Grab some toy soldiers (Games Workshop, BattleTech, Lego, whatever), a handful of six-sided dice, and clear off a 20x20 cm space on your desk.

Arrange the soldiers within the play area. Place 3d6 by each soldier.

On its turn, a soldier may move or attack. Never both.

To attack, remove 1d6 from a soldier's dice pool and roll it. Ranged attacks hit on 4 or greater. Melee attacks hit on 3 or greater.

When a soldier takes damage, remove 1 die from its dice pool.

When a soldier's dice pool is reduced by damage to 0 or less, tip it on its side to signify that it is dead.

The last soldier or soldiers left standing when there are no dice in the play area wins.

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