New Skirmish Wargames with POTENTIAL

[@Ranmakgames]

1:44 BLKOUT 5:05 Steel Rift 7:38 Trench Crusade 10:37 This Quar's War 11:44 Turnip28 12:30 Warcrow

[@Goatmaster-ek8rq]

Lmao "Neal Blomkamp style" is a super apt description for the style, I've generally spoken of it as "artstation scifi concept art photobash weta workshop call of duty black ops 3 style" which is admittedly more of a mouthful. Tho weta workshop specifically I think is why Blomkamp's scifi looks the way it does. That movie last year, The Creator, also had a very similar visual styling, and they also worked with Weta workshop.

[@user-jq1mg2mz7o]

ive come around to kind of loving it as an encapsulation of the mid to late 2010s LOL

[@dreadnoughtnecrosis5695]

Some of the models remind me of the robot soldiers from Titanfall. Honestly, if someone made proxies for BLKOUT using Titnfall designs, I'd probably get into it.

[@florianstock376]

If you like the "Neal Blomkamp Style", you can get something from the "original" designers. Weta Workshop did designs for Chappie, District 9 (and many other movies) and offer a skirmisher (boardgame) with giant killer robots in this style: "GKR Heavy Hitters". Its end-of-line, but now you get it from them really cheap, and if you like a quick skirmisher, its very casual and quick to play. (They just obtained some warhammer license, so if you want you can drop down 1.2k$ (NZ) for a Lieutenant Titus Mini (in scale 1:6, so not so mini))

[@joshuaqualtieri8782]

Thanks for the This Quar's War shoutout!

[@j.t492]

I grabbed a single sprue to check out the minis. I really like their look.

[@basstedson]

This sort of thing, along with the 'why I like it' series, are my favourite videos you do. It's not always easy to find out about games and they really help to highlight some stuff I would like to try. Particularly skirmish games on a 24x24, fits nicely on my kitchen table and I now have a decent sci fi cityscape to fight over.

[@samuelmcl.9474]

It may not be super new, but Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone is amazing. The ReAction system is so fun and makes combat feel alive, and there’s a lot of room for roleplaying and interactivity. The main negative is the model’s material of soft plastic and its tendency for nasty mould lines that need a very sharp hobby knife. But that’s pretty minor overall

[@smittery]

Seconded.

[@TravDadGamer]

Thirded. it's the most clever, quick to learn and to run, and straight-up fun skirmish game I've played in years. Future generations of game creators will be stealing from Combat Zone.

[@scrieser]

I picked this up at adepticon and love the rule set. I call it Necromunda if it was designed by Fantasy Flight Games of the 2010's. All your stats are on cards and upgrades are also on cards. There's also a good number of factions to choose from. Minis need some quality control but the sculpts are great.

[@cbroosh]

Played InCountry (modern-day BLKOUT) with one of the BLKOUT reps at Adepticon and he described it as Infinity for people who don’t have time, and it feels like a perfect elevator pitch.

[@mikek6298]

Hey I'm one of them! Well consider me sold then. Those minis are cool as hell

[@Rob749s]

Oh that's me. I'll have to check it out :)

[@rorydoconnor]

Just finished a 6 hour game of Infinity. Sounds right up my street!

[@Thearmedpainter]

One additional thought to add, a lot of these games are independent small games ran by small companies. The support for Steel Rift, from Death Ray Designs, from this video has been awesome! We’re a small company with a handful of employees and all of you who have taken the dive into the game? You’re not online helping us grow the game, you’re making sure we have food for our tables. Thanks for the shout out Uncle A!

[@hardtailgang]

Blkout is sick. My friends and I all got into Killteam a few months ago, and after a few games, I said I wanted to try Blkout. The rules were free so it was easy to just use our Killteam minis as standins. We haven't played Killteam again since. It's such a great game! It's so streamlined and punishing. It's dead easy to learn, and puts a lot more weight on strategic positioning instead of the abilities and stats of whatever team you ended up going with.

[@forrestwentworthii1321]

for new wargamers: "wizzywig" = wysiwyg = "what you see is what you get" It just means the physical model accurately reflects any gear options you've taken

[@richardrussell7082]

It started with things like the Windows operating system with it's wysiwyg gui or graphical user interface.

