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So my group was interested in Bush Wars, I know, a terrible conflict, but there was a level of stupidity in all the fighting that makes it interesting to my pretty casual group.

Originally we were going to try AK-47 Republic, but after looking at the rulebook, found it just way too random and odd, even for a historical game.

So right now we're looking at Force on Force.

I really like Force on Force. That is all I can say on this matter. That and I recommend Ambush Valley

 Vertrucio wrote:
So my group was interested in Bush Wars, I know, a terrible conflict, but there was a level of stupidity in all the fighting that makes it interesting to my pretty casual group.

Originally we were going to try AK-47 Republic, but after looking at the rulebook, found it just way too random and odd, even for a historical game.

So right now we're looking at Force on Force.

IIRC there is an expansion for Force on Force that deals just with the Bush wars.

http://www.amazon.com/Bush-Wars-Africa-1960-2010-Force/dp/1849087695/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1346210129&sr=8-3&keywords=force+on+force

 Vertrucio wrote:
So my group was interested in Bush Wars, I know, a terrible conflict, but there was a level of stupidity in all the fighting that makes it interesting to my pretty casual group.

Cant see why Bush War should be noted any worse than the two all time favourites of "modern" wargaming - Second International Live Fire Excercise and `Nam.

 Vertrucio wrote:
Originally we were going to try AK-47 Republic, but after looking at the rulebook, found it just way too random and odd, even for a historical game.

Its actually quite everything but historical game if we exclude the Israeli addon.
Excellent game, I must add, but the rules are way too oddball for me after getting used in Force on Force + it requires quite a lot of varying models, which comes quite expensive, even in 15mm.

 Vertrucio wrote:

So right now we're looking at Force on Force.

Excellent choice - Ambush Alleys FoF-mechanism is propably best on the market if you are looking fast, exciting, but still accurate, system - also the Bush Wars addonis good, at this point of time its my favourite.

Force-on-Force is a great game, especially for irregulars vs Regulars type battles.

The iniaitive system is very fluid with a lot of action/reaction so both players are always involved in the game.

Beware, you will need a good selection of d8 and d10 in addition to the normal d6s.