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The Mad Game-Designer's 2nd Page

My home-made wargames page has grown far beyond my original plans. In fact, it's consuming all my web-site space and leaving no room for other projects. Rather than reduce the amount of stuff that's available for downloading, I've started a second games page. This page is for the big files that no longer fit on my original site, and for the projects that keep growing with no end in sight.

These games are freeware, not public-domain. I retain all rights. You may freely download anything here, but may not make any changes (except for your own personal use) without my express written permission. Beyond that, enjoy!

StarMarines

If you've ever been intrigued by that game of futuristic land combat by a company whose name rhymes with "Hames Nerkslop," but were put off by the cost of figures or the time and skill needed to paint them, this game might be just the ticket. Instead of expensive figures, you use free downloadable counters. Instead of a large gaming table filled with hand-made scenery, you use my M7 maps. If you want a bigger army or a larger map, just download another page and print it. Time-consuming movement and combat rules have been replaced with fast-playing hex-based rules. And all the occult stuff in the original game has been replaced with... nothing at all.
If you're unfamiliar with that game, the premise is straightforward: buy soldiers, vehicles and weapons with the build-points given to you, then fight an enemy of a different alien race. You can also "buy" experience or special skills for your troops, or add a Hero if you think he will help. Some races excel at crunching close combat, while some prefer a fast-moving style; some fight in low-tech swarms, and others prefer high-tech gadgets. Vehicles range from one-man scout bikes to hulking super-tanks. The size of the battle can be a squad of foot soldiers, or a company of 150-plus men with dozens of vehicles, or anything in between. Several basic scenarios are provided with the rules. Almost everything is definable.
This game is a work in progress. Check back frequently -- I'm constantly adding races and fixing glitches in the rules.
NOTE: when printing pages of soldier counters, adjust your top and bottom margins to 0.7" so the bottoms of the counters don't wrap to a second page. These counters were designed for letter-sized paper, not A4-size.

Race/Section Revised

Main Rules (required for all players) 12/16/2005

The StarMarines 12/16/2005

The Norx 12/16/2005

The Pelgari 12/16/2005

The Victors 12/16/2005

The Dran Empire 12/16/2005

The Ghouls 12/16/2005

The N'Kakk Robots 12/16/2005

The Zrutes 12/16/2005

The Saurs 12/16/2005

The Swarm 12/16/2005

The Colonials 12/16/2005

QuickStart -- StarMarines vs Norx 12/16/2005

Optional Rules -- additional units and rules to add spice to the basic game.

Based Infantry 12/16/2005

Aircraft 12/16/2005

Ships 12/16/2005

Battle Mechs 12/16/2005

The Fixers 12/16/2005

Derelict Spaceships 12/16/2005

StarMarines
If you've ever been intrigued by that game of futuristic land combat by a company whose name rhymes with "Hames Nerkslop," but were put off by the cost of figures or the time and skill needed to paint them, this game might be just the ticket. Instead of expensive figures, you use free downloadable counters. Instead of a large gaming table filled with hand-made scenery, you use my M7 maps. If you want a bigger army or a larger map, just download another page and print it. Time-consuming movement and combat rules have been replaced with fast-playing hex-based rules. And all the occult stuff in the original game has been replaced with... nothing at all. If you're unfamiliar with that game, the premise is straightforward: buy soldiers, vehicles and weapons with the build-points given to you, then fight an enemy of a different alien race. You can also "buy" experience or special skills for your troops, or add a Hero if you think he will help. Some races excel at crunching close combat, while some prefer a fast-moving style; some fight in low-tech swarms, and others prefer high-tech gadgets. Vehicles range from one-man scout bikes to hulking super-tanks. The size of the battle can be a squad of foot soldiers, or a company of 150-plus men with dozens of vehicles, or anything in between. Several basic scenarios are provided with the rules. Almost everything is definable. This game is a work in progress. Check back frequently -- I'm constantly adding races and fixing glitches in the rules. NOTE: when printing pages of soldier counters, adjust your top and bottom margins to 0.7" so the bottoms of the counters don't wrap to a second page. These counters were designed for letter-sized paper, not A4-size.
Race/Section	Revised
Main Rules (required for all players)	12/16/2005
The StarMarines	12/16/2005
The Norx	12/16/2005
The Pelgari	12/16/2005
The Victors	12/16/2005
The Dran Empire	12/16/2005
The Ghouls	12/16/2005
The N'Kakk Robots	12/16/2005
The Zrutes	12/16/2005
The Saurs	12/16/2005
The Swarm	12/16/2005
The Colonials	12/16/2005
QuickStart -- StarMarines vs Norx	12/16/2005
Optional Rules -- additional units and rules to add spice to the basic game.
Based Infantry	12/16/2005
Aircraft	12/16/2005
Ships	12/16/2005
Battle Mechs	12/16/2005
The Fixers	12/16/2005
Derelict Spaceships	12/16/2005

