My good friend Alf over at Barrage Miniatures has recently released a new set of WWII skirmish rules titled, 'Rattenkrieg!'.
Over the past few years Alf has shared with me several of his design concepts for these rules and I must say 'Rattenkrieg!' is one of the most detailed and nuanced rulesets out in the market today.
As a thumbnail description, I would say that 'Rattenkrieg!' is much like 'Advanced Squad Leader' for miniatures, but with even more tactical detail. Yes, these rules are for the dirt-under-your-fingernails grognards who don't mind going through a few charts and tables to get the results they desire.
Alf has kindly allowed me to show a few pages from the beautifully designed rulebook. You will quickly see that these rules exhibit tremendous amount of research behind them and have been a labour of love.
If you're interested in the nitty-gritty details of tactical warfare, do yourself a favour and pick up a copy of these rules. They are worth every shell casing.
'Rattenkrieg!' can be purchased in PDF form through the Barrage Miniatures website.
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I bought a copy of this ruleset some days ago, I´m reading it and this is wonderful. As you say, Curt, this is ASL in 3D. Besides, Alf is a really communicative man in regard with his products.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it (perhaps with Ortona...)!