Herewith, sources for free rules.
A selection of indie games, specifically chosen to
appeal to our readers and fans of things that are a little bit strange and
terrifying. Try out Lobsterpot, the Weald, Forbidden Psalm: Last War, Questing
Knight, Planet 28, TSPN, Kuggköping, TONKS or one of the NCT games for free. Here: https://28-mag.com/games/
Free wargame scenario wargame ideas https://warriorsolo.jimdofree.com/wargames/
Rules and last Napoleon Skirmish, “SKIRMISH
WARGAME NO. # 31” - “The Last Napoleon – A Fatal Zulu Ambush in 1879”, he also has many other scenarios and rules ideas see: https://warriorsolo.jimdofree.com/wargames/
Excellent website and source of ideas for anyone interested in wargaming Sumerians, see: https://sumer2sargon.wordpress.com/category/rules/
Further idea for ancient here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2607949/first-iran-iraq-war-c-2700-bce
For an excellent source of Sumerian miniatures in 15mm see Museum Miniatures: https://www.museumminiatures.co.uk/sumerian-chariot-hv.html
Excellent rules reviews are available here:
http://deltavector.blogspot.com/search/label/Rules%20Review
Some good quick overview reviews of rules here and he also has a few sets of rules of his own for download:
http://wargaming4grownups.blogspot.com/2014/03/rules-archive_28.html
and
http://wargaming4grownups.blogspot.com/
A grid-based game called Portable wargame rules available for free download here: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/portable_wargame/
Some great free wargame rules and resources are available here
including an excellent remake of Lord of the Rings game see: http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2022/06/war-of-ring-revised-rules-beta.html
Also https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=138667.0
The Perfect Rules by the Perfect Captain including campaign scenario games for thier miniature games all stunningly illustrated, see: http://perfectcaptain.50megs.com/request.html
Number of excellent free rules are available here including a set based on the excellent Medieval Rules called Retinue see: https://herkybird.tynesidewargames.co.uk/mediaeval.html
Also includes some solo rules for other games and some miscellaneous rules as well.
For all your Sci-Fi Fantasy requirements One Page Rules has you covered see: http://www.onepagerules.com
Grimdark Future rules explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnnX_1j3AQ&ab_channel=Wyloch%27sArmory
Grimdark objective cards for One Page Rules
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MQSARsw2sk4RQ_4cnzQxj7rRhxAiyJqa/edit
Free Wargame Magazine, Warning Order, see: https://www.wfhgs.com/wrngorder.html
Number of periods available here: http://www.quickplayrules.com/ He also has a YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLuqlmCWWVODRQUEvMHb7XA/videos
Freewargamesrules Wiki - Bringing free rules to the Wargaming Community since 1997. All the miniature rules featured on this site are freely available. You will not have to pay for the rules listed here. Loads are available here, some do become defunct so check regularly and get them whilst they work and are available: https://freewargamesrules.fandom.com/wiki/Freewargamesrules_Wiki
Lunchtime very quick violence rules: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=135984.0
Some surprising finds are available here: https://www.wargamer.com/free-wargame-rules
Little Wars TV - Many great ideas and free scenarios are available here: https://www.littlewarstv.com/free-stuff.html
A few interesting miniatures and board games are freely available here: http://www.wargameshop.uk/freebies.htm
https://wargamingmiscellanybackup.wordpress.com/free-downloadable-wargame-rules/
- includes, among others, MIMI AND TOUTOU GO FORTH a very simple set of rules
for re-fighting the naval battles that took place on Lake Tanganyika during the
First World War. See documentary on this unusual part of the Great War here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6TYl-L7GDg&t=16s&ab_channel=DarkDocs
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5cp-QFzfxU&ab_channel=TheGreatWar
https://www.gravetool.com/
Website tool for Frostgrave to assist with warband and wizard creation, see also: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=136630.msg1739603;boardseen#new
Numerous
sets of free rules and free paper miniatures are available at the Junior
General website.See: http://www.juniorgeneral.org/
PORTABLE WARGAMES rules. These were
developed by Bob Cordery using ideas first proposed by Joseph Morschauser and
are designed to be used with a playing surface that has been divided into a
grid of squares or hexes. http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/portable_wargame/
The Perfect Captain - If you are not
familiar with these then you should be - great also for ideas and campaigns, http://perfectcaptain.50megs.com/captain.html
A few free rule sets here together with a number of links with loads more... see: https://wdwgamers.weebly.com/free-rules.html
Ton of free board and miniature games here: https://grognard.com/Board.aspx#complete
HG Wells Little Wars, see: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3691
Great many games especially board games available unfortunately few are free but they do have loads of cheap options. See: http://www.wargamedownloads.com/index.php?pics=
By Fire and Sword Free Renaissance Rules ideal for Cossacks and Polish Winged Hussars etc. available here: http://www.fireandsword.wargamer.pl/index.php?option=com_rokdownloads&view=file&Itemid=86&id=136:byfireandswordruleboo
This one is not rules per say but rather a page full of links to wargame blogs - very useful see: http://wargamesblogs.blogspot.com/
Some free paper terrain https://www.grundschule-pretzschendorf.de/Werken/Weihnachtsberg/weihnachtsberg.html