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[McKinstry]

Ancients – Hail Caesar (6mm)

Crusades – Hail Caesar (for 6mm) Impetus for 10mm – Not sure why but we evolved that way

ECW – Baroque Impetus (6mm)

FIW/AWI – Musket & Tomahawk (skirmish) 15mm Black Powder – all else – 6mm

Napoleonic – Blucher-6mm

ACW – Altar of Freedom -6mm thinking of 3mm and maybe 10mm

Colonial – Battles for Empire (although I will cheerfully play TSATF at any time) 6mm & 15mm

WW1+ – Blitzkreig Commander in 1/285 but seriously considering 3mm Spearhead or MegaBlitz

Old West – Hey You in the Jail & Pony Wars – 15mm

Ancient Naval – Poseidon’s Warriors – 1/2400

Age of Sail – Follow in the Admiral’s Wake – 1/2400 & 1/3000

Age of Steam & Iron – Broadside & Ram – 1/2400

Pre-Dreadnought – Still searching but using a modified General Quarters 3 – 1/2400 & 1/6000

WW1 & WW2 – General Quarters 3 mostly, Battle Stations, Battle Stations for really big battles – 1/6000

Sci-Fi – Horizon Wars – 6mm

I include scale since IMHO, in many cases, scales while not dictating does affect what rules work well as the larger stuff looks and works really well for skirmish and tactical while games at operational plus for really large battles, at least for me, work better in the smaller scales to still allow significant maneuver. I also assume a 4’x6′ table as being the ‘standard’ available as really big tables allow freedom for any set while under 4×6 can constrain non-skirmish in particular.

 

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