Rules Inventory

A faked shot of RPG combat in progress. Welcome to rules inventory section. After unknowingly buying a rulebook I already owned, I figured it was high time to actually catalog the stuff I have. For now, I'll stick to printed products and give emphasis to core rulebooks over supplements. RPG rules are not covered, even though for some skirmish sets it's a bit ambiguous.

You'll quickly note that I haven't actually played most of the rules I own, and I even say I haven't even really read a fair few of them. There are many reasons for this.

Sometimes I buy rules just for the pretty pictures, for reference or out of curiosity with no real intention of ever playing them.
Sometimes I do want to play the game, but getting the figures painted eludes me. I've yet to see rules I liked so much I wanted to play them with tokens, proxies or, heaven forbid, unpainted figures.
But for the most part I evaluate rules on a fast-fail basis: I look for things I know I will hate or that do not fit what I'm currently looking for, like DBx -basing, hex-based movement, individual hit points when I'm looking to field hundred soldiers etc. Once I spot the problem, I basically drop the rules and look for another set. I spent a lot of time in my youth trying to change one set of rules into something they were not designed to be. Since then, I've considered this a lost cause.

I'll try to keep rules in each section in alphabetical order. The pictures are random, they don't necessarily match the games in any way. Unless I specifically mention the edition, I have the first edition as far as I know.

I may still find rules lurking around somewhere, and obviously I probably won't stop buying new ones.

Historical rules (pre-20th century)
Modern rules (20th century and beyond)
Fantasy rules
Science Fiction rules

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Comments

Rules that are no good Mike Haran (guest) Feb 13, 2014 17:05

I write rules too.I prefer the action to unfold in the rules,not on the table.What I mean by this is that a move on the table can cause several things to occur which the player can only become aware of by looking at the rule book,not at the table.You could say that this is not wargaming but interactive fiction.I find it very relaxing as there is not much to do beyond move a limited number of figures and roll a dice.

Rules that are no good	Mike Haran (guest)	Feb 13, 2014 17:05
I write rules too.I prefer the action to unfold in the rules,not on the table.What I mean by this is that a move on the table can cause several things to occur which the player can only become aware of by looking at the rule book,not at the table.You could say that this is not wargaming but interactive fiction.I find it very relaxing as there is not much to do beyond move a limited number of figures and roll a dice.

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