Question for those out in the blogging world. Have any of you bought or gamed with the WuFun figures? They look interesting and could make a cheap, easy way into the hobby. Also a nice way to try out a new period. I am just curious how they workout on the table top. They remind me of early gamers who played with flats.
In addition to the figures they have now released many of the rules sets as a free PDF. You just go to the site and under rules put them in a cart and"buy"them for free. Its much easier then it sounds. Here is a link;
https://wofungames.com/
When on the home page s roll down to the free rules. I picked up a couple and am very impressed by them. A quality looking publication with nice pictures and some diagrams. The rules are written by Andy Callan. I have always looked his rules. They are easy to learn but a you have to read they carefully. I will be doing a in-depth revuew if his American Revolution set next post.
Hi Mark - to answer you r question first - no, never looked at WoFun or the semi flat ones cut out of mdf etc - at least half the hobby is aesthetic for me, so I don't really like the idea of these - but I can see their value if your primary motivation is the game, rather than the loo, of wargaming!
ReplyDeleteRe the rules - can you just download them free, without having to purchase anything from the site? I have coma across similar things previously where certain things are a free download, but when I have tried, nothing seems to happen....
Yes, the rules (or at least some of them) are free. I downloaded the American Rev, American CW, Peninsula war and ECW sets. Free! No charge!
DeleteHave bought lots of these , a quick and easy way of getting into a period without painting (did the Italian wars) , the rules are simple and easy to use , flats are not for everyone, but i like them . There is a Facebook group for Wofun users and fans which is worth joining for more information
ReplyDeleteWhen you get back, you should talk to Earl about WoFun figs. He was thinking of them and came to some conclusions after evaluating them on the table at a convention (don't think that it's a matter of them being "bad" just adjusting expectations). I use their 2D terrain--See my May 27 Blog Post: https://edmwargamemeanderings.blogspot.com/2024/05/chocolate-box-wars-work-in-progress.html
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed. I will drop him a line.
DeleteI have a couple of different armies from ECW 15mm, Napoleonic 10mm and WoSS 28mm. These are all very nice and can get an army on the table quickly. I paint the edges as otherwise the shine of the plastic distracts my eye. I don't play with their rules as I like a bit more meat to my games.
ReplyDeleteLocally Dr. Steven Fratt has vast armies of these he uses for teaching and HMGS Midwest games. They are very durable, which is useful in untrained gamer hands
I think they are a great way of building up forces for eras you are never going to do. Most of my collection is 17 or 18th century and I don't do ancients at all so this would be the way to wargame Macedonians etc. without having to paint up piles of figures, I am going to give them a shot that's for sure.
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