I want to make a wargame.

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>I want to make something that takes a significant amount of effort to create
>I have no experience with these things

>>50841391
pond scum pls go

>>50841074
You're not going to get anything helpful from here. Go play 40k, Warmachine, Infinity, ANYTHING.

Hello friend.

I believe you are putting the cart before the horse. With the current data we can't give you many answers.

Some questions:
-What type of game is it? You go-I go? Simultaneous turn? If you're playing 4v4 you are going to have some loooong ass turns if you're not concise.
-What is the scale?
-Is it a skirmish game ( like 10 models a side with more depth per model? Think Infinity)
-Is it a tactical game (Think Xcom)
-Is it a strategy and maneuver game? (Think 40k).
-What is the theme/setting. This is usually easiest
-What sort of system would you like to use? D20, D6, Cards, etc.

Next question :

Would anyone play it? I don't mean in a critical acclaim sense but in a "jesus christ this is so boring there are so many rolls and nothing is getting accomplished" sort of way.

To get you started/to generate better questions have a look at the rules sets of:

-Battletech (Small unit count, detailed units, vehicle based)
-Warhammer 40k
-Age of Sigmar (this is largely considered to be the lowest barrier to entry and easiest to get into)
-Infinity
-Dust/Dust Tactics
-Catan (seriously. Catan.)
-RISK(Yes, seriously, risk)
-Flames of war.

You don't need to play all of these games but read the rules and try to get a good understanding of their ebb and flow.

It sounds very much like what you're actually describing is an RTS for a PC and is a completely different beast.

>>50841391
Well i'm not going to buy some expensive ass figures just to play. I'm not planning to make a profit off this or anything its just something to do for fun.

>>50841425
Like I said I don't want to buy anything, but i'll try to "find" some rulebooks for things and read them.

>>50841630
>What type of game is it? You go-I go? Simultaneous turn? If you're playing 4v4 you are going to have some loooong ass turns if you're not concise.

I don't know yet which is why I wanted advice from what typical games will do. However if it was something like 4v4 it would probably be something like move one of your units and then your opponent moves one of his.

>skirmish,strategy,tactical
I was aiming for tactical, less units, but they can do alot more/have more depth as you put it.

>Theme/Setting
Fantasy basically. I know that covers alot.

>System
Once again I don't really know which is why I wanted input into what people liked. How exactly would cards work in a wargame?

>Would anyone play it?
Ehh I have a few friends who are willing to try stuff so if it does turn out boring I can just scrap it or work on it more.

>RTS for PC
I was actually thinking more like FFT, Disgaea, or 4e DnD combat that is based on a grid.

I'll start looking into some of these games. Thanks for the suggestions.