What are you playing these days?
I've had a lot of Tank on Tank from Lock'n'Load Publishing - a fast and fun rocking' great wargame.
Also played a few games of Manouevre. It's not historical, but it's darn entertaining.
And finally, I've been wanting to get any of the Battles Magazines games on the table for a while now. Hoping that once I'm in my new house, I can get the game table up in the mancave and get some gaming going on.
I've got a bunch of minis on the forge ready for painting.
Dystopian Wars and Flames of War.
Quote from: LongBlade on January 27, 2012, 10:02:10 PM
I've got a bunch of minis on the forge ready for painting.
Dystopian Wars and Flames of War.
do you mix & match the two? b/c that would be a
hell of a game!
Ha! True dat.
Quote from: LongBlade on January 27, 2012, 10:02:10 PM
I've got a bunch of minis on the forge ready for painting.
Dystopian Wars and Flames of War.
photos! or it's all in your head
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 28, 2012, 10:06:13 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on January 27, 2012, 10:02:10 PM
I've got a bunch of minis on the forge ready for painting.
Dystopian Wars and Flames of War.
photos! or it's all in your head
Yeah, working on it.
Quote from: LongBlade on January 28, 2012, 10:25:23 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 28, 2012, 10:06:13 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on January 27, 2012, 10:02:10 PM
I've got a bunch of minis on the forge ready for painting.
Dystopian Wars and Flames of War.
photos! or it's all in your head
Yeah, working on it.
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Mind you, the guy on the left is a product of the forge. ;)
I find myself surfing the net for old Avalon Hill games. Haven't pulled the trigger yet and I haven't played one in 25 years, but nostalgia is a bitch!
Quote from: Steelgrave on January 28, 2012, 10:41:47 PM
I find myself surfing the net for old Avalon Hill games. Haven't pulled the trigger yet and I haven't played one in 25 years, but nostalgia is a bitch!
Minis are my new love. When I can successfully pull off a decent looking one it's immensely satisfying. And they look good on a shelf even when you're not playing. The trick is to find something that's worth looking at over and over. I can't have too many Tigers or Panzers. Steampunk is always cool, and then there's some Games Workshop stuff. It's outrageously expensive but the scuplts are amazing.
Quote from: Steelgrave on January 28, 2012, 10:41:47 PM
I find myself surfing the net for old Avalon Hill games. Haven't pulled the trigger yet and I haven't played one in 25 years, but nostalgia is a bitch!
Look into the reprint of Nexus Ops. It is a "light and fluffy" AH game, but one the wife might play and certainly something you can get 12+ year olds to play.
I'm hoping to have it on the table soon. We are also really enjoying Risk Legacy, which takes the normal Risk format, but has you
permanently alter the board when you win or lose the game. It is really really awesome, one of the most innovative games I have seen in a long time!
Quote from: son_of_montfort on January 28, 2012, 11:35:37 PM
Quote from: Steelgrave on January 28, 2012, 10:41:47 PM
I find myself surfing the net for old Avalon Hill games. Haven't pulled the trigger yet and I haven't played one in 25 years, but nostalgia is a bitch!
Look into the reprint of Nexus Ops. It is a "light and fluffy" AH game, but one the wife might play and certainly something you can get 12+ year olds to play.
yes, but it's not a
real AH game - it's from the post-Hasbro assimilation when they were just whoring out the AH name to try sell non-wargames through wargame channels.
Doesn't mean it's not a good game. But it's not from the ASL / PB / 3R world of bookcase games.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 29, 2012, 07:52:19 AM
Quote from: son_of_montfort on January 28, 2012, 11:35:37 PM
Quote from: Steelgrave on January 28, 2012, 10:41:47 PM
I find myself surfing the net for old Avalon Hill games. Haven't pulled the trigger yet and I haven't played one in 25 years, but nostalgia is a bitch!
Look into the reprint of Nexus Ops. It is a "light and fluffy" AH game, but one the wife might play and certainly something you can get 12+ year olds to play.
yes, but it's not a real AH game - it's from the post-Hasbro assimilation when they were just whoring out the AH name to try sell non-wargames through wargame channels.
Doesn't mean it's not a good game. But it's not from the ASL / PB / 3R world of bookcase games.
Bah! Avalon Hill elitism doesn't interest me in the slightest. ;D IMHO, the games produced during the post-Hasbro assimilation were some of the finest casual-play boardgames that helped people get into the war gaming scene. I know that was my entry point, at any rate. Well... and then there was AH-Hasbro's
Diplomacy... but my friends and I still don't talk about those days...
Speaking of, Steelgrave, I have a couple of the bookshelf box AH games, one on the Civil War and one of Napoleon in Italy. I've tried to sell them, but to no avail. I can dig them up, if you are interested, and maybe send them your way?
Does Backgammon count? I've go some serious backgammon matches coming up.
I've got several Dark Age minis and terrain pieces in various stages of completion on my table. More importantly I have terrain laid out on my gaming table ready to fight the second skirmish in my solo campaign. You can see a sneak peak of the table set up here on my blog.
http://thecommandtent.blogspot.com/2012/01/game-table-setup-sneak-peak.html
Quote from: SCDJ on January 30, 2012, 09:25:06 PM
I've got several Dark Age minis and terrain pieces in various stages of completion on my table. More importantly I have terrain laid out on my gaming table ready to fight the second skirmish in my solo campaign. You can see a sneak peak of the table set up here on my blog.
http://thecommandtent.blogspot.com/2012/01/game-table-setup-sneak-peak.html
I don't know what Dark Age is, but that setup looks amazing!
Quote from: son_of_montfort on January 30, 2012, 11:06:56 PM
I don't know what Dark Age is...
It's Paradox France's new Eye of Sauron DLC for the forthcoming Nappy game...
Quote from: son_of_montfort on January 30, 2012, 11:06:56 PM
Quote from: SCDJ on January 30, 2012, 09:25:06 PM
I've got several Dark Age minis and terrain pieces in various stages of completion on my table. More importantly I have terrain laid out on my gaming table ready to fight the second skirmish in my solo campaign. You can see a sneak peak of the table set up here on my blog.
http://thecommandtent.blogspot.com/2012/01/game-table-setup-sneak-peak.html
I don't know what Dark Age is, but that setup looks amazing!
Thanks! The post should have said 'Dark Ages' minis. Basically your Vikings, Saxons, Celts etc. Actually the campaign I am creating I am calling my 'Dark Age Fantasy Campaign' so I can add some fantasy elements to it and get away with not being totally historically accurate. you can read about my plans for it here http://thecommandtent.blogspot.com/2011/08/dark-age-fantasy-campaign-intro.html
I hope to get the next battle report up sometime this week.
The last boardgame I played was Castle Ravenloft which is a D&D minis type boardgame. It was fun, but my wife's eyes rolled back into her head while we were playing it.
I think I've successfully overcome my urge to buy monster wargames that I know I'll never play and I find myself focusing on collecting games with a solo component that I might actually get to someday.
I've been eyeballing a boardgame called Mage Knight that should be up for reprint around May as my next purchase.
Quote from: Toonces on February 01, 2012, 12:22:40 AMI've been eyeballing a boardgame called Mage Knight that should be up for reprint around May as my next purchase.
If you're ever at one of the cons, you can pick up scads of the MageKnight click-base figs for dirt-freakin'-cheap there. You can usually get them at $1-3/booster box. I pick up truckloads of them, and shave the ones I want off their bases and glue them to smaller ones to use for D&D games.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 01, 2012, 06:41:52 AM
Quote from: Toonces on February 01, 2012, 12:22:40 AMI've been eyeballing a boardgame called Mage Knight that should be up for reprint around May as my next purchase.
If you're ever at one of the cons, you can pick up scads of the MageKnight click-base figs for dirt-freakin'-cheap there. You can usually get them at $1-3/booster box. I pick up truckloads of them, and shave the ones I want off their bases and glue them to smaller ones to use for D&D games.
Other than the name, the new Mage Knight boardgame has nothing to do with the old click-base figure game. It is a new grand adventure RPG game that is sort of set in the same universe. I, too, wanted to get it, but it told out before I could grab it. Not that anyone would play it with me anyway!
@Brant, yes, I've been eyeballing lots of MK figures on ebay for that specific purpose. But, the thing is, I don't really need any figures for D&D right now, so I'm not sure why I was looking at picking up figures anyway!
The boardgame is what I was actually referring to. It's pretty pricey now since it went out of print, but I'm definitely planning on picking it up when it reprints again. I've seen it referred to as a lite version of Magic Realm.
I understand you can play it solo.
Quote from: Toonces on February 01, 2012, 01:35:13 PM
so I'm not sure why I was looking at picking up figures anyway!
c'mon - you
know why! You're a gamer - it's what we do :o
Quote from: Toonces on February 01, 2012, 01:35:13 PM
@Brant, yes, I've been eyeballing lots of MK figures on ebay for that specific purpose. But, the thing is, I don't really need any figures for D&D right now, so I'm not sure why I was looking at picking up figures anyway!
The boardgame is what I was actually referring to. It's pretty pricey now since it went out of print, but I'm definitely planning on picking it up when it reprints again. I've seen it referred to as a lite version of Magic Realm.
I understand you can play it solo.
Not only can you play it solo, but the buzz is that MK:tBG is one of the BEST solo-play experiences to be had with tabletop gaming. I intend to get the reprint, as soon as I can swing it.
I saw that they released a Pathfinder Battles pre-painted minis. I don't think there is a "game" attached to them, but you can use them when playing the PnP RPG Pathfinder or just incorporate them into any fantasy game with minis. Personally, I think they should have created a loose tactical system based on the RPGs rules so you could play mock battles.
Quote from: son_of_montfort on February 01, 2012, 02:12:10 PMPersonally, I think they should have created a loose tactical system based on the RPGs rules so you could play mock battles.
so, uh... D&D minis. ;D
http://ddmguild.com/rules-and-cards
I'm tinking with creating a scenario (very suitable for solo play) for Lock n' Load Day of Heroes that is based on a US rescue of hostages held by Somali pirates. I started off not wanting to create any special rules / conditions but I have since migrated to a format that requires a bit of unit and mapboard randomness.
Quote from: Jack Nastyface on February 01, 2012, 02:38:48 PM
I'm tinking with creating a scenario (very suitable for solo play) for Lock n' Load Day of Heroes that is based on a US rescue of hostages held by Somali pirates. I started off not wanting to create any special rules / conditions but I have since migrated to a format that requires a bit of unit and mapboard randomness.
And you're gonna feed that to us over at GN, right?! ;D
Not only will I float that over your way...I was also thinking I might submit it for publication with LnL themselves.
Have 2 solitaire games set up right now that I'm learning...."Field Commander Napoleon" from DVG and for stranger fare, "All Things Zombie" from Lock n' Load....
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 01, 2012, 02:20:28 PM
Quote from: son_of_montfort on February 01, 2012, 02:12:10 PMPersonally, I think they should have created a loose tactical system based on the RPGs rules so you could play mock battles.
so, uh... D&D minis. ;D
http://ddmguild.com/rules-and-cards
Yes, only less sucky.
Did you all see there was a release of Lock 'n Load: Forgotten Heroes on Tuesday? A Vietnam one.
http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/Board%20Games/Lock+%5C%27n+Load%3A+Forgotten+Heroes+-+Vietnam/Acc-LLPLocknLoadForgottenHeroes2/#Lock%20%27n%20Load:%20Forgotten%20Heroes%20-%20Vietnam
Yeah...LnL:FH was the game that started it all for them. This is V2...much nicer graphics, latest rules, and some tweaked units, I think.
definately recommend this series. As much as I wanted to get into ASL, I just couldn't bear the multitude of rules. LnL simplies things (which means you give up detail and variety) but gameplay becomes straightforward.
Going to be reading through the rules for 2 solitaire games : Field Commander Napoleon and Space Infantry. I'm hoping to get one out on the table this weekend as well.
Does anyone remember this gem?
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Crappy paper cards, cheap cardboard chits, but excellent crazy-fun gameplay?
Well, FFG just reprinted it and it looks like this:
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And I intend to play it today!
Quote from: son_of_montfort on February 04, 2012, 11:08:50 AM
Does anyone remember this gem?
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Not only that, but I remember in 05-06-07 they had a live-action WizWar game out in the hallway at Origins. The stuff that players had to do to win "combat" was a riot: fencing match with feather dusters; pop-lock dance-off; play classical music on a kazoo, etc.
I was working a booth all 3 of those years, so I didn't really have time to mess with it, but it looked like sooooo much fun
^ Awesome! The art for the 1993 box looks like Phil Foglio, who did several M:tG cards and has his own web comic (Girl Genius). Tom Jolly, who is well known for his wacky ideas, designed it. We barely played the 1993 version, but I sold it this year for about $80... right before news of a reprint hit. I felt bad for the buyer, but I had no clue it was going to happen.
Anyway, we just finished playing and it was a hoot! Better yet, the wife LOVED it (and won, which is good). Certainly a bit random, but there is some deeper M:tG-like strategy here. I highly suggest this one to people who love "gotcha" games where you actively work to trump your opponents strategies with clever use of cardplay and board movement.
Brant, I think your son would really love to play this with you. It isn't too hard for a younger player to pick up, from what I see. The rules are pretty streamlined and the card text isn't too much worse than Dominions.
Quote from: son_of_montfort on February 04, 2012, 04:54:36 PM
^ Awesome! The art for the 1993 box looks like Phil Foglio, who did several M:tG cards and has his own web comic (Girl Genius).
Phil Foglio got famous for "What's New with Phil & Dixie" in Dragon Magazine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What's_New_with_Phil_%26_Dixie). The .\\tG art came much later.
You can find them online here: http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 04, 2012, 07:02:45 PM
Quote from: son_of_montfort on February 04, 2012, 04:54:36 PM
^ Awesome! The art for the 1993 box looks like Phil Foglio, who did several M:tG cards and has his own web comic (Girl Genius).
Phil Foglio got famous for "What's New with Phil & Dixie" in Dragon Magazine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What's_New_with_Phil_%26_Dixie). The .\\tG art came much later.
You can find them online here: http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php
From the same site you can get to their other comics, Girl Genius (very good) and Buck Godot (also good, but defunct now I believe).
Have Wiz War pre-ordered...unfortunately, I pre-ordered the Hades expansion for Cyclades on the same order and the release of that one was pushed back AGAIN. It's now due out at the end of this month. If it doesn't appear by then, I think I'll be asking the store to just ship Wiz War. :)
What's on my table right now? Well, a lot of moving boxes. But underneath all of that, I'm looking forward to getting HeroScape back out and playing with my son now that he's old enough to fully understand the rules. And with the new ManCave over the garage, we've got room to leave the table up as long as we want, with no stray/wandering toddlers to take it out for us.
After that? Probably trying to (finally) finish testing the rewrites and updates to Asian Thunder and Orange Crush.
Order finally shipped and I got Wiz War yesterday...just finished unboxing and packaging everything for it and reading the rules. Also got my first ever order from NWS on the same day, so I'm currently awash in new games. Expensive shipping from them to Central Alberta (no fault of theirs...just that damn geography!), but I wanted to give them a try.
I have no idea how the Hell I'm going to choose what to play first. :o
^ roll a freakin' die!
I've moved back to the Pacific theater of operations.
I have been giving Carriers at War (computer) a go again, but I keep feeling like I'm missing a level of detail that I need for a tactical CV warfare game.
Carrier (VG) has that level of detail, but it's so hard to get the mental energy up to invest in a game like that when I get home from work...especially if I put a few hours into the surf during the day. But, I broke out the rules, again, and I think I'm ready to try.
