F:ATties Five Favorites - Miniatures Games

X-Wing
Heroscape
Battletech

1. Samurai Battles
2. 10mm Napoleonics
3. Necromunda
4. Mordheim
5. Battlefleet Gothic

To me, a miniatures game has no board and/or gridded movement. Which eliminates BloodBowl, Space Hulk, Heroscape, etc.

1) Star Grunt
2) Necromunda
3) Song of Blades & Heroes
4) Piquet
5) Full Thrust

1. Heroscape
2. Strange Aeons
3. Dungeon Command
4. Blood Bowl
5. Necromunda

1. Blood Bowl
2. Okko: Era of the Asagiri
3. Hordes of the Things
4. Space Marine (Epic 1st Edition)
5. Warmachine

Bubbling under: Space Hulk, Incursion, Necromunda

1. HEROSCAPE (+ AotP since it's the same thing)
2. Star Wars Amada
3. X-Wing/STAW (I may never decide which I prefer)
4. Warmachine/Hordes
5. Song of Blades and Heroes

I did just pick up a MERCS army, so this is subject to change.

1. Epic Armageddon.
2. Battlelore, 2nd Ed.
3. Battlefleet Gothic
4. X-Wing
5. WHFB, 7th/8th

Close calls: Necromunda, Space Hulk, War of the Ring and Chaos in the Old World (only because they don't really qualify as "minis" games)

1. Malifaux
2. Warhammer games
3. Superfigs!
4. HoTT

wish i could find opponents.

1. Blood Bowl
2. Necromunda
3. Mordheim
<notice a pattern>
4. Man O' War
5. Warmachine/Hordes


The dominance of GW titles is due to the fact that I don't have many opponents locally to try other systems. I do like the Song of Blade and Heroes rules, but haven't tried them.

Volley and Bayonet
Command Decision
Air Force (AH game with 1/144th scale planes)/ Blue Max (1/72nd scale)
Rules with no name
DBA/HOTT

1. WFB (3rd edition with Slaves to Darkness and Lost and the Damned supplements)
2. Necromunda
3. Wings of War (WWI)
4. Kings of War
5. Dreamblade

Honourable mentions: Epic Space Marine, Blood Bowl (3rd edition or living rulebook), Space Hulk, BattleMasters (MB/GW), DBA

1) Blood Bowl
2) Batman Miniature Game
3) Armada
4) Mordheim
5) X-Wing

Granted, I haven't played a proper miniatures game in years, but my favorites used to be...

1. Warhammer 40K. I have an entire pirate-themed Space Marine army with every piece customized in some way.

2. Heroclix. God, I loved this game, despite how horribly janky the rules could be. And how lame the community could be at times. I used to run a fan-site called WhoClix in a vain attempt to get more players to create teams based on actual comic book teams but nope, I encountered the dreaded Dr. Strange/SWAT Member/Hooker whenever I played. I gave it all up back when the company was sold to NECA and have only occassionally looked back, like that meme of the guy with the two girls...

3. X-Wing. I loved Wings of War/Glory when it was just cards. Never got into it when it was miniatures but when X-Wing came along, that was my jam. I still love how fast it is to get a game up and running although I never played a tournament and have yet to dive into 2.0. Any good or just another way to part me with my money?

4. Kingdom Death: Monster. Is this technically a miniatures game? I mean, I build miniatures and play the game with miniatures. I own it, but truth be told, I've only played demos at Gen-Con so far. But I've really liked what I've played. And I love their style. There are a few people nearby who really want to play it with me, but I've yet to field my 1.5 copy yet. Soon. Soon...

5. D&D? Again, does this count as a miniatures game? I used to have so many miniatures but sold them all when I was in college. Why did I do this? I hope my Dungeon Dwellers and Citadel figures went to good homes...