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==Rulesets== There are any number of miniature wargaming rulesets, including some which are available free on the internet. Most rulesets are intended for a specific historical period or fictional genre. Rules also vary in the model scale they use: one infantry figure may represent one man, one squad, or much larger numbers of actual troops. [[Wargaming]] in general owes its origins to military [[simulations]], most famously to the [[Prussia]]n staff training system Free [[Kriegspiel]]. Consequently, rules designers struggle with the perceived obligation to actually 'simulate' something, and with the seldom compatible necessity to make an enjoyable 'game'. Historical battles were seldom fair or even, and the potential detail that can be brought to bear to represent this in a set of rules always comes at the cost of pace of the game and enjoyment. Most rules aimed at the non-professional hobby market therefore inevitably contain abstractions. It is generally in the area of the abstraction liberties taken by the designers that the differences between rules can be found. Most follow tried and true conventions to the extent that a [[chess]] player would recognise wargaming merely as a different scaled version of his or her own game. Some miniatures games have achieved widespread popularity. Of particular note are the [[Games Workshop]] games - [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]], [[Warhammer 40,000]] (science fiction), and [[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]. [[Games Workshop]] stores are open in most larger cities in the US and the UK. There is also a historical variant, [[Warhammer Ancient Battles]]. Notwithstanding [[Games Workshop]]'s success in attempting to drive a worldwide standard, there are dozens, if not hundreds of other manufacturers of miniatures and rules, each trying to carve out a portion of this [[niche market]]. Some are short lived. Others, such as Privateer Press's Warmachine, build 'steam' and market share through multiple media and distribution methods. On historical wargames, the most popular Ancient-Medieval rulesets are [[De Bellis Antiquitatis]] AKA [[DBA]] and [[Warhamer Ancient Battles]]. For World War Two, the three most popular rulesets are I Ain't Been Shot Mum, Flames of War, and Rapid Fire. * [[Ætherverse]] (Multi-Verse) * [http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/atz.shtml All Things Zombie] (Near Future Zombie Apocalypse) * American Battlelines (AWI, MAW, ACW) * AK47 Republic (Postwar) * [[Axis & Allies]] Miniatures (WWII) * [[Battlefleet Gothic]] (Space) * Battlefront WWII (WWII) * [[LOTR SBG|Battle of Five Armies]] (Fantasy) * Bayonets and Ideology (SCW) * [http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/bpb.shtml Black Powder Battles] (Napoleonics and similar) * [[BlitzkriegCommander]] (WWII) * Chainmail (Fantasy - obsolete) * [http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/cr2.shtml Chain Reaction] (Modern SciFi) * [http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3018/charlie.htm Charlie Company (Vietnam)] * Classic Battletech * Close Action (Age of Reason/Enlightenment) * Command Decision (WWII) * [[Confrontation]] (Fantasy) * Conquerors and Kings (Ancients-Medieval) * Contemptible Little Armies (WWI) * [[Crimson Skies]] * Crossfire (WWII) * [[De Bellis Antiquitatis]] DBA (Ancients-Medieval) * [[De Bellis Multitudinis]] DBM (Ancients-Medieval) * [[De Bellis Renationis]] DBR (Renaissance) * DBX (Ancients-Medieval) * [[Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures]] (Fantasy) * Dwarf Wars (Fantasy) * Eight Hundred Fighting Englishmen (Colonial) * Epic Armageddon (Sci-Fi) * Ever Victorious Armies (19th Century) * [http://thefaceofbattle.com/ Face of Battle (WWII, Modern)] * Final Argument of Kings (SYW) * Fire and Fury (ACW) * Forlorn Hope (ECW) * [http://www.flamesofwar.com Flames of War (WWII)] * General Quarters (WWII Naval Combat) * Guns of Liberty (AWI) * Habitants and Highlanders (French and Indian War) * Heavy Gear (SciFi Mecha) * [http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/ HeroClix] * [[Heroscape]] * Hey You in the Jail! (Westerns) * [[Hordes of the Things]] (Fantasy) * [http://www.toofatlardies.co.uk I Ain't Been Shot Mum] (WWII) * In the Name of Glory (Napoleonics) * In the Heart of Africa (Colonials) * [http://mj12games.com/ironstars Iron Stars] (Post-Victorian space fleet combat) * Jovian Chronicles (Sci-Fi "Gundam" like setting) * John Company (Colonials) * [http://www.warweb.com/johnreb.html Johnny Reb 3] (American Civil War) * Koenig Krieg (18th Century European) * [[Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]] (Fantasy) * [[Mage Knight]] (fantasy) * The Men of Company B (Vietnam) * [http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mechwarrior/Mechwarrior Mechwarrior] * [[Mindstalkers]] (fantasy/Sci-Fi) * Mordheim (Fantasy) * Mr. Lincoln's War (ACW) * Necromunda (Sci-Fi) * [http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/nuts.shtml Nuts!] (WWII) * Panzer Marsch (WWII) * Patrols in the Sudan (Colonial) * [http://www.piquet.com/ Piquet] (Multiple periods) * [[Pirates of the Spanish Main]] * Poor Bloody Infantry (WWII) * Principles of War (17th Cent.-WWI) * Rapid Fire (WWII) * Rally Round the Flag (ACW) * Reaper Warlords (Fantasy) * Regiment of Foote (ECW) * Red Actions (RCW) * [http://www.wtj.com/games/republique/ Republique] (Napoleonic) * Rocket's Red Glare (War of 1812) * Rough Riders (SCW) * Santa Anna Rules! (MAW) * Senso (Samurai) * Shako (Napoleonics) * ShockForce (Sci-Fi) * Sons of the Desert (FFL in North Africa) * Spearhead (WWII) * Square Bashing (WWI) * [[Starship Marine]] * [[Starship Troopers]] * [[The Sword and the Flame]] (Colonial) * Tigers and Stalins (WWII Armor Skirmish) * Trench Storm (WWI) * Trench Wars (WWI) * Triumph of the Will (RCW, SCW) * Warfare in the Age of Discovery * Warfare in the Age of Reason * [[Warhammer 40,000|Warhammer 40k]] (Sci-Fi) * [[Warhammer Ancient Battles]] (Ancients-Medieval) * [[Warhammer English Civil War]] (ECW) * [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] (Fantasy) * Warlord (Fantasy in the world of Adon) * [[Warmachine]] (Steam Powered Fantasy) * [[Warmaster]] (Fantasy) * [[Warmaster Ancient Battles]] (Ancients) * [[Warzone game]] (Target Games AB) * Whites of Their Eyes (American War of Independence)
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