Re: Looking for more info about StarGrunt / Here's you chance to lure me away from the Dark Side :-)

From: "Jalinth" <jalinth@kingston.net>
> I've owned Full Thrust for several years now, and have been lurking
on the
> list since I got it, so I know GZG makes good games. What I want to
know is
> how SG plays? I'm looking for a game that lacks Chain-Axes and
Daemons
<snip>
>Finally if you could give me a rough cost estimate on how much I
would need
>to spend for 1 set of the Rules + enough troops for 1 side

The best SG2 sites I've seen are
http://home.att.net/~agoodall/sg2/sg2.html and www.stargrunt.ca .  The
latter has "How Do I Organize My Stargrunt Unit - For Beginners"
http://www.stargrunt.ca/toe/sg2_toe_basics/sg2_toe_basics.htm .

The SG rules cost about US$18 (order from www.gzg.com).  For the
minis, you have to decide on the scale you want--a lot of players like
25mm (GZG figures are about $1.50/ea), a lot prefer 15mm ($3.75 for 8
figures).  I ordered 10 packs of  Islamic Federation 15mm figures on
14August, got them yesterday, total for everything including shipping
was $45 and some change.

You're not limited to GZG figs, though; for example, if  you want
Soviet versus Afghanis, you can get 100 minis for about $20 at
Irregular http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/ .  Or go to the Dollar
Store, look for 20mm plastic soldiers at 200 pieces for $1 -- they
look surprisingly good once they're painted and based.