which arrived within 24 hours and if you are in to old school wargaming I can’t recommend it enough.

WRG have put lots of their out of print rules free on their website including:

Ancients 1st to 5th Editions.
1925 - 1950 Armour and Infantry
1685 - 1845

Unfortunately the DBA link is broken.

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Following on from the Battle of Britain rules David Child-Dennis has now sent me the latest set of Airwar rules. These cover the Korean conflict.

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The Foreign Legion from Pete Jones on Vimeo.

The Spanish Column from Pete Jones on Vimeo.

End of the game from Pete Jones on Vimeo.