How to Wargame for CHEAP (not Warhammer)

[mycatistypingthis]

For comparison: You can give a rulebook and a full team of Stargrave or Frostgrave to two of your friends (as well as yourself) for less than the starting price of Necromunda. If you use a Perry box, you might be able to stretch it to 4.

[dartmart]

“Miniature agnostic” = the way things were everywhere before WH .
a.k.a. orthodoxy

[michamalinowski]

Also plastic historicals tend to be cheaper than plastic fantasy / sci fi because of the competition.

[donaldkelly]

Dropping scale can also be an interesting way to save some cash! Khurushan and similar companies have HUGE ranges of 15mm for Scifi, fantasy, and historical. You can play a skirmish game in 15mm on an 18"x18" board and it's super easy!

[crossmr]

The problem with Ebay for a lot of miniatures is the shipping. If you're lucky and grab some kind of large set that doesn't get swarmed, it might be worth it. But I find the shipping that gets added to it really kills any kind of 'deal' you might find there.

[adammoore]

Having branched away from 40k in recent months, I have been directed towards indie games. Thanks to Uncle Atom I have discoveres awesome games like "Space Weirdos, Zona Alfa and of course Reign in Hell."

[nathanaelcamp]

I love the game rulesets by OnePageRules. They have made their own miniature agnostic ruleset for a Grimdark future and Age of Fantasy (yes very similar to another name brand). They also sell minis or STL's for you to print your own but you don't need to use their models.

[woodyrobinson]

I play ASOIAF & I took your advice and I provide everything so it's easy for others to play. All they have to do is sit down & play.
Greatly appreciate your advice on painting also. I just paint to my level of acceptance & start playing. Plus, ASOIAF MINIATURES are easy to get on the table because of no assembly required. I get a new unit & it's on the table immediately.
Thanks from Texas & Keep up the great content!!

[Psychichazard]

For 5 Parsecs, you can get by on about 18 enemy minis and 6 for your crew. If you are selective about the minis you buy, they can be multiple different enemy encounter types (although tbh my mini collection keeps expanding the more I play the game)

[velocichungus]

I found a local game shop that luckily also does printing for you. Might try them next time for minis.

[bopaintsminis]

Six months ago or more I was one of the many that asked about getting into Kill Team. Uncle Atom sez, "Get the core book and two boxes of minis". He was right then, but gee dubs put the kibosh on that and released v. 2.

So instead I took those minis that I had purchased for Kill Team and bought Stargrave instead. I am looking forward to running it with my kids.

Thanks again for making these kinds of videos.

[maleussylthis]

I’ve looked at Reign in Hell, got the PDF and I want to do a force for every faction. It is so much fun, the possibilities are endless. Thank you Adam and Vince. Just one question will you be looking at expanding this game?

[tristanspahr]

STLs that are pre-supported are worth their weight in gold, especially when the minis are designed with printing in mind.

[TheCOMICCOMMANDER]

I played Warhammer 40k from 1994 to about 2014 or so. I sold my army after I didnt play for a number of years, nobody to play with LOL I recently discovered solo player board games and lately I have been in love with Core Space!! Ive been dumping cash on Core Space stuff every paycheck LOL

[CementSaul]

Glad to see indie systems being given some spotlight! GW's stuff is great but they shouldn't be the entire hobby.

Also, all you really need to have a healthy playgroup is maybe 2 other people. If you play the right system, you won't even need any other people at all!

[JakeSweeper]

Battlletech. It's been one of my favorites for decades and it's enjoying something of a resurgence.
Best part is, you only need 4-6 minis per side to have a killer game. :)

[uriance]

Spiral Arm studios has some very well priced mini sprues. While technically for their Maelstrom's Edge game, they work for any sci-fi setting. (and they also sell terrain sprues that are just small to large scale greeblies and bits for pimping your scratchbuilds)

[ronlasiere]

Really enjoying One Page Rules to scratch my 40k itch!

[handsofrhythm]

This was simply fantastic. Thank you. First time viewer, I am off to peruse your channel. You are very thorough.

[eliberdinner]

The "Song of Blades and Heroes" ruleset family is a great collection of (mostly) figure agnostic games.