Love me some 10mm Imagi-Nations, but I was trying to find a way to use them with Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles. I designed these wooden slot bases to hold the troops and track their strength. I can pull the individual bases out make them in line for attack or in column of march. Nifty!

Designed them in Adobe Illustrator and then lasered them out. These could work for a number of games.

Starfighters!

 There are several reasons why I love Fistful of Lead: Starfighters! and not just because I'm the author.

In a world where so many games are tied to a miniatures line, this one is not. Starfighters! origin story begins with huge sale of X-Wing miniatures at my local 1/2 Price Bookstore. They were dirt cheap because they were "first edition" and no longer compatible with the newest version of the rules, even though the miniatures WERE EXACTLY THE SAME!

 So I made a rules set where you could use anything you can find: old toys, plastic game pieces, 3D printed miniatures, and yes, defunct X-Wing miniatures. A very easy build template allows you to design the ships  the way you think they should be.

The next reason I love them builds on that ship creation system: Versatility. Our Facebook Group has made mods and pre-built Battlestar Galactica ships and other SciFi genres as well as a WW1 mod called Dogfighters! and my own Pulpfighters! for use with my embarrassing large Crimson Skies collection. It has spawned racing games and even yes, naval games.

Starfighters! has allowed me to get a bunch of old plastic and lead out of the pile and into the light all while making "pew, pew" like a little kid.

Starfighters! is available here.

Fantasy Gladiators

 

As some of you may know we released Arena of Blood last year and it turned out to be more versatile than I hoped. After a few historical tournaments, I started running The Great Goblin Games. An Olympic style day of different games between the goblin tribes to decide who would be the best tribe and making their chief the Great Goblin.

 There was a Wolf Chariot race, a joust, Squig Tickling, a Doom Diver distance contest and finally a gladiatorial match. Rather than reinvent the wheel, I simply matched existing Gladiator types to fantasy creatures. A heavily armored Murmillo makes an excellent ogre type, while a bow Sagitarius makes a nice Elf Bowman. Simple.

 I soon realized this worked across other genres. I could easily run a John Carter type match on Mars or stage fights between Gamorrians for the enjoyments of the Hutts. And post Apocalyptic matches are perfect!

If you're interested in the rules, the pdf is cheap, and you can check out our YouTube videos on how the game works.

Fistful of Lead Fantasy!

The Wiley Games Fistful of Lead: Fantasy books are the most underrated and underused titles we have. 

“Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of.”

A lot of games out there force you into specific builds like Wizard, Apprentice and Henchmen, or factions. Fistful of Lead Fantasy lets you build your Retinue the way you want. Want the classic Barbarian, Wizard, Cleric Thief group? You got it. Want an all monster group, or thieves or undead? These rules are for you.

Check out these valuable resources that provide glorious additions to scenarios across ALL your favorite genres.
• 30 weapons including mace, flail, Warhammer, two-handed
weapons and crossbows.
• A chivalric campaign with 10 scenarios
• Mounts and 8 traits!!!
• Chivalric Quests
       Chivalric Actions with renown bonuses
• 12 Relics, plus mythical items
• 16 Premade Creatures and 15 Premade Mundane Characters…
    ... and that's just in Book I.


• 81 Spells and spellcasting rules (great for superheroes)
• 8 Summoned Creatures
• Chart for Spells, Scrolls and Potions
• 80 Magical Treasures (worth the money right here)!!
• Chart of Bad Things

Plus, 8 Magical Scenarios…

• 11 Classes to create a crew of your own design
• 4 Races
• Traps and Treasures
• Rules for Dungeon Exploration
• Monsters!!! - 139 Monsters with 7 Categories and 20 Traits

 Custom Cards in either BRUTAL or CLASSIC asthetic, and acrylic markers with ARROWS take your table to that next level. 

The Dungeon Deck is a hidden treasure in our catalog. Yes, it's makes dungeon building quick, easy and actually FUN. But, what about...

Drains & Vents (pulp, modern, sci-fi)
Mazes & Temples (pulp, gothic horror)
Prisons & Hospitals (modern, zombies, sci-fi)
Mines & Other Tunnels (sci-fi, western, modern)
Subways & City Tunnels (modern, future, apocalypse, zombies)
Spaceship passages (Space Hulk)
Make a labyrinth of your choosing and be playing in minutes!!!

As you can see, I'm pretty fired up about these rules, and you should too!