249 - Turn-based Strategy Games

Kingy and Drisky chat about some of their favourite games in this tactical genre. The chosen list is one in which the rules of engagement and concise and they are very accessible for players who may be new/shy to this style of  game. Don't worry about overly complicated tutorials; the guys are too old and impatient for that kind of thing these days :)

 

Games featured in the episode are

 

Rebelstar Raiders

Rebelstar

Hero Quest

Space Crusade

Advance Wars

Worms

Gladius

 

 

Show notes:-

Dr Ninja's Hero Quest

https://drninja.itch.io/hero-quest

Rebelstar Raiders Manual PDF

https://archive.org/download/World_of_Spectrum_June_2017_Mirror/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror.zip/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror/sinclair/games-info/r/RebelstarRaiders.pdf

 

Lasers Squad Map Maker

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027609

 

This guy has made his own Rebelstar tabletop!!!

https://www.matakishi.net/rebelstar.html

 

Tabletop Simulator

https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/Tabletop_Simulator/

 

Warhammer Quest

https://store.steampowered.com/app/326670/Warhammer_Quest/

Dark Quest 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/453690/Dark_Quest_2/

 

Wargroove

https://wargroove.com/

Tanks of Freedom

https://w84death.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom

 

Naked War by the Pickford Brothers

http://www.zee-3.com/nakedwar/