I know I'm going to love the game if I invest the time to learn it.
I also have Flat Top out for a potential Grog Heads refereed game via Vassal.
Quote from: Toonces on February 23, 2012, 01:15:31 PM
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I also have Flat Top out for a potential Grog Heads refereed game via Vassal.
Ohh... that might be cool. Never played Flattop but always wanted to learn.......
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 23, 2012, 06:51:55 AM
^ roll a freakin' die!
Dammit...such an obvious solution!
And the winner is...
We Must Tell the Emperor!
I just cleaned up Silent War this afternoon before work (I got canned at then end of the second quarter of the 1941 campaign due to poor tonnage production). I started setting up Patton's Best in its place. I enjoy playing with myself as you can probably tell ::)
^ check out the VASSAL thread. There's a few of us starting to organize some learning/playing times.
White Star Rising, and now waiting for the Cobra expansion,
Normandy '44
Storm over Stalingrad
a great pile of WaW games as yet untouched..............
Paths of Glory on Vassal.
As Central Powers was able to bag three Russian Armies and two Corps in Poland during Fall of 1915.
The Armies were permanently eliminated since they were out of supply.
If I could figure out how to do a screenshot on Vassal I'd post one.
Although I'm trying to thin out my boardgame collection- just no room here in the new house- I'm definitely picking up Mage Knight, and I think I'm ready to preorder both Next War: Korea and Bloody April. I love the whole Downtown system.
Ended up tracking down a copy of Space Empires 4X. I'll hopefully get to play one of the solo scenarios from that tomorrow. And hopefully also get a chance to mess around with either Strike of the Eagle or 1812 in advance of a games night.
Quote from: bob48 on February 24, 2012, 02:42:10 PM
White Star Rising, and now waiting for the Cobra expansion,
Normandy '44
Storm over Stalingrad
a great pile of WaW games as yet untouched..............
Packing up Battle for Normandy and Gringo! and Prussia's Glory II
Getting out: Roads to Leningrad and Rising tide (Harpoon 4.1)
just got a few in from VPG for the review locker.
First up is probably Nemo's War (http://victorypointgames.com/details.php?prodId=94), followed closely by Empires in America (http://victorypointgames.com/details.php?prodId=104&acategory=19&secondary=&keywords=). I've got Crisis 2020 (http://victorypointgames.com/details.php?prodId=80&category=13&secondary=&keywords=) in, too, but will need to find time / opponent for that one.
Quote from: bob48 on February 24, 2012, 02:42:10 PM
White Star Rising, and now waiting for the Cobra expansion,
Normandy '44
Storm over Stalingrad
a great pile of WaW games as yet untouched..............
I got a very smoky, punched and clipped (but never played?) copy of
Roads to Leningrad from Yuma.
First day of Staraya Russia, the despised 11th army went over the top with massive support and
knocked the German X Korps halfway back to the main object. Meanwhile 34th army drives west and
Manstein gets ready to klobber them.
Quote from: Toonces on February 01, 2012, 12:22:40 AM
The last boardgame I played was Castle Ravenloft which is a D&D minis type boardgame. It was fun, but my wife's eyes rolled back into her head while we were playing it.
I think I've successfully overcome my urge to buy monster wargames that I know I'll never play and I find myself focusing on collecting games with a solo component that I might actually get to someday.
I've been eyeballing a boardgame called Mage Knight that should be up for reprint around May as my next purchase.
Hey Toonces (or anyone else).. how much replayability does
Castle Ravenloft have?
I've heard good things about it, and decided to pick it up for playing with some of the close family (all indoctrinated geeks, though no wargamers) but was wondering how randomized it is. Will I be looking to buy one of the other two or three similar ones in no time, due to repitition, or is it something good for playing weekly for a long stretch?
I haven't played it but I have spoken to folks about it.
IIRC the end game is somewhat broken. I can't remember exactly how, but I do remember people telling me it has some problems.
If you're thinking about getting it, you might want to do some research.
BGG doesn't think it's broken, but some reports I've heard suggest otherwise.
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/673055/adventure-4-daylight-assault-broken
Well I have wrath of az. It's a fun game. The replayability is in the fact that the tiles, monster cards, treasure are randomized. So in general no two play through a are the same. Plus if you get the other sets the tiles and cards can be mixed together for more variety.
Yep, I've got Wrath as well...and actually just ordered Ravenloft. ;D There are quite a few different scenarios in each box, and a few more on the Wizards site as well.
With the random tile draws, and (in Wrath, anyway) random Chamber card mission draws, there really is a lot of re-playability. Just go in knowing that you are NOT getting an RPG board game. You're getting an action dungeon crawl game. If you're looking for something more adventure or campaign oriented, you need to look elsewhere.
Wrath of Az, Bison? Might want to clarify that one.
I have Wrath of Ashardalon, too. Never played it. But glad I've got it....
Julius Caesar by Columbia Games while we wait for our copy of Blocks in the East to arrive :)
Thanks for the Ravenloft info.
Being a dungeon crawler, it's exactly what I was looking for. Someone here had recommended it to me in the past and it looks to be a quality one. It's good to know that the other games in the series are interchangeable so getting more variety into it, if played enough, is an extra option.
I may also pick up a solitaire DVG game sometime - you guys have any personal preferences out of that selection?
QuoteI may also pick up a solitaire DVG game sometime - you guys have any personal preferences out of that selection?
Well, we only play solitaire games that are also good coop games (so in fact we don't play them solitaire ;) ) and speaking of DVG we own two - both of them great and highly recommended. Here are our reviews:
http://wargamecenter.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/review-hornet-leader-carrier-air-operations-dvg/ (http://wargamecenter.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/review-hornet-leader-carrier-air-operations-dvg/)
http://wargamecenter.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/review-thunderbolt-apache-leader-gmt/ (http://wargamecenter.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/review-thunderbolt-apache-leader-gmt/)
We only have the older version of TAL and now since DVG has the modern version made available one should probably see to get the latter one. But the 'classic' version is the same game actually and quite cheap to get so... :)
Quote from: LongBlade on March 25, 2013, 02:44:57 PM
Wrath of Az, Bison? Might want to clarify that one.
I have Wrath of Ashardalon, too. Never played it. But glad I've got it....
Yeah wrath of ashardalon. I couldn't remember how to spell so I abbreviated. It's pretty sweet. There's a dragon end boss.
I'm looking at picking up either Field Commander: Alexander or Field Commander: Napoleon from DVG. I'm leaning toward Alexander, because most of the ancients stuff I've seen is not too solo gamer friendly from what I've read.
Thunderbolt Apache Leader is a great game. Lots of tough choices. Very good solo mechanics.
I have Uboat Leader too. It's fun as well.. but not as well done as TAL.
Interesting.
They're pretty pricey but I was eyeballing Thunderbolt Apache Leader. Maybe next payday..
Been in & out of computer game apathy quite often lately. So a solitaire-capable tabletop would be good.
Quote from: Nefaro on March 25, 2013, 09:13:59 PM
Interesting.
They're pretty pricey but I was eyeballing Thunderbolt Apache Leader. Maybe next payday..
Been in & out of computer game apathy quite often lately. So a solitaire-capable tabletop would be good.
It is pricey, but there's a lot of game in the box. Also buy from NWS Online as their price is hard to beat. Nice people too.
Quote from: Nefaro on March 25, 2013, 09:13:59 PM
Interesting.
They're pretty pricey but I was eyeballing Thunderbolt Apache Leader. Maybe next payday..
They've got some cool looking minis to go with that - I'm thinking that could be a big win :)
Quote from: LongBlade on March 26, 2013, 08:11:37 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on March 25, 2013, 09:13:59 PM
Interesting.
They're pretty pricey but I was eyeballing Thunderbolt Apache Leader. Maybe next payday..
They've got some cool looking minis to go with that - I'm thinking that could be a big win :)
Yeah, I've got the mini's but have yet to paint/mount them. Any ideas for mounting such tiny helo's and planes? I was looking at some kind of magnet system since the aircraft can move between 2 altitude settings and for packing away....
If I had the time, I'd try to make 3D terrain tiles as well.... it would look really cool......
Fantasy Flight's plane minis have extendible stands. You could probably drill a hole to make those work.
Quote from: LongBlade on March 26, 2013, 12:49:55 PM
Fantasy Flight's plane minis have extendible stands. You could probably drill a hole to make those work.
Do yo umean the Wings of War mini's? The TAL mini's are really tiny... 1/600...
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from here:
http://www.picoarmor.com/pages/home.php
Yes, Wings of War.
I'm not suggesting to use the models - just use their stands:
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I know what yer saying... but I don't think it's a viable option..... ;)
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That doesn't look too bad.
Finally finished putting the stickers on the Roman army. Whew! It took a few more months than I figured it would! :P
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Next up is the Carthaginian army and the other odds and ends like the dice.
I finished stickering the base game for CC:A a little while back but still have the Spartans to do. Have yet to actually play this one yet. G'Damn this stupid thing called "work" keeps getting in the way all week long. I'd love to have the time to get in some more ASL, some CC:A, some Force on Force, WW2: ETO, Carrier and a boatload of other games that I've been itching to play.
Would CC:A play ok via pbem? If so, maybe we could try a game using VASSAL.
Ya need a big table for this one. plus a few sides. Axis & Allies 1940 Global
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played until 3am tonight 8)
Four turns into it and the Germans have just managed to pull off Op Sealion. The Royal Navy was distracted by the Italians battling for Gilbraltar but got some revenge by destroying the entire kriegsmarine. US just landed in Europe. Germany and USSR...still at peace?!?
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The green monster grows. Wouldn't want to be Japan in a few turns...
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That is a HUGE Axis and Allies map. Wow.
@GJK I think I saw a module of CCA for Vassal. I'll need to look again and set it up again on my desk top. I cleaned a bunch of programs off a month or so ago.
The plan is to setup a scenario from ASLSK 1 on the counter this afternoon during my free man time.
Quote from: Rekim on September 14, 2013, 03:19:33 AM
Ya need a big table for this one. plus a few sides. Axis & Allies 1940 Global
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How big is that map? I've been thinking about making a gaming table and I'd like to know the upper end of something like that.
The table looks to be in the 8' X 4' or 8' X 3' range.
Let MAN TIME begin!
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This is the project I've got ahead of me this afternoon. That right it's a bunch of sorting out ASLSK chits. Now if I only knew who the hell the grey chits represent in the expansion #1 set. All I know is it isn't the Germans they are blue.
Poles or Slovaks? Italians? Finns? What are the vehicle types in the same color?
I'm thinking Italian. There is a scenario with Italian coastal units, which coincides with the grey counter numbers.
The Germans are lt. blue. Finns/Italians would be lt. gray. Axis minors are dk. green. Allied minors lt. green. All of the blue counters in Exp pack 1 are Germans. This is a good close up of the countersheet included with Exp pack 1: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/961151/advanced-squad-leader-starter-kit-expansion-pack-1?size=original
I'm actually working on my Starter Kit travel kit as well for gaming later tonight. You need to have yours looking like this by the end of the day Bison:
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;D
LMFAO! OK buddy will do!
Does he also have to have then all clipped by then as well? :D
Quote from: Staggerwing on September 14, 2013, 02:02:18 PM
Does he also have to have then all clipped by then as well? :D
Well duh...you can't play ASL with unclipped counters! ;)
I clipped my Starter Kit set with a nail clipper and a jig that I had made from a CD jewel case. I've since gotten the corner rounder tool from Oregon Laminations that I posted about some time ago. I'll use it to clip my regular ASL set (which is 5 times the size of the SK set). Not in a big rush to start that project just yet....
Finished to semi-GJK standard ASLSK1 and Expansion #1 counter organization project. I still need to seperate the various markers and of course clip my counters. Sorry for being so lazy boss.
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Next man time project today:
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Cut out and organize counters of MMP's South Mountain, which fittingly enough happened on this day in 1862.
Wow, some serious man-time for you today! Good job on the SK counters. Now we just need to get some games in for you!
I'm a huge fan of the CWBS (Civil War Brigade Series for those unfamiliar) games; I did a number of VASSAL modules for them. I never played the RSS (Regimental) games - just too big for me. It would be awesome to watch a group play it though. Have a number of commanders for each side, each receiving and writing orders. That would quite awesome actually.
I do have Dean Essig's game from his newer LoB series (which updates the brigade series). I didn't pre-order the Gettysburg game though but kinda wished I had.
South Mountain was actually recommended to me by several guys who were beta testing Last Chance for Victory (the Gettysburg game) at Prezcon. They said because of it's limited scope and few counters that it was the best way to learn the RSS games. Also they recommended it over the CWBS mostly because newer games in the series will be Regimental games. I don't know because you still have to learn the CWBS rules plus the RSS rules.
Anywho the initial project is done.
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The one thing I'd note is that the Confederate counters shades of brown can be very hard to discern from each other after they were cut out of the counter sheets. But on the bright side there are only a few dozen counters for each of the various Reb commands, so if they do get mixed up it shouldn't take too long to sort. The same is true of the Union counters, but to a lesser extent.
Now I'm not sure what I want to do. I think man time is almost over, so I don't want to take on another counter or CC:A sticker project. /sigh/ I feel good about it all, but I still didn't actually play anything!
See if you can get VASL going. Inside my ASLSK dropbox folder, I have instructions for getting VASL installed. I forget, did you say that you have access to the ASL dropbox folder?
Quote from: Rekim on September 14, 2013, 03:19:33 AM
Ya need a big table for this one. plus a few sides. Axis & Allies 1940 Global
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That is a thing of beauty!
Quote from: GJK on September 14, 2013, 03:55:31 PM
See if you can get VASL going. Inside my ASLSK dropbox folder, I have instructions for getting VASL installed. I forget, did you say that you have access to the ASL dropbox folder?
I did, but I need to install dropbox on this computer too. /sigh/ Haha. This might be a midnight oil project tonight.
And so it begins...
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I have no idea what I'm doing, but I do know that this battle will be my midnight project of attempting to learn ASL and all of it's 10,000,000,000 acronyms.
[ELR:3] enter on turn 1 along east edge.
I get along east edge, but what the hell is ELR? I have no idea therefore I've decided it is of no importance!
ELR= Experience Level Rating. It's quite important actually. If a squad or HS or leader fails a MC (Morale Check) by > it's ELR value, then it is reduced in experience level. For example, say you have a 2nd line German 4-4-7 squad with an ELR of 3 and it needs to take a 1MC (1 morale check). It will need to add one to the die roll. Say you whiff the roll and roll a 10. Adding one to the 10 gives you an 11. 11 is > 3 more than the squads morale of 7 so it "ELR's". That means that the squad breaks and is also reduced in experience levels; in this case from a 2nd line squad to a "c" (Conscript) - the 4-3-6 squad. See the Nationality Chart for experience level reductions.
Now suppose that you really whiffed and rolled a natural "12". The squad would not only ELR but it would CR (casualty reduce) because you rolled the 12 so the 4-4-7 squad would reduce to a conscript 2-3-6 HS (half-squad). Ouch!
See SK rule 5.1 for more details.
And you really, really need my ASLSK ebook - it makes looking this stuff up so much easier than flipping through the paper rulebook!
P.S. You have some of your leaders rotated 90 degrees clockwise on your scenario card. [anal!] heehee
Quote from: GJK on September 14, 2013, 10:11:45 PM
P.S. You have some of your leaders rotated 90 degrees clockwise on your scenario card. [anal!] heehee
The funny thing is after I took the photo I actually thought GJK is going to say something about my leaders being mis-oriented.
Thanks for the ELR description.