The M8 Map System

Modular hex maps for creating almost any land or land/sea map you can think of. Many of my games use these maps, and other wargames can also use them for a change of pace. These maps differ from my previous M7 maps in that the map tiles are small enough to print on A4-sized paper as well as letter-sized. Most of the zipped files are in the 200-300 MB range. "Maps 090-100" includes the instructions for using the maps. The old M6 and M7 maps are available by request.

Maps 000-009 10/04 ][ Maps 040-049 10/04 ][ Maps 080-089 10/04

Maps 010-019 10/04 ][ Maps 050-059 10/04 ][ Maps 090-100 10/04

Maps 020-029 10/04 ][ Maps 060-069 10/04 ][

Maps 030-039 10/04 ][ Maps 070-079 10/04 ][

The M8 Map System
Modular hex maps for creating almost any land or land/sea map you can think of. Many of my games use these maps, and other wargames can also use them for a change of pace. These maps differ from my previous M7 maps in that the map tiles are small enough to print on A4-sized paper as well as letter-sized. Most of the zipped files are in the 200-300 MB range. "Maps 090-100" includes the instructions for using the maps. The old M6 and M7 maps are available by request.
Maps 000-009	10/04	][	Maps 040-049	10/04	][	Maps 080-089	10/04
Maps 010-019	10/04	][	Maps 050-059	10/04	][	Maps 090-100	10/04
Maps 020-029	10/04	][	Maps 060-069	10/04	][
Maps 030-039	10/04	][	Maps 070-079	10/04	][

All the Ships

Not a game, but a set of counters for naval battles. If you ever wanted to re-enact Jutland or Leyte Gulf, but your budget for miniatures limited you to the Monitor vs the Virginia, your ships have come in! I'm recreating every major warship that existed from the 1890's to the end of WWII, plus many ships that were started but never finished, or proposed but never built. They are sized for standard hex maps, but they're also suitable for games that use more realistic movement.
They're all to the same scale (roughly 1:9600, or 1 pixel = 8 feet). All ships are drawn as originally built. I used Conway's as my source for ship dimensions and completion dates, and Jane's for overhead views. Counters have a 2-digit year in the upper right corner, which is the year the first ship in that class became available. Some ships appear more than once, like ships that began life as one type but were converted to something else, or ships that were owned by more than one nation.
If you dream of large naval battles, you probably already have a set of game rules in mind. But if you want a very simple set of rules that were written to take advantage of all these counters, my main games page has a game called EasyShip that might be what you're looking for.
If at least two people request a particular navy or ship class, I'll try to add them. If you'd like to be notified when I put new ships on the site, e-mail me and ask to be added to my "All the Ships" mailing list.
I'm indebted to Bob Smart, who is providing many pages of ships on his own initiative, and has improved on my own work in several areas. I'll happily cooperate with anyone else who wants to contribute to this project.
7554 ships in this project so far (not counting airplanes and airships)

File Description Ships

France File 01 Carriers, battleships, and cruisers 90

France File 02 Destroyers 125

Britain File 01 Dreadnoughts, battle-cruisers, and heavy cruisers 92

Britain File 02 Pre-dreadnought battleships and armored cruisers 90

Britain File 03 Light cruisers [1905-37] 92

Britain File 04 Carriers and light cruisers [1938-45] 92

Britain File 05 Destroyers [1907-15, 1918] 188

Britain File 06 Destroyers [1915-18] 187

Britain File 07 Destroyers [1919-39], Abdiel minelayers 191

Britain File 08 Destroyers [1935-45] 191

Britain File 09 Destroyers and escorts [1940-45] 192

Germany File 01 Battleships, battle-cruisers, heavy cruisers, and armored cruisers 95

