Recommend other tabletop games.

In this thread i'd like people to recommend non warhammer tabletop games.

I'll start by recommending descent II - Journeys in the dark:

Quest oriented game where the host tries to kill the players. RPG elements with items and abilities.
Uses a square grid for movement and special dices for combat.

Would Dungeons and Dragons count?

I am enjoying the Batman miniatures game, x-wing, flames of war and bolt action at the moment. Eventually i want to pick up Infinity and Dropship commander

Malifaux:

It's a steampunk skirmish game with a really well balanced rule set.  Every master is viable, and there are a ton of different playstyles, so it is easy to find a crew that you think looks cool and plays well.

I've really been enjoying this game.

I will happily second Malifaux. Excellent game, and the card aspect makes it more interesting.

Got a free 30-40 mins for lunch? Not enough time to get a game of WFB in? Then I would heartily recommend Kings of War. The rules are simple, in most cases you can use your existing WFB army, its quick to play even quicker to pick up and can be over in the time it takes lesser mortals to eat two chicken wraps and a can of diet coke (whilst discussing the latest "twist" in Emmerdale  )

G_H

Infinity is one game i'm wanting to try out. I'll just have to get cheap minifigures to try it out. Rules are free in the internet at their website.

Any Warmachine players here? looking to get into it myself with a Cryx force. Rather admiring the competitive player component to it, having been a long time Magic the Gathering player

Any Warmachine players here? looking to get into it myself with a Cryx force. Rather admiring the competitive player component to it, having been a long time Magic the Gathering player

Warmachine is a great game with lots of strategic value to it. I personally have a small khador force with lady sorscha as my warcaster. Only thing i hate about it is the chess element that if the queen is killed, the game is over. (If the warcaster dies, it's gg.)

I'll second Kings Of War.  Great game and good fun.

If its a board game you're after - I'll always recommend Talisman.  Its not the most 'balanced' game ever, but since its just a coffee table board game for friends, it doesn't have to be - but it is loads of fun!

I started x-wing and I'm totally hooked. Simple enough that I can play with the kids but complex enough I can get a whole lot of enjoyment playing against adults.

Are there table top games or templates that let me do this:

1: Create a custom figure
2: Create custom stats to it
3: Play so each player has only one custom character to play as.
4: Play as a free for all.

I'd love to have a papercraft city of buildings and move as a custom built figure to go around the city trying to kill the other players..

Players could level up by killing eachother and gaining credits to buy weapons.. Then you could cut the figures and glue different weapons to them. Each weapon would have rules to them.

Like every player would have a flat amount of credits and the ability to buy different kinds of weapons or items..

Like a figure who has a jetpack + chain sword + bolter combo.. He's special rule would be jumping and death from above.. But the weapons would have same rules..



What i hate about tabletop games is that there are always static choices of what figures you can use.
Only games like D&D let you customize.. But the rules are too complicated.. It would be more fun to just have basic simple rules how combat and movement work and the rest would be your imagination to work out how items and weapons work...

Instead of having strength decide how much damage you do, it would be the weapons that decide what amount of damage they do.

Like a chain sword deals.. meh.. 12 damage? And to hit you need to roll a higher than 4. So you roll 4 and deal 12 damage.. But the enemy has light armor so it negates -2 damage so you deal 10 damage as wounds to the enemy figure..

Are there table top games or templates that let me do this:

1: Create a custom figure
2: Create custom stats to it
3: Play so each player has only one custom character to play as.
4: Play as a free for all.

I'd love to have a papercraft city of buildings and move as a custom built figure to go around the city trying to kill the other players..

Players could level up by killing eachother and gaining credits to buy weapons.. Then you could cut the figures and glue different weapons to them. Each weapon would have rules to them.

Like every player would have a flat amount of credits and the ability to buy different kinds of weapos or items..

Like a figure who has a jetpack + chain sword + bolter combo.. He's special rule would be jumping and death from above.. But the weapons would have same rules..

Pretty much described Inquisitor, if you want to stick with a GW game.
Rules are online now after they stopped supporting it.

Google INQ28 for some decent 40K scale models

Any Warmachine players here? looking to get into it myself with a Cryx force. Rather admiring the competitive player component to it, having been a long time Magic the Gathering player

Warmachine is a great game with lots of strategic value to it. I personally have a small khador force with lady sorscha as my warcaster. Only thing i hate about it is the chess element that if the queen is killed, the game is over. (If the warcaster dies, it's gg.)

Warmachine, well probably Circle Hordes, is a game I have been tempted by.
I played VCs in Fantasy so the general dying is a standard for me lol

Pretty much described Inquisitor, if you want to stick with a GW game.
Rules are online now after they stopped supporting it.

Google INQ28 for some decent 40K scale models

Inquisitor would be an awesome game to play but i want a little more simpler rules..
The fun of the game should be from the creativity and just having fun and messing around..

It's hard to have fun when you have to spend 2 hours trying to figure out how to put stats on a character..

It should be simpler:

Movement points:
Hit points:

Weapons show battle stats like:

Damage:
Range:

And items and armor show stats:

Armor:
Shield:
Special:

ect...



Stuff like testing out if a character can shoot a suppot beam that makes debris fall over enemy characters could be just solved by a static roll like:

Basic tactics: Higher than 2.
Advanced tactics: Higher than 3.
Extremely difficult tactics: Higher than 5.

For example:
My guy shoots a support beam to drop debris on my enemy.. (This action will unleash a large pile of metal which will kill the enemy in one shot.)

I take the shot since it's inside my range of my weapon..

This is an Difficult tactic so i have to roll 5-6.

If i fail, i loose my turn.. But if i succeed, i kill the enemy..


Very creative situational tactics.. 


There is no balance but you need to be reasonable or the game is just unfun..

Wrath of Kings seems like fun. I haven't gotten to play any games but from the few battle reports I saw it is worth a try. Always if the art looks familiar thats because some of the design team worked on Rackam's Confrontation while it was still around. Being the spiritual successor of one of Rackam's cult games might get some people to look into it. I need to look into this IP more but it seems like a promising miniature gaming experience. The starter box nabs you over 30+ figures (2 different maxed units & a few characters) for around 70$. Extra units are 30$ for 14 models while some units are 8 models strong. Not to mention the rulebook/cards/scenarios are free to download from the main website. With 5 unique houses and a interesting style of miniatures, Wrath of Kings might just be your cup of tea.

Another game that I believe people should try out is Mantic's Dreadball. This game literally put Mantic on the map and has 20+ different teams/playstyles for folks to try. Rules aren't cumbersome and there is alot of strategy especially in placement that can help make it or break it for your team. In my opinion it looks the most fun to play out of all the sport miniature games out there. It popularity has also caused other companies to spawn similar games such as Cool Mini or Not's Kaosball which has an anime/Relic Knights feel to it. Either way the entry point is cheap with 20$ giving you enough players for a single team. So find a place that plays it, grab a team that fits your playstyle/tastes and hit the grid. You just may not want to leave the arena again.