[@afd19850]

40K and Killteam players are BIG on wysiwyg when proxying, so surprise its not more common. I always used to think it was just a Robot Wars bot 🤪

[@Chayat0freak]

I cant recommend burrows and badgers highly enough. Has a fun roll-off mechanic and a light but fun persistent campaign rules. It's like mordhiem with animals. great minis too

[@03dashk64]

B&B is one of my favorite games ever. I love the models so much

[@JarottM]

Ive got this game but i havent found anyone willing to play it

[@chrisohaver8740]

There are some B&B solo rules available free from the publisher’s website. Rules for creating villain warbands, enemy AI flowcharts, and several mission types. I haven’t played them

[@alexwork2612]

B&B is very unbalanced. The crit system is horrible and just makes bigger creatures even more dangerous. I've lost whole warbands in a game and in a campaign you'll never recover.

[@Chopperkelly73]

Oathsworn have the best customer service going, great little company

[@PrimordialNightmare]

I have to say, I love the design of the BLKOUT infantry, especialyl with those blocky angular helmetsmade up almost entirely of visor. that'S some good shit.

[@looselycollected7505]

I'm waiting on Swill. The Turnip28 game has been a blast. And it's not really full armies either. It's a bit somewhere between army and skirmish. But a skirmish game set in the same world is really appealing to me.

[@LucaLacchini]

I'm getting obsessed with BLKOUT. Read the free rules, tried a few games with printed cards and proxy minis (yes, even the big bots) and it's just so much fun. As the new big box from GW doesn't really click with me at all, my resources will be diverted towards this title.

[@tdnavy1066]

Good choice, lots of 40k refugees are coming over to BLKOUT.

[@flowerknight4879]

I bought two 4 man squads for blkout a while ago and forgot (this was before the 2 player starter set). I’m painting them up now and got the starter set as well, joined the discord etc.

[@televiper11]

New skirmish games that have caught my interest: - Torch & Shield, a dwarves delving skirmish game. - Zone Wars, a Mutant Year Zero skirmisher

[@Nate-uz8ih]

I met the BLKOUT creators at LVO. They were awesome and I picked up 2 teams.

[@argy8141]

Downloaded the ruleset, will see if it grabs my attention

[@tdnavy1066]

​@@argy8141 it's a great game

[@Lord_Aba]

Met them at Adepticon, and got a game walkthrough. They were awesome indeed!

[@TrickysFlyingBurrito]

Gangs of Rome v2 is hands down the most fun ive had with a skirmish game in a long time. Great ruleset and the terrain and models are so good.

[@Psychichazard]

I'm waiting on Five Parsecs: Planetfall. Solo Planetary exploration and colonisation mini-agnostic skirmish with procedural campaign. I've playtested it and it's another winner. (Yes, I'm a Nordic Weasel fanboi). It takes the best of 5P and 5L and scrunches them together beautifully, with the world map being generated through play, colony events and development, scientific research, all good stuff.

[@mattyno964]

Glad I read this, now I'm waiting on it too.

[@CommissarMoody1]

Cool, I'll check it out. Will they be doing something similar for 5 leagues from the borderlands?

[@BetaRayBill32]

I've been fascinated at the concept since it was announced.

[@Psychichazard]

@@CommissarMoody1 next for Five Leagues is some sort of expanded delve system, I believe.

[@leonelegender]

What's 5L and 5P?

[@D3vious113]

I frickin' LOVE BLKOUT :D been playing it a bit and getting my butt handed to me lol. I think I'm the only one who's uploaded batreps of that game; one out now, one in the edit. Word of warning; man isn't lying. BLKOUT is VICIOUS and even the toughest of units can get overwhelmed and slapped pretty easily. I play mainly UN Raid Team and they fold like wet paper if you misstep. Another fun bit: their rules are free and have a print friendly black and white version for an easy booklet and TTS has mods for them already. I've been letting a friend of mine throw Infinity models in as proxies and we're having a blast.

[@relhimp]

> blkout >sci-fi > on a ball planet Cyber-soldiers using AK-47 with wires.

[@robertwalton9053]

Sure does like like an AK, doesn't it?

[@1mrtalkalot]

Met the blkout guys while cruising local games stores. Cool dudes.

[@dmeep]

Aimed for a tactical sized rulebook wound up with a cute one, win-win

[@Maya_Martian]

Mythic Earth by mythicos studios. I currently own a Maya, Aztec, and Inuit force. Real world cultures with some fantasy thrown in the mix such as quetzalcoatl, camazotz, undead giants, and massive wolves. Rules are free and they even have a skirmish game.