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Quote from: GJK on September 14, 2013, 10:11:45 PM
P.S. You have some of your leaders rotated 90 degrees clockwise on your scenario card. [anal!] heehee
The funny thing is after I took the photo I actually thought GJK is going to say something about my leaders being mis-oriented.
Thanks for the ELR description.
LMAO - yeah, I'm very anal about counter orientation. Drives my son crazy as I'm constantly organizing his stacks for him after each move. I think that he does it to piss me off now. :)
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Quote from: Bison on September 14, 2013, 10:24:57 PM
Quote from: GJK on September 14, 2013, 10:11:45 PM
P.S. You have some of your leaders rotated 90 degrees clockwise on your scenario card. [anal!] heehee
The funny thing is after I took the photo I actually thought GJK is going to say something about my leaders being mis-oriented.
Thanks for the ELR description.
LMAO - yeah, I'm very anal about counter orientation. Drives my son crazy as I'm constantly organizing his stacks for him after each move. I think that he does it to piss me off now. :)
Household 6 gave me the "you're a Geek!" look while I was setting up the game. You should have seen the look when I told her I'm going to need some tools to play this game: Tweezers, ID Card holder w/ respooling string, scalpel.
You (we) are geeks but don't let that stop you. I repair equipment in dental offices so I have a nice collection of dental tweezers which are great for picking out counters from a stack. Dice cup or dice tower - you'll need one of those. Can't have a stray roll of the dice ruining your battle. Our local ASL group prefers a nice round glass cup that allows your hand to easily reach in and pick up the dice. Has to be a flat bottom too. Wifey will get pissed though because of the "jingle" each time that you roll. Drove my girlfriend batty.
I too have the retractable ID card holder/string. Works great for a LOS tool. Not sure what you need the scapel for unless it's to clean the cuts on the counters. You might look in to getting one of Oregon Laminations newer corner rounding tools and clip them counters clean in that case. :)
Man, wish I was there - this is great - keep the posts coming! Start an AAR!
By the way - good article on S1. I've reproduced a copy of it on my website here:
http://garykrockover.com/ASL/articles.html
Well I'm in the middle of turn 1. Lots of page turning and reading and re-reading passages in the rulebook. Scratch head. Drink some coffee. Re-read the rules. Pretend I know what the hell I'm doing and then roll some dice!
I'll do an AAR next time I set up a game. Then you all can see just how badly I mis-interpretted the rules. :D
I just finished my set up for a pbem VASL game of S15. I'd be more than happy to go over the rules with you if you like via Skype and VASL - let me know.
Of course starting turn 2 and reading through the link you posted, I realized I didn't set up the forces correctly! You didn't catch my error in the photo boss. I did not realize that the RED# under the squad square on the scenario setup was the actual number of counters for that size of squad. So instead of starting with 3 squads the Americans got one and the Germans instead of 6 got 2! Haha. I awesome being a noob. :P
Doh! Yeah, didn't notice that from your photo. Makes a bit of a difference! Red number under the piece indicates how many each of that piece is in the scenario. It's ok though. A great way to learn is to not even start with a scenario but by just putting some pieces on the map and then practice how to move them and then shoot with them and then the hardest part of ASL - the defensive fire principles. If you can master defensive first fire, subsequent first fire, final protective fire and finally defensive fire phase, you will have it licked. ;)
Well I'm playing though to the end. I will admit the whole defensive fire phase is the most convoluted piece of rules writing I've ever read. I think I suffered an aneurism on the fifth read through!
Jay Richardson's complete articles on ASL(SK) are a must. His article for SK3 (Tanks) taught me how to play using AFV's. That feature alluded me for years and years but he broke it down in to understandable concepts and I've finally learned how to use them - and wait until you learn them too...man, playing with AFV's is a hoot! Here's his article on SK1 and the Defensive Fire Principles. Again, a must read - take a look if you haven't seen or read this yet:
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/88350/explanation-of-rof-and-defensive-fire (http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/88350/explanation-of-rof-and-defensive-fire)
Edit: I forgot that I repro'd the article on my website (with images): http://garykrockover.com/ASL/ROF.html (http://garykrockover.com/ASL/ROF.html)
Oh yeah, this is basic but is a nice illustration of the DF principles as well: http://www.multimanpublishing.com/DFFDemo/tabid/78/Default.aspx (http://www.multimanpublishing.com/DFFDemo/tabid/78/Default.aspx)
Oh man, your head is probably ready to explode. Ok, here's some YouTubes on the Defensive Fire Principles:
My man, Joe Steadman did one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_VVIYSFrao
idjester has a complete series of ASL newbie how-to's. His videos were also a big help with learning AFV's. He's very dry and since it's late, you may start to doze off....but DON'T! :) His video's give lots of great info. Here's the one covering DFF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdD7QXVfnhE
Check out the others in his series as well (if you can keep your eyes open for them). ;)
I started off AFVs reading Jay Richardson's tutorial too. There's something about the way chapter E is laid out that makes it very difficult to learn by reading. I bet SK 3 is a good way to get started.
Quote from: GJK on September 14, 2013, 10:41:01 PM
Not sure what you need the scapel for unless it's to clean the cuts on the counters. You might look in to getting one of Oregon Laminations newer corner rounding tools and clip them counters clean in that case. :)
I really wanted the scalpel yesterday when I was removing the counters from the sheets. The expansion pack set was not very well cut and I had to use a razor blade to insure I didn't mangle the counter in a futile attempt to punch out a counter. I just keep thinking I want a scalpel, I want a scalpel. The razor blade worked fine but I just think I'd have better control with a scalpel.
Deep thoughts with Bison on Sunday morning.
X-acto knife perhaps? I always use carefully aligned scissors and cut out the rows and then individual counters.
Well, my ASL match for today got cancelled. We were going to meet at our FLGS where he works. The store closes at 6:00 but he has the keys. We were going to have a "lock in" ASL game fest with a few people. Oh well, maybe next weekend. I did send off my VASL pbem set up last night of S15. I'm playing somebody that I have not played before. He was seeking a pbem opponent on the ASLSK folder on CSW. We'll see how badly he beats me. :) I'm playing as the Ami's in this one and he's attacking as the Germans. I have a couple of HIP AT guns (firing HE) protecting the city square. He's got an 81mm mortar and a shrek and a heavy MG that can tear me up if I'm not careful but otherwise, I think he's got a tough challenge ahead.
I'm not sure how PBEM would work in ASL given the fact that the defender can fire during the attackers movement phase.
Sorry your game got cancelled. Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, I have no FLGS or war gaming buddies to experience such disappointments at or with here. Hence I roll solo.
Quote from: GJK on September 15, 2013, 09:16:45 AM
X-acto knife perhaps? I always use carefully aligned scissors and cut out the rows and then individual counters.
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Exactly. The razor blade worked well, but one of these babies is really what I wanted.
I'd be afraid of mis-cutting. I guess with a straight edge it would be fine. I have an X-acto knife set with that knife exactly and a metal ruler. Stop by and borrow them if you like. :) Seriously though, I find that a sharp pair of scissors work just fine for me.
Quote from: GJK on September 15, 2013, 09:34:30 AM
I'd be afraid of mis-cutting. I guess with a straight edge it would be fine.
I was too, but there was no other option and I was determined to finish separating the counters. In the end, they turned out looking pretty good...for non-clipped counters that is.
Started to work on putting the stickers on my Carthaginian army while watching some football.
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my precious....
Mission Accomplished on my sticker CC:Ancients. Holy moly that was a lot of stickers. It sort of makes me dread picking up any expansions.
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Quote from: Rekim on September 14, 2013, 03:19:33 AM
Ya need a big table for this one. plus a few sides. Axis & Allies 1940 Global
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How big is that map? I've been thinking about making a gaming table and I'd like to know the upper end of something like that.
the map measures 70 inches wide by 32 inches high (178 x 81 cm)
The biggest wargame maps I have are 32 inches deep. Only a couple are that big. Most are 24 inches or less. I recently updated the desktop on the bench I regularly use for solitaire wargames. The plexi-glass sheet I have fits perfectly on the new 96 x 24 inch top.
Yes, and when placing the miniatures in areas like France, Germany, Poland or Italy, you have about a 1/4" square (6.35mm) to fit everything in (for both sides). ???
Quote from: GJK on September 16, 2013, 05:37:51 AM
Yes, and when placing the miniatures in areas like France, Germany, Poland or Italy, you have about a 1/4" square (6.35mm) to fit everything in (for both sides). ???
Too true. You can see this in action in the image above. The fleet of German aircraft parked around Iceland couldn't be squeezed into the postage stamp size area for Holland/Belgium where they should actually be located.
Put a couple of tanks on the map last night and did a few turns using the basic Panzer rules. So far the rules are fairly straight forward, but as will all things there is some areas that really could have been expanded upon a little more for clarity sake.
OK. I'm putting a game on the table today. Just trying to decide which direction to go. Panzer or ASLSK1, the counters are clipped and sorted, or Combat Commander, which would need to be clipped and sorted not to mention rules read and learned. What I'm going to need to do that with Panzer and ASL too since I've forgotten what I learned. Game rules are a perishable skills boys!
Quote from: Bison on September 15, 2013, 11:53:54 PM
Mission Accomplished on my sticker CC:Ancients. Holy moly that was a lot of stickers. It sort of makes me dread picking up any expansions.
I've been wanting to pick up C&C:A for some time. But I'm not sure if I'd find an opponent who'd be into it. It seems very similar to AH/Hasbro's
Battle Cry system albeit not an ACW setting, and the tactic card play doesn't lend itself well to solo'ing.
Well ended up putting Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon on the table an playing with the kids. The oldest (age 6) picked the elven paladin. The youngest (4) moved the monsters and rolled the dice for them. I read the rulebook and tried to keep the billon freaking pieces and cards from going everywhere. Good times. It's a fun game but there are a bunch of little pieces so perhaps not the best game for youngsters but not too bad. I think Dungeon might be a better game for the older one and myself to play. The youngest doesn't care. She just likes to move stuff around the board and roll the dice.
Next the oldest and I are going to play Wings of Glory. I'm training them to be gamers and hopefully groom some competition for when I'm a retiree. 8)
I do wish there was an opponent in the area for one of the more complex titles.
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Quote from: Bison on September 15, 2013, 11:53:54 PM
Mission Accomplished on my sticker CC:Ancients. Holy moly that was a lot of stickers. It sort of makes me dread picking up any expansions.
I've been wanting to pick up C&C:A for some time. But I'm not sure if I'd find an opponent who'd be into it. It seems very similar to AH/Hasbro's Battle Cry system albeit not an ACW setting, and the tactic card play doesn't lend itself well to solo'ing.
I haven't actually played against a real person yet, which is true for most of my games.
I have a nephew who's around 6 and regularly asks to play. He loved playing Wings of Glory and Dungeonquest the most out of a wider selection. The basic rules for the airplane mini stuff doesn't require heavy reading - just numbers and symbols so that worked out well and he picked up on it quick.
The Dungeonquest matches have lots of cards but the main action every turn is deciding which room exit to take, drawing the room tile, and moving the mini into the room after placing it. Then he draws the card, looks at the artwork, and I read it for him so he can then roll dice and resolve the event(s). I suppose something like Talisman would be similar since it starts with moving pieces about and encountering the space they land in (although some Talisman spaces have a higher number of decisions to be made than Dungeonquest). Despite your reading the cards, they're still involved in the majority of the turn process.
The DQ game is probably popular with him because there aren't a huge variety of decision paths every turn. There's not much Cause & Effect estimation required. I've found that when the extended family gets together and we play King of Tokyo with the kids (one that is often heralded as a great family game), he tends to freeze up like a deer in headlights when it comes to deciding which dice to match up and which to reroll. The dungeon tile/card games generally only have a couple-three move options to be made and then a card draw with a die roll along with the occasional clear cut yes/no type of easy choices. Wings of Glory probably worked in this respect because the numerous moves available just plain had the actual move arrows shown on each card so it was pretty obvious what the outcome of each choice would be, despite having a larger number to pick from.
My experience, playing with the young and attention span challenged anyway. ;)
The biggest issue with Wrath honestly is just the number of pieces and cards. The rules aren't too terribly difficult to understand and once we got the HP, AC and how the spell cards worked the combat parts were easy. It was watching for flying pieces following an excited out burst of hitting and killing a kobald that sort of put a damper on my excitement. The dog was prowling looking for whatever flew off of the table.
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Mission Accomplished on my sticker CC:Ancients. Holy moly that was a lot of stickers. It sort of makes me dread picking up any expansions.
I've been wanting to pick up C&C:A for some time. But I'm not sure if I'd find an opponent who'd be into it. It seems very similar to AH/Hasbro's Battle Cry system albeit not an ACW setting, and the tactic card play doesn't lend itself well to solo'ing.
I haven't actually played against a real person yet, which is true for most of my games.
It is designed by the same guy who did
Battle Cry, so their mechanics are similar. (Also the same guy who did Memoir '44) I've got a friend who I have had the chance to play against a couple time and he picked it up quickly. However, I don't think it makes for very good solo play.
Dungeon! has a much lower piece density than the D&D games, but it's competitive. My 6 year old hasn't yet learned how to lose graciously, so despite the mess you might be better off with the D&D coop play. I haven't tried D&D with a 4 year old...I'm guessing that makes things a bit tougher (plus the dog factor).
Anyway, I actually have Foxbat and Phantom on the table right now. Pieces sorted and rules out. I doubt I'll get around to playing it today, though....getting kind of late to both learn and play a game.
The co-op is fun. Tomorrow is Panzers I think or I might muddle through some Combat Commander.
Quote from: Toonces on January 18, 2014, 11:16:13 PM
Anyway, I actually have Foxbat and Phantom on the table right now. Pieces sorted and rules out. I doubt I'll get around to playing it today, though....getting kind of late to both learn and play a game.
I recall picking a used copy of that up in a tiny store back in the 90s. But after having played other jet combat games (Air Superiority/Speed Of Heat series.. even Flight Leader which is probably a closer comparison), the mechanics just didn't stand the test of time in comparison. After getting a short distance into the rules, I packed it off and it disappeared over time. ???
I'm surprised someone still plays Foxbat & Phantom. My recollection is of a really archaic system. Am I way out of line for thinking so?
^^^^Battlelore (and all of it's expansions and add-ons) also plays similar to CC:A, as does Samurai Battles by Zveda (company that makes 1/72 scale soldiers). I believe Sam. Battles also comes with an alternate set of rules Art of Tactic so game can be played two ways.
I believe Battle of Westeros and newly released Abbadon (sci-fi) have some elements that are similar to CC, etc.
FWIW...I played a rousing game of CC:Ancients at Bottoscon in November and had a great time. This isn't the kind of game I think I would like (ancients, large formations) but it was easy to learn and fun to play.
Quote from: Nefaro on January 19, 2014, 11:27:02 AM
Quote from: Toonces on January 18, 2014, 11:16:13 PM
Anyway, I actually have Foxbat and Phantom on the table right now. Pieces sorted and rules out. I doubt I'll get around to playing it today, though....getting kind of late to both learn and play a game.
I recall picking a used copy of that up in a tiny store back in the 90s. But after having played other jet combat games (Air Superiority/Speed Of Heat series.. even Flight Leader which is probably a closer comparison), the mechanics just didn't stand the test of time in comparison. After getting a short distance into the rules, I packed it off and it disappeared over time. ???
I'm surprised someone still plays Foxbat & Phantom. My recollection is of a really archaic system. Am I way out of line for thinking so?
No. It seems that is the general consensus re: F&P, at least from what I've read on BBG. But I already own it and haven't played it, so I figure I might as well give it a try. I have Speed of Heat in storage that still hasn't been played, as well.
