Introduction to Chainmail Video

[harlandski]

I hope this is OK in terms of self-promotion. I've made a video for my new channel, Experimental Gameology, where I give a quick rundown of the rules you need to play Chainmail, the wargame ancestor of D&D.

How to play Chainmail (Part 1 - Rules)

I hope to make more videos in the future, including examples of play, and things related to OD&D and other old RPGs and wargames.

 

[Hriston]

I enjoyed your talk. I think it presents a concise overview of some of the major components of the system, especially for the purpose of playing a fantasy mass-combat battle. I think some discussion of the man-to-man rules might have been interesting as well, but it was a good introduction overall. As you mentioned you’ve played several times, I also think some examples of play would be interesting, but I realize that goes beyond the scope of this video.

Cheers!

 

[harlandski]

Thanks for the encouragement! I intend to make additional videos including the man-to-man rules (in the context of ways of using Chainmail to play OD&D), and my next video is planned as an example of play.

 

[harlandski]

I've made and uploaded the example of play video. It's deliberately simplified, but hopefully it adequately covers the basic structure of a turn.