[@tdnavy1066]

BLKOUT is a great game and I'm happy to see one of my favorite KZbinrs shout out one of my favorite skirmish game.

[@Stefogre]

New...ish : HALO : Flashpoint by Mantic Games. Ok, it's a re-skin of the tried and proved skirmish game system for Deadzone but it might make it more popular with this new IP stuck to it. It's a great skirmish game played on a 2x2 board that started up, if I'm not mistaken, with Mars Attacks. The movement and ranges, calculated in 3''x3''x3'' cubes which is a great accelerator. The system is, for me, the perfect mix of crunchiness and simplicity. Definitely worth a newish look...

[@martinjrgensen8234]

I doubt it. It looks really cheap

[@Stefogre]

Cheap in what sense? The quality of the pre-primed minis, which look great IMHO? The fact that they're putting hardstock scenery instead of their regular plastic one to lower the buy-in cost and reduce the time/skill set necessary to have a nice board? The production value of the rulebook? The proven simplicity and efficiency of the ruleset? Might not work for you, but it might for a lot of others though...

[@DarthP00P00]

I was all for it until they revealed that its basically an emulation of Halo multiplayer, and in the less popular 343 era to boot. Not interested in any of that at all. The multiplayer for Halo Infinite is free to play, so why would I spend hours painting models to get a lesser experience? They said that other units and factions will come if it sells well enough but I'm like...idk Halo hasn't been relevant in like 5+ years. The only attention its gotten recently have been regarding its terrible show and lackluster gaming experience. They should have come out with a Bungie-era REACH box or a HALO 3 multiplayer game to really pull in the long time fans with that sweet sweet nostalgia bait. I'll stick with the fan driven Halo Ground Command.

[@Stefogre]

@@DarthP00P00 valid opinion... but why spend hours painting models? Because I like it :) Same resaon I paint historicals even though I do reenactments. Same reason I paint modern stuff even though I play Milsim airsoft. If you like miniature wargaming and you like the subject : it's might be enjoyable to reproduce the subject on the tabletop, no? Especially if the game rules are a good match for you.

[@CastironWhisky]

I just got the Forbidden Psalm End Times edition in the mail, I can't wait to have some fun with that!

[@argy8141]

I've loved the simple very swingy, not too serious One hour Skirmish rules by John Lambshead (black powder onwards). He is now putting out a swords and sandals version "One-hour Ancient and Medieval Skirmish Wargames" due for release early September 2025. These are miniature agnostic published rulesets. I've also got Half Tilt from TTCombat coming, they are saying it will ship at the end of May, if you can call a jousting tourney a skirmish 😀

[@superbleeder12]

Its not skirmish, but I'm liking the rules/models for 'Full Spectrum Dominance' by the STL creator The Lazy Forger. 6mm small band wargame with reinforcement waves and picking from pre-rolled dice pools for actions and special actions. Its nice to be able to print off a full force on a single build plate on a 3d printer.

[@thelazyforger]

Thank you! I definitely consider FSD a Skirmish, but I imagine it wouldn't fint the criteria for many. And people are sadly diffident rergarding small-scales! :S

[@RyanEdwardsVA]

Speaking of mechs, Mobile Arms: Endless Destiny just came out published by Black Site Studios and it's a blast. Excited to play more of that.

[@coreysullivan422]

[@Faceonthewall]

The Silver Bayonet?

[@TimothyNiederriter]

Not that new, but still great!

[@jimbusher5895]

Such a great game

[@toooldfortwowheels2048]

Can NOT wait to see you do a video on Quar, that stuff is adorable and fun as hell.

[@AlastairPaterson]

I know it’s not new, but our local club is getting going with Dead Man’s Hand Redux, played on a 2’x2’. It’s great.

[@liberalhyena9760]

DMH Redux is actually very new.

[@HeinousinAppearance]

Oooh, Warcrow. I got pretty disillusioned with wargaming, but those minis might bring me back.

[@rocortega2064]

You should really try Infinity if you haven't already, beautiful minis and a good time.

