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OnePageAnon
04-24-2014, 04:55 PM
Hello everyone, today i come to present you One Page 40k!

What is One Page 40k?

One page 40k is a single-page ruleset that you can play with your warhammer 40k miniatures. It serves as a great introduction to 40k for beginners, and as a way to play quick and easy games for veterans.

As of right now we have the core rules done, there are army lists and units for ALL armies, there are campaign rules and we released some armies made by the fans. We also have a couple other games already released such as Kill Team and Grimdark Racing, and we are working on much more!

Games: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com
Forum: http://onepagerules.proboards.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onepagerules
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OnePageAnon
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/onepagerules/

What do you think?

euansmith
04-25-2014, 03:23 AM
Maybe I'm being thick, I'm a bit unclear on the dice adding. Do you add dice per unit or die per figure? There is a bit of space on the back of the rule's page that you could pop an example in.

Otherwise, this is a good attempt at beating the writhing hydra of 40k in to some sort of a decent shape.

Mr Mystery
04-25-2014, 03:41 AM
Neither man nor beast, nor woman, nor gas, nor plasma, nor solid, liquid or any other configuration of matter or dark matter will ever get me to visit 4chan.

Lord Asterion
04-25-2014, 03:55 AM
This file is 18 pages long.

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Also, the rules seem to assume a lot of knowledge about tabletop games, there is no way someone new to the world of wargaming out be able to fathom this at all, this seems to be a simplified set of rules for people who already know how to play 40k using the actual ruleset, so, I really don't see the point.

For example, the qualification for shooting attacks, " unit that is not engaged in close combat may fire at enemy units within range and line of sight", at no point do the rules define Line of Sight, and there are no rule to determine when a unit is engaged in close combat, there are rules for assault but that never defines a unit as being in "close combat", you need to know how to play 40k FIRST before you can play this game, so is not "simple to learn", its more complicated than 40k, because you have to learn 40k first, then forget parts of it and learn different rules.

OnePageAnon
04-25-2014, 04:23 AM
Do you add dice per unit or die per figure?

Unless specifically stated that you add one die per model you always add one die per unit. So 5 marines in elevation get 5 dice +1.

OnePageAnon
04-25-2014, 05:05 AM
at no point do the rules define Line of Sight, and there are no rule to determine when a unit is engaged in close combat, there are rules for assault but that never defines a unit as being in "close combat"

Yea i think i assumed that line of sight and close combat would be pretty self explanatory, but it is true that for someone who has never played a wargame before certain things will be unclear. I am going to go through the rules again and add some things / change some things around so that it becomes clearer. Your feedback is appreciated!

Lord Asterion
04-25-2014, 05:51 AM
Yea i think i assumed that line of sight and close combat would be pretty self explanatory, but it is true that for someone who has never played a wargame before certain things will be unclear. I am going to go through the rules again and add some things / change some things around so that it becomes clearer. Your feedback is appreciated!

Its not just unclear, its utterly alien and incomprehensible, I'm sorry but your realization fails to meet its stated goal by a very wide margin.

Chumbalaya
04-25-2014, 07:37 AM
Thank you, based Anon.

I've been following this on /tg/ for a while and I really like how it's turning out.

OnePageAnon
04-25-2014, 09:58 AM
So after a couple people commenting on how the name is misleading to the size of the document, i have made a single-page version of this with no cover, army lists or special rules.

My idea would be to have a "basic" version (what i am posting now), and an "extensive" version (with cover page, intro, factions, special rules and advanced objectives).

What do you think?

Note that this is a first draft of this idea and that things will be tweaked.

https://www.mediafire.com/?4y58a5ntb15isr3

Asymmetrical Xeno
04-25-2014, 01:26 PM
I appreciate the effort to make this. I have an incredibly bad memory (like, I forget to eat and use postits for almost everything level bad) that means memorising rule-sets is next to impossible for me. So stuff like this is a good thing - and also a good idea to try and introduce wargaming to a wider audience.

OnePageAnon
04-25-2014, 04:20 PM
I have updated the blog with the latest version of the rules, the main difference is in layout and now you can also download the rules and armies separately. The cover was removed because there were concerns of copyright infringment, and we are looking for artists that could help us. Please tell me if you know anyone who might be interested at [email protected]

Here are the latest rules: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/one-page-40k-rules/

Batoche1864
04-25-2014, 05:10 PM
After attempting to read the page of rules and twice being interrupted with the page to join media fire I gave up on this as it seems scammy.

Not a fan of sites that use this type of membership recruitment and choosing to have your rule set hosted on such a site gives me a poor opinion of the original poster.

Can't make a comment about the rule set itself.

OnePageAnon
04-25-2014, 05:38 PM
After attempting to read the page of rules and twice being interrupted with the page to join media fire I gave up on this as it seems scammy.