Germany File 02 Carriers, light cruisers and commerce raiders 78

Germany File 03 Destroyers [1907-18] 179

Germany File 04 Destroyers [1919-45] and submarines 192

Italy File 01 Carriers, battleships and cruisers 72

Italy File 02 Destroyers and submarines 168

Japan File 01 Battleships and cruisers 96

Japan File 02 Carriers, pre-WWI light cruisers, destroyers [1928-1941] 140

Japan File 03 Destroyers [all others] and battleship/carrier mods 177

Russia File 01 Battleships & cruisers 83

USA File 01 Battleships, battle-cruisers, armored cruisers. Iowa's, Montana's by Bob Smart 96

USA File 02 Heavy cruisers and light cruisers [all but Atlanta's] 99

USA File 03 Carriers (by Bob Smart) and light cruisers [Atlanta class] 55

USA File 04 Destroyers [1937-42] 192

USA File 05 Destroyers [1911-20] 192

USA File 06 Destroyers [1910-39] 188

USA File 07 Destroyers [1940-44] and frigates 192

USA File 08 Destroyer-escorts 192

USA File 09 Escort carriers (by Bob Smart) 54

USA File 10 USCG cutters, amphibious ships, blimps (by Bob Smart) 72

USA File 11 Submarines (by Bob Smart) 204

USA File 12 Submarines & sub tenders (by Bob Smart) 161

Misc File 01 Sweden, Spain, Austria-Hungary 142

Coastal Craft Semi-generic MTB's, minesweepers, and sub-chasers (for 6 navies) 156

Special Ships Airships and ocean liners (by Bob Smart) 40

Merchant Ships Semi-generic freighters, tankers, troop transports, etc. 78

Airplanes Carrier-based and land-based planes (for 2 players) 96+96

All the Modern Ships

By popular demand, I'm expanding the "All the Ships" project beyond the end of WWII, right up to the present.

File Description Ships

Britain File 01 All types (by Bob Smart) 57

Britain File 02 All types (by Bob Smart) 128

Britain File 03 USA & British submarines (same as USA file 08) 196

Britain File 04 USA & British ballistic-missile submarines (same as USA file 09) 68

USSR File 01 Carriers, cruisers, amphibs 96

USSR File 02 Destroyers 93

USSR File 03 Frigates 172

USSR File 04 Fast patrol craft (also good for Warsaw Pact and Third World navies) 192

USSR File 05 Submarines (Whiskey class) 192

USSR File 06 Submarines 192

USSR File 07 Submarines 192

USSR File 08 Submarines (mostly PLARBs) 95

USA File 01 Carriers and cruisers 81

USA File 02 Destroyers up to 1960 149

USA File 03 Amphibious ships (by Bob Smart) 106

USA File 04 Destroyers after 1960 80

USA File 05 Frigates (Perry & Knox classes) 97

USA File 06 Frigates, escorts, fast patrol craft 76

USA File 07 "Fantasy" ships; angled-deck versions of WWII carriers (by Bob Smart) 42

USA File 08 USA & British submarines 196

USA File 09 USA & British ballistic-missile submarines 68

NATO File 01 NATO 1960's ships (by Bob Smart) 162

South America File 01 South American navies (by Bob Smart) 141

Airplanes Carrier-based and land-based planes, helicopters (for 2 players) 102+102