[@WideMouth]

Swill will have a tank for one specific cult (faction). Fish people (natives of Swill) are one of the major factions, but the normal turnip people from the world above are also playable

[@charbroilbeefcake6095]

Currently running a Tanks for the Apocalypse campaign, we have had two practice games with no objectives and 7 participants, we go campaign Tuesday. Ran a Silver Bayonet campaign over Christmas. Just bought my second copy of Majestic 13 to give as a birthday present to one in the group. And lastly, for now, just got in the Quar starter set, such a cool looking game.

[@Grimbar]

I've been enjoying CORE Mech Warfare from the Nth Level. It's played with 1-3 1/144 gunpla models per side and hast a simple ressource Management component. Your mech generates energy each turn and everything you do is paid with energy. As you Store unused energy for later turns, you have to decide when to burn your energy. Really easy to pick up and I like to assemble 1/144 scale gunpla models like the 30 Minutes Mission series from bandai.

[@Kasandra_]

Ttcombat (the company behind dropzone commander, dropfleet commander and a lot of mdf terrain) has been teasing striketeam commander as a skirmish with infantry supported by vehicles. We don't know much beyond that yet, but the premise seems fun and they'll probably unveil more details in 2 weeks at ukge.

[@NikiGothBunneh]

This Quar's War always makes me think of Wombles gone WW1

[@stevo_hobbies]

I also picked up the BLKOUT starter set a while back, haven't had a chance to dig into it much yet, but really looking forward to it!

[@davidedesana7934]

As a Mutant Chronicles fan since the 90s I am waiting (and actually already playing with the Beta Rules) Warzone Eternal from Res Nova Games, the skirmish version of the Warzone game from 1996. Warzone was huge in Italy, and I think as well in the US, and I hope it will be possible for all the people who enjoyed the game in the 90s (and afterwards with the subsequent versions) to play Warzone Eternal: it is a very good skirmish game from what we tested so far.

[@SilimSavertin]

Trench Crusade goes HARD in the art and setting. I love it.

[@S0nyb1ack]

Oh one more skirmish game I hope I'll soon get to the table: Conquest: First blood (the little simbling of Conquest: The last argument of kings). I like their activation system on paper a lot (but haven't tried it in action yet): At the start of the round both players take cards for each of their units on the battlefield (when you buy a box they come with a card with nice art and a qr code allowing you to pull up stats for the respective unit in their army builder app very quickly) and arrange them in a stack (not shuffled, you decide what is where). Now players alternate between activations, but you have to activate the top unit of you stack (and then you discard that card). So you have to prepare in which order you want all units activated at the start of each round :)

[@kalinamarcin]

Brutality skirmish- the new epic rules set and upcoming mass edition. Whole series is really cool and mini agnoo

[@epone3488]

For me its. The Barons' War: Fantasy Skirmish by Hobday & Hicks Fantasy Skirmish will use the rules from the hit Historical game, The Barons' War but with a Fantasy twist of course. Also "Écorcheurs (Ay-core-sure)" skirmish rules developed to fight small actions between retinues in the Hundred Years War - the series of conflicts fought between England (and her allies) and France (and her allies) from 1337 to 1453, ostensibly over the right of the kings of England to the throne of France. BLKOUT is great for the minis alone.

[@robertwalton9053]

Love the HYW period and wargame it in 6mm at army scale with To the Strongest!. Had no idea about Ecorcheurs. Will need to check it out. Thanks!

[@epone3488]

@@robertwalton9053 Love "To the Strongest" btw great rules. Im partial to a bit of WoR as well as HYW.

[@wilpuriarts5895]

Sláine by Warlord Games needs more attention. I don’t want that ministure line to disappear. Great lore from the comics and good system. The rulebook could be better.

[@TrickysFlyingBurrito]

Feel the same about all the 2000 AD range they do tbh. So much potential and cool models but not a great rulebook.

[@grahamdbailey]

@@TrickysFlyingBurrito I concur, great models but the books put me off playing 'em.

[@timothyyoung2962]

Been playing The Doomed and collecting/kitbashing minis for it. Fun game, plays fast, and can devolve into brutal chaos that's deadly as hell.

[@cdh7453]

Only played 1 solo game but I love it

[@thedicegodswg]

The hype for Warcrow is really building. We've been putting some videos out about them and the feedback has been positive. I saw it in Spain last year, really nice system.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Really like the Blackout game idea, getting shot is very bad. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@sneakybuffalo]

Can't believe Halo : Flashpoint didn't make the list

[@azogtheuglee4889]

Surprised to hear Quar War here. I recently read through all the free PDFs and am interested to see what a more experienced gamer thinks of the rules.

