These house rules can be used as scenario specific rules in order to run an ambush scenario. Webpage mostly features pictures of a stargrunt ii game. Sep 09, 2010 industrial accidents in stargrunt ii the dangers of firefights near explosive, hazardous, poisonous or flammable materials. The rules stand on their own merit, but players of other systems will benefit from cannibalizing many of tuffleys ideas. The rules for vehicles and artillery work pretty well, but they seem to be kind of secondplace to the infantry in the game. The game is designed for use with 25mm or 15mm scale. Jul 29, 2009 jon tuffleys stargrunt ii offers an infantry miniatures wargame that is both realistic and economical. Message me directly if youd like me to email it to you.
A campaign for full thrust, stargrunt ii and dirtside ii regular price. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The system covers actions for a few squads up to a full company level. Ghost war campaign bundle art of war games planetfall. It did seem like the tactics of command would be fun. This can include things like motor bikes, grav powered bikes or even jet skis. Shop at noble knight games for stargrunt ground zero games by part of our full inventory collection. Stargrunt ii stargrunt ii is a comprehensive set of generic rules for simulating sciencefiction infantry combat in virtually any background. Most of my games came from converting rules of 40k 3rd ed. At its core stargrunt ii is a great set of rules, but it can require a bit of work if you plan on using a pointsbased army system or if you want to convert armies from other games or novels. Stargrunt ii is the 15mm25mm skirmish rules, dirtside ii is the 0th scale 6mm armour rules, and full thrust is the space combat rules.
The rules i play include dirtside ii ground zero games, stargrunt ii gzg, full thrust gzg and fantasy rules. Right click here, and choose save target as rules for world war 3. Stargrunt ii is a wellrounded generic 15mm25mm system that emphasizes hard science fiction. Stargrunt ii offers a nice change of pace from the usual games. This game focuses on squads as the basic unit type, places emphasis on tactics. His company is small, but produces three fantastic rules sets stargrunt ii, full thrust and dirtside ii i have all three and their sourcebooks, and they are all excellent systems, and they also produce some top notch minis to go with them. Revised armor rules optional rule to speed up fire combat. What is refreshing about this game as compared to all four of the above, is the simple mechanics of activations and reactions. The regular stargrunt ii turn sequence makes it very difficult to conduct a proper ambush. Please accept to continue or block all nonessential cookies. I have an index that i found online, but i dont remember where. My wargames page scenarios after action reports by rules babylons burning bugs chainreaction 1. Freewargamesrules wiki is a fandom games community.
The rules book does not have an index but there is a good table of contents. The result is youll end up rolling 2 dice twice, instead of 3 dice once. The air support rules feel somewhat excessive in squad to squad combat, bringing in guns that back should be really, really limited. A campaign for full thrust, stargrunt ii and dirtside ii the victory in the sentai system was costly for both sides but managed to buy both space and time to fortify against the inevitable synod counter strike. There are a number of house rules that fix these issues nicely.
Or just as easily you could use the rules but write up stats for your favorite miniatures from another game. Ive played a few games of stargrunt using the gzg minis. Stargrunt ii this game pretty much pioneered the nearfuture hard sci fi genre many more recent games owe much to its influence. Stargrunt ii is a comprehensive set of generic rules for simulating sciencefiction infantry combat in virtually any background. Skirmish sci fi rules that were once a commercial set now available as a free download from ground zero games. In the following rules these term should be taken as. The victory in the sentai system was costly for both sides but managed to buy both space and time to fortify against the inevitable synod counter strike.
Ca is dedicated to providing interesting scenarios, illustrations, battle reports, settings, fiction and alternative rules for stargrunt ii, dirtside ii and full thrust, the miniatures wargames produced by ground zero games. Stargrunt ii is a tabletop game produced by ground zero games that sidesteps most hollywood aspects of warfare and attempts to mirror what takes place in. Wargame vault art of war games science fiction land. Rest in peace stargrunt 2 tomorrows war has your back. Rules are included for infantry, powered armored troops, afvs, artillery and aerospace support and much much more. You could use the stargrunt rules to detail your own completely original scifi universe. Team up with a friend to tackle intense missions and upgrade your commander with powerful units and abilities. But it appears to have a very robust pointsbased army creation system. Stargrunt however does have more of an authentic military feel then any of the other miniature games. The rules allow you to have 2 fire actions in the same turn.
