Welcome to Hexsquare GamesThe site of tabletop wargame developers Justin Swanton and Noel Zaal.
This website is the culmination of years spent refining tabletop wargame systems. The rulesets offered here range from Antiquity to World War II. Many gaming mechanisms are entirely new, such as the chance-free combat system in the beta-release Ancients tabletop game Optio. Games use hex or square grids (hence 'Hexsquare Games') to speed and simplify movement. Some games use dice whilst others are dice-free. Optio is currently being beta-tested and the ruleset, a DBA-to-Optio reference sheet and other player aids are available free for playtesters, along with a free downloadable boardgame. Besides earning my eternal gratitude, playtesters will be immortalised by name in the final rulebook. See the Optio page for more details. |