[@grahamcrackergaming630]

Lots of folks are hyped for Halo Flashpoint around there. I'm also pretty excited for Fallout Factions, depending on which models we can ultimately use with it. And I wanted to give Necropolis or InCountry a try.

[@malabor_paints]

I cannot WAIT for Trench Crusade to release.

[@jordanhenderson6344]

Warcrow is going to be my new obsession. Just played a demo today and fell in love with it.

[@RaymondOtt-t3w]

I love This Quar's War. It has large amounts of modeling possibilities.

[@marknugentfilms]

Very excited for the new Forbidden Pslam system game, Endless Horrors Between The Stars, where you build a band of cultists that worship a randomly generated eldritch god. The kickstarter for it just launched

[@petros9711]

All of these look interesting - I’m especially excited to see more about Trench Crusade! You missed one new/upcoming new skirmish games, duder! Check out Warzone Eternal! It’s old,but new again.

[@riggermortisfpv526]

Im still hooked on 15mm Sci Fi using the Gruntz 15mm rules by Rotten Lead Games.

[@knightwatchgames]

I'm about to bring my own skirmish game, Gauntlets of Glory, to Kickstarter this year. Fantasy battle royal, that was inspired by Guild Ball, Call of Duty, and Frosthaven. It won the "Best of Gen Con 2021" award from Gamer Trend magazine. 15 miniatures, (32 mm) swappable hands/weapons/heads and tons of weapons and spells to find and utilize to be the last surviving hero. I'll send you a copy.

[@WhiskeyjackZA]

V for Victory - WW2 skirmish game from the studio that makes the popular Saga game. It is smaller than Bolt Action. That said, still think one of the best skirmish games on the market is Shatterpoint. Great game!

[@GreatMachination]

I second this. I didn't hear/read about V for Victory until the lads from OnTableTop mentioned it. And Star Wars Shatterpoint is one of my favorite and mostly played games atm. Very, very underrated game.

[@robertwalton9053]

+1 on V for Victory

[@mykeycuento5576]

Burrows & Badgers from Oathsworn Miniatures! More people should try it out! :D

[@JarottM]

Does it play like Frostgrave/ Stargrave? I know its same company. Just wondering if maybe i can use that to jump in to gameplay

[@robertdean52]

@@JarottM No, different designer different mechanics…B&B is based around die size (d4 to d12) and comparison of roll offs. If a Redwall skirmish game sounds like a great idea, this is the game for you.

[@Rytmegrisen]

Had a look at Blkout after this video, just bought the starter set 😁

[@derianardor]

What im seeing out of trench crusade is fascinating, and im liking the community im seeing slowly pop up around it... Plus that ART

[@NotSoMelancholy]

BLKOUT immediately caught my attention. I loved the video game Blacklight Tango Down as a kid and that style it uses for it’s characters and gear immediately hit me with nostalgia. Just need a spider tank for decor and it’s 👌 ALSO OH MY GOODNESS, I COULDN’T FIND MICHEAL FRANCHINA’S ART AFTER I DELETED TWITTER. I KNEW THE STYLE BUT COULDN’T REMEMBER THE NAME! I am so happy to be able to find it again after all these years and so happy to see a wargame in their style.

[@wittlegoblin]

This is such a cool time for new games!

[@TrippyTheShroom]

Trench Crusade! Been playtesting it for a month now and it's the most fun I've ever had in a TT Skirmish Game. Tuomas and Mike are onto something amazing.

[@jonathandawson2962]

Picked up Actung Panza from Warlord which I very much am enjoying and picked up Verretwood because of the the folklore aesthetic, the core rules cant be classed as new but the old west supplement looks really interesting and I can use my wild west terrain in it.

[@argy8141]

What size board are you playing on and what are you seeing in terms of game time? Cheers in advance

[@stevenewman8429]

So pleased Trench Crusader got a shout out. Really looking forward to the kickstarter.

[@gstellar96]

​@@reddragon4482imagine caring about a discord. Its a wargame you should be interacting with your friends/store

[@MushieNino]

@@reddragon4482 I mean the guy is recommending their gay marine love zine, don't expect the people here will have any problems.

[@spaceageGecko]

@@reddragon4482 No, they don't. They ban you for being an "anti-woke" tourist trying to infest their game.