It provides 25 linked scenarios and a sample crew and crew leader as wella s a complete description of the town of crossroads. The game is designed for use with 25mm or 15mm scale miniatures. Star grunt ii is a squadscale science fiction infantry skirmish miniatures game produced by ground zero games in the uk. It may seem odd to praise a game based on fictional concepts for its realism. Aug 11, 2004 its produced by jon tuffley of ground zero games. Smart weapons optional rules for smartguns in stargrunt ii. More information on stargrunt ii and related games can be found at geo hex.
Both seem a lot more complicated than full thrust, the rules ive been using for starship battles. Stargrunt 40,000 is a system for converting warhammer 40,000 army lists into a format that will work well with the stargrunt ii rules system. Hyperbear stargrunt ii pages house rules ambush rules. Previous post stargrunt ii house rules, part i next post dirtside ii house rules.
The desolate waste campaign is a set of rules for playing skirmish games in an original postapocalyptic setting using the gruntz 15mm ruleset. This page is here as a resource to help people play and enjoy the old spi games they own. Like its fellow gzg products full thrust and dirtside ii, it is designed to be generic enough to handle whatever minatures. For more detailed information about these cookies please see our privacy policy. There is little in this hobby more frustrating than opening a game and to find you misplaced the rules, or a chart. The system covers actions from a few squads up to full company level. Now you wouldnt expect the same tactics that you used with your marines in 40k to hold true in stargrunt. Mounted infantry should be taken to mean an infantry squad riding small, unarmed one man vehicles, used mainly to enhance the moblity of the unit.
Battle opponents of similar skill on maps from all corners of the galaxy. Jon tuffleys stargrunt ii offers an infantry miniatures wargame that is both realistic and economical. This is an integrated turn sequence familiar with players of dirtside ii, stargrunt ii both from ground zero games and ospreyambush alleys force on forcetommorows war series of games. Call em what you willthe infantry have been there as long as armies have been around. Stargrunt ii phalons version history public beta test rules changes from version 1.
The easiest way to set up an ambush is to make the ambush a complete surprise to the side being ambushed. Please note that most comments are held for moderation please be patient. Warhammer fantasy battles warhammer for adults warhammer fantasy battles, 6th ed. A brilliant game, and really good fun to be played with your 40k miniatures. Rules are included for infantry, power armoured troops, afvs, artillery and aerospace support and much more.
Stargrunt ii is a free download on the ground zero games site. Skirmish sci fi rules that were once a commercial set now available as a free download from. I certainly hope that given the extra publishing clout of osprey, these rules will bring a lot more players into scifi gaming, without having to worry about orks in power armour. Follow starcraft ii s three races in a cinematic struggle for survival in the koprulu sector. Gzg ecc ground zero games, east coast convention information. This page is a short list of some errors, inconsitencies, and clarifications of the stargrunt ii rules, based on my email correspondence with the author. Sep 22, 2019 stargrunt ii is a comprehensive set of generic rules for simulating sciencefiction infantry combat in virtually any background. I dont know how ill be able to go back to wh40k the rules could be laid out better with perhaps more chartlike graphics, but on the whole theyre pretty decent.
Designer jon tuffley was commissioned by chameleon eclectic to create the space combat rules in the babylon project rpg, to be found in the earthforce sourcebook. The ground zero games mailing list focuses on the miniatures rules from ground zero games full thrust, dirtside ii, and stargrunt ii. Nov 09, 2011 however, the rules themselves are easy to learn, fun to play and give a good, tactically challenging game. Gzg set the benchmark for not only 15mm, but near future sci fi rules and is perhaps a reason for the vietnaminspace focus of the genre. Dirtside ii cover, part 1, part 2, part 3, counters. A campaign for full thrust, stargrunt ii and dirtside ii the rising storm the representatives of a local preservation society from a world within the sector, called heavens gate, have been working with the governments of earth for the last two decades. Power and life support are only good for 12 hours in the standard suit. Actually played pretty regularly when i lived down in anahiem.
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