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 A few months back I had my first game using the F28 Rules. F28 is something of a
Some links of sandbox rule system, providing the brave with a wargaming toolkit. While it's F28 (3)
interest... notionally able to accommodate the likes of W40k very readily, it could be used to Full Thrust (2)

Axes & Ales Club play a wide variety of games in many settings. Lost Patrol (5)
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rules before even making a move - I need free-flowing and constant interaction, or
else I'm quickly bored. I'm really interested in a game's turn sequence and if it
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doesn't feel 'right' I'll walk away. Yes, I'm precious.
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F28 has caught both of our eyes. If you really want an in-depth review and
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discussion of how the game works, well you'll have to find another blog. Hobby Desk: May
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Follow "Jason, what makes F28 a little bit special?" 4 hours ago

Again, I like how a game's activation and resolution mechanics' work. There's no Lead Capes
one thing, but rather a whole lot of elements that tie together to make an enticing Miniatures Finished:
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whole in F28.  In no particular order: Infestors
1 day ago
Rogue 40,000
"R40K" (Rogue
The Action-Reaction Activation Sequence
Death of a
Planet) The game actually provides for a few different approaches to the Round and Turn
Rubricist
The Warhammer sequences - which is nice, because the rules are written such they can readily flex +inload:
40,000 universe is
between skirmish and much bigger, W40K sized games with many units. Salamanders notes
a great setting for +
miniature
3 days ago
wargaming and I've We've been playing skirmish games with 5 or 6 units each and adopted an alternate
enjoyed playing the unit activation approach to a game Round. During a Game round, each and every
same using the Lead Legionaries
Rogue Planet rule
Unit has 2 Action Points available to employ during their Activation or use to React A Progression of
... to an enemy's activation. Most actions cost 2 Action Points, so there are constant Bots - Escalating
Deployment by the
decisions to be made e.g., do I employ a reaction to the opponent's activation and
Machines
Libuscha Prime's lose the proactive initiative during the Turn. 
Defense (Rogue 3 days ago
Planet Battle
Report) Each Unit has 2 Action Points available during the Round (unless suppressed, see Red Player One
I've been chatting below), and upon activation, can perform a variety of Actions, most of which actually Chrome Hammer:
to a few people Ascension - R&D
cost 2 Action Points - that's a little different from how many other games manage 2 weeks ago
about my  Rogue
such sequences.
Planet   Show All
experiments/trials,
but have found There are plenty of actions to choose from and making for some great tactical
describing the
choices. For example, a Unit can perform a double Move (allowing 12") or a triple
game (given it
being so di... Move (18") but the latter leaves the Unit more vulnerable to fire. Also, an activated
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unit can perform a 6" move for 1 Action Point, saving their other Action Point to
Rules make a later Action or Reaction - that's kind of an overwatch mechanism at play. 
Lost Patrol is a
two-player mini- Actions and reactions are typically resolved simultaneously, but the system provides
game by Games
the means for Priority Actions, meaning that a Unit might get to resolve its fire
Workshop, with
one player taking ahead of another or move and altogether avoid incoming fire.
the role of
humanity's scout- That introduces the first of many in-game decisions: do I expend my Action Points
marines and the
other, the... playing a reactive game, a proactive game, or something in between? And that
decision can alter Turn-to-Turn, Round-to-Round. I've found myself attempting to
Bad Juju (Blood in lure my opponent into activating two or three of their Units - doing so means my
Space) other Units can act without the threat of being fired upon etc.
Over the Christmas
break, I took a punt
and purchased a
few new indie sci-fi
skirmish rulesets to
provide some
holiday reading - I
had stup...

Solo Rogue
(Rogue Planet)
I've been meaning
to dip my toe into
solo wargaming. 
I'm a member of
the  Solo
Wargaming with
Miniatures
Facebook Group
 and a recu...
Suppression
The Forgotten
Some targets are just plain tough but in many games that simply translates into a
Monastery (Terrain)
Last week I played low probability when it comes to causing them damage. In F28, it works a little
a game at my club differently. It adopts a Hit-then-Penetration type resolution mechanic common to
using the Forgotten many games, except non-penetrating Hits actually matter. In simple terms, a Hit
Monastery battle
that doesn't wound (typically) begins to suppress the target. Suppression is easily
board/map from  2
Minute Table Top . resolved - it just eats into the Target's available Action Points and yes, it stacks and
It is a decrepit ruin, could result in a Unit being unable to Act or React for 1, 2, or more Rounds.
full o...

Suppression also provides Units with the means to actually damage a particularly
Treacherous
Terrain and Rogue tough target. Somewhat similar to Terminator Genysis's Asta Lavista rule, get in
Elements in Rogue close to a Suppressed Unit, and you can bypass their armor and damage them
Planet outright - known as Overrun. And there's a fallback (Withdrawal Move) mechanism
Echidna (Top-Left),
that can be employed. There are a few other twists at play, but it means even
Sky Urchins (Top-
Right), Witches badass Space Marine-type soldiers need to beware of being caught out by the
Cauldrons (Bottom- sheer weight of fire.
left) and  Banksia
(Bottom-Right) One Action Resolution
of the great things
about... For me, this can be a sticking point in many games. I hate dice rolling for the sake
of rolling dice + that frustration is exacerbated if there are too many tables and
Zone Carboardis
(Terrain) modifiers to account for. F28 solves it in two ways. Firstly, to-hits have a target
On the hunt! Yeah, (typically 4+ on a d6) and the shooter rolls 1 or more d6 reflective of their skill and
it's a terrible pun firepower and range e.g., a grunt might shoot 2d6 at 12" and 1d6 up to 24". 
but I, like everyone
else, has been Yes, modifiers come into play (e.g., +1 to the target number if the target is in cover),
locked away with
loved ones for what but it's nothing too complex. When it comes to damage, each Unit has a Defense
seems like an Rating. Each hit scored allows for a d6 to be rolled to wound, and if the result is
eterni... equal to or above, then a Wound is inflicted. Non-wounding hits cause Suppression
(see above).
Battle Boards
Tutorial (Terrain)
For example, you might roll 3d6 firing a Machine Gun at a target, hitting on a 5+ on
With the recent
release of SLA account of some cover. If a [2,5,5] were rolled, then two hits need to be resolved for
Industries: wounding. Maybe the target is wearing some better-than-usual armor, meaning 5+
Cannibal Sector 1 , is required to wound. Rolling 26d on account of the two hits might yield a [3,5],
I've been inspired
meaning 1 wound and 1 suppression point are applied. Unless the target can take
to attempt to make
some new terrain multiple wounds, it's game over man!
tiles.  CS1 is ...

Nunawading 2020
(Terrain)
A portion of the
Berman
contribution to
Nunawading 2020.
A few of the lads at
my local-ish
wargaming club
were inspired by
Blade Runner ...
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