Another gaming oddity: USEME - An Eldritch Horror is a set of rules for skirmsh wargaming in Lovecraft’s world of the Cthulhu mythos, primarily intended for use with 15mm miniatures. The book itself is also tiny, measuring about 3 inches in height. I can’t remember exactly where I picked this up from, but I bought it on the strength of the ruleset being capable of supporting solitaire play. Surprisingly, there are a good few Cthulhu mythos miniatures in 15mm scale out there - in fact, I’m thinking of picking up a small set of cultists, Deep Ones, investigators and a few monsters to play a scaled down version of Strange Aeons, or possibly even USEME (an acronym for Ultra Simple Engine for Miniature Engagements). Contrary to what one mght assume, 15mm minis are generally much easier to paint (due to the lack of detail) than their more popular 28mm scale cousins. Which just goes to show that I can be informative as well as entertaining.
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