SHOOT N' SKEDADDLE: Telegraph Office

The following contents are simple game-aids for SnS players.  These documents include a number of random tables to assist players. 

 

New Product: Viking Raid Tokens (suitable for Pillage, etc.)

With the recent launch of 'Pillage' from Victrix Games, I decided to modify an existing set of medieval/fantasy tokens that I had on hand to produce a set suitable for the game.  While designed with a few Pillage-specific nods, the set is also useful for generic skirmish wargames.

 

The token set includes numerous tokens for status-marking, torches, loot, burning buildings, coherency and line-of-sight measurement, etc.

 

 

 

New CENTAG Tokens available: United States

I received enough questions about U.S. based CENTAG/NORTHAG tokens, that I put together a set.  Due to the lack of sales of CENTAG/NORTHAG tokens I didn't go with a unique unit or branch, just a generic U.S. Army styled token.

 

 The set includes the usual NORTHAG/CENTAG contents as shown below.

 

 

Please note that Game Crafter has reverted to using classic metal punches for tokens instead of laser-cutting.  This means the edges will not be as cleanly cut, but you will no longer need to wipe the laser-cutting ash off the sides of the tokens.  I'm not sure if this is temporary or permanent.

Convention Update: CoastalCon 2025 Canceled

Sadly got word that the last minute running of CoastalCon has been canceled by the organizer.  He also stated that he was unlikely to pursue running the event in the future.

 

 

Please disregard the previous post announcing the event. 

New WW2 Token Sets Available Now!

At a customer request, I've designed and added two additional WW2 Token sets: French and the German Afrika Korps.

Each WW2 Token set includes a variety of tokens for use mainly with the Battlegroup line of WW2 miniature wargames.

Each set includes the following:

 

Token sets come on 'slugs' of heavy density card, and must be punched out and cleaned when they arrive.  This simply involves stacking up the tokens and wiping them on some spare cloth or paper towel.  The soot is a result from the laser-cutting used to score the tokens for punching out.

Convention Report: Siege of Augusta 2024

Got back from Siege of Augusta yesterday.  Managed to run 15 games over the two days, five of each: Shoot N' Skedaddle, Scrapheap, and Caverns, Crypts, & Catacombs.

Had a lot of fun, lost my voice, and got to introduce the games to a lot of people.  I forgot to take many pictures, but I gathered several from other convention-goers.

It was the most busy Siege of Augusta I've attended (I've gone maybe 5-6 times in the past 10 years).

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, though many had complaints about the hotel which is slowly becoming more run-down each year.

Scrapheap: Start Here!

Scrapheap is a fast-paced and violent tabletop skirmish wargame based around post-apocalyptic gangs in a bleak and desolate (and somewhat radioactive...) future.  Inspired by properties such as Judge Dredd, Mad Max, Necromunda, etc. Scrapheap puts players in charge of opposing gangs of 3-11 miniatures.

 

Gangs battle for territory, loot, and power.  Scrapheap is inspired by warband-building games from the 1990's and allows players to build custom gangs with unique characters, abilities and weaponry.  Gang members will gain powerful abilities and bonuses for victories, while suffering debilitating wounds, injuries and penalties if they fail to survive encounters.

Gameplay is driven by each player's deck of combat cards, as well as a 2D6 dice system using a three-tiered result design borrowed from the PBTA game engine (games such as Dungeon World, etc.).  Scrapheap is intended for play at 28mm, but may be scaled down (or up?) for other scales as needed.  A minimum 3'x3' playing surface is recommended, with 4'x4' being the normal table used during playtesting.

 

 Each order comes with two decks of cards, matching tins, and a set of 74 coloured, double-sided game tokens.  Note: players will each need their own combat deck, so each set will support two players.

Red combat card deck.

 

Scrapheap is sold in two-player starter sets, each featuring two opposing coloured decks of combat cards.  There are three colour combinations available, with a fourth pair available only in the Launch Edition MegaPack (which includes four decks instead of two).

 

Launch Edition MegaPack Contents

 

The PDFs included with each purchase provide a Rulebook and separate set of Appendices.  The Rulebook teaches you the game, while the Appendices are the references you'll be using during your games of Scrapheap.  Scrapheap includes rules for various locations and environment, several scenarios, rules for NPCs (Non-Player Characters), companions, and even Pit Fighting encounters. 

 

Each set of Scrapheap decks includes a PDF download for the Rulebook and the Appendices (the game reference manual).

 

 

Disclaimer: Please be aware that when ordering a set of combat card decks - while the tins arrive in shrink wrap, the cards are sometimes mixed between the two tins and will need to be sorted upon arrival.  Occasionally the person packing them sorts them correctly between the two tins, but not always.