Panzer Kids

Fight Exciting Tank Battles on your Tabletop!

“The engine of the tank is a weapon just as the main-gun.”

— General Heinz Guderian (1888–1954)

Panzer Kids Deluxe contains all the basic rules to run simple tabletop skirmishes between World War II tanks. You provide the miniatures, dice, and terrain to use. The rules outline how to set up the battlefield, deploy your tanks, move them to get the best shots on opponents while taking advantage of cover, and attack!

This deluxe version includes a host of optional rules and other resources for a more engaging play experience:

* Optional rules for wrecks, flanking shots, damage effects, close range combat, hull-down deployment, hull-mounted guns, anti-tank guns, elite units, road movement, mine fields, objective, and moving objectives.

* Brief descriptions and game stats for numerous tanks, self-propelled guns, and anti-tank guns from the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States.

* Guidelines for determining stats for your own historical tanks.

* Four historical scenarios: “Tetrarchs in the Forest,” “Vichy’s Last Charge,” “Rommel at Arras,” and “Hellcats in the Bulge.”

Panzer Kids introduces wargaming newcomers to fundamental elements like movement, range, line of sight, cover, and casualties. Appropriate for adults interested in learning about miniature wargames or introducing children to the hobby.

76 pages

“The author designed Panzer Kids to let grownups run tabletop miniatures battles featuring the most iconic armored vehicles of WW2 for their little gamers as young as 7. He succeeds, and at the same time, introduces new gamers to all the classic concepts of miniature wargaming, making Panzer Kids an effective gateway to the hobby.”

– Douglas A.

“If you want to move a few tanks around with your friends, and don't really want to spend half the game checking rule books, Panzer Kids Deluxe is for you.... Overall, a load of fun, and a bargain to boot!”

– Steven P.

“Not complicated therefore not for those who want to count the rivets but if you want a fun game of tank warfare in the desert or on the West and East front, this is for you.”

– Wargame Vault Customer

“Good game for beginners.... The rules were simple enough that mini-me ran his own game the next day without assistance.”

– Brian H.

Want to test drive the Panzer Kids rules? Download the basic version for free. You can also download the free Panzer Kids: Top-Down Terrain to stage flat desert terrain on your tabletop battlefield.