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Nodal Wars: Skirmish is a primarily 6mm wargame loosely based on many of the Anime cartoons from the mid 1980’s. The game takes care to allow players the flexibility to not only play games that are representative of what they had seen on TV and also in movies, but also open enough that they can adapt units from other genres and be able to mix and match forces and let the imagination run wild. Meant to be played with somewhere between 10 and 20 units per player it can easily be scaled up for larger battles.

The rules are based on an alternating activation system. Players will place their forces into squads and alternate with each other. Players will be able to choose how and when to maneuver their forces in order to try to outmaneuver and outperform each other. Each unit has a given number of actions that it can take each turn. Players can try to pull each other out of positions where they can finish them off and obtain a win.

The rules are designed in such a way as to allow players to minimize the need to reference the book and any tables within. I've just updated the link in my signature with a rules update. I have gone back to rework some basic mechanics to simplify things even more and help increase the fun and utility of each unit.

Currently I have converted some units from Robotech. I have some from Battletech and CAV using the older system that should not take more than a month or two to bring up to date with the new rules.

If you are interested in helping test the rules out and comparing to other systems please feel free to PM me or you can also join us on Facebook at the Nodal Wars: Skirmish.

Intro Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR39dO35g7w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoBaNFzkMHQ

Test Game -- Robotech UEDF vs CAV units
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt8Pr-5wPCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuL_0yJ-bj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9cu6HONRS0

Game 2 -- Robotech Masters Vs Robotech UEDF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gscSZTzkAas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TVacoPoI1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpvYOvA_HIQ

Updated another force.

Had a mention of critical hits......ideas?

Battletech 3039 Lights and Mediums are now complete.

Battletech 3039 is now complete and ready for play this Christmas season


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Requests and polls on the Facebook page all point to wanting me to work on Dropzone Commander units next, starting with the PHR and then the UCM forces.

As I was working on this I decided that having color coded dice and a chart might work better and make things easier for people to remember.


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I already ordered some dice for myself to work into videos and playtesting.

Sorry all,

Started a new job last year and things have been really picking up so my free time has fallen off considerably.

I've been updating the rules, well more like checking the wording and spelling for clarity and consistency. I've uploaded a copy here. Feel free to point anything out that you find. I'm currently editing on page 34 or so and still working to the last page. I plan on going back and adding more detail and pictures to demonstrate how the Node Gates will work so keep that in mind.

Rules updated with help of some readers.......

Updated some wording in the rules for clarity and am now working on construction rules. I already have the excel format done but I want to do a PowerPoint to walk people through the process step by step.

That way people can try to break it and I can see how robust the system is.

Ok, construction rules partially done.....

Done with how you calculate the body cost of a unit. Body Cost does not include any special devices, transport ability, or weapons.....
That is roughly slides 1 to 39

Updated with v 1.0