Sci Fi rules recommendations

[Nosher]

I have quite a collection of Sci Fi figures - Epic Space Marines, Orks, Squats. Dark Realm Kraytonians, Pax Arcadians and Andrayans and 10mm Aliens and Colonial Marines.

What I dont have is a decent set of sci-fi rules to play them with. I have tried Seeds of War and FWC both of which just dont do it for me. I remember some fun GW Epic Games before they withdrew it...

Does anyone know if you can still get hold of Epic?

What are people using for Sci-fi?

Looking for the holy grail - something that wont cost anything! Or something relatively cheap!

[Fenton]

Epic Armageddon you can still find on ebay

Gruntz isnt too bad and neither is  fireteam Andromeda

My fave at the minute and its just its only because I have downloaded the free versions which dont seem too bad is from Legionnaire games

The large scale is strike legion and their is Platoon for smaller scale fights

The also do Planetstrike which allows you to play a full planetary assault

http://legionnairegames.com/Products.html

In the download section you will find army lists for a variety of manufacturers

http://legionnairegames.com/Downloads.html

[Ithoriel]

If you liked Epic then this might be worth a look:

http://www.net-armageddon.org/page/rules

[Fenton]

I forgot about Alien Squad Leader as well from www.15mm.co.uk...Looks fun and simple

[Genom]

Epic Armageddon is available for download on the interwebs these days, just be aware that there are a couple of fan themed variations out there now.  But it's the only one in that scale that we keep coming back to play.

[Steeleye]

Try writing your own set.

[fsn]

Try writing your own set.

What he said.

[Ithoriel]

Try writing your own set.

Much overrated. I'd sooner tweak an existing set than go to the bother of building a rule set from the ground up. I'm happy to let someone else do the donkey work and then correct their misapprehensions!

[Ferb]

Another vote for Gruntz,

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Check "freewargamesrules.co.uk" - there must be summat on there. Certainly there was a copy of Epic there a while back.

IanS

[fsn]

Much overrated. I'd sooner tweak an existing set than go to the bother of building a rule set from the ground up. I'm happy to let someone else do the donkey work and then correct their misapprehensions!

Problem with SF is that which SF do you mean? The Napoleonic Wars were the Napoleonic Wars, there's only one WWII, but there are an infinite number of SF universes out there. The rules for a Star Trek universe would emphasise energy weapons and shields with apparently no ground vehicles at all. The Star Wars universe would have lots of light sabres, close quarter weapons and levitating Jedi with lots of whizzy little vehicles; the Firefly universe has very few warships, but lots of people wielding antiquated looking weapons - but no aliens.

I like projectile weapons in my universe. Gauss guns as opposed to phasers. I'm also not opposed to a bit of armour and find a few heavy vehicles brighten up my day. I liked Traveller. I like the Traveller universe as a concept. 

[TinyTerrain]

Hi Nosher,

Id vote for Gruntz too

Cheers,

Craig
Tiny Terrain Models

[Subedai]

I liked Traveller. I like the Traveller universe as a concept.

I also liked the Traveller universe, I just couldn't see how a character progressed in it.

Still got an original box set somewhere -cost me £4.95.

[julesav]

I've had some fun games with Alien Squad Leader! Most of the others mentioned I've bought, read and gone "Meh!" YMMV

[howayman]

I used Striker in the past, which is the Traveller mass combat rules, they were ok, lots of 7+ needed on two dice.
If you want skirmish Sci Fi then try Urban War, its a great game, which i must try in 10mm some time.