Bullets and Mortars

A beer and pretzels style early-mid 20thC; fast play skirmish game

If you are looking for a free, squad level beer and pretzels type WWI, Inter-war period, or WWII game; you have come to the right place. We were just looking to have some fun with the random figures that we happened to have, and couldn’t find anything that suited us. There are plenty of great games out the if you want a serious game, or larger battles, but we were looking for something on one sheet of paper. We didn’t want 1-on-1 roleplaying combat, and we also didn’t want a platoon worth figures.

We have playtested them some, and they played fast and were a lot of fun. A bit more documentation would be needed before a brand new person could pick the rules up and figure out how to play on their own. Anyone with some miniatures wargaming experience should have no trouble. We’ll work on a beginner primer in the future. Hopefully, one that will be general enough for any basic ruleset.

A free pdf copy of the rules is available here, Quick Reference Sheet (QRS) is here, and the example Vehicle & Heavy Equipment (V&HE) lists is here. The V&HE lists are primarily a WIP of the items that we have models for which will be updated from time to time as our collection grows. We have started breaking down the WWII portion of the lists into individual info cards for each item listed here (for easy reference during gameplay). The rules contain instructions on how to add any additional V&HE that you have real world stats for. Scenario #01 is available here. Additional scenarios and painting guides will also be coming in the future.

Photos below are from our early game sessions, and show just a few of the figures that are available.

Check out our WWI figures and accessories currently for sale here, Spanish Civil War here, and WWII here.

Contact us:
Feel free to use the contact form here, or join our Facebook group here if you have any questions/comments.