One Page Rules (OPR) is a company that creates simplified, streamlined tabletop miniature wargames, known for their free, one-page rulesets and a 15-page basic rulebook, making them accessible and easy to learn. OPR offers both sci-fi (Grimdark Future) and fantasy (Age of Fantasy) settings, with larger army-scale games and smaller skirmish games available. The system is model-agnostic, allowing players to use models from other games, and features a free, online army builder for list creation. Games are objective-based, and winning requires capturing the most objectives by the end of the fourth round.
Grimdark Future: Star Quest is a cooperative, solo-playable narrative adventure game for 1-4 players set in the Grimdark Future universe, combining elements of a skirmish game and a role-playing game. Players control a party of heroes who embark on a linear, chapter-based campaign of escalating difficulty, earning rewards and character upgrades along the way. The game features a “stress” resource for special actions, a focus on character progression, and the use of the One Page Rules companion app for character management.
Setting:The Grimdark Future universe, a war-torn sci-fi setting where humanity and various alien species struggle for survival and dominance.
Core Gameplay
Hero Party:
Players control a party of 2-4 heroes who undertake missions and fight waves of enemies.
Campaign Structure:
The game features a linear, story-driven campaign broken into chapters, with each chapter containing several missions.
Progression:
Characters start at low levels and gain experience, stats, skills, and better equipment as they progress through the campaign, with completed chapters allowing for character upgrades.
Stress Mechanic:
A resource called “Stress” can be spent to take extra actions or pass skill checks, but it must be managed and recovered.
App-Assisted Play:
A companion app helps with character creation, managing weapons, armor, and abilities, and tracking campaign progress and uploaded to the cloud.
Missions:
Missions involve fighting enemies, completing objectives, and potentially interacting with the environment to gain advantages.