Merchant Ships BIG semi-generic ships -- supertankers, LNG carriers, etc. 16

All the Ships
Not a game, but a set of counters for naval battles. If you ever wanted to re-enact Jutland or Leyte Gulf, but your budget for miniatures limited you to the Monitor vs the Virginia, your ships have come in! I'm recreating every major warship that existed from the 1890's to the end of WWII, plus many ships that were started but never finished, or proposed but never built. They are sized for standard hex maps, but they're also suitable for games that use more realistic movement. They're all to the same scale (roughly 1:9600, or 1 pixel = 8 feet). All ships are drawn as originally built. I used Conway's as my source for ship dimensions and completion dates, and Jane's for overhead views. Counters have a 2-digit year in the upper right corner, which is the year the first ship in that class became available. Some ships appear more than once, like ships that began life as one type but were converted to something else, or ships that were owned by more than one nation. If you dream of large naval battles, you probably already have a set of game rules in mind. But if you want a very simple set of rules that were written to take advantage of all these counters, my main games page has a game called EasyShip that might be what you're looking for. If at least two people request a particular navy or ship class, I'll try to add them. If you'd like to be notified when I put new ships on the site, e-mail me and ask to be added to my "All the Ships" mailing list. I'm indebted to Bob Smart, who is providing many pages of ships on his own initiative, and has improved on my own work in several areas. I'll happily cooperate with anyone else who wants to contribute to this project. 7554 ships in this project so far (not counting airplanes and airships)
File	Description	Ships
France File 01	Carriers, battleships, and cruisers	90
France File 02	Destroyers	125
Britain File 01	Dreadnoughts, battle-cruisers, and heavy cruisers	92
Britain File 02	Pre-dreadnought battleships and armored cruisers	90
Britain File 03	Light cruisers [1905-37]	92
Britain File 04	Carriers and light cruisers [1938-45]	92
Britain File 05	Destroyers [1907-15, 1918]	188
Britain File 06	Destroyers [1915-18]	187
Britain File 07	Destroyers [1919-39], Abdiel minelayers	191
Britain File 08	Destroyers [1935-45]	191
Britain File 09	Destroyers and escorts [1940-45]	192
Germany File 01	Battleships, battle-cruisers, heavy cruisers, and armored cruisers	95
Germany File 02	Carriers, light cruisers and commerce raiders	78
Germany File 03	Destroyers [1907-18]	179
Germany File 04	Destroyers [1919-45] and submarines	192
Italy File 01	Carriers, battleships and cruisers	72
Italy File 02	Destroyers and submarines	168
Japan File 01	Battleships and cruisers	96
Japan File 02	Carriers, pre-WWI light cruisers, destroyers [1928-1941]	140
Japan File 03	Destroyers [all others] and battleship/carrier mods	177
Russia File 01	Battleships & cruisers	83
USA File 01	Battleships, battle-cruisers, armored cruisers. Iowa's, Montana's by Bob Smart	96
USA File 02	Heavy cruisers and light cruisers [all but Atlanta's]	99
USA File 03	Carriers (by Bob Smart) and light cruisers [Atlanta class]	55
USA File 04	Destroyers [1937-42]	192
USA File 05	Destroyers [1911-20]	192
USA File 06	Destroyers [1910-39]	188
USA File 07	Destroyers [1940-44] and frigates	192
USA File 08	Destroyer-escorts	192
USA File 09	Escort carriers (by Bob Smart)	54
USA File 10	USCG cutters, amphibious ships, blimps (by Bob Smart)	72
USA File 11	Submarines (by Bob Smart)	204
USA File 12	Submarines & sub tenders (by Bob Smart)	161
Misc File 01	Sweden, Spain, Austria-Hungary	142
Coastal Craft	Semi-generic MTB's, minesweepers, and sub-chasers (for 6 navies)	156
Special Ships	Airships and ocean liners (by Bob Smart)	40
Merchant Ships	Semi-generic freighters, tankers, troop transports, etc.	78
Airplanes	Carrier-based and land-based planes (for 2 players)	96+96
All the Modern Ships
By popular demand, I'm expanding the "All the Ships" project beyond the end of WWII, right up to the present.
File	Description	Ships
Britain File 01	All types (by Bob Smart)	57
Britain File 02	All types (by Bob Smart)	128
Britain File 03	USA & British submarines (same as USA file 08)	196
Britain File 04	USA & British ballistic-missile submarines (same as USA file 09)	68
USSR File 01	Carriers, cruisers, amphibs	96
USSR File 02	Destroyers	93
USSR File 03	Frigates	172
USSR File 04	Fast patrol craft (also good for Warsaw Pact and Third World navies)	192
USSR File 05	Submarines (Whiskey class)	192
USSR File 06	Submarines	192
USSR File 07	Submarines	192
USSR File 08	Submarines (mostly PLARBs)	95
USA File 01	Carriers and cruisers	81
USA File 02	Destroyers up to 1960	149
USA File 03	Amphibious ships (by Bob Smart)	106
USA File 04	Destroyers after 1960	80
USA File 05	Frigates (Perry & Knox classes)	97
USA File 06	Frigates, escorts, fast patrol craft	76
USA File 07	"Fantasy" ships; angled-deck versions of WWII carriers (by Bob Smart)	42
USA File 08	USA & British submarines	196
USA File 09	USA & British ballistic-missile submarines	68
NATO File 01	NATO 1960's ships (by Bob Smart)	162
South America File 01	South American navies (by Bob Smart)	141
Airplanes	Carrier-based and land-based planes, helicopters (for 2 players)	102+102
Merchant Ships	BIG semi-generic ships -- supertankers, LNG carriers, etc.	16