Just came back from MMP's Winter Offensive in Bowie, MD...got a few great games of ASL in.
They had a "damaged" merchandise table and I picked up a copy of The Battle Above the Clouds for half price. Just a dent on the box, otherwise in great shape.
Also recently started a handful of Vassal games:
The Russian Campaign (4th ed), two games
The Guns of August (4th ed)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (4th ed)
Impressive list of fun activities AT!
Are those Vassal games PBeM?
Did you play in the tournament at Winter Offensive?
Quote from: ArizonaTank on January 20, 2014, 10:51:18 AM
Just came back from MMP's Winter Offensive in Bowie, MD...got a few great games of ASL in.
They had a "damaged" merchandise table and I picked up a copy of The Battle Above the Clouds for half price. Just a dent on the box, otherwise in great shape.
Also recently started a handful of Vassal games:
The Russian Campaign (4th ed), two games
The Guns of August (4th ed)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (4th ed)
Going back over the rules for the MMP Grand Tactical System (in a small Where Eagles Dare scenario).
Quote from: Rekim on January 21, 2014, 08:29:49 AM
Impressive list of fun activities AT!
Are those Vassal games PBeM?
Did you play in the tournament at Winter Offensive?
Yes, all PBEM.
I could only stay for a day at WO so didn't enter the tournament and just did some Bull Pen games. But got paired against two very experienced players. I managed to beat one (but frankly he had some really bad rolls), and lost to the other guy...but not by much...gave him a run for his money. So I am happy.
I have to say I found the ASL players a really welcoming bunch of guys. I hadn't been to one of these before, and it had a much more friendly atmosphere than some other events I have been to.
How has this thread done dormant for so long? Re-energizing it...
Some ASL today. Have been playing a TON of ASL lately and GOD I love this game. Let me tell you this; if you live in an area with other ASL players and thus have the opportunity to play against an experienced player who is willing to help teach you the game (most will)...and if you have an interest in learning ASL, then do yourself the favor and hook up with him/them and learn it. No other gaming experience will surpass it, I assure you!
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Scenario At Start - J169 (from the very recent Journal #11). Playing the Germans here. Towards the far side of the map from me is several multi-hex buildings which are factories. I have to take 3 of the 4 or otherwise make sure that no 'Good Order' Americans are in any of them. This scenario has seen about every crazy thing that *could* happen actually happen. Gun duels with the AFV's, placed Demo charges, a Beserker, Sniper taking some crucial shots and lots of close combat. We played all day today and have only gotten through 4 of the 6 turns but man, what a blast. Love this game!
Who knew...there are two threads with identical titles. It's the other 'What's on your table right now?' thread that's been getting most of the love for the last year or two. The other one is a dozen topics or so down the list at the moment. Here's a link to the (current) last page:
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=10771.780
I am also fortunate to live in an area with a healthy ASL community. These days I have little desire to play anything else.
I'm currently prepping to play another scenario from Journal 11: VotG26 Bad Day For The Luftwaffe. We played it last week already and enjoyed it so much we just had to switch sides and replay it again next week.
Yeah, I was sure that there was a "what's on your table" thread that had been replied to more recently but this is the one that came up in the search. Oh well, we can make this the "What ASL is on your table?". O0
We played "Bedbugs in Bedburg" (similarly named) scenario from J11 last weekend for our monthly club meeting that I hosted. I was just talking to one of the guys yesterday about our group; 5 of us fell out of the game and just stopped playing for about a 5 year period (me included) but almost simultaneously each of us has come back and so our monthly pow-wow's have been popular. The Texas Team Tournament is coming up in June and I'm anxious to see how I'll do this year.
Quartermaster General
Liberty or Death
WSS2: LBF40 (while waiting for Paths to Hell!)
Playtesting in Normandy for next volume of Old School Tactical.
Shermans go Boom :buck2:
Shayne O0
Red Poppies Campaigns: Ypres, both cardboard and Vassal:
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Really liking this. Fast to play but challenging.
Looks good, Doug.
just came in the mail today
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Quote from: bayonetbrant on May 05, 2016, 09:55:58 PM
just came in the mail today
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I've seen that. I'll be curious to know what you think of it.
So far, I'm really digging it :)
Third Reich, "John Prados, Avalanche Press" style. Custom map (my design). This game never gained traction despite the name of a very popular designer and the pedigree of the game because a) it was from AP and b) it was plagued by a horribly written rulebook and stupid graphics issues with the first edition map and c) people scoffed at the "bucket of dice" combat system. Said that, there is really a brilliant design here. Lots of politics via political chits that can totally throw a wrench in how things did play out and it boasts a really nicely detailed combat system. The AP website has a ton of extra's that can be downloaded for this series and it really adds a lot of depth for a game that is really pretty simple to play (out of the box).
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Note: crappy looking pictures with a crappy Android phone that work has graciously provided to me. Game is laid out in the wonderful looking table that I built and will likely sit in there, concealed when not being played, for several months.
Always wanted to try that version.
Is it very different from Ah's Third Reich other than the combat system?
What's different about your map?
Have you played the Pacific version?
Bring it to Origins! Let's all play :)
I don't have a copy...... :(
great looking map.
what was the problem with the original map? I seem to recall there being a big seam between the mounted boards.
Quote from: Barthheart on May 14, 2016, 06:40:24 AM
I don't have a copy...... :(
I was talking to Gary ;)
Quote from: Rekim on May 14, 2016, 07:10:37 AM
great looking map.
what was the problem with the original map? I seem to recall there being a big seam between the mounted boards.
There was a number of issues. The hexes on the original map were also 1/2" so it was very congested in central Europe. Yes, big seams between the boards and they had an extra hexrow graphic super-imposed in Russia (printing error). Mostly though, the original graphics were just horrendous (IMO). *Very* green and *very* busy and it would just give you a headache to look at it. I'm *o.k* with my version but have already started to do a more traditional mercator projection instead the projection that was originally used (I think it's mercator also but it's tilted so that it fits more fully on the mapsheet).
But yeah - somebody fly me out to Origins and let's party!
Quote from: GJK on May 14, 2016, 09:48:56 AMBut yeah - somebody fly me out to Origins and let's party!
I'm not sure
any of us are flying. We're all bringing too many games! :D
Quote from: bayonetbrant on May 14, 2016, 09:58:07 AM
Quote from: GJK on May 14, 2016, 09:48:56 AMBut yeah - somebody fly me out to Origins and let's party!
I'm not sure any of us are flying. We're all bringing too many games! :D
In both directions! :D
Missed this earlier-
Quote from: Barthheart on May 14, 2016, 05:06:50 AM
Always wanted to try that version.
Is it very different from Ah's Third Reich other than the combat system?
Similar enough but uniquely different is how I'd classify it. It's not as "chess-like" as the original in that you can make a bonehead error and not lose the entire war over it. Of course if you make enough boneheads like I tend to do, then you'll lose the war irregardless.
Quote from: Barthheart on May 14, 2016, 05:06:50 AMWhat's different about your map?
See next post.
Quote from: Barthheart on May 14, 2016, 05:06:50 AMHave you played the Pacific version?
I have not. I have the player's guide for this game and I'm very seriously contemplating on picking up the Pacific game. The question for myself though is will/would I actually every play it. I'm kind of waiting for my opinion on the ETO game first though I know a PTO game will always be vastly different than it's ETO cousin just because of the scale. Also, and it's very unfortunate, but there's not a lot of reviews on this series on BGG because I think people have just shied away from it for the reasons that I mentioned previously. I'd be tickled almost pink if this really turns out to be a hidden gem.
Ok, so I'm going through the evolution of map design here. I like the map (redo) that I did for this game some 8 or 9 years ago. But I'm not creaming over it. That sounds gross...I'm not thoroughly thrilled with it. So here's where I'm at now on redesigning it yet again:
Ok - here's the original map (which I redrew keeping faithful to it another lifetime ago):
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You can see how I've rotated it to give it the landscape of Europe that I think we're more used to in our games. I want a printed version of this map that does the same. In my mind and with my OCD'ness, I keep wanting to rotate the map that I have on my table because it's bugging the crap out of me that it's not "straight". So I'm going to "fix" that....
So I've rotated it to a position that I like and I've started to redraw it again:
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What I've also done is I've redrawn the coastlines. That's another thing with the JP3R map - my freakin' cat could make a more professional looking drawing of the coastlines than the artist for this map did. So I'm using the original 3R map (also one that I redrew) to give me some guidance on how to draw the continents of Europe and N. Africa. Here I have the 3 maps layered together:
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And this is where I'm at now. And no, the mountains aren't going to look like little chocolate candies when it's all said and done :)
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Kinda cool. Very fun in a geeky sort of way.
This may sound like an odd question but, by rotating the hexes to point-side up in certain spots on the map could gameplay be affected, adding or taking away or re-orienting choke points or what not?
Quote from: Staggerwing on May 14, 2016, 01:43:22 PM
This may sound like an odd question but, by rotating the hexes to point-side up in certain spots on the map could gameplay be affected, adding or taking away or re-orienting choke points or what not?
Yeah...probably. Maybe. Dunno. Easy enough (and fun enough) to print off a set and see how differently it plays. Good question though.
Gary,
Another question: do you scan the original paper maps yourself or do you take them somewhere that can scan large maps but not fuss about whether they are copyright or not? I tried scanning a game map a while back on the flatbed part of my MF printer. The result: not only are there obvious seams after stitching the scans together but the color values vary slightly from scan to scan. I was hoping to drive out to the nearest Fedex/Kinkos but they are not close and I've heard they are very copyright-shy about what they will scan. I emailed the game's publisher with a request to allow me to scan for personal use in creating a VASSAL mod but never heard back. I even offered to turn over the mod to them afterwards but heard nary a peep.
Yeah brother, I just scan them in and then stitch them together within Photoshop. That creates my template that I then draw upon.
I don't have PS so I used GIMP. The map looked pretty craptacular when done. I do know next time I'll have to scan bigger overlaps since my scanner is just about 8 2/3 inches wide.
Yeah, yeah. Here's one of the original scans that I made of the original map:
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It's going to look pretty craptactular when you can only scan in sections at a time. I've had to make due with my very much less than average scanner as well.
I had gaps between scans- that I can fix with more scanned sections overlapping. I also had a lot of what the bottom of that scan shows (but worse) - shadows and differences in brightness of the same colors on different scans. Unfortunately I don't have the talent to redraw the whole thing so I'm looking for a graphics n00b way to synchronize the colors across the separate scans.
I have to say that looking at your work is pleasure. it's also quite daunting when realistically looking at my own lack of time and talent (esp. the latter).
Quote from: Staggerwing on May 14, 2016, 04:57:19 PM
I had gaps between scans- that I can fix with more scanned sections overlapping. I also had a lot of what the bottom of that scan shows (but worse) - shadows and differences in brightness of the same colors on different scans. Unfortunately I don't have the talent to redraw the whole thing so I'm looking for a graphics n00b way to synchronize the colors across the separate scans.
I have to say that looking at your work is pleasure. it's also quite daunting when realistically looking at my own lack of time and talent (esp. the latter).
This is how I learned to use Photoshop. I knew what I wanted to do but I didn't know how to do it for the longest time. So I scanned in images of what I wanted to remaster and I learned to use the tools that PS has in order to do it. Learn to trace, fill and apply filters to what you've scanned in - it's actually great practice.
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.
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I'm interested to see this played - probably at Origins. I know Jim and Vance and Brant all really like the COIN games but they've never really appealed to me. I suspect I'm missing what's great about them and hope to figure that out next month.
In the meantime, something I am enthusiastic about:
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Hill 142 scenario from In the Trenches: Devil Dogs by Tiny Battle Publishing. I'm really enjoying both this series and Red Poppies Campaigns, both from John Gorkowski.
we'll put you into one of the COIN games as a player :D
I'll watch a couple first. Frankly, they seem pretty Euro to me...
Quote from: panzerde on May 16, 2016, 09:40:56 PM
In the meantime, something I am enthusiastic about:
....
Hill 142 scenario from In the Trenches: Devil Dogs by Tiny Battle Publishing. I'm really enjoying both this series and Red Poppies Campaigns, both from John Gorkowski.
Is that company level?
Quote from: GJK on May 17, 2016, 05:50:57 AM
Is that company level?
Individual units are platoons that you generally maneuver and fight together as companies, due to the C&C rules. The other Gorkowski system,
Red Poppies, has company-sized units generally maneuvered and fought as battalions.
In the Trenches is more granular but represents only specific actions in a larger battle,
Red Poppies is more "big picture" and usually covers an entire, often multi-day battle.
Quote from: panzerde on May 16, 2016, 10:19:03 PM
I'll watch a couple first. Frankly, they seem pretty Euro to me...
Definitely much Euro flavor in the mechanics.
I think many hardcore wargamers ignore or deny that because the series also better represents the political & historical themes, in the mechanics, compared to Euros. So it's easier to call it a "wargame", to keep their Groggy self-image intact. :))
Found this while helping my parents clean out their garage. I bought it brand new (1979/80) and never played it. The box has seen better days (it was in the garage for 25+ years!) but all of the contents are still inside and in good shape. It's made by TSR so I'm certain it was a D&D inspired purchase. And I'm also certain the time travel theme played a role. :)
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^^^
That's actually a really cool Chess-like game, wrapped up in the usual Gygaxian obtuse rules language. The idea that you can 'time warp' a piece forward in the game to reappear makes your planning pretty forward-thinking. The pieces look like set-dressing from the late-70s Buck Rogers TV show, tho.
Der Rattenkrieg!!!
ASL "Valor of the Guards" HASL (scen 7). What a bloody mess!
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Always loved the look of those historical modules... even if I didn't like ASL.
Quote from: Barthheart on May 22, 2016, 07:26:44 PM
Always loved the look of those historical modules... even if I didn't like ASL.
It's a really crappy picture with my crappy camera phone but yeah, the map is a thing of beauty. My one complaint however would be the difficulties in picking out roofless buildings from buildings that have retained their rooftop because of too slight a contrast between the two and it's also hard to pick up train tracks that have cars with those that don't. I get that they wanted to have a dark, overcast-like look to the map but it's really tough to pick those things out at times. Having the VASL map open on the laptop next to it was a huge help though.
Certainly every COIN game yet released (and those proposed for release) are wargames. You're a weird kind of pedant if you can call TS a wargame and not the COIN games, as I've seen argued. I was, largely (not entirely), set free from my love of miniatures by Paddy Griffiths who argued that the greatest mistake wargames ever made was fetishising miniatures. Much the same could be said of hexes and counters.
Quote from: Cyrano on May 22, 2016, 10:15:47 PM
Certainly every COIN game yet released (and those proposed for release) are wargames. You're a weird kind of pedant if you can call TS a wargame and not the COIN games, as I've seen argued. I was, largely (not entirely), set free from my love of miniatures by Paddy Griffiths who argued that the greatest mistake wargames ever made was fetishising miniatures. Much the same could be said of hexes and counters.
What's "TS"?
Twilight Struggle
Quote from: smittyohio on May 23, 2016, 09:38:07 PM
Twilight Struggle
Thanks.
I've still never played TS, nor Labyrinth.
But I consider both those, and the COIN series, as Political "Warfare" as much, or more than, the traditional kind. Military-Politico Wargame?
It still has very Euro-centric mechanics. Which doesn't necessarily disqualify it as a "Wargame", IMO. I'm certainly not one of those with a rigid classification of the subject (i.e. "must have hexes & counters!!"). ;D
Quote from: Nefaro on May 23, 2016, 09:52:50 PM
But I consider both those, and the COIN series, as Political "Warfare" as much, or more than, the traditional kind. Military-Politico Wargame?
