Best Skirmish
Chain of Command is a miniatures game focused on recreating World War II combat at the platoon level. It’s known for its unique patrol phase system which simulates realistic movement and tactical decisions during skirmishes. The game appeals to hobbyists and wargamers interested in historical milita...
Infinity is a competitive miniature wargame set in a gritty cyberpunk future. Corvus Belli designs it for players seeking tactical skirmishes utilizing detailed human-sphere units and advanced combat rules. The game’s dynamic order system creates intense, strategic battles suitable for experienced t...
Malifaux is a competitive miniatures game set in a richly detailed steampunk world. Players control unique characters known as “Wyrd,” each possessing distinct abilities and backstories. The game utilizes a custom card deck for resolving combat, offering strategic depth beyond simple dice rolls. It’...
Mordheim is a tabletop miniatures skirmish game published by Games Workshop in 1999 and set in the Warhammer Fantasy world. Players command small warbands exploring the ruined city of Mordheim after a comet scattered valuable wyrdstone through its streets. Its campaign system tracks injuries, experi...
Released in 2020 by the Spanish manufacturer Corvus Belli, Infinity: N4 is the fourth edition of a tabletop skirmish miniatures game set in a cyberpunk science fiction universe. This edition significantly streamlined the previous ruleset to improve pacing and accessibility while maintaining deep tac...
Co-created by Tuomas Pirinen and concept artist Mike Franchina, Trench Crusade is a grimdark alternate-history skirmish miniatures game. It is set in a timeline where a group of Templars opened a gateway to Hell during the First Crusade, resulting in an apocalyptic World War I fought against literal...
Designed by Ivan Sorensen and published by Modiphius Entertainment, Five Parsecs from Home is a solo-friendly science fiction skirmish game. It is specifically engineered to function as a procedural solo roleplaying and tactical combat experience, using tables to generate dynamic crews, missions, an...
Created by Joseph McCullough and published by Osprey Games in 2015, Frostgrave is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game that emphasizes narrative campaigns and treasure hunting. Players control rival wizards who lead small warbands of mercenaries into the frozen ruins of a collapsed magical city to rec...
"Rangers of Shadow Deep" is a solo and cooperative fantasy tabletop game written by Joseph A. McCullough and published by Osprey Games in 2018. The game mechanics blend traditional miniature skirmish wargaming with narrative roleplaying elements. Players control a ranger and a small band of companio...
"Kill Team" is a skirmish-scale miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Instead of fielding large armies, players control small, specialized squads of roughly five to fifteen models. The ruleset emphasizes objective-based scenarios and vertical terrain usa...
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team is a sci-fi skirmish miniatures game released by Games Workshop in 2018. It adapts the core rules of the larger Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game for small-scale, squad-based tactical combat. The game focuses on engagements between specialized units of infantry, emphasizing...
Battlegroup is a World War II miniatures wargame published by Iron Fist Publishing. The game focuses on combined-arms engagements at the company level, with players commanding tanks, infantry, and artillery supported by off-table assets. It is noted for its hidden objective system and its Battle Rat...
Sharp Practice is a historical skirmish miniatures game designed by TooFatLardies, covering the black powder era from roughly 1700 to 1900. The game emphasizes the role of individual leaders—called 'Big Men'—who activate and direct groups of soldiers through a card-driven command system. It covers p...
Lion Rampant is a medieval skirmish miniatures game written by Daniel Mersey and published by Osprey Games in 2012. The ruleset is designed for accessibility, requiring roughly 30 to 60 figures per side and using only six-sided dice. Units are activated through a straightforward Courage-based test s...
Marvel: Crisis Protocol is a skirmish-level tabletop miniatures game published by Atomic Mass Games and released in 2019. Players assemble teams of Marvel superheroes and villains, each represented by detailed plastic miniatures and individual character cards defining their stats and abilities. The...
Bushido is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game published by GCT Studios and set in the fictional Jwar Isles, a world influenced by feudal Japanese history, folklore, and mythology. Players control small warbands drawn from factions such as samurai clans, monks, supernatural creatures, and criminal or...
Bolt Action is a tabletop miniatures wargame published by Warlord Games for battles set during the Second World War. Players assemble forces of infantry, vehicles, artillery, and support units from the conflict's participating nations. Its order-dice system draws commands from a shared bag, creating...
Relicblade is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game designed and self-published by Sean Sutter under Metal King Studios. The ruleset is designed to be highly accessible, requiring a small model count and minimal setup so players can quickly engage in tactical combat. It accommodates various playstyles...
Pulp Alley is a narrative-driven skirmish miniatures game designed to emulate the action and intrigue of early 20th-century pulp adventure serials. Published by Pulp Alley Games, it tasks players with controlling small groups of adventurers or villains known as leagues. The mechanics focus heavily o...
Mythic Battles: Pantheon is a tactical skirmish miniatures game published by Mythic Games and designed by Benoît Carron. Set in the world of Greek mythology, the game features combat between gods, mythological monsters, and ancient heroes on a modular, hex-based battlefield. It incorporates a card-d...
Confrontation is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game originally published by the French company Rackham in 1996. Set in the fictional universe of Aarklash, the game was distinguished by its highly detailed 28mm metal miniatures and its use of cards to track character statistics and abilities. Players...
Dragon Rampant is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game authored by Daniel Mersey and published by Osprey Games in 2016. It adapts the core mechanics of Mersey's historical ruleset, Lion Rampant, to accommodate magical troops, heroes, and mythical monsters. The system is explicitly designed to be model...
Stargrave is a science fiction miniatures game developed by Joseph A. McCullough and published by Osprey Games in 2021. It serves as a thematic and mechanical successor to the fantasy game Frostgrave, translating its campaign-driven exploration mechanics into a futuristic setting. Players assemble s...
Infinity: CodeOne is a science fiction skirmish miniatures game released by Corvus Belli as a streamlined entry point to the broader Infinity universe. It condenses the core Infinity ruleset to provide faster-paced gameplay and a lower barrier to entry for new players. The game utilizes 28mm-scale m...
Warmachine is a tabletop miniatures wargame produced by Privateer Press, first released in 2003. Set in the Iron Kingdoms, a fantasy steampunk world, the game focuses on battles between armies led by warcasters who control powerful mechanikal constructs called warjacks. Players collect and paint min...
Warcry is a skirmish-level miniatures game released by Games Workshop in 2019, set in the Age of Sigmar fantasy universe. Players control small warbands of Chaos worshippers battling in the Eightpoints, a region controlled by the Chaos god Archaon. Designed for fast-paced gameplay, warbands typicall...
SAGA: Age of Hannibal is a historical supplement for the SAGA skirmish miniatures game published by Studio Tomahawk. The expansion focuses specifically on the Punic Wars of antiquity, allowing players to command forces such as the Roman Republic and Carthaginian armies. It adapts the core SAGA dice...
Kings of War: Vanguard is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game released by Mantic Games in 2018. It operates as a companion to the company's mass-battle game, Kings of War, but focuses on smaller, elite warbands engaging in tactical combat within the fantasy realm of Pannithor. The game utilizes speci...
Song of Blades and Heroes is a fantasy skirmish miniature wargame created by Andrea Sfiligoi and published by Ganesha Games. The ruleset is notable for its minimalist design, particularly its fast-paced activation system that relies on rolling three dice to determine a unit's success. It is a generi...
Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of is an asymmetrical scenario-based miniatures board game by Monolith, based on the classic sword and sorcery hero.
