Wednesday 17 August 2022

The rules that never were- kleine kreig fur kinder 2

 Been playing around with ideas for these imaginary rules. The non existent original is a crumpled pamphlet , in gothic script, found in a box of abandoned toys in an attic somewhere in mittel Europe that looks much like Nuremberg but isn’t.

The game commences with each side taking turn about to place one figure on the board. Each square can hold up to 3 infantry, three cavalry, two tanks or one machine gun/ artillery.

Movement is in squares- infantry 2 , cavalry 3, tank2 , guns 1 amended by terrain.

Firing - each figure throws a d6 5,6 to hit , 6 if target is in cover. Saving throw is a six.

Infantry fire with one d6 , machine gun, tank with four as do artillery.

Range unlimited for artillery, four for mg/ tank and three for infantry.

And that’s it so far. Pictures below are me working out arc of fire for machine guns and simple infantry combat.


Currently looking at ideas of officer figures and what role they have on the table top, simple morale and melee. Game is lacking flavour  but not sure how to add it…


9 comments:

  1. The rules are progressing nicely! If there's more than one unit in a square are they all affected by machine gun/artillery fire?

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    1. Thanks. Whoever is in the square is affected.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  2. Reminds me of Stevenson. Feels like shooting should be done with springloaded guns, or like terrain should also be flat.

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    1. High praise indeed. Semi flats are too difficult to hit due to their thin profiles so no spring loaded canon were/ will be developed in this particular place and time. Flat terrain( which you see an example of in the photos) is on the painting table currently.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  3. Gatling / Machine Gun jamming rule / randomness or they will rule the table?

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  4. They will rule the table I’m afraid. I believe the author of KKfurK was a military man who had seen their devastating effect and was affected by this . I think by making small wars so devastating he might make a new generation determined not to allow Big Wars to flourish.
    Alan Tradgardland

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  5. I like it a lot! Reminds me of Lieutenant Dowdall’s Shambattle, of which I am a proud owner of a reprint/second edition drafted by a fan. You’ve got me eyeing up my own toy soldiers and felt squares now!!!

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  6. Gridded games and toy soldiers are a great combination. I have read reprints os Shambattle and find them interesting. I look forward to seeing where this goes…

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