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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5493423" data-attributes="member: 19675">As for the rest:Friends who want to play, dice and a copy of the rules.  Minis help, but aren't necessary.  Not really, but war-games vary in complexity.  One of my favorites is also quite simple: O.G.R.E., which paired with it's sequel, G.E.V., form a very simple war-game with clear & easy rules and decent replay value.  There are numerous editions, having cardboard counters, large metal minis, and even a computer version.  The same company that did that (Steve Jackson Games) also did the classic Car Wars games, which is medium difficult.On the other end of the complexity scale is something like Star Fleet Battles, which is about ship vs ship combat in the world of Star Trek.(Another fave is the out of print Crimson Skies, which has mechanics similar to Battletech, and is set in an alternate history 1930s-40s.)You can probably get started as cheaply as $20- you can get O.G.R.E./G.E.V. online quite cheaply, and you only need d6s to play- but none really has an upper limit.  The more you buy, the more options you have.If you can handle D&D- any edition- then you can handle most war-games.  O.G.R.E./G.E.V. is very simple, but fun, and even the most complex game I listed is playable without using all the rules.Of course, the more you get into these games, the more tactical options you have at your disposal...</blockquote>