That's strange, never had those problems. Did you know that you can click on "download" at the top right corner to get the file straight to your pc? This way you won't be interrupted.

OnePageAnon
04-27-2014, 10:20 AM
Hey everyone, a little update from One Page Rules:

We recently decided to make our current WIP build of Kill Team available to the public, so you can download Kill Team v0.05 right now: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/

Kill Team is a great way to play with just a handful of miniatures, and generally makes for very fast games with many heroic moments!

OnePageAnon
04-30-2014, 05:23 AM
Hey guys, i posted a new article on the blog explaining some of the design decisions for the game, and giving some tactical help, enjoy!

http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/on-game-mechanics-and-unit-size-balance/

OnePageAnon
05-01-2014, 07:58 PM
As a special thank you for 2.000 downloads me and Samurai are going to be answering your questions whilst streaming a live painting session.

The show will be broadcast on saturday, with two sessions: the first session will be at 8pm GMT, and the second session will be at 8pm PST.

To access the live Q&A you have to turn on annotations and click on the Q&A banner that appears on the lower left corner of the video display.

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmY-sh83Is

See you on saturday!

OnePageAnon
05-03-2014, 01:16 PM
First Stream is over, come back at 8pm PST!

OnePageAnon
05-03-2014, 09:15 PM
Second Stream is over, thank you everybody for watching!

OnePageAnon
05-16-2014, 04:14 PM
Hello everyone, today we bring you a fairly juicy update from One Page Rules.

Fist off we have updated our 40k and Kill Team rules. We have added a bunch of units and upgrades, and we fixed a couple exploits. We have also added 3 fan armies submitted by you guys, so that you can play with you Warpath and Inquisition miniatures. You can download them here: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com

Then we have finished up the first drafts of our Campaigns supplements, however they are still undergoing a lot of testing, so they can be found in the WIP section here: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/wip/

We have also decided to open a forum after getting a ton of e-mails, which you can find here: http://onepagerules.proboards.com/

Finally we have been working on some exciting new projects such as our modular papercraft terrain and a space battles game. We are always looking for talented artists and designers who want to help out, so don't hesistate to contact us if you want to help at [email protected].

Next up we are going to focus on releasing the core rules for Fantasy, but more on that when it's ready... enjoy!

OnePageAnon
05-31-2014, 11:20 AM
Today we bring you a small but exciting new game: Grimdark Racing!

Grimdark Racing is a racing game inspired by mario kart and crash team racing which allows you to play with up to 8 friends, challenging them to a deadly race.

So get your awesome vehicle conversions together, create some crazy tracks, and have fun: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/grimdark-racing-v0-07/

OnePageAnon
06-13-2014, 04:29 PM
Hey everyone, today is a bit of a special day.

After exactly two months of being online, OPR has just reached over 6.000 downloads and so we were thinking of getting back to the community in some way for all the support.

Right now we are thinking of making some sort of small show in podcast or vlog format (weekly? monthly?), where i and other artists/designers talk about the state of wargaming and answer your questions (20-30min long).

In order to do this we need to see if there is enough interested to make this worth everybody’s while. If we gather at least 50 subscribers on our channel we will start working on getting the videos out. Of course the more people are interested and the more subscribers we get, the more effort we will put in having the videos come out as often as possible, maybe even get other wargaming people on board.

So, if you or anyone you know would be interested in making this happen, then subscribe to our youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPK_KsPCLj2T-Gs0LaqXV2g

Thanks for the support and happy wargaming!

OnePageAnon
06-26-2014, 08:20 PM
Hey guys,

today we are updating our 40k and Kill Team systems to a new version which completely re-designs how psykers and psychic abilities work. We decided to expand on the psychic portion of the game, allowing you to upgrade your mastery and pick whichever powers you want. In addition to that we added advanced rules for denying the witch and perils of the warp, just to give psychic combat a little more spice.

Here are the latest rules, enjoy! http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/

OnePageAnon
07-14-2014, 11:26 AM
Today we are excited to bring you our latest release: Deathball.

Deathball is a brutal sports game set in the warhammer world (40k/Fantasy) that provides a fast moving and action packed experience. Take the role of the coach, assemble your team, and break the opposing players in half!

You can find the rules here: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/deathball/

OnePageAnon
08-25-2014, 05:21 AM
After many delays due to its sheer length and issues with the cover art we have decided to not make you wait any longer, and so we are releasing One Page Fantasy!

One Page Fantasy uses an alternating phases system which creates epic regimental battles and allows for deep tactical choices, and is built to play great even at smaller scales, needing no more than a battalion box to start.

