Brew Up: World War II Miniature Wargaming

By Tom Crepeau and Leon Tucker

A compact and basic wargame ruleset for World War II tabletop miniatures for any scale of figures*. Leon's third ruleset fits between his simpler Fast Rules and much more complex Tractics. For 2024, there are many updated features from the first edition, more tank listings, and clarifications in a smaller 6x9" format. 76 Pages, including 22 Pages of Rules, 18 Pages of Game Reference Charts, 36 Pages of Advanced Rules, a Detailed Table of Contents, an Index, etc. More included than many contemporary games where one must buy numerous supplements.

Table of Contents

Initial Preparations

Turn Sequence

Movement Capabilities

Types of Movement & Modifiers

Table of Basic Movement Capabilities

Tank & Anti-tank Weapons

Hit-Miss Procedure

Damage Evaluation Procedures

Vehicle Characteristics

Weapon Characteristics, Penetration

Infantry Weapons

Automatic & Non-Automatic Weapons

Damage to Weapons & Vehicles

Infantry Fire Modifiers

Weapon Characteristics

Hand & Rifle Grenades

Melee Hand-to-Hand Combat

Melee Modifiers

Outcomes

Morale After Losses or Under Stress

When to Check Morale & Results

Morale Modifiers

Artillery Weapons

Target Designation & Time Delays

Hit-Miss Procedure

Damage Evaluation Procedures

Weapon Characteristics

Detection of Concealed Units

Designation of Scanned Areas

Basic Detection Capabilities

Detection Procedure

Appendices: (pages 51-72

Further Rules and Guidelines

Historical Background

Armored Vehicles

Crew-served Weapons

Artillery

Structures

Infantry

Entrenchments

Special Weapons

Demolitions

Infantry Anti-tank

Recoilless Rifles

APDS, APCR, & Squeeze-Bore Rounds

Rockets

White Phosphorus

Artillery Fire Close to Friendly Positions

Night Actions

Minefields

Paratroop Drops

Air Strikes

Closing Thoughts

Handling Procedures Efficiently

Using Ordinary Dice

Scales of Representation

Using 15mm Figures

Competition Gaming

Campaign Gaming

Outdoor Gaming

Post WWII Gaming

Troop Quality Clarification

Team Fire Variant

Index (pages 74-76)

*Figures may be based individually or using the included Team Fire Variant, as an Infantry Team of about five figures or Squads of about ten figures. Most players use individual field guns and vehicles, but one could have a "sabot" stand of a platoon of vehicles (ideally magnetized so that one can remove knocked-out vehicles).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CQCKLKP9
• ISBN13: 9798871852057
• Release Date: July 1977
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"