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Anybody that knows me knows I don't like naval games. Little terrain if any, unfun to paint minis and tactics are generally "line up and blaze away."   But designing Airships! for Glorious Adventures in the Age of Steam got me thinking people could use the same rules for water based fleets. So I dug out my favorite Dark Elves from Man-O-War and some Dystopian Wars ships (the original line, the new ones suck) and started thinking. In Airships! there are altitude mechanics so airships can bomb and attack ground based targets so just use naval ships as being at...

Each year we gather round the old Snowbrawl tree for another Snowbrawl tournament. What's Snowbrawl you say? It's a snowball fight mixed with dodgeball, based on the massive neighborhood snowball fights of our youth. This game can be played with any miniatures you have, and for the most part use the standard Fistful of Lead Core rules. You can have fights between evil snowmen and elves, Vikings and trolls, anything you can think of! The game can be played with 2, 3 or 4 players. Four player games can by 2 versus 2 or 4 way brawls. Great way to...

Battlesuit Alpha was not written with any particular miniature line in mind. You can use whatever miniature mechs you have. There are many popular miniature lines out there to choose from, like Battletech, Cav, Heavy Gear or 3d printed options. Some are very cheap on discount sites. Most will be 6-10mm scale. The scale of your terrain will determine how big your mech looks on the table.   Using 15mm terrain with smaller scale mechs will make them smaller than the buildings, darting between cover. Using smaller scale terrain with larger scale mechs will make them look like they are...

This year we wanted to start rewarding our best fans.  Our supporters.  Our disciples.  Our champions.  The gamers who love the Fistful of Lead system, buy the various genres, invest in the cards, host the games, GM the convention events, talk about us online, subscribe to our social media, like our content.  You are putting Wiley Games on the map.  We want to reward that, return the love.  We want to gift you with thoughtful items to jazz up your workshop or gaming space.  When you buy more Wiley Games product you get more rewards.  $200    Coaster $400    Tape Measure...