[@brokenheroics8223]

Great timing. I own a small game store, and the mini community is growing. But army games are out of their financial reach. But I have been looking and slowly introducing skirmish games. (cough, cough, Reign in Hell, cough, cough). I'll deep dive into these other games now. Thanks for sharing.

[@blackqueenhobbies]

Skirmish-level is my absolute favorite for emergent narrative. Especially when theres a well designed campaign/ advancement system built in. I know not everyone has the time or gaming group for a true campaign, but IMO its what makes og Mordheim/ Necromunda stand out from the rest for so many years. Thanks for remaining dedicated to the hobby, Adam. We all benefit from your passion!

[@LeifLaffeEriksson]

Shadowgrave (Frostgrave meets Cthulhu) looks promising, although I think it's just a twinkle in Joe Muccollough's mind right now... I think.

[@tabletopminions]

I would pay attention - especially if Norh Star made plastic miniatures for it. Thanks for watching!

[@LeifLaffeEriksson]

@@tabletopminions he mentioned it on his Patreon but as I'm not currently a member I couldn't read the whole post så I don't know if it's going to be a mod or a full game.

[@BetaRayBill32]

​@@LeifLaffeEriksson The Shadowgrave rules were an expansion for Frostgrave originally published in Blaster magazine. I believe Joe is making them available through his Patreon now. I haven't joined yet so I'm unsure if he's taking them further or not.

[@alexgoode783]

One I'd add to the list (although not new) would be Bot War ahead of the 3rd Ed release next month. Not played it yet, but heard good things.

[@DarthP00P00]

I keep looking at that game and I'm like "man I wish transforming was a thing in this game"...the visual style is ON POINT but its like watching an episode of Transformers but nobody transforms. It just feels like something is missing. Hopefully an actual Transformers skirmish game will come out eventually.

[@ianwilborn8239]

Great video! Love learning about new games to check out. While my friend got me into miniature gaming with Killteam I was able to get them into other games like Frostgrave and forbidden psalm. Next is burrows and badgers!

[@explody7836]

I need people to stop telling me how cool Quar seems to be, because I do not have space on the shelf for it and those little anteater fellas are calling my name

[@jb3diamonds]

You should definitely look into Black Powder Red Earth. It's similar to InCountry, it has amazingly detailed models, comic books for lore, and multiple variations of map and army sizes for an amazing variety of gameplay. It utilizes the insides of buildings well.

[@tempusavatar]

Thanks for the video. Speaking of Ash Barker, big shout out to Gamma Wolves, the game that got killed by the pandemic. It's a 2-player mecha skirmish campaign game where you have to manage your stable of pilots along with your garage of vehicles. Please check it out 🙏

[@BetaRayBill32]

There was a promise of solo rules at one point but unfortunately that seems to have fallen by the wayside.

[@erupendragon7376]

Thank you. Internet is full of kill team. It’s so hard to find something different

[@hyperbolehyde]

Lovely roundup, thank you! I'm very excited to see more and more game systems coming out with ready to play games in a box, where everything you need to get started is there and ready for you. I know some folks love hunting down bespoke minis and playing off a PDF, but for me the presentation of a boxed game as a complete artifact helps me immensely. Warcrow looks good, I'm tempted!

[@Thetracker69]

I can literally hear my unpainted warhammer kill-team miniatures crying out at me from the other room. I looked into that Steel Rift game, and man... Add more minis to the pile of unpainted plastic...

[@michaelbohr765]

I'm really looking forward to Warcrow, I am a big fan of Corvus Belli's world building.

[@uro13]

I’ve been enjoying BLKOUT, Forbidden Psalm , and Dread Nights. Very enjoyable games and I’m a fan of the ESS line of sci fi minis

[@juwebles4352]

Another one I've seen that seems very promising is Quar. Its like a diesel-punk WW1-esque setting but instead of humans, space elves, or what have you everyone is a little anteater person.

[@tabletopminions]

Yeah, I talked about the Quar in the video. They’re really cool! Thanks for watching.

[@timberry4709]

Another small skirmish game is "Scout's Out", a World War One squad level game. Not only figure agnostic, but, he sells physical models and their STLs. Main rulebook includes British, German, French, and Austro-Hungarian force lists. He recently released an expansion which includes all the previous lists plus American, Italian, and Russian lists and some additional weapons and equipment. I'm considering using the rules only with the Quar.

