The Internet is home to thousands of free tabletop wargames, role playing games (RPG's), and card games.  Here we will share links to many of them that you can download, print, and play.  We will also be sharing some of the many games that Mr. Kautz has designed over the years.

    Some religious people think that playing games is somehow spiritually harmful (probably right up there with dancing and talking to girls). This is the original Dark Dungeons tract from Chic Publications, which warns of the alleged dangers of suicide and devil worship associated with role-playing games. I passed these out at gaming conventions for years as a joke... Check out the rest of the Chic site for 100's of other tracts you can read online. Great stuff for clipart!

This is another funny and obnoxious sight warning of the dangers of playing games entitled "Love thy Neighbor". Do these people really think that Satan, in all the free time he must have, is developing role playing games?  OK, OK, unlike the Chic site, Love thy Neighbor is all a joke - read the fine print...worth a visit!

Looking for a copy of Broadsides and Boarding Parties by Milton Bradley.
If you have any of these games for sale or to trade, please contact me!

These are just a few of the literally dozens of games I have designed and playtested over the years. I will web more rule sets when I have the time / motivation.

1 Brain Cell Toy Soldiers
This is a free PDF version of the kind of toy-soldier rules I grew up playing with kids in the neighborhood, once we decided to use dice instead of BB guns to resolve the combats. Easy to play and expand on, perfect simple tactical fun for you and the kids with a .99 cent bag of green Army guys.

Kung Fu Heroes - Digital Edition Card Game
Kung Fu Heroes is a card game that we've been playing since 1995 with rpg, solo, and minis rules that we have added onto the card game shell.  This is a favorite beer and pretzels game, and the Advanced rules for team play with a rotating game master are a hoot.  Grab the 3x5 cards, some pens, a bunch of 6-sided dice and have fun.  Here are the Basic rules for the card game

About.com Free RPG / Wargame Listings
Surpassingly good listing from this megasite.

Akane's Anime RPG Shrine
Resource page for Anime inspired RPG's.

Axles & Alloys
Miniatures rules for Post-Apocalypse games with hordes of converted Matchbox / Hot Wheels cars

BME - Battletech Map Editor
Awesome FREE utility program that allows you to design and print custom hex maps for wargaming!
The Board Gamesbook
Guide to free board games  and variants.

Chris' Compendium
Another list of free RPGs.

Darrrrggghh Matey!
Pirate miniatures rules that you can learn in 15 minutes and have a blast with!

Evil Stevie's Pirate Game
Steve Jackson's rules for pirate miniature battles with Lego ships, plus other pirate links

Free RPGs
Links to over 320 RPGs on the net, all well reviewed with page counts and formatting information included.

Free Wargames Rules
British megasite of wargames rules for all time periods.  Break away from 40K - play something different for a change!

The Game Cabinet
Awesome boardgame and card game source.

Game Concepts
Wonderful long essays on game design and theory. I'd love to kick back a few beers with this person and talk shop!

Geo Wars
Generic, easy (only 1 page!) war-gaming system is designed to be played quickly, in any genre and with any scale of miniatures. It is particularly useful for company sized ‘micro’ scale battles. Includes a ton of army lists, showing how you may use these rules to cover different periods and themes.

Germ's 3-D Floor Plans
Part of Germ's Home Pages which has lots and lots of gaming goodness in it! Free stuff galore including 3-D floor plans!

Gladius
Roman Gladiator card game with advanced rules for building a stable of gladiators and having them fight matches, earning fame, money, and experience, until they are given freedom or death.  Nicely made card set is also available online, just print out, photocopy, and enjoy - thank you Gladius Support Page!

Grunt - Vietnam Miniatures Gaming and History
Excellent site and great set of rules that recreate the tension of not knowing exactly where the enemy is, and the difficulties in command and control while under fire.

Heroquest Special Section!

Agin's Inn
HQ Mega-Site! Not only TONS of free stuff like maps and quests, but also miniatures to print out as well as free board sections and miniatures accessories you can use for any fantasy game. Great job!

Hero Quest Roleplay
More of everything for HQ! The sites boasts 2 new heroes, 16 new monsters, over 35 additions to the Armory, 95 skills, almost 160 new spells, nearly 40 new Artifacts, as well as additional fighting rules!

Invented Card Games
New Games with regular decks of cards and links to traditional card games, too.

Kidz Media
Home to several free CCG's including Wizards & Warriors, Archanus, and M.E.C.H.  Check these guys out!

Microgaming Special Section!

Little Wars
Great little site with free game "Battle of Seattle" - a simulation of the WTO protests!

The Maverick's Classic Microgame Museum
Microgames from every company with great graphics and a clean layout - great site!

The Metagaming Page
Information and support for playing Microgames by e-mail.

Microgames
The legality of reprinting them, and Warp War rules & counters!

Microgame HQ Archives
Random literature and documentation regarding these classic games.

Mind's Eye Publishing
Producers of a number of free rule sets that share a common set of simple task resolution mechanics.  Many interesting themes from fantasy to dark cyber-heroes.

Morton's List: The End to Boredom
Real life and game mesh in this cult urban phenomenon known as Morton's List. Wild or mild...you've signed on for the ride! It is certainly a powerful answer to the age-old question of "what to do now?" This is not a table-top game or live-action in the sense that you think...this is real life!

Ninja Burger
The comic strip that is a game that is a marketing genius that is NINJA BURGER! Check it out and laugh...very fun and playable, too!

RINGMASTER - Professional Wrestling Roleplaying Game
Adventure in the squared-circle of pro wrestling madness!

Risus: The Anything RPG
Possibly one of the best and simplest RPG's ever. 30-second character creation and hours of fun! From Cumberland Games

RPG-Archive
Hundreds of free scenarios for any genre and lots more stuff all donated by readers. Need an idea, or a scenario to modify for your group? This is a great place to go.

RPG Archive
Almost the same name, but a different site with hundreds more free scenarios for any genre and lots more stuff all donated by readers. Need an idea, or a scenario to modify for your group? This is a great place to go.

TerraGenesis
This web site is devoted to the production of terrain for table-top wargames; the aim being to show you what you need to know to make great looking, cheap terrain!

Tokemon - Gotta Smoke Em All
If Cheech and Chong played a game, this would be it.

Twilight
Fantasy wargame in a world unlike what you have seen before.  The developer started with the premise of "No Humans, No Magic, Nothing Tolkien" and Twilight is the result.  Rules, scenarios, and full color stand up figures are all there to dowload.

Voidgamers
Site dedicated to miniatures wargaming, including miniature painting, terrain building, casting, and all other facets of miniature gaming. Lots of good links and info.

Wargamer's Web Ring
Tons of links to free wargames on the web!

Wargames Central
Nice site with a number of home-brew rules sets including a set of Gladiator rules!

Warp Spawn Games
Weird game designs, many card games.  Get lots of 3x5 cards and pens and have fun making your own decks.  Many of these games play far better than the CCG's you'll bankrupt yourself on, and are well worth the trouble.

Web-Grognard
Hardcore wargaming site for old-school players.

Westamunda!
Wild West shoot outs using a variant on the well known Necromunda / Gorkamorka / WH40K rules.

X-Zine RPG Index
Well organized searchable database of games.  Also available in German.