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I am at the point where I really have lost hope for 40k becoming a balanced game. Now normally I just played with buddies and so this was a non-issue as we could kinda build fun lists together, but I am moving this fall and so will have to find a local shop and play pickup games with strangers. And with rumored changes for 7th edition that sounds just awful.


So as a guy with a fairly diverse Imperial Guard Army modded to look like undead soldiers, are there any other miniature wargames I can play that use similar models so that my money spent on 40k is not a complete waste?

Monopoly, but that only plays 2-6, I believe.

Risk, but you'll need a bigger board.

Chess. That would rock, actually.

Deathwatch RPG. I've always wanted to play that.

As for other Sci-Fi miniature games, I still think you're better off looking for a 40k group in your new area. It's probably still the most popular of sci-fi games. I wouldn't poo-poo 7th edition so soon. In 6th edition, for every Wave Serpent spam list I saw, there were 5 other reasonable guys wanting to play.

Best of luck, man. Where are you moving to and from?

Im fairly sure its usable with warpath. the rules are free too IIRC

 kronk wrote:
Monopoly, but that only plays 2-6, I believe.

Risk, but you'll need a bigger board.

Chess. That would rock, actually.

Deathwatch RPG. I've always wanted to play that.

As for other Sci-Fi miniature games, I still think you're better off looking for a 40k group in your new area. It's probably still the most popular of sci-fi games. I wouldn't poo-poo 7th edition so soon. In 6th edition, for every Wave Serpent spam list I saw, there were 5 other reasonable guys wanting to play.

Best of luck, man. Where are you moving to and from?

Leaving New Jersey and going to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

That sounds like moving from a highly populated area to an unpopulated area...

Still, they gotta do something to kill the time up there! Gamers are everywhere! Best of luck, man!

Just make your own rules to adapt the game to what you and your friends want

 Dannyevilguy wrote:

 kronk wrote:
Monopoly, but that only plays 2-6, I believe.

Risk, but you'll need a bigger board.

Chess. That would rock, actually.

Deathwatch RPG. I've always wanted to play that.

As for other Sci-Fi miniature games, I still think you're better off looking for a 40k group in your new area. It's probably still the most popular of sci-fi games. I wouldn't poo-poo 7th edition so soon. In 6th edition, for every Wave Serpent spam list I saw, there were 5 other reasonable guys wanting to play.

Best of luck, man. Where are you moving to and from?

Leaving New Jersey and going to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

I'm sorry to tell you this but there really isn't a lot of options for wargaming here, https://www.facebook.com/UniversalBitsandGames heres a link to one of the few games stores they mostly play 40k, Flames of War, and Malifaux. Besides that there is a dragons den and a few groups not sure what they tend to play though. Regardless welcome to Nowhere

Development for Deadzone 40k is on hold (on my part at least) due to RL issues. Deadzone is a great ruleset, and being able to use 40k models with it would be awesome. Work will hopefully continue at some stage as it's a far superior system to kill team and can scale up to be fairly large model counts.

Mantics other sci-fi game Warpath has the potential to cover 40k armies both with current rules, rules expected in the future and with home brew rules.

Necromunda. Fuzzy Heroes (although IG models would suck in Fuzzy Heroes).

Tomorrows War

I forget the name, but there is a Space game called Full Thrust. They also have a ground combat game as well.

Not sure if the rules are still free on their website. Google Full Thrust, and then go to their home site and see what they got there. I forget how it was like. I loved Full Thrust when I played it, so I am thinking the ground combat should be ok.

There's a great game called In the Emperor's Name, available here:
http://iten-game.org/

It's a skirmish game, but if you want a bit larger scale try FUBAR
http://thegamesshed.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/fubar-one-page-sfmodern-rules/

I'm still playing 2nd edition 40k :-)

From what squig and others have said, Warpath 3.0 is being worked on and should give you the game you want. Even 2.0 might for now. Mantic has no issue with you using your GW models, and guard transfer over very well.

Davor wrote:
I forget the name, but there is a Space game called Full Thrust. They also have a ground combat game as well.

Not sure if the rules are still free on their website. Google Full Thrust, and then go to their home site and see what they got there. I forget how it was like. I loved Full Thrust when I played it, so I am thinking the ground combat should be ok.

That has to be Dirtside. I think the old rules are still up there somewhere on GZG's site.

 Agent_Tremolo wrote:

Davor wrote:
I forget the name, but there is a Space game called Full Thrust. They also have a ground combat game as well.

Not sure if the rules are still free on their website. Google Full Thrust, and then go to their home site and see what they got there. I forget how it was like. I loved Full Thrust when I played it, so I am thinking the ground combat should be ok.

That has to be Dirtside. I think the old rules are still up there somewhere on GZG's site.

No Dirtside is the Epic scale game, the 15/25/28mm one is Stargrunt

http://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/index.php?_a=category&cat_id=130

Thanks guys that is the web site. Star Grunt.