It took me 40 years to finally play a Cyberpunk wargame

I’ve been wargaming for over 40 years—WWII battles with Airfix, Warhammer Fantasy Battle, LaserBurn, WH40K Rogue Trader, and even pulp skirmish games. But Cyberpunk wargaming? That somehow never happened—until now.
In this video, I break down why it took so long, the barriers that stopped me, and what changed to finally make Cyberpunk gaming possible. From my earliest influences (2000AD, Blade Runner, Akira, Robotech, Robocop) to the challenges of terrain, rules, and narrative scale, this is the full story of how I finally got here.
🎲 The Problem with Cyberpunk Wargaming
• Cyberpunk is all about individuals, not armies—hard to wargame
• Most games don’t include hacking, vehicle control, or social influence
• No perfect ruleset exists, so we’re using Imperial Commander to build our own
🏙 What Changed?
• 3D printing + LED lighting made cyberpunk cities easier to build
• Miniatures caught up—finally, we have great cyberpunk sculpts
• The Matrix showed how to scale cyberpunk conflicts into wargames
🔗 Join the discussion!What got you into Cyberpunk? Have you ever struggled to find the right rules or terrain? Let me know in the comments!
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00:00 Intro
00:46 Starting my Wargaming Journey
01:15 My First True Wargames
02:08 My Cyberpunk Influences
05:33 Pulp and Superheros lead to Cyberpunk Games
06:45 Modern Models Make Cyberpunk Possible
07:45 The Narrative in Cyberpunk
09:05 What rules to use?
10:48 Outro