I was watching a Discourse Miniature’s livestream on YouTube and she mentioned that she had a plan to play every wargame ruleset ever written. I audibly gasped. I assumed she meant every commercially made set of rules. Otherwise you’d be looking at millions of rulesets. Even every commercially made science fiction ruleset would be a challenge, every 28mm science fiction ruleset would be difficult. Discourse also mentioned making armies for all of these rulesets… which is absolute madness and a project you would need several lifetimes to complete. But she did remind me of a smaller project I have had in mind for many years – making two science fiction skirmish forces and then trying every generic sci fi skirmish ruleset, and by skirmish I mean 10 or less miniatures per side.
So that’s going to require me to put together a list, as far as rulebooks go I currently have:
Use Me Sci Fi
Combat Zone
Laserburn
Vor The Maelstrom
Donald Featherstone’s Skirmish Wargame
Grim Dark Fire Fight
Mutants and Death Ray Guns
Wasteman
That’s a good enough place to start I think. If you’re aware of any other rulesets I could throw in there let me know and I’ll add them to the list.
I’ve got some figures coming from Black Cat Bases because people like us always need more miniatures despite already having hundreds – some Feral Cultists and Elf Gangers.
I think the end goal of this project is to figure out the ins and outs of each ruleset, figure out the differences between each and get to grips with how different rules designers have solved the same set of problems, which things they include and which they choose to leave out. I’ll also be giving an in-depth review of each, so that should be fun to do.
Deathzap 
Space Weirdos is a great skirmish sized ruleset , very fun to play in my honest opinion. (and very cheap too)
It sou7nds like an interesting project, especially using Featherstone rules for SF.
There’s always Hell by Starlight (he says, modestly) which does allow you to use ten figures a size, but like Laser Burn will let you use more.
But it’s an interesting project and I look forward to hearing more 🙂
Thanks! I’ve ordered a copy, and will get to it eventually.
I’ll add it to the list.
Yes, there is a sci fi ruleset in the back of his skirmish wargaming which was written by someone else based on his rules. I’m also keen to use his Close Little Wars, Man of Tin has already adapted these to sci fi, and I’ve got my own ideas on how to do the same.
Void Pirates, Planet 28 and Space Wierdos.
One Hour Skirmish Wargames, Planet 28 ( as above)
hopefully you will enjoy it. 🙂