WWII rules for 10mm?

[Baker Boy]

Which dedicated thread would that be please? 

[ronan]

This one
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,6384.0.html

[rexhurley]

No good mate, he's looking 'for rules which give a fairly historical'.  FoW certainly isn't that.

The premiere rules are Blitzkrieg Commander (BkC) as many have said.  Personally i'm not too keen on them, but they're certainly popular and do the job well enough (they work far better as a fantasy/sci-fi set in my opinion).

I'd suggest Spearhead as the best ruleset to go for, but they're difficult to get hold of, hard to read (following the Avalon Hill 1970's layout style), and can be a bit impenetrable for the new player.  However, they're the closest i've come to a playable historically accurate WWII set at tactical scale.  

One of the most interesting things about Spearhead is your forces are mostly locked in to following their pre-battle orders which forces you to plan and follow through on those plans unless you want your commanders fantically running around the battlefield trying to get their formations to do something else.  Models the command friction very well...

However...yeah...BkC to start.  
Can you still get copies of BkC though?

Re BKC Online you can but is it historical umm no its a game...like FOW.....like IABSM...like WRG all depends on your cup of tea eh.....

Re FOW Why give it a miss if you havent tried it?  A lot of new people like it for the game it is, just the vet grognards on here hate it....but hey to be expected when some of them contribute to the opposition rules 

Then of course there is the new Bolt Action if your a 40k fan, umm and the list and opinions are endless. 

Enjoy your gaming 

[Luddite]

Re FOW Why give it a miss if you havent tried it?

Played it quite a bit for a historical campaign we were doing on the Mediterranean campaign.  Truely dreadful.

A lot of new people like it for the game it is, just the vet grognards on here hate it....but hey to be expected when some of them contribute to the opposition rules 

'vet grognards'?  No need for insults sir.

Then of course there is the new Bolt Action if your a 40k fan, umm and the list and opinions are endless. 

Played it recently.  A really interesting ruleset.  I suspect we may be using it for our AVBCW games rather than (or possibly as well as) WWII though.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I like FOW, but then, I am Mad!

[rexhurley]

Played it quite a bit for a historical campaign we were doing on the Mediterranean campaign.  Truely dreadful.

'vet grognards'?  No need for insults sir.

Played it recently.  A really interesting ruleset.  I suspect we may be using it for our AVBCW games rather than (or possibly as well as) WWII though.

note pokey tongue luddite Im taking the mickey 

[Hertsblue]

I like FOW, but then, I am Mad!

Madness is next to genius, Lemmey. Or is it the other way round? 

[Baker Boy]

I got IABSM in the post on Saturday, still waiting on BKC?  IABSM looks very interesting, the ranges should look good with 10mm. 

Does anyone know if the cards for the game can be purchased?

[Luddite]

Yep i think you can buy them from the TFL site.  Alternately there are lots of free download options out their or you can just make your own (not too difficult).

[OldenBUA]

I bought IABSM at the Antwerp Crisis show. The TFL bloke I was chatting to said that the cards are now out of stock, and a reprint is not likely. So download and/or home-made seems the way to go.

[kustenjaeger]

Greetings

Downloads (including instructions) at http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/iabsmdeck.pdf

Regards

Edward

[OldenBUA]

Edward,

Thanks for that. I had found some other samples, but not this one. It looks like it will do nicely.

Alex