You can find the rules here: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/one-page-fantasy/

Voltigeur
08-25-2014, 06:13 AM
I've had a read through of both the 40k and fantasy rules and I'm very impressed! The system is clear and concise and I had very little difficulty with any of the rules. I only had time to skim through the army lists but they look similarly well put together. There were only a couple instances that left me scratching my head, example: "Ultramarines: All units may re-roll failed hits when
fighting in close combat until the end of this round." This seems like an odd choice for a chapter more known for it's tactical acumen than it's ability in close combat. Minor nitpicking aside I'm anxious to try both your Warhammer versions out and I hope you guys keep up the good work!

OnePageAnon
09-01-2014, 02:12 AM
We are currently working on a 2nd edition of 1p40k and i have been giving marine chapters a bit of a thought. In the future we might change it to having the marine tactics be a permanent upgrade you buy for your army, and they are going to be tweaked to reflect the chapter better.

oni
09-02-2014, 05:38 PM
Let me start by saying, this is a fantastic idea.

I'm not trying to be mean when I say; the idea has been poorly implemented. It could be that I'm misunderstanding your intentions, but I was under the impression that the rules (One Page 40K) would somehow be related to Warhammer 40,000 since their titled as such and this is a forum about Warhammer 40,000. Instead, the bits that I've read have absolutely nothing to do with Warhammer 40,000 and they span no less than 3 pages (Rules, Advanced Rules, Armies). You cannot bridge the gap or break the barrier of complexity by teaching a prospective player rules completely unrelated and irrelevant to the game you'd like to sell them on.

I applaud your efforts to make tabletop games more approachable, but perhaps you need to, as they say, go "back to the drawing board".

OnePageAnon
10-19-2014, 02:14 PM
As some of you may know, we have been working toward updating all of our core system to 2nd edition for a while, and it shall probably take a few more months before we roll them all out. Fear not however, because today we bring you something completely different: Hammer Wars!

Hammer Wars is the first in a series of system-agnostic games that we are going to release over the coming months. Basically these are games designed to be played with any miniatures you have, regardless of manufacturer.

Today’s release is a small-scale miniatures wargame inspired by RTS video games. In an alternate universe where battleships from the 41st millennium have crashed on the warhammer world, get ready to fight where fantasy meets sci-fi!

You can find the rules here: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/hammer-wars/

OnePageAnon
11-10-2014, 01:25 AM
Hello everyone,

it's been a while since we updated 1p40k and today we got big news. We are releasing the 2nd edition of 1p40k, with updates to all rules, advanced rules, armies and to our campaign system. The list of changes and updates is far too big to cover it here, so just take a look at it yourself!

You can download the rules here: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/one-page-40k/

Houghten
11-10-2014, 02:14 AM
Thank you, based Anon.

He glued sand to his feet?

Da Gargoyle
11-23-2014, 01:43 AM
What is the point of the one page rules? I just looked at the web site and it is a set of modified rules that does not cover anywhere near the range in the rule book. For example my Eldar army is not covered by them for weapons or vehicles. Further, if a new starter was to read and apply the rules I saw they would not be learning 40K correctly. This would disillusion them the minute they met a gamer who used the standard rules and did not recognise your tweaks and amendments.

Your one page rules appear to be written for people who are familiar with the concepts of 40K which makes them easier to relate to but not if you are new to the whole concept. I also think anyone who saw that block of text crammed onto the page in such a small font would baulk. Just compare the starter kit rule sets to see the easy presentation style that is designed to make it easy to read as much as produce a simple introduction.

And finally, the look I just had suggests you are changing the game to the way you want it played. Not a problem in itself but again, you would be misleading a new starter who would not have the knowledge to determine if that is what he/she has spent his/her money for. My recommendation new people is go with the starter kits and leave your production to those who know the game and wish to try something different. But beware you are skirting the bounds of plagiarism.

OnePageAnon
12-21-2014, 01:09 PM
Hello everyone,

We are proud to announce the release of our newest game: Army Men Combat!

Army Men Combat is the second in a series of system-agnostic games that we have been releasing (the first being Hammer Wars), which are basically games designed to be played with any miniatures you have, regardless of manufacturer.

Today’s game is a throwback to 1st edition 1p40k and its mechanics. The game is fast and fun, and as always fits on a single page. Whilst when this idea first popped in my head i thought of it as a game played with green army men, this system works well with almost any miniatures, from ww2 to modern to sci-fi and more!

The whole team at OPR wishes you happy holidays, and we’ll be back early next year with some exciting new releases!

You can find the rules here: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/army-men-combat/

OnePageAnon
01-04-2015, 01:27 PM
As announced in our early 2015 release schedule post (http://bit.ly/1BmD80x) today we are updating 1p40k to v2.5!

This latest release features lots of little tweaks to the rules and layout, making the game even more compact, balanced and fun. You can find the latest post which describes some of the changes on our blog (http://bit.ly/1yoBTyn), and you can find the rules here: http://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/one-page-40k/

Happy Wargaming!