[@worldofwargaming]

I downloaded the playtest rules for Trench Crusade a couple of weeks ago, and I agree, it looks phenomenal. Both the art, and the ruleset

[@smoessmee]

Just started kitbashing some figures for Trench Crusade :) I like the aesthetic a lot.

Forbidden Psalm is delivering on its kickstarter at the moment, and the game looks the best it's ever looked

[@MrJubalEarly]

Bought a starter set of This Quar's War. Cant wait for it to deliver!

[@jessestinson1314]

Trench Crusade definitely piques my interest. I'll be interested to see where it goes.

[@elvedril]

Eldfall Chronicles has amazing fantasy miniatures and a small game size. New factions are coming in the kickstarted dungeon crawler which should be shipping soon

[@heathsmith4864]

I am always surprised when Eldfall isn't on these lists. Beautiful sculpts, awesome rules, fantastic lore. Core Space turned me on to skirmish but Eldfall made me fall in love with it.

[@Yamifira]

trench crusade looks so interesting

[@tabletopminions]

The art is really compelling, but I really like the rules even more. Hard to put my finger on. Thanks for watching!

[@blackqueenhobbies]

@@tabletopminions agreed. Currently waist-deep in a reskin of the original Mordheim rules, but I'm seriously considering switching to reskinning TC instead. Such a clean set of mechanics. Looking forward to the campaign/advancement system

[@sethdeverell6564]

BLKOUT is fantastic. Haven't seen a game where movement was engaging and interesting. This minis paint well. The discord is fun and helpful. Creators are fun and interactive and ready to answer questions. I own the whole range from their shop now!

[@vagabondprime1691]

Malifaux is still a favorite for me, as well as the new Cyberpunk minis game, which is pretty cool! Great to see Quar on your list, it's an awesome game!

[@adammakey3047]

All good picks I think. Anyone know why they changed Killwager to Blkout?

[@marccaron6008]

The constant look for new rule sets, either war games or RPGs, is another facet of my gaming ADD. In 2023 my game of choice was Core Space and the First Born expansion. In 2024, I've pulled back from buying new systems. Wiley Games' Fistful of Lead and the various genre variations they made are enough for me. I play their Galactic Heroes and Battle Suit Alpha rules. I also play their fantasy Melee & Men, Mages & Magic with Monsters and Mazes. I've started painting again, which says a lot about how much I like their system.

[@liamfishwick2943]

On the indi front, am looking forward to "Guards of Traitors Toll" Then I'm interested in seeing what the new Necromunda box setbis about And finally Rackhams Confrontation is now out of its legal chains and the IP os now owned by Monolith games, so I'm interested to see what they do with it.

[@AndrewMcColl]

And like This Quar's War, Traitor's Toll is getting some (bound to be) sweet plastic kits from Wargames Atlantic.

[@mamatthews78]

Somewhat dependant on 80's nostalgia, but it's also a really fun game with great minis, Masters of the Universe Battleground by Archon Studios. The gamefound campaign just ended to bring the game to the US.

[@marks6928]

Trench Crusade looks absolutely amazing. Thanks for the heads up Uncle Atom.

[@Capng123]

"The Doomed" keeps winking at me from across the room... and I'm not sure how much longer I can pretend I don't notice.

[@lpdude72]

Although not a skirmish war game, there is a Cyberpunk Rugby game that has been out for a while now; Takkure. It is slowly building up a community, but the minis look cool and it plays a little similarly to Infinity. On top of that it is only 4 models per team.

[@shrimp_goddess]

I've been pretty invested in the Turnip28 discord so I'll elaborate on Swill because it's hard to figure out from the outside: It's a skirmish style game set in the Turnip28 universe city of Swill. Players will take control of factory cults engaging in petty squabbles in the city streets, on the docks, or even in the water. Factory cults will be like 3-8ish scabs and fights can take place on "Scab Steamers" (little tug boats). That's all we really know right now. Max has had some PC problems lately but is back up and running writing the rules for Swill and Turnip28 update 18

[@hav6301]

Consider taking a look at these really cool themed skirmish games: Carnevale, Punkapocaliptic, The Drowned Earth, Bushido, Altar of the Dead Gods, Rumbleslam, Wild West Exodus

[@jasonnewell7036]

I'm looking forward to when my copy of Mutant: Zone Wars arrives. I like small scale skirmishes and I'm a fan of the rpg.