ROUND 2: Choose the best d20 mass combat system

[MerricB]

Hmm... Maybe you should make seperate polls for the type of mass combat system, the poll is also tinted by the preference of the user for a certain type of mass combat system.

Tabletop or chart based.

Indeed, though I'd call them "Tabletop/Miniatures or Abstract/Chart-Based".

I really don't like Cry Havoc for either. Its abstract system is definitely interesting, but unfortunately the way it calculates the commander rating for an army is very bad - it basically boils down to "the biggest army has the best commander".

The less said about the complexity of its tabletop rules the better. (The MHb does an excellent job of making them simple, quick and effective, but the 1:1 scale makes them not suitable for very large encounters, like the Battle of Neraka).

Cheers!

 

[JimAde]

A couple of these I don't recognize.

Is this one part of the Grim and Gritty rules:
Wulf's - Slavelords of Cydonia

And is this actually, you know, Chess?
Jester47's - Chess

Or is that an acronym or something?

 

[Arnwyn]

Another vote for Eden's Fields of Blood.

In second place, I found Mongoose's OMCS(2) to be quite adequate. Malhavoc's Cry Havoc falls into third.

 

[diaglo]

what is chess?

probably the best game EVAR.

you know the one with pawn, knight, rook, bishop, queen and king.