Skirmish is a tactical wargame depicting combat encounters between two small armies, battling either for objectives or for annihilation. Unlike similar wargames, however, Skirmish does not use miniatures or measurements, and is played entirely with dice and an eight-by-eight square grid. The aim is a wargame with a low barrier to entry that’s accessible on a tight budget, with simple base rules but plenty of space to build on.

The Skirmish core rulebook features the Tamerlane Wars. Taking place on war-torn Tourlian, the industrialised war machine of the Mordaunt Empire clashes endlessly with the loosely aligned states of the Ventrasse Alliance. Though the endless Tamerlane Wars have now become the norm for the people of Tourlian, very few know that the war itself is the result of an coup d'état by the Mordaunt prince-regent Beauregard - a means to both consolidate his power and stamp out the sorcerous traditions of Witch-Queen Ventrasse.

A spread from the rulebook, introducing the Ventrasse Alliance

Skirmish: Wallet Friendly Wargaming features:

• 20 armies to get right into combat with, ranging from assassins and cavalry to steampunk mechs and priests of unreality
• Optional rules for objective play
• Guidelines to create your own armies and worlds
• Art by Alyssa Krasnansky
  
• A demo version with the full rules and two armies to try out the system with

Press

Dicebreaker - Budget wargame Skirmish gives you Warhammer-like battles for a tenner

Featured in Tabletop Gaming Magazine's Weekly Kickstarter Round Up: Wednesday 19th August

Wyrd Science - Gazetteer 13 PLAY Review

Awards:

The Aggro Crab Seal of Quality 

Additional Content:

• Bonus armies on the Biscuit Fund Games Patreon
• Skirmish: The War Rages On, by Joe Young
• Skirmish: We Are But Linebackers, by Joe Young

With thanks to the kind support of our 235 Kickstarter backers, Skirmish was funded. If you backed the project but didn't receive an email with your code for the game, send a DM on Twitter to @BiscuitFundTTG, or through Kickstarter message.