Rulesets for WWII

[Phobos]

Hello there,

Me and my friends were thinking about trying some ruleset of WWII, but we are quite lost in the maremagnum of rules. Any suggestion?

[petercooman]

I'll hop in before anyone else says so: blitzkrieg commander II

Gooed rulesystem based o the warmaster system.

http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/

There are quite some battle reports on that site!

[TinyTerrain]

Absolutely agree regarding BKC II, great for company sized shenanigans. As for skirmishing I am waiting for chain of command from too fat lardies
Due out this summer

Cheers

Craig
Tiny Terrain Models

[Phobos]

True, sorry, I forgot to say that we want something in the company-battallion level. BC sounds good... more?

[Derek H]

I Ain't Been Shot Mum for Company sized actions.

A great game with hundreds of historical scenarios published.

[GordonY]

BKC II for brigade level action, 4 or 5 battalions a side and it shines, but that assumes that you accept Pete's design notes that each infantry stand/vehicle is actually a platoon. If you do then removing all the hits at the end of the turn makes sense, if you dont then it just seems wonky.

Panzer Grenadier is ok for company sized actions.

Rapid Fire is a great skirmish set, the only down side is it pretends its for much larger actions, ignore the stupid 15:1 and 5:1 figure/tank ratios and play it as 1 man = 1 man and 1 tank = 1 tank and it'll give you a good game.

[Steve J]

BKCII can be for company or battalion level actions, you the choice is really up to you. I tend to do the latter as it is a great way to replicate larger scale actions.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

For a more detailed set join : -

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/BGMR_WWII/

Might even let you in. You also get access to the most accurate, and FREE organisational info covering SCW to Korea.

IanS 

[Steve J]

What does the "BGMR" stand for Ian?

[nikharwood]

What does the "BGMR" stand for Ian?

Big Grumpy Merseyside Rascal?  

[NTM]

Company to Battalion level my preferred set is Battlefront WWII from Fire and Fury. Each infantry stand represents a section and each vehicle/gun model represents 2-3 of the real thing. Stands are organised in to company sized manoevre elements of around 8-12. Battlegroup Panzer Grenadier also plays at the same level and looks interesting but I've not tried it yet. For larger games i use BKC where stands are platoons so the manoevre elements from BFWWII become battalions. For up to company level either IABSM or the Battlegroup Kursk/Overlord series 9can be used. Both are 1:1 level and can be used for bttln actions but I don't have the space for them. Looking forward to Chain of Command too for lower level games. Each of these I consider good systems offering very different stlyes of game to reflect what I want to potray or just what mood i'm in at the time. e.g. BFWWII & IABSM are best suited for refighting historical scenarios and BKC & Battlegroup are good for pick up games (although you can use them for either if you want)

You'll get lots of advise on this but the best is to go for the one that gives what you want from a game and/or whatever everyone else in your club/area is playing.

[Steve J]

You'll get lots of advise on this but the best is to go for the one that gives what you want from a game and/or whatever everyone else in your club/area is playing.

Yep, spot on there NTM. If you can 'try before you buy' to avoid disapointment.

[Nosher]

Love BKC but would also suggest Battlegroup Kursk/Overlord which is currently popular at the club

[Shedman]

I played my first game of Bolt Action at Penarth on Tuesday - I quite enjoyed it - very simple rules at a 1 to 1 level

Although it's aimed at single based 28mm figures I'm thinking of doing it in 10mm with multi-based figures

Alan

[Phobos]

Wow! thanks guys! I see that BKC and BKC II have a lot of supporters, I´ll give it a try, and also to battlefront and the others