It still has very Euro-centric mechanics. Which doesn't necessarily disqualify it as a "Wargame", IMO. I'm certainly not one of those with a rigid classification of the subject (i.e. "must have hexes & counters!!"). ;D
+1. Definitely wargames, regardless of the Euro mechanics. I'm just not typically excited by Euro mechanics or the political aspects of games like this. I don't really enjoy base building games either, or even stuff like Civ. Completely valid games, often easily classed as wargames, but not my thing.
A lot of wargamers have certain periods that they tend to enjoy or not enjoy. There really isn't a historical (or even SF) period I don't enjoy. What I don't enjoy are certain mechanics or games that focus on politics and diplomacy as much or more than the military part of things.
Pursuit of Glory, over Skype with opponent 3000 miles away. Allenby is ready to crush the Turks in the south.
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These just arrived this week...though work continues to kick my ass and make it impossible for me to even open them up!
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I'm going to savor the moment when I do get to finally open them...which is really sad, actually, but considering how much time I've had for games lately...essentially zero...Silent Victory should be a LOT of fun and allow me to blow off some steam from being all work and no play.
Derek over at SingleHandedWarfare convinced me to finally buy Firefly: The Game, after his video review of it. The people I've gone to game night with more than a year ago are coordinating a get-together tomorrow and...and...I think I'm going to NOT work and go! They said they have Firefly plus one expansion and the guy's wife said they had plenty of folks that love the game and to teach it, so it sounds like a win-win for me. FINALLY. GAMING.
Sounds like fun B_C! O0
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This is, by turns, the fault of Doug and Enterprise Games...the former having told me of the latter...
Holy hell, Cyrano!
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:)
Turning Point: Stalingrad is a great game, though. O0
Spoiler tags would also work. You know, if we had 'em. ::)
Are ya bringing any with ya to Origins? :D
I will probably bring the In the Trenches games from Tiny Battle, and Red Poppies Ypres. If I get the upgrade kit, I'll probably throw in Won By the Sword.
Well, I gather we'll be demoing some fine, fine COIN so perhaps you, me, and Doug tear each other up at "Triumph and Glory"?
Dibs the Soviets. I wish to be fickle.
Sure! I'll take the Brits. :)
Just arrived today. 8) I don't get to actually open it until my birthday next month. :tickedoff:
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While the picture is borrowed from BGG, this is what I am getting too.
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The game arrived today O0 while the book should arrive towards the end of next week.
No chance for any gaming this weekend, too bad, but I guess commuting to work will go all too quickly for a change with the rule books as reading.
Quote from: Pinetree on June 10, 2016, 03:54:04 AM
Just arrived today. 8) I don't get to actually open it until my birthday next month. :tickedoff:
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I have that too but have yet to play it. Maybe we can try it out with Vassal.
Quote from: Crossroads on June 10, 2016, 10:39:17 AM
While the picture is borrowed from BGG, this is what I am getting too.
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The game arrived today O0 while the book should arrive towards the end of next week.
No chance for any gaming this weekend, too bad, but I guess commuting to work will go all too quickly for a change with the rule books as reading.
Now that looks like fun!
Quote from: panzerde on June 10, 2016, 10:44:38 AM
Quote from: Pinetree on June 10, 2016, 03:54:04 AM
Just arrived today. 8) I don't get to actually open it until my birthday next month. :tickedoff:
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I have that too but have yet to play it. Maybe we can try it out with Vassal.
That isn't just a game, it's a lifestyle :P
Quote from: mirth on June 10, 2016, 11:01:13 AM
That isn't just a game, it's a lifestyle :P
Which is pretty much the reason it's still in the box, in-punched here...
Isn't "in-punched" what Mississippi wargamers do when they play with their sisters? ;)
Quote from: panzerde on June 10, 2016, 11:06:59 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 10, 2016, 11:01:13 AM
That isn't just a game, it's a lifestyle :P
Which is pretty much the reason it's still in the box, in-punched here...
The reference material included by the designer is alone worth the purchase price - 'detailed' doesn't begin to describe it.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on June 10, 2016, 11:12:52 AM
Isn't "in-punched" what Mississippi wargamers do when they play with their sisters? ;)
We're trying to have a serious game discussion here :P
As opposed to anywhere else in these forums?
Though I did post a serious picture. I mean, Silent Hunter and FIRE-FREAKIN'-FLY THE GAME. :smitten:
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on June 10, 2016, 11:17:42 AM
As opposed to anywhere else in these forums?
Though I did post a serious picture. I mean, Silent Hunter and FIRE-FREAKIN'-FLY THE GAME. :smitten:
But when will you play them?
Have a friend who holds WEEKEND parties to play "Firefly" with all the expansions.
Cooks like a fiend, cleans the whole joint, has cases of booze and soda.
...and complains that "Fire in the Lake" looks like to much of a time commitment...
Quote from: mirth on June 10, 2016, 11:18:57 AM
But when will you play them?
I'm actually going to play Silent Victory this weekend, dammit. I'm done with my main project (six months of development time in frikkin' five weeks!) but there's still other areas of the globe to tailor the training for. Still, this will be the first weekend in a while where I don't...uh...well, don't work TOO much.
As for Firefly...going to a game group that I haven't joined up with in more than a year mainly because of work time committments, and the host has it plus one expansion (he said the 'first' one, but I don't know offhand which one that is...Breakin' Atmo? I dunno). His wife said some of them love to play it and teach it to newbies, so it sounds like a win for me. (Technically I'm not playing MY copy of it, so I guess that doesn't count among all youse wise guys.)
Quote from: Cyrano on June 10, 2016, 11:21:25 AM
Have a friend who holds WEEKEND parties to play "Firefly" with all the expansions.
Cooks like a fiend, cleans the whole joint, has cases of booze and soda.
...and complains that "Fire in the Lake" looks like to much of a time commitment...
That's the main reason why I didn't buy Firefly...time commitment, too much space taken up, but there's some solo rules that Derek covered in his review video that made me go ahead and pull the trigger. I had some reward cards for Amazon for fitness goals I've reached lately, so I figured, why not celebrate Amazon gift card money from healthy activity by buying board games that require me to sit on my ass? An excellent choice IMO.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on June 10, 2016, 11:35:36 AM
(Technically I'm not playing MY copy of it, so I guess that doesn't count among all youse wise guys.)
I hope that isn't the rule here
On my gaming table atm is 'Saints in Armor' from GMT. I'm currently playing the 'White Mountain' scenario and learning the rules.
Quote from: mirth on June 10, 2016, 11:47:02 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on June 10, 2016, 11:35:36 AM
(Technically I'm not playing MY copy of it, so I guess that doesn't count among all youse wise guys.)
I hope that isn't the rule here
I imagine that getting out and playing it, regardless of ownership, counts...it's sort of social...
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If my social life didn't include demented and sad, I would not have a social life.
I've had none in the last many weeks. Only that murder mystery show. I guess that counts. Gaming, though...not much. :buck2:
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on June 10, 2016, 11:12:52 AM
Isn't "in-punched" what Mississippi wargamers do when they play with their sisters? ;)
"In-punched" is what you call counters that are not only still on the sprue, but have square corners. >:D
Or, it's how you type "un-punched" when you are also trying to deal with issues on two VMware clusters at two different customers at the same time because two of your senior engineers are out today but you'd rather be gaming. :tickedoff:
Quote from: bob48 on June 10, 2016, 11:49:54 AM
On my gaming table atm is 'Saints in Armor' from GMT. I'm currently playing the 'White Mountain' scenario and learning the rules.
And I'm relearning the rules, by doing the same thing and then talking about it with Bawb. The 'stache, or course, periodically rants at us with his anecdotes about his time in Mansfield's armies.
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Classic! O0
Quote from: Cyrano on June 10, 2016, 11:21:25 AM
Have a friend who holds WEEKEND parties to play "Firefly" with all the expansions.
Cooks like a fiend, cleans the whole joint, has cases of booze and soda.
...and complains that "Fire in the Lake" looks like to much of a time commitment...
5-player game of "Fall Blau" (Compass Games) today. 12 hours in and we're on turn 20 (of 60). :idiot2:
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Quote from: panzerde on June 10, 2016, 10:44:38 AM
Quote from: Pinetree on June 10, 2016, 03:54:04 AM
Just arrived today. 8) I don't get to actually open it until my birthday next month. :tickedoff:
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I have that too but have yet to play it. Maybe we can try it out with Vassal.
Sounds like a plan. Maybe even try some live play if we can get the times to align..
Quote from: GJK on June 11, 2016, 10:32:35 PM
5-player game of "Fall Blau" (Compass Games) today. 12 hours in and we're on turn 20 (of 60). :idiot2:
Ooh, live play! :smitten: Now if that would ever be possible here in Finland... Maybe I'll just need to tell my family the next Family Vacation will take place in some of the Boardgame Conventions!
Love the coffee mug btw
I played my second game of Antike II today. I really enjoyed my first run through with it in a 5-player game but I think I've already mined what enjoyment there is to be had out of it in our 6-player game today. The late turns really just devolve into a rush to destroy other player's temples, especially in the 6 player game as all of the city building and science scoring cards are already gone.
I got to talking about HOI IV with a few of the groggier types from the FLGS this weekend and we all felt let down by it to varying degrees but the conversation reminded one of the guys that he'd bought Triumph and Tragedy 2nd ed a while back but never had the chance to play it. We're going to try out a three player game of it this week. Looking forward to it.
Quote from: bob48 on June 10, 2016, 11:49:54 AM
On my gaming table atm is 'Saints in Armor' from GMT. I'm currently playing the 'White Mountain' scenario and learning the rules.
This reminded me that I have that game somewhere and it was a lot of fun. I'm going to go dig it up.
Quote from: Crossroads on June 12, 2016, 02:56:07 AM
Quote from: GJK on June 11, 2016, 10:32:35 PM
5-player game of "Fall Blau" (Compass Games) today. 12 hours in and we're on turn 20 (of 60). :idiot2:
Ooh, live play! :smitten: Now if that would ever be possible here in Finland... Maybe I'll just need to tell my family the next Family Vacation will take place in some of the Boardgame Conventions!
Love the coffee mug btw
Come vacation down in Central Texas; wargaming heaven around here...there's several ASL groups that belong to the Central Texas ASL club, there's the Central Texas Wargamer club (the guys that I played with above) and the fruitloops in Austin Tx have lots of Eurogames, Magic, D&D and Warhammer stuff going on all the time. >:D
Meanwhile, Houston is pretty much fringe when it comes to gaming. Hardly any damn groups around here...at least not that I can find.
If my wife and I are ever forced to move it will most likely be to Houston. If that happens, we can wargame FtF. Till then, Vassal is your BFF!
Meh. VASSAL *is* pretty damned cool, but it just isn't the same as actually pushing counters around on a map and talking smack with a gaming buddy or three. :-\
There is a Houston ASL group that belongs to the CenTex group but it's been *very* slow lately (see: http://asl.casagranda.com (http://asl.casagranda.com)). The webpage is several (SEVERAL) years out of date and I have no way to tell if they even meet any longer, however, you may be able to pull some names off there and reach out to them to see if you can get in some games and to perhaps revive that club. Be the savior. ;)
Austin group is hopping (see www.texas-asl.com (http://www.texas-asl.com)) so if you can plan to join us for a monthly game day (usually the first Saturday of the month), then please do!
Forgot: the CenTex Wargamers group is very active as well as mentioned - they game every Tuesday evening and most every weekend. Anything from CC:A/N to Saga to OCS to whatever you bring. They have a Yahoo group if you want to join the mailing list: Central_Texas_Historical_Wargamers@yahoogroups.com
I've never had issues with talking smack while playing VASSAL
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on June 13, 2016, 07:31:44 PM
Meh. VASSAL *is* pretty damned cool, but it just isn't the same as actually pushing counters around on a map and talking smack with a gaming buddy or three. :-\
+1Having said that, I managed to get VASSAL working with TBL module installed. The most difficult part so far was to figure out how the map was first hidden underneath the text box, with the initial view :D
I'm not much into Squad Leader or any of its iterations (ASL or otherwise).
I know, I know - blasphemy!
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on June 14, 2016, 02:41:38 AM
I'm not much into Squad Leader or any of its iterations (ASL or otherwise).
I know, I know - blasphemy!
Why Private Joker...I don't believe that I heard you correctly! You do play ASL, don't you???
Hahahaha, no. I played Squad Leader when I was in high school. A LOT. Alone. Talk about demented and sad and not even social. Anyway I got completely burned out on it, and it still makes ASL and similar games not entirely appealing.
This year's Origin's haul:
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OST was a KS pickup at the con, The War was a regular purchase (I owe Doug a punch in the face), Falklands was a gift as was WarParty.
It seems to be a real love-hate relationship with "The War". I was following that one for a while and the "how to play" videos on the Geek make it seem like a fairly solid game- once you get through the rules, which appears to be the real Achilles heel with this one.
Yeah, having glanced through the rule book, 118 pages worth :o , I can see how it might be hard to get into. But I've read that the scenarios can ease you into the game if you don't jump off the deep end with the campaign first.
Quote from: GJK on June 21, 2016, 08:07:18 PM
It seems to be a real love-hate relationship with "The War". I was following that one for a while and the "how to play" videos on the Geek make it seem like a fairly solid game- once you get through the rules, which appears to be the real Achilles heel with this one.
Did "The War" ever get a vassal module?
Quote from: ArizonaTank on June 21, 2016, 11:32:36 PM
Quote from: GJK on June 21, 2016, 08:07:18 PM
It seems to be a real love-hate relationship with "The War". I was following that one for a while and the "how to play" videos on the Geek make it seem like a fairly solid game- once you get through the rules, which appears to be the real Achilles heel with this one.
Did "The War" ever get a vassal module?
I heard/read someone mention one but I haven't looked for it yet. Maybe it was only for testing.
I'm going to drag myself out of the house on Saturday morning to go to a gamer's flea market at a nearby game store, one I've never been to before. You bring in old games, people come in, and if they want to buy it, you agree on a price and they go buy store credit for you in that amount, and voila, it's yours.
I have culled about 71 games out of my collection that's done nothing but look pretty/gather dust, and it's depressing how most of it is stuff I've actually bought but never played over the years. Or, took out of the box, looked at, and put it right back, unpunched. Of course, I think this plays well into the prices I'll be asking for on these, but we will see.
I asked a friend of mine that's been to these before at this store, and he said 70 games is not at all unusual and depending on my prices, I could easily sell all of them.
In that case, if I can get rid of 70 games and get a few solitaire-leaning ones, I'd be quite happy.
And no, none of the games I'm selling are review copies that I've received over the years; I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that at all.
So, there may be a few new ones on my table this weekend.
As for actual games, I have Silent Victory on the dining room table right now, along with another game called Der Kessel. I'm also getting Kido Butai to the table again a few more times before the weekend so I can finish my review of it.
Silent Victory is all kinds of awesome. My first patrol of my first game, I sunk a large freighter in one engagement, a small one in another (if I remember right...but it was two merchantmen, I know that). Those damnable Mk14 torpedoes aren't worth a crap; I had a lot of hits but a LOT of duds, so I was not doing really all that well. But then I stumbled on a warship, and rolled up the Akagi. I sent my last four fish at her, and two actually hit. I figured they'd both be duds...but they were not. I rolled a 5, then a 6, so they both exploded. Then, I thought, surely they didn't have the 'oomph' needed to damage her severely...but I rolled a 1, which is 4 points of damage for the first fish, then a 2, which is 3 points of damage...enough to sink her. My boat sank over 43,000 tons of shipping in her first bloody war patrol! Which of course means some peasant in a hollowed-out tree-trunk canoe is going to sink her with a couple of WWI-era hand grenades in the next patrol, I'm almost certain of it.
