The Loose Association of Wargamers

5 Core have a nice feel for small, characterful, games - and lots of (pdf) expansions.

Gruntz for bigger games - probably more like platoon+ level.

+1 for Laserburn, especially if you want to calculate the percentage chance of shooting someone in the left arm from 32m when firing a heavy bolter one-handed (about 1% probably). Lots of pleasant nostalgia there!

If on a nostalgia, didn't traveller have a small u it combat game?

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:09 pm If on a nostalgia, didn't traveller have a small u it combat game?

Two, Snapshot & Striker. The former was 1:1 skirmish, the latter small unit actions IIRC.

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:23 pm Keeping an eye on this as something that covers 70s sci fi using 3 or 4 squads aside.

Possibly a bit of tinkering to CoC might work.

I did consider this, but I'm not sure - the imbalance between the power of some 'units' might make it challenging. I am also not sure that the JOP mechanism (that I really like in CoC) works when we are talking daleks vs UNIT or Colonial Marines vs Aliens. I suppose you could vary the ambush rules for Aliens and treat Daleks as Armour... but where would skills like the Doctor be reflected?

In Her Majesty's Name might be worth a look

Laserblade if you want super simple and cheap. Use them as core rules and build on them.

I haven't played it for a very long time, but Stargrunt 2 was/is superb (and free to download, I believe). In fact, they're the best set of platoon to company-level skirmish rules of any period in my opinion.

Jeremy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:19 pmLaser Burn

Who's a lazy bum?

FUBAR one-page rules.
Loads of sci-fi variants ready to go:

https://fubarwargames.wordpress.com/downloads/

Good grief. a positive cornucopia of ideas, and you try spelling that after 10 pints. (I think I managed!)

Ok, tomorrow when the war began I will check out the suggestions.. right now..