OnePageAnon
01-18-2015, 12:57 PM
Have you been enjoying the new version of 1p40k?

Well here is a new version of 1pKT! This new version of the game was streamlined to be even faster and more exciting than before, without some of the clumsy mechanics that the old one used to have.

Kill Team is perfect if you have a handful of miniatures on your hand and you want to just have a quick and fun game, or introduce new players to the hobby. Check it out!

You can find the rules here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/one-page-kill-team/

OnePageAnon
03-22-2015, 12:49 PM
Hi Everyone,

Today we are posting a new update for Army Men Combat, which adds a lot of unit variety and flyer rules. We have also cleaned up the core rules and introduced a new activation system, which should make things even more fun!

Army Men Combat can be used as an alternative to the GW rules to play fast and simple games using your 40k miniatures. This update introduces flyer rules for the first time in one of our system, and should serve as a sneak preview of how we are intending to handle flyers in 1p40k sometime in the future.

Get the game here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/army-men-combat/

OnePageAnon
04-05-2015, 02:42 PM
Hello everyone,

In this latest update we are introducing the 1p40k Beginner's Guide, which is a step-by-step guide to playing miniature wargames for novice players.

Today we are also celebrating OPR's one year anniversary. We have written up a little re-cap of how OPR got started, and have put together a series of interesting stats on our progress in this past year for you.

Read the update here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/beginners-guide-opr-anniversary/

Happy Wargaming!

OnePageAnon
04-19-2015, 01:59 PM
Hi everyone, Today we are excited to release the final ruleset in our series of system-agnostic games: WarStuff.

WarStuff is a skirmish wargame that you can play with anything you like. You can have space ****s fight plastic dinosaurs, superman battle against space marines, or even just see your candy-bars duke it out, anything goes!

Download WarStuff here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/warstuff/

Happy Wargaming!

OnePageAnon
04-26-2015, 01:17 PM
Hello everyone,

First off, it seems that between all the recent stuff that has been going on we have missed a few of the new units that have been released with the end times. We have gone through the releases and are now adding 4 new units to 1pFB/FS.

Next up, we now have an official Roll20 campaign which you can use to play with your friends and the OPR team, or to challenge a fellow one-page-fan to a match!

Roll20 is a virtual tabletop which you can use to play tabletop games online through your browser. It doesn’t require you to download or install anything, and it is completely free to use. We use it all the time to test new games or just have some fun, and it is a simple system you can pick up after playing one or two games.

Join the OPR Playroom: https://app.roll20.net/join/764436/4gvz8w

Happy Wargaming!

OnePageAnon
05-11-2015, 08:05 AM
Hi guys,

Today we are excited to bring you a new army and a ton of new units for 1p40k. We noticed we had been missing some of the newer releases, so this update makes up for it and then some. The biggest addition is the new Harlequins as a standalone faction, but there are also some new units for the Tyranids and updates to some of the already existing units.

Get the update here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/new-harlequins-new-tyranids-more/

OnePageAnon
05-17-2015, 01:10 PM
Hello everyone,

With the latest patch we are moving the Dark Angels from the Fan Armybook into the Main Rulebook, and we are adding the Blood Angels and Space Wolves factions to the games. These armies come with all new units, equipment, special rules and psychic powers, so that you can enjoy your space marine chapter to the fullest.

Check out the update here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/2015/05/17/space-marine-chapters-have-returned/

OnePageAnon
06-14-2015, 01:08 PM
Hi everybody,

Now that GW has rolled out the second wave of admech miniatures we are happy to announce the release of the Adeptus Mechanicus for 1p40k and 1pKT!

Check out the update here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/adeptus-mechanicus-join-the-fray/

OnePageAnon
11-29-2015, 12:51 PM
What’s up everybody?

Been a long time since the last update, and it’s about time to do something about that. Today we are releasing a major patch for 1p40k and 1pKT, which changes some of the fundamental aspects of the weapons.

Find the update here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/major-1p40kkt-update/

OnePageAnon
12-13-2015, 02:44 PM
Hey there,

Today we are releasing another important update for our 40k based games, introducing the newest Tau units and re-working some of their core features.

See the list of changes here: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/2015/12/13/new-tau-units-arrive/

OnePageAnon
01-14-2016, 01:39 PM
All right guys, this one we’ve been very excited about to release!

Today we have a huge patch for 1pFB/FS as well as 1p40k/KT. This includes some of the things you had already seen in the last big 40k patch transferred to Fantasy, as well as updates to most Fantasy armies and some 40k armies. Additionally we have updated the point costs of “x” weapons across all games.

Read the update & get the games: https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/huge-patch-for-1pfbfs-1p40kkt/