Wednesday, October 29, 2025

BattlegroundHD skirmish rules test game with Quar sci-fi figures

I played a test game of the BattlegroundHD skirmish rules at home using my sci-fi Quar figures. It was a reinforced squad vs squad meeting engagement game. The Quar are essentially interwar technology, so I extrapolated the unit/weapon stats from some of the BGHD supplements and made up my own data sheets in google sheets. 


The rules are very detailed, could handle up to a platoon on a side. They are marker/status heavy but things flowed very well as I got on with the game. I have read the rules several times and watched all of the demo videos at least twice. I did not use the Fog of war/spotting/awareness except in one instance.

I love trying out new rules mechanisms. The opposed dice pools and the details made for a great game.


The Coftyrans earned a hard fought victory with 3 KIA and 1 heavy wounded. The Crusaders pulled back after initially taking the farm but being forced back with 3 KIA, 2 heavy wounded, and one of their wounded being taken prisoner in the farm. 


Highlights of the battle were
1- the Coftyrans being caught short of the orchard in the open and taking heavy casualties.

2- The Coftyran medic trying to stabilize a wounded Quar...but having a critical failure resulting in a kIA. 

3- A lone Coftyran Rhyfler breaking off to sneak up on the occupied farm house and tossing in a grenade. This was the turning point in the battle. 

I forgot to use the unit luck points I had assigned to each squad. 


Farm house in the disputed zone

BattlegroundHD rules and counters

Crusader LMG team sets up overwatch

Coftyran LMG(SAW) team has the same idea, but takes an early casualty.

Rhyflers advance on the orchard.

Crusader team under heavy fire from the Coftyran LMG. 

Casualties and pinned troops.

The Coftyran Rhyflers get caught advancing into the orchard, two KIA. 

Medic rushes to his buddy but it is too late (Rolled a critical failure...making the heavy wound into a KIA). 

Brave Coftyran rushes the farm house and tosses in a grenade. The pivotal moment in the battle.

The orchard firefight is intense, a Coftyran grenade swings things in their favor. 

The Coftyran HQ team members make it to the farm house and take a prisoner. 

Grabbing the wounded, the Crusaders pull back. 

A hard fought Coftyran victory. 


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