NUTS! Weird War 2!

NUTS! Weird War 2 is a standalone tabletop wargame that extends the original NUTS!rules by adding supernatural elements and advanced technology to a World War II setting. Players can engage in skirmishes with supernatural foes, such as zombies and eldritch horrors, pilot mechs and combat robots, wield ray guns and jet packs, and utilize psychic powers and magic. The rules support solo play, cooperative play, and head-to-head scenarios, allowing for campaigns where one game’s results affect the next.

In essence, NUTS! Weird War 2 takes the already gritty setting of World War II and infuses it with speculative technology, supernatural events, and monstrous foes, creating an alternate history where players can fight in unique and extraordinary ways.

Rules for infantry combat with over 15 different formations
Rules for vehicle and Mecha combat with stats for over 100 types, including historical vehicles, “paper” vehicles and super science mecha, Hanebu and Robots
Gas weapons, ray guns, electric cannon, missiles rocket packs
Six armies to choose from – American, British, German, Italian, Japanese and Russian
Unique attributes to personalize your squad members
Design your own Super Soldiers
Magic and the Occult, from Movie Monsters to Eldritch Horror.
Insanity and Madness
A minimal bookkeeping Campaign System that gives meaning to every game as the results of one will affect the outcome of the next
Special rules for playing DUST, Gear Krieg and Mekatank units
Create your own Weird Science campaigns, and some sample scenarios that may be fought head-to-head with players taking opposing sides, cooperatively against the game or solo as either side.

Genre: WW II, Alternate History, Horror

Scale: 28 mm

Average Models per Side: 10 to 20

Number of Players: Solo, 2, 2+

Miniatures: Agnostic

Rules: Purchased PDF

Availability: In Print

Publisher: 2 Hour Wargames

Designers: John Cunningham, Ed Teixeira

Year Released: 2023

Website: NUTS! Weird War 2!