The Texas-ASL tournament starts tomorrow through Sunday. I'll snap some pictures and post a few of them here. Almost 70 people have signed up so it looks to be another large turn-out.
S&T #61: October War. There was a set available for a tenner at BGG marketplace, too good to pass. A mere tenner, you ask? Yes, as it was missing the magazine. I was able to get my hands on a PDF copy though, and printed a booklet out of it at the office.
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First, I thought it was missing just a single BMD counter, but even that was there, hiding under the mag printout, the sneaky b*st*rd
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Into the Valley of Tears!
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Next item on my table will be a polycarbo panel, though. Need to finally get one :)
Quote from: Crossroads on June 24, 2016, 12:22:07 PM
Next item on my table will be a polycarbo panel, though. Need to finally get one :)
Plexiglass to cover the map?
Here's a few pics from the 24th Annual Texas ASL Tournament.
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The tournament occupies two conference rooms this year. This is the view from the back of one of them.
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"3D" ASL. He had a collection of these that he made and brought along.
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Somebody' "ASL Kit". A trunk on wheels with several counter trays/RAACO's and storage for the maps in the drawers. It just needs a small engine so that it can be self-propelled next year.
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This is in the other conference room - Team ASL...Omaha Beach. You very well may need a full bobbin of thread in order to check LOS from one end to the other.
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"DASL" (Deluxe ASL)
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This years trophies and awards (to be handed out Sunday)
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And on my table tonight was a little 4-player ASL scenario. Me and another veteran player helping a new (returning) ASL player and a player that has only previously played a few SK scenarios solitaire. By turn 3 he was running and gunning a couple of T-34/85's that we had. Of course he had a little bit of a learning experience as well when he left one of the said '34's in the LOS of a 9-2 armor leader equipped Panther that was on overwatch on a distant hill. Learned a lesson myself - always keep track of where you last saw that 'shrek and don't let it sneak up on your AFV's. Burning wreck on that one.
Back at it at 0800 tomorrow. I won't bore you guys with more pics unless it's something totally unique that you all might enjoy. My competitive play begins tomorrow - wish me luck!
excellent!
The battle of the Somme 100th anniversary gaming, over the top boys!
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Quote from: Tinkershuffle on July 06, 2016, 02:05:19 PM
The battle of the Somme 100th anniversary gaming, over the top boys!
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Looks like fun!
I wanted to buy (and paint) minis for use with my
C&C Ancients collection.
Then again, there are at least a couple other games that also call for some. My wishlist grows, it never shrinks.
Looking good!
Admit it: you make machine gun noises while playing that, don't you?
I know I would!
Quote from: panzerde on July 06, 2016, 04:44:21 PM
Admit it: you make machine gun noises while playing that, don't you?
In fact I noticed I was making mortar/artillery sounds a lot more than usually.
ASL game day yesterday (no pics but the King Tiger charging over a stone wall into a graveyard to attempt an overrun was classic). A weekend late, but I started a Gettysburg campaign. This is using The Gamers CWBS (Thunder at the Crossroads II) with Rick Barber's "Summer Storm" maps. Beautiful rendition of the battlefield I think. I'm playing the hypothetical full-campaign scenario that has Stonewall Jackson alive and present with his Corps. Should be interesting. As per usual, sorry for the crappy phone pic.
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Very nice looking! That's got to be fun to play.
Quote from: Tinkershuffle on July 06, 2016, 02:05:19 PM
The battle of the Somme 100th anniversary gaming, over the top boys!
Wish I had the patience to paint up my C&C: TGW pieces. They sure look nice on the board!
Even without reading GJK's comment, I could totally tell that it was a Rick Barber map. I've been around wargaming waaaaaaay too long.
Yeah, no mistaking a "Barber". Funny enough but I took the original .psd that I had made from when I redrew the map for "In Their Quiet Fields" and started to convert it to a Barber...rounded off the elevation levels, started adding thousands and thousands of little dots (via a brush) for slopes and accent around the roads, etc, etc and man, it was getting very TEDIOUS. I can't imagine him doing that by hand with colored pencils. Lucky for me, he just announced that he made another print run of several of his maps and his Antietam map is one of them so I'm going to pick up a copy for my CWBS set.
This Sunday, I walk in the memory lane in the form of Avalon Hill's Arab-Israeli Wars, situation B-2 Rafid.
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Playing solo (as always) with my head held high O:-)
That's a game that brings back memories.
Bob remembers when he was in Palestine with Allenby.
We used to build sand castles together.
Quote from: panzerde on July 17, 2016, 03:40:59 PM
Bob remembers when he was in Palestine with Allenby.
Had to google that. Ha.
Quote from: bob48 on July 17, 2016, 03:44:26 PM
We used to build sand castles together.
He was a gentle man, I tell you, a most gentle man. Built the loveliest sand castles, with little knights riding around and troubadours playing little soothing tunes. Ah, war is hell.
Quote from: nht on July 11, 2016, 07:07:03 PM
Wish I had the patience to paint up my C&C: TGW pieces. They sure look nice on the board!
I never have patience to paint (or clip) anything, luckily we have people on our club who do. :)
Practising with Next War: India-Pakistan. Kashmir has quite a terrain to be on the offensive..
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I am very interested in the Next War series, but it'll have to wait until I clear out some gaming backlog. That India-Pakistan game looks particularly interesting.
Prussia's Glory II. Battle of Prague, halfway through the 12:00 PM turn of the battle scenario.
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Schwerin's wing have seriously dented the Austrian infantry Browne has managed to swing over to the Austrian right. The Prussians have gained the heights and essentially caused a gap to open between the Austrian center and left under Charles and the Austrian right under Browne. The Prussians will now seek to pour through this gap with Bevern and Winterfeldt's wings. Schwerin himself was wounded while leading his troops up the hill, and his replacement was almost immediately killed.
Meanwhile, Prussian and Austrian cavalry clash in the south around Sterbohol. Things are still close too close to call.
PGII is a sweet looking game!!!
Finished up our scenario from ASL "Valor of the Guards" (The Train Station). The Russians (my opponent) held on for the win. I think that I may of had enough VL hexes but I had too many points in losses. Hell of a fun time though!
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Quote from: panzerde on July 18, 2016, 09:30:51 PM
I am very interested in the Next War series, but it'll have to wait until I clear out some gaming backlog. That India-Pakistan game looks particularly interesting.
I think NWIP is a good gateway game to the series because it has no naval warfare in it, the system is complex enough even without it. :)
Quote from: Tinkershuffle on July 19, 2016, 01:50:31 AM
Quote from: panzerde on July 18, 2016, 09:30:51 PM
I am very interested in the Next War series, but it'll have to wait until I clear out some gaming backlog. That India-Pakistan game looks particularly interesting.
I think NWIP is a good gateway game to the series because it has no naval warfare in it, the system is complex enough even without it. :)
I have the 'Taiwan' game but have only given a cursory look at the rules. I also have "Breaking the chains". When I get in the mood for some contemporary stuff, it'll be those two that I start messing with.
I pre-ordered this over a year ago and it finally showed up a week ago. I still haven't had a chance to play it yet. I've just read the rules and run through the first scenario solo to try and get a feel for the game. Looks like it should be fun. Great production values! (and an excellent counter tray)
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That looks pretty cool, SDR.
I swear, it's like an arms race around here sometimes...you buy something cool and make ME want to buy it, and then I feel like I have to one-up you...fortunately I have such impulses under control now, especially after the whole X-Wing Minis run. And I still haven't gotten into Armada, thank God!
come to Origins and play for the weekend at the Academy Games booth... :)
Well if you're there, get some review copies! :D
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on August 05, 2016, 07:07:44 AM
That looks pretty cool, SDR.
I swear, it's like an arms race around here sometimes...you buy something cool and make ME want to buy it, and then I feel like I have to one-up you...fortunately I have such impulses under control now, especially after the whole X-Wing Minis run. And I still haven't gotten into Armada, thank God!
Yeah, but Armada waves III and IV are coming out now as well as a campaign system! It's gonna be awesome! I actually put my X-Wing stuff up for sale this week. I find that the game doesn't feel like Star Wars anymore due to the state of the meta game. It feels more like I'm flying against a team of corporate accountants who've gone through a spreadsheet of all the card modifiers to create a squadron that exploits every flaw in the rules to their benefit.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on August 05, 2016, 07:57:36 AM
It feels more like I'm flying against a team of corporate accountants who've gone through a spreadsheet of all the card modifiers to create a squadron that exploits every flaw in the rules to their benefit.
Well...isn't Armada like that, too?
Somewhat but there's more depth to the gameplay so the modifications introduced by the cards don't feel as pronounced as in X-Wing.
Dammit, don't tell me that...LOL
One thing that's made me afraid of going off to play in the weekly games is exactly what you posited - some clown probably made an Excel spreadsheet and min/maxed everything to figure out the ultimate combination of death-dealing in any situation (probably with fifty-plus tabs along the bottom to deal with any and all situations). Me, I'd be a lot more seat-of-the-pants - "hey this card looks cool, why not do this, and umm, okay, this one...alright, I'm ready."
Most don't bother with the spreadsheet themselves. They just read the FFG forums to find out what the winning build is and then field that squadron. Right now, it's 3 Jump Masters with contracted scouts or some such. It gets kinda frustrating to show up for a casual drop in game only to fly against the same build every single time a new wave gets released. I tend to just goof around and make a squadron based on ships that I haven't used in a while (or ever). It usually gets a bemused or incredulous reaction. "Really? You're using B-Wings? They haven't been good since wave III man."
Duh, didn't think of that. Why not let someone else do all the work instead of painstakingly doing it yourself? ::) Kind of takes the fun out of it (not out of making Excel sheets, but trial-and-error discovery of what works and what doesn't).
I'd rather goof around with it, too, and not even think about it until I sit down to play. And B-wings are badass...or they are in my mind anyway. I actually have one of them but haven't taken it out of the case yet.
It can still be a lot of fun with the right players. Some of the scenarios included in the expansion packs are great fun to play. A few guys are willing to play the cinematic scenarios but most here are all about tournament rules. I'm trying to get some interest in a 2-card per ship casual session once a month. We'll see if there are any takers.
Just before I headed out on vacation I rounded up enough "Sails of Glory" ships to do Cape Ortegal. That and some time spent at the Tall Ships festival hereabouts set me on my weekend.
Crawled all over the remake of the USS Niagara and got into a fun debate with the docent about the relative merits of carronades versus long guns. My observation that she was basically a floating shotgun looking for British to shoot seems to have won the day.
Jealous! I love playing Sails of Glory. Can only manage to round up players about once every two months though.
I've finished off 2 solo games of At the Gates of Loyang, and 1 of Healthy Heart Hospital this weekend. Reading the rules for D-Day Dice tonight, and am going to give that a spin.
ASL game day hosted at my place today. Does "Hube's Pocket" bring back any memories for you old Squad Leader players? This is the updated version for ASL. Fun scenario...that Panther with the 9-1 armor leader is deadly. I used the Soviet doctrine of swarming it in order to get a number of shots on it from various angles and got the hits but the rounds just bounced off (couldn't get a flank shot which is a requirement unless you get a lucky critical hit). My 34's were able to swarm on a couple of frisky PzIVH's however and took them out but I still have that pesky Panther out there and he's set himself up to lead the convoy of SPW's that have to move across the map. We're halfway done (turn 7.5 of 15) and it's going to be a fun finish. He (Germans) has to get 10+ vehicles in convoy off the map on the opposite map edge (apologies again for crappy camera pic).
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Also, if you're an ASL player, you no doubt know of "Bounding Fire Productions (BFP)". Rick Reinisch and Sam Tyson are the principle's with them. They are active (dominate) people in our CenTexASL group and I was fortunate enough to have Rick over playing today playtesting a scenario from one of their upcoming packs. In talking to him afterwards, I can tell you that BFP has a TON of really cool stuff coming out in the near future including reprints of some of their classics and all new packs that include a HASL for Pelilieu that has a map of about 2/3rds of the island. There's an East Front pack in the works that will include all of the classic "Onslaught to Orsha" as well as other goodies with over 30 scenarios plus maps and counters included. 'Schmidt' has been in the works for *ever* and is *finally* near completion. I can't recall everything that Rick said was in the pipeline but it's enough ASL to keep the hobbyist going for years. I'm going to playtest some of the scenarios next month and I can't wait to see how they play out!
I played Ora et Labora down at the FLGS today. It was my first time playing on the France board. Good times but my god it was frustrating. The girl who was ahead of me in the turn queue took the exact action I was planning to take at least 3/4th of the time. I ended up with a pretty dismal looking cloister and surroundings but still managed to beat her by 3 points to come in a distant 3rd.
Trying to get Old School Tactical on the table...but the damn map is bigger than my table!
Great looking game, though...
After moving the small gaming table downstairs along with the games I had in my office, and doing some shelf cleaning, I now have a large playing area and a dedicated gaming room. That gives me enough room to finally set up games with larger maps. I inaugurated the room with my first game of Old School Tactical:
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Awesome!
Just started the Die Falle Campaign myself. Will post pics as I go. Very cool idea for a campaign.....
We should try this on VASSAL!
I'd be up for it. It's a quick system to learn and plays pretty fast. I have the VASSAL module installed and played with it some this afternoon.
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We'd need to setup a live session...
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Cool module eh? (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgrogheads.com%2Fforums%2FSmileys%2F%2FBrantz%2520Smilies%2Fazn.gif&hash=2a5acbf9bd89baadbdad119ecd5ee66705812955)
We'd need to setup a live session...
Yeah, though I wish it had the charts! I get why it doesn't, but it doesn't mean I don't miss 'em.
The other issue I have with the module is really an issue I have with the game itself. While the maps are absolutely gorgeous, they're too huge to use the borders for the various game tracks! When playing the physical game it means a lot of reaching or moving around to reach them. In the VASSAL module I found I was having to switch zoom levels a lot to see them and adjust markers. That's my sole gritch with the game, and it's a minor one. Otherwise I think it's going to get a lot of play around here.
Maybe this week we can set up a game?
It would be easy enough to edit that module by putting those various tracks in their own map window in order to eliminate the need to scroll or zoom.
Quote from: Barthheart on August 07, 2016, 09:30:55 PMWe'd need to setup a live session...
isn't that called "Origins"? ;)
Quote from: GJK on August 07, 2016, 10:55:55 PM
It would be easy enough to edit that module by putting those various tracks in their own map window in order to eliminate the need to scroll or zoom.
Yeah, since I created the module, I need to go in and tidy/make enhancements. I just need the time....
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Quote from: Barthheart on August 07, 2016, 09:30:55 PM
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We'd need to setup a live session...
Yeah, though I wish it had the charts! I get why it doesn't, but it doesn't mean I don't miss 'em.
The other issue I have with the module is really an issue I have with the game itself. While the maps are absolutely gorgeous, they're too huge to use the borders for the various game tracks! When playing the physical game it means a lot of reaching or moving around to reach them. In the VASSAL module I found I was having to switch zoom levels a lot to see them and adjust markers. That's my sole gritch with the game, and it's a minor one. Otherwise I think it's going to get a lot of play around here.
Maybe this week we can set up a game?
This week might be tough, even though I'm on vacation. :)
Maybe next? Not sure yet....
