Laserburn: Sci-Fi Combat Rules (1980)

About this game

Laserburn is a set of science fiction skirmish rules, with roughly 12 to 20 figures a side. It originated as rules for simulating firefights in science fiction role playing games, but soon grew into a set of stand-alone skirmish rules. Laserburn uses 15mm scale, the basic rulebook is 40 pages in length. Weapons covered are Lasers, bolters, slug gunes, grenade and missile launchers and conversion beams. Armour include flak, mesh, light, power and dreadnought armor. A number of supplements and scenarios were published for Laserburn as well.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 2.7/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.