Monday 7 July 2014

Project X is.... Steamer Wars

This morning I finally got "Project X" off the ground (only took 2 years) and published my first set of wargame rules myself rather than through a publisher. The subject (as a few readers will know, and well done to them for keeping it a secret) is the "Steamer Wars", the naval campaign on Lake Tanganiyka in 1914, and if you'd like to take a look you can find them on Wargame Vault here.



Its only a smally set, but it does comprise tactical and campaign rules, and is a snip at only £5 from Wargames Vault :) They were written the rather nice range of 1/600 models available on Shapeways from Northhead Miniatures



I'm sure that I won't find myself retiring in the lap of luxury on the proceeds, but its something I've been meaning to do for some time so I'm quite pleased.

And I think I came out OK :)

6 comments:

  1. I just bought it. It looks interesting. I will probably scratchbuild ships a bit larger than 1/600.

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  2. Great stuff...ideal for the Tumbling Dice range as well!

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  3. David. These have come along just in time to be pressed into service for a "Mimi and Tou Tou" Go Forth participation game at Little Wars Adelaide tomorrow morning. We are using the 3D printed ships and originally had designed something around Action Stations : but these are better. A quick game tonight has familiarised us with the rules. Thanks for these. We will let you know how it goes.

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  4. Quick question. In the firing phase, is all firing considered to be simultaneous?
    Thanks,

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  5. David: I just purchased the rules, they look great and can't wait to get my 1/600 fleets on the table. Any chance you could email me at lecoqfou at gmail? I have a question regarding the rules. Thank you!

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