Gateway Games for Historical Miniature Gaming

Do we have good "Gateway Games" for the Historical Miniature Wargaming hobby? We do. A gateway game is a game with simple rules that is easy to teach to a non-gamer in order to attract new players into the hobby.

Back in the day the gateway game that got me into the hobby was playing two The Sword and the Flame rules games in a single sitting.  I was hooked.

Do we have a single gateway game that we can agree on? No.  I think there are some good gateway games for certain periods.  I wish I could say I've played all these games, but based on what I know about these rules, I think they fit as current gateway games.

WWII

• Bolt Action
• Cruel Seas
• What a Tanker!

Ancients

• DBA

Colonial

• The Sword and The Flame

Napoleonic

• Black Seas

This is a small list, but all you need is any good gateway historical miniature game to get you hooked.

I think certain publishers are focused on gateway games such as Warlord Games and Osprey, which is good.  They makes for good rules to use at conventions.  Also,  skirmish games make for the best type of gateway games and shows that you don't have paint up hundreds of figures to get into the hobby.  Save the big games for later.

I'm sure you have ideas for gateway games as well.  I'd like to read your ideas in the comments below.

15mm Canadian Armoured Autocars

I have finished up two 15mm Canadian Armoured Autocar.  Not sure if I'll paint any markings on it, but I think they turned out pretty well.  These models from Battlefront Miniatures are excellent.  I do think the machine gunners are sitting a bit high based on photos I've seen.  These will make their appearance in a future Square Bashing rules 1918 scenario.

My full blog post on the Canadian Autocar: link