Quote from: Barthheart on August 08, 2016, 08:17:14 PM
This week might be tough, even though I'm on vacation. :)
Maybe next? Not sure yet....
No worries, give me a yell when you're ready!
Arrived today and very much looking forwards to playing - 'A las Barricades' from Compass Games. This is from the 'War Storm' Series. I already have the ''La battle de France 1940' game and like the system a lot.
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1775. A fun and simple wargame. It's about 100 bajillon times better than risk. The mere thought of Risk actually caused me to physically twitch when I momentarily considered purchasing it for a simple block pushing area control wargame for the family.
I will say this for Risk - I'm seriously considering the new Risk Europe game, bc it looks like a good light game I can get Bayonet Jr and his friends to try
I'm not familiar with Risk Europe, but to be fair I've never played any of the variants of Risk. The original however while I don't think it's necessarily a "bad" game is not something I care to play. My primary issues with the game are strictly based on my prior experiences playing. The game is needlessly long and I've never seen so few meaningful decisions cause such AP in people. Of course this is most likely due to who I played the game with more than the game mechanics themselves.
I don't have a photo, but the oldest and I played our first game of Dominant Species yesterday. Holy moly is that an awesome game.
Played some "Stonewall's Sword" yesterday with a buddy. I was rather surprised to of found that I really enjoyed it given how much I enjoy the CWBS. Definitely recommend it if you're looking for something in the regimental/brigade scale that has a small footprint, low counter density and is easy to learn but still has enough chrome to keep it out of the "light wargame" category.
Interesting, Gary. That's the second time in a week I've heard good things about that game. What are we looking at here - looks like Cedar Mountain?
I tried to get into the CWBS, well the regimental sub-series actually, but the way the rules were written, organized and spread across two separate rule books (core and game specific) was just a bar to entry I didn't want to cross.
Quote from: panzerde on August 22, 2016, 05:17:48 PM
Interesting, Gary. That's the second time in a week I've heard good things about that game. What are we looking at here - looks like Cedar Mountain?
Yes, Cedar Mountain. Stonewall is off sleeping somewhere and needs to be awakened to get his ass to the battle. It's all chit draw for activations with "random event" type chits thrown in. Unit depletion is abstracted so you don't have strength charts or markers to track every hit- they have a reduced side and then when they flub what is basically a strong morale check while reduced, they go to a track where they can gradually rebuild (gather stragglers and their nerves) and then possibly return to the field. This game has a small map and is at like the 240 counter range so quick to set up and would make a good travel game. Should play well solitaire with the random chit activation technique that is involved.
Quote from: Bison on August 22, 2016, 05:54:17 PM
I tried to get into the CWBS, well the regimental sub-series actually, but the way the rules were written, organized and spread across two separate rule books (core and game specific) was just a bar to entry I didn't want to cross.
RSS became too much. CWBS is a good fit for me. Yeah, the two rulebooks I can take it or leave it but once you grok the series rules (which are really rather simple after you just set up and play it) then you find the game specific rules just have the chrome and scripted necessary to make it fit at least marginally along historical situations/outcomes. And these games are *heavily* scripted so if that's a turn-off (and it is for many, sure), then you either will just plain not like it and move on or you could play it without using the scripted rules and just get a wildly unique historical outcome.
The thing that CWBS has that I like that SS doesn't is the details of regimental order. IOW, in CWBS, you march in column and then change formation to enter line and facing is critical so as to "refuse flanks" and all that semi-tactical stuff. SS has no facing, no formations and the ammo is unlimited - my only gripes about it. But if you like just being the army commander (or division commanders really) and let the game handle the minutiae, then SS should work for you where as you might find CWBS just too fiddly with the details.
I actually had GMT's US Civil War in my cart today, but it went out of stock went I went to complete my order. It seems like it's in my currently perferred level of complexity. I'm sure my wallet and wife are secretly happy I was sniped.
Quote from: Bison on August 22, 2016, 06:45:50 PM
I actually had GMT's US Civil War in my cart today, but it went out of stock went I went to complete my order. It seems like it's in my currently perferred level of complexity. I'm sure my wallet and wife are secretly happy I was sniped.
Chris has it new for $44: http://yhst-12000246778232.stores.yahoo.net/uscivilwargmt.html
"For the People" may be in your wheelhouse too if you're wanting to fight the entire war.
Yeah I've looked at that one too. The big thing about the USCW is that it's hex based and a strategic level, which is which is the level I want to introduce my oldest too. I'm putting Combat Commander on the docket for a tactical level experience this weekend.
And thanks for the link I'd forgotten about NWS.
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Quote from: Bison on August 22, 2016, 06:45:50 PM
I actually had GMT's US Civil War in my cart today, but it went out of stock went I went to complete my order. It seems like it's in my currently perferred level of complexity. I'm sure my wallet and wife are secretly happy I was sniped.
Chris has it new for $44: http://yhst-12000246778232.stores.yahoo.net/uscivilwargmt.html
"For the People" may be in your wheelhouse too if you're wanting to fight the entire war.
Of course I ordered US Civil War last night and then learned this morning that I need to replace the copper tubing and all the R 22 in my HVAC. R 22 is expensive!. Now I'm not about to cancel the order, but the family will need to sacrifice a meal out and I may need to sleep on the couch for a night. It seems like a fair trade for what I expect to be an awesome game at a great price.
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Quote from: GJK on August 22, 2016, 07:07:24 PM
Quote from: Bison on August 22, 2016, 06:45:50 PM
I actually had GMT's US Civil War in my cart today, but it went out of stock went I went to complete my order. It seems like it's in my currently perferred level of complexity. I'm sure my wallet and wife are secretly happy I was sniped.
Chris has it new for $44: http://yhst-12000246778232.stores.yahoo.net/uscivilwargmt.html (http://yhst-12000246778232.stores.yahoo.net/uscivilwargmt.html)
"For the People" may be in your wheelhouse too if you're wanting to fight the entire war.
Of course I ordered US Civil War last night and then learned this morning that I need to replace the copper tubing and all the R 22 in my HVAC. R 22 is expensive!. Now I'm not about to cancel the order, but the family will need to sacrifice a meal out and I may need to sleep on the couch for a night. It seems like a fair trade for what I expect to be an awesome game at a great price.
In my long list of games to get to eventually. If you beat me to it, I'd be interested to hear what your thoughts are on it. Being a big fan of the old VG's Civil War I was at first excited to get what looked to be an update to that game but have since learned that it's got some things taken from it but also For the People as well as original and unique ideas. Seems like a great mix of games!
Yeah I'm really looking forward to it. I've watched several youtube videos and started to read the living rules on GMT. My real concern right now is if it will fit on my desk or not. If it doesn't I may need to risk more couch time and steal the wife crafting tables to set it up.
Quote from: Bison on August 23, 2016, 07:40:11 PM
Yeah I'm really looking forward to it. I've watched several youtube videos and started to read the living rules on GMT. My real concern right now is if it will fit on my desk or not. If it doesn't I may need to risk more couch time and steal the wife crafting tables to set it up.
I've got a pair of those heavy white plastic folding tables that I picked up from Walmart for like $30 that I use when I host game days. Each table holds a fairly large map and would hold the USCW map. Or go even cheaper and buy a piece of plywood to lay across your existing table.
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Quote from: Bison on August 23, 2016, 07:40:11 PM
Yeah I'm really looking forward to it. I've watched several youtube videos and started to read the living rules on GMT. My real concern right now is if it will fit on my desk or not. If it doesn't I may need to risk more couch time and steal the wife crafting tables to set it up.
I've got a pair of those heavy white plastic folding tables that I picked up from Walmart for like $30 that I use when I host game days. Each table holds a fairly large map and would hold the USCW map. Or go even cheaper and buy a piece of plywood to lay across your existing table.
Ha! Two of those exact tables are what I'm planning on, uh, borrowing from the wife.
However I think the map is 30 X 44 and my desk is 30 X 48, so I "should" be able to get away with just setting it up there. From what I've seen other than a hand of 5 cards everything else is tracked on the board.
Each side also has an army sheet. It tracks the SP's and subordinate generals in each army.
Quote from: Ubercat on August 24, 2016, 09:05:21 AM
Each side also has an army sheet. It tracks the SP's and subordinate generals in each army.
Yeah I forgot about the army sheets. How often are you finding that your various army stacks are large enough to warrant moving over to the sheet tracker?
A great big heap of BoB stuff :-))
Quote from: Bison on August 24, 2016, 01:28:44 PM
Quote from: Ubercat on August 24, 2016, 09:05:21 AM
Each side also has an army sheet. It tracks the SP's and subordinate generals in each army.
Yeah I forgot about the army sheets. How often are you finding that your various army stacks are large enough to warrant moving over to the sheet tracker?
If there's an army, you're generally going to want to put its particulars off the map. At least I do as tall stacks can get unwieldy. Personally, I wasn't nearly as blown away by the game as I expected to be. A full play through showed a number of things I didn't like about it. My friend Fred has been playing it a lot in the CSW staff game and told me that many improvements are being considered. It wasn't playtested enough before release.
UC, could you use VG's Civil War rules with these components? Or if not, could you incorporate some of VGCW rules into this game; namely the way the leaders are handled (not on a time schedule)?
Thanks UC. I know that there is some criticism of the game, but to be honest I hadn't really dug into the details. Based on the let's play and reviews that I read and watched, it looks like a game that I'll enjoy. I just hope that any adjustments to the game are limited to rules errata, because I'll be rather annoyed if they add some bits and pieces to a new print run.
The scripted leaders are my single biggest gripe, but not the only one. I think you could work out alternate leader rules but I'm not certain you could do it without some small changes to the counters. I seriously thought about experimenting with some changes myself but I had enough other problems with the game that it seemed too much like putting lipstick on a pig.
Trying to go all out with rules changes yourself would probably require some physical alterations to the counters, I'm guessing.
Also, Bison, in addition to army trackers, where will you set your manual, unused counters, play aids etc. and where will you roll your dice? If your table is only just big enough for the map itself, you'll definitely need a little more room. Maybe a coffee table next to you?
I sincerely hope that they manage to improve the game and turn it more into what I was expecting but I've moved on. If anyone is interested, I'd let my copy go for $35 plus shipping! :P Bonus: My game is already punched and clipped. My counters are organized in trays, though I don't recall if they came with the game or I added them myself. (I'm such a great salesman! The game sucks but I'll sell you my copy, cheap. ;D)
The Lamps are Going Out on my table. Despite being involved in the graphics for this game for years, I only played an early version once back in 2012. Now I can actually play and see what it all looks like in real life and not just on a computer screen. Note to self: don't use that awful font on the Tech cards again; its almost impossible to read and I know what it says.
I have folding end table that I bought at ikea. Its like 18x24. I can see wanting both a historical and variable leader setup, but my impression is that the leaders are not so central to game play that their stats overwhelmingly change outcomes. Anyway I remain optimistic that the game will provide me with entertainment enough to justify the purchase.
Quote from: Bison on August 25, 2016, 02:58:34 PM
I have folding end table that I bought at ikea. Its like 18x24. I can see wanting both a historical and variable leader setup, but my impression is that the leaders are not so central to game play that their stats overwhelmingly change outcomes. Anyway I remain optimistic that the game will provide me with entertainment enough to justify the purchase.
A couple of guys at my local gaming group have been playing quite a bit of USCW for the past several months and they seem to really enjoy it. In fact, I need to sit in with them one of these nights so that I can learn it from them.
Quote from: avrotim on August 25, 2016, 02:20:57 PM
The Lamps are Going Out on my table. Despite being involved in the graphics for this game for years, I only played an early version once back in 2012. Now I can actually play and see what it all looks like in real life and not just on a computer screen. Note to self: don't use that awful font on the Tech cards again; its almost impossible to read and I know what it says.
I've been hearing some buzz about this one. Quite the gamble, or maybe not so much so. WWI. No hexes. Area movement. Cards. Competes with PoG. Yet seems to be a big hit thus far.
On my table: DVG's Warfighter.
Quote from: GJK on August 25, 2016, 06:15:17 PM
A couple of guys at my local gaming group have been playing quite a bit of USCW for the past several months and they seem to really enjoy it. In fact, I need to sit in with them one of these nights so that I can learn it from them.
Well either USCW is positively benefiting from the cult of the new overrating or it's a good game, if BGG's rankings are any sort of indication of how good a game is in general.
I've have the "learning to play" scenario setup to help me teach my daughter how to play Combat Commander tomorrow evening.
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But I'm using it tonight to test out a solo rules variant from BGG. >:D
^ That is beautiful
I admit that I love the simple, sometimes chaotic nature of Combat Commander. The trick will be convincing her it's as much fun as Dominant Species....
Checked out VASL lately? Fun stuff!
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^ I haven't, but cannot even get regular old vassal to work lately. >:(
Just finished up another best of three game of dominion against the wife. I'm honestly surprised how much she loves the game. Combat commander weekend got bumped by a sleepover party. Fortunately next weekend is a four day so I still have hopes.
Got Flash Point out - one of the four games I got for my b-day - and played it with my daughter. It's a pretty simple game but highly challenging. There's a 'family' rule set and an 'experienced' rule set, so you can play this with the little ones on 'family' mode and have an easier time.
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I loved the gameplay videos of this so much I also got four expansions for it - Honor & Duty (adds a subway map and a map of a passenger aircraft on the ramp), 2nd Story (adds, go figure, a second story and additional challenges), and Urban Structures (adding office complex-type buildings). The fourth adds a couple of characters, a Rescue Dog and a Veteran. One of the other three expansions also added the Structural Engineer to the mix.
It's a LOT of fun and very chaotic, as fires can be.
Can't wait also to get Police Precinct (2nd Edition) to the table, probably today or tomorrow.
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^ I had looked at that one, but we went with Pandemic for our co-op game.
Quote from: Bison on August 27, 2016, 05:27:13 PM
^ I had looked at that one, but we went with Pandemic for our co-op game.
Which one? Flash Point?
All four that I bought can be played solo, which was a huge selling point for me. I think you can play Pandemic solo too if necessary, though I only own the app on the iPad and not the actual board game.
Yeah sorry Flashpoint. I'm pretty sure you can play Pandemic solo, but I've not tried it that way. I like to play and let the kids give the orders about how best cure the diseases.
I've seen a steady stream of great reviews for both Flash Point and Police Precinct, for family-level cooperative gaming.
Had forgotten about them.
I'm breaking out Zulus on the Ramparts this morning... I expect the British Empire to suffer an ignominious defeat.
Latest acquisitions. On the right, is a mounted map for GMT's Empire of the Sun.
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And a nicely trimmed M1 counter
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O0 Looking good Mirth! MBT is definitely going to be an acquisition here soon.
Laminated Charts! Nerdgasm!
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Quote from: panzerde on August 28, 2016, 12:22:14 PM
O0 Looking good Mirth! MBT is definitely going to be an acquisition here soon.
MBT is amazing. That series is going to cost me a lot of money :P
Quote from: mirth on August 28, 2016, 01:00:40 PM
Quote from: panzerde on August 28, 2016, 12:22:14 PM
O0 Looking good Mirth! MBT is definitely going to be an acquisition here soon.
MBT is amazing. That series is going to cost me a lot of money :P
I keep eyeing the old sequel,
IDF, when I pass it on one of my game shelves. Hadn't thought about it much until the new version of MBT started showing up. They're great classics, and it's good to see it get a much needed facelift.
Kinda wanted to pick up the new MBT, but so backlogged. I'll worry about it in the future, when I'm rich.
I've been looking at MBT, but I'm still playing though Panzer and all three expansions. I like the laminated sheet though.
