Going forward, after the 18th and 19th century Musket & Saber line, we come to the 20th century Fire & Movement (F&M) line. The F&M system has a main set of system rules for WWII and Modern battles (Bastogne, Golan), and a sub-set for WWI battles (Gaza, Masuria). Because the system focuses on firepower and maneuver, as one progresses through various battles of the 20th century, one sees the lack of WWI-era mobile firepower reflected by the scarcity of units able to move in the second movement phase or fire in the second combat phase, whereas by the end of the century, most armies have a sizeable percentage of units able to use exploitation and momentum. Also, one sees differences in artillery and air support as well as training doctrines and elan quantified in fire support marker sets and whether units have second steps and replacements available.

A new system for naval actions was started recently (Battlewagons & Dreadnaughts) and includes a WWI (Coronel and Falklands) and a WWII (River Platte and Denmark Straits) game.

The F&M system rules have received a refresh and are available on the E-rules page of this site and can be used with any of the games in the F&M line.

All of these game lines offer a great place to start wargaming with several follow-on games in each system, making it easy to learn one game, and go to other games with the same system. Other games with similar systems and more detail are regularly published in Strategy & Tactics Press magazines and in the Decision Games boxed game lines when players are ready for larger and more detailed battles and campaigns.