The newly laminated sheets are actually from Compass Games' Balance of Powers. I'm hoping to play soon with my local group, so I'm working on getting it prepped.
I picked up MBT because I love the Modern era games (I'll leave it to Brant to tell you why the 80s isn't 'modern') and because a buddy of mine already has it and I know we'll be getting a lot of use out of the system.
And let's be honest, I'm a total game whore.
Well if you like the system, Panzer is an excellent WW2 armor system. I'm personally anxiously awaiting us civil war. Empire of the Sun looks like a good system too.
I've played a lot of Panzer in miniature and I have a copy of those rules someplace in my stack of games. I'm sure I'll add the board games to the stack at some point. Like I said, total game whore.
Quote from: mirth on August 28, 2016, 12:14:05 PM
Latest acquisitions. On the right, is a mounted map for GMT's Empire of the Sun.
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And a nicely trimmed M1 counter
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Looks good except fer that defective M1 counter... maybe contact GMT fer a new one.
Anyone know what, if anything, has been changed from the original version. Still have that on my shelf. Played it a lot back in the '90s.
I know they've supposedly cleaned up the rules a lot, but I don't have the original to compare it to.
This is a pretty good interview with Jim Day about the new versions of Panzer and MBT. Granted, it's a GMT house piece so it's going to give a favorable impression, but it's worth a read.
http://www.insidegmt.com/ (http://www.insidegmt.com/)
Quote from: Barthheart on August 28, 2016, 03:02:47 PM
Looks good except fer that defective M1 counter... maybe contact GMT fer a new one.
You'd be really unhappy if you could see what is happening to the rest of my Balance of Powers counters right now.
I'm going to bet on some sort of explicit fondling...
Quote from: Bison on August 28, 2016, 03:37:55 PM
I'm going to bet on some sort of explicit fondling...
In a manner of speaking...
You still wake up sometimes, don't you Barthheart? You wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the counters.
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^That movie was actually based on a novel and was told, iirc, from the viewpoint of the alumnus dad of one of the cadets.
Had a most fun Thursday night playing Tinkershuffle and his friend a situation out of PB Hill of Death campaign at Stadin Strategit ("city strategists") club room.
10 July, 1944
Hill 112, 10 Km Southwest of Caen, France: Late on July 10th, it was realized that the battle to break through to the Orne
River was seriously in question. In fact, the battle for the vital Hill 112 was turning into a stalemate. Major General Thomas
decided that a fresh attack would be required to wrest control of the vital summit and the observation points looking south
into the German areas. The intense fighting to the northeast had sapped most of the British reserves, leaving only the 5th
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) Battalion, which was snatching much needed rest in the outskirts of Fontaine-Etouperfour.
It was decided that the gains would outweigh the risks and the 5th DCLI formed up behind positions held by the 4th Sommerset
Light Infantry Battalion along the Caen-Evracy road. The 5th DCLI was supported by the 44th Royal Tank Regiment, of the 4th
Armored Brigade, who arrived late.
The 5th DCLI jumped off across the open ground to clear the remainder of the hill as the 44th
RTR arrived. Elements of the German 19th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment were dug in down slope and supported by miscellaneous Panzers.
The battle raged up until dark, with artillery from both sides actively affecting the advantage on several occasions. The hill
was secured and several heavy counterattacks were fended off into the night.
What a difference to play a live opponent face to face. In this case, two of them. They played the part of the elements of 19th SS Regt (of 9th SS Div) , setting up two strongholds of one reinforced Coys, one with StuG support, one with Pzkpfw IVs and a PAK section. Before that, I had my Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry deployed in front of Hill 112, with 44th RTR Shermans in both flanks. The victory conditions called for the level 3 plateau to be cleared of eligible German units by end of Turn #7.
As the Op Chits were pulled, there were soon burning Shermans left right and middle! It looked very ominuous for the brave Brits, until I got a sequence of Op2 chits one late one turn one early the second one. The single Achilles platoon especially showed why it's called a "Tank Destroyer". I decided to pull all my muscle towards the western stronghold first, and even after finally having been able to clear the plateau of German steel, the Pz Grenadiers had not given an inch before we called our practice game off at the end of turn #3.
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Quote from: Crossroads on September 02, 2016, 07:33:09 AM
10 July, 1944
Hill 112, 10 Km Southwest of Caen, France: Late on July 10th, it was realized that the battle to break through to the Orne
River was seriously in question. In fact, the battle for the vital Hill 112 was turning into a stalemate. Major General Thomas
decided that a fresh attack would be required to wrest control of the vital summit and the observation points looking south
into the German areas. The intense fighting to the northeast had sapped most of the British reserves, leaving only the 5th
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) Battalion, which was snatching much needed rest in the outskirts of Fontaine-Etouperfour.
It was decided that the gains would outweigh the risks and the 5th DCLI formed up behind positions held by the 4th Sommerset
Light Infantry Battalion along the Caen-Evracy road. The 5th DCLI was supported by the 44th Royal Tank Regiment, of the 4th
Armored Brigade, who arrived late.
The 5th DCLI jumped off across the open ground to clear the remainder of the hill as the 44th RTR arrived. Elements of the German 19th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment were dug in down slope and supported by miscellaneous Panzers.
The battle raged up until dark, with artillery from both sides actively affecting the advantage on several occasions. The hill
was secured and several heavy counterattacks were fended off into the night.
Definitively no fun, this jumping over open ground affair! :knuppel2: :buck2:
QuoteWhat a difference to play a live opponent face to face.
An unbeatable experience, if you're fortunate enough to have wargaming friends that live close enough by.
And because I'm an unapologetic gaming heathen...the family spent the afternoon playing kitchen table Pokemon and Magic the Gathering. Wizards has a pretty cool promo where a new player can get a free beginners pack which has two 30 card decks from a lfgs in order to learn the game. The owner at our lfgs hooked the girls up with a pack each. Green and blue and white and blue. Great product to introduce the card game to new players.
Russia Besieged 2nd Ed
Band of Brothers:Ghost Panzers opening scenario - Take a Building
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Nothing says "WW2" like that map. :o
Painting a few minis on the side Judge?
Quote from: solops on September 04, 2016, 06:35:09 PM
Russia Besieged 2nd Ed
I have a copy of the 1st Edition.
Look me up if you enjoy it and would like to try it out using Vassal.
Quote from: Staggerwing on September 05, 2016, 07:44:53 AM
Painting a few minis on the side Judge?
No Stagger - models. The last "miniatures" I painted were back in the 1970's with my dad and my brother. We used Humbrol enamels and painted 1/32 Airfix Soldiers :'(
A friend and I have been playing through the scenario book for Company of Heroes: Guadalcanal. I'm 0 for 3 as the USMC so far. It's a really fun game and the Bushido system for the Japanese is very well done. It definitely encourages them to act aggressively, even when on defence. It also makes them damned hard to kill. You haven't witnessed the brutality of cardboard war until you see a Japanese mortar team go berserk, carge across the map, and then clobber your MG team over their heads with mortar tubes....the horror....the horror.
I also just picked up a used copy of The Hunters from a guy who's trying to thin out his collection. Game looks to be in excellent shape and only $20.
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New counter sleds.
I cannot get my head around them.
I now cannot play chit games lest I first smooth their corners, but this...this...
And I can't say quite what it is other than it's not...proper...I guess...
Spent much of the day playing card games, notably the Cryptozooic Naruto card game my son loves.
Quote from: Cyrano on September 05, 2016, 10:23:05 PM
Spent much of the day playing card games, notably the Cryptozooic Naruto card game my son loves.
Cool. I've wanted to see the cards for this game. I'll admit that I'm a closet Naruto fan.
Currently playtesting:
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@bison
Some of the cards. The art is pretty cool.
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And my son dressed as Kiba. Hard to avoid getting into something he's into quite that much. Although, when I was a lad, ain't no way cosplay was getting me into the company of the opposite sex...
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Quote from: Pinetree on September 06, 2016, 04:15:28 AM
Currently playtesting:
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Very nice!
Cyrano thanks. I really like the card art. Jr is looking good in the getup.
Working on my wonky low budget angels beat down commander deck. For all of you who don't give a rats ass, I present to you the only mono blue angel that exists in the over 14,000 different magic the gathering cards.
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It adds no value to my deck. It's frankly a very underwhelming card, but by god I am duty bound to include it in my deck. My plan is to baffle my opponents with bullshit, which of course is a legitimate strategy in any conflict.
Quote from: Bison on September 07, 2016, 03:51:45 PM
Working on my wonky low budget angels beat down commander deck. For all of you who don't give a rats ass, I present to you the only mono blue angel that exists in the over 14,000 different magic the gathering cards.
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It adds no value to my deck. It's frankly a very underwhelming card, but by god I am duty bound to include it in my deck. My plan is to baffle my opponents with bullshit, which of course is a legitimate strategy in any conflict.
Nice casting cost for a 4/4 Flying. But you have to poop out something else that same turn, too, so it has some extra cost of a sort. Still won't come out for a little bit, but if you have a good amount of low casting cost cards in the deck.. then a set of them could be quite efficient.
Last I recall, Blue had a variety of options with the 'Flying' ability. Though not as much as White's, and notably so when it comes to stronger ones.
Quote from: Nefaro on September 07, 2016, 09:28:39 PM
Nice casting cost for a 4/4 Flying. But you have to poop out something else that same turn, too, so it has some extra cost of a sort. Still won't come out for a little bit, but if you have a good amount of low casting cost cards in the deck.. then a set of them could be quite efficient.
Last I recall, Blue had a variety of options with the 'Flying' ability. Though not as much as White's, and notably so when it comes to stronger ones.
Best case scenario is cast a 1 mana spell plus the 3 for the Illusory Angel, which would be a nice economic 4/4 flying creature. There are many flying options in blue, but only one mono-blue angel. She must be included on that basis alone. I'm building an angel beat down deck using this particular angel as my commander.
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Not the best commander in the world, but I think the one time I get all of the stars aligned is going to make all of the losing worth while. I've got around 55 cards or so to pile in the angels and a host of auras and sweet, sweet blue control spells. I'm pretty sure I can get her to routinely hit 40+ an attack. Add in some trample, indestructible, hexproof...ah the sweetness of hoping all of my card pulls align.
I haven't kept up with what cards & sets are allowed in current tournaments in.. oh, almost 20 years. Hadn't played in at least a decade. So I have no idea what's out there, and the hordes of cards that aren't allowed in official tourney decks these days.
One of the last decks I made was White & Black, loaded with Angels & shit. Intended to steadily grindstone these big mofos from draw deck into graveyard, then cast Resurrection spells to put them into play from graveyard. ;D I enjoyed theme decks so it was fun but slow & vulnerable.
Think I started doing other PC gaming stuff right after that. Got rid of my old card collection, some of which went back to '94.
Yeah I don't do competitive tournaments. We play kitchen table magic where we just slap cards we like into our decks and hope that they play well together.
We play two formats. Regular old magic - 60 card decks and Commander - 99 cards plus your commander. It's way more fun and cost effective than trying to keep up with competitive decks in legacy, modern, standard, or commander.
You're making me want to get the cards out again, Bison :-)
Quote from: bob48 on September 08, 2016, 04:48:01 PM
You're making me want to get the cards out again, Bison :-)
Do it! I'm a big fan of Magic the Gathering and deck building games in general.
We still have to get to Star Wars LCG via TableTopSim. Alien: Legendary Encounters is also very well done in TTS.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on September 08, 2016, 06:01:10 PM
We still have to get to Star Wars LCG via TableTopSim. Alien: Legendary Encounters is also very well done in TTS.
I know. I do enjoy the Star Wars LCG too. And one of my friends from the FLGS introduced me to Netrunner a few weeks back, which another really fun LCG.
Quote from: Bison on September 08, 2016, 05:47:04 PM
Quote from: bob48 on September 08, 2016, 04:48:01 PM
You're making me want to get the cards out again, Bison :-)
Do it! I'm a big fan of Magic the Gathering and deck building games in general.
When I saw
Android: Netrunner LCG on sale, a few years ago, I snatched it up. Because I instantly recognized it to be pretty much the same as the old
Netrunner CCG from the 90s, which was fookeen awesome but got lost in the CCG avalanche that came after MtG hit it big.
Same with the
Lord Of the Rings card game. There are others I'd played back then too (Call Of Cthulhu, Star Wars, 40K, etc) which I haven't yet revisited.
Never played the old
Doomtown, but picked up the Reloaded version.
Glad some of the good but less known oldies have resurfaced as LCGs. Much prefer that marketing over the randomized CCG packs too. Even though I haven't been playing these much, due to my gaming fads being all over the place, they're definitely staying in the collection.
OMG! The package from NWS finally arrived and it's contents are waiting to be lovingly fondled later.
What is?!!?
US Civil War
Normandy 44
Ukraine 43
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Currently doing history wrong.
Ouch! Italians joined the Allies eh?
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Played two awesome games of MtG Commander with the oldest daughter this morning. She played a mono-green preconstructed deck (thanks Staggerwing!) and I played a mono-blue preconstructed deck. The green deck is an elf/token strategy - lots and lots and lots of +1, +2 creatures that swarm the board. The blue deck is a slow ponderous big creature/control deck. She won the first game stomping me with a ton of elf and wolf tokens. I won the second game with a 1:1000 combo of cards. Great fun. I highly recommend the preconstructed commander decks for those who like MtG, but want to stay on a reasonable budget and don't want to spend hours building decks. They also contain some very nice commander staple cards to use in home brewed decks.
O0
Quote from: Barthheart on September 10, 2016, 08:22:48 AM
Ouch! Italians joined the Allies eh?
Yup. The Anglo-Italian-Yugoslave allies have been texting Russia a lot, asking when they will tear up the Nazi-Soviet Pact and get involved..
Hapsburg Eclipse: About 1/4 of the way through the war. So far so good. Emperor Franz-Joseph gets lucky with an early Russian revolution, forcing the Russian Army to weaken and back up. But constant bad news of losses is weighing heavily on national moral, and those Croats...well they just won't stay satisfied with their lot...and they keep revolting.
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The Arab-Israeli Wars, by AH. With as many AH games as I owned and played in my youth, I somehow missed this one. Just got a copy and took it for a test drive.
Here is scenario 1, Bir Gifgafa, set in 1956. Israeli Shermans and AMXs vs. Egyptian T-34s and SU-100s. The Egyptians try to stop the Israelis from exiting off the North edge. Firing hull-down behind sand dunes, the Shermans waste a slew of T34s. In this pic, the Israelis start to run off the board. The Shermans leave behind a whole bunch of dead T34s, and a few of their friends in scattered burning Shermans and AMXs. According to the forum chat on BGG, this is a horribly one-sided scenario: I can confirm that....
Still, a great deal of fun and the game itself holds up well after almost 40 years.
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Quote from: ArizonaTank on September 18, 2016, 12:22:18 PM
The Arab-Israeli Wars, by AH. With as many AH games as I owned and played in my youth, I somehow missed this one. Just got a copy and took it for a test drive.
Here is scenario 1, Bir Gifgafa, set in 1956. Israeli Shermans and AMXs vs. Egyptian T-34s and SU-100s. The Egyptians try to stop the Israelis from exiting off the North edge. Firing hull-down behind sand dunes, the Shermans waste a slew of T34s. In this pic, the Israelis start to run off the board. The Shermans leave behind a whole bunch of dead T34s, and a few of their friends in scattered burning Shermans and AMXs. According to the forum chat on BGG, this is a horribly one-sided scenario: I can confirm that....
Still, a great deal of fun and the game itself holds up well after almost 40 years.
Sweet!!! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Did you notice my post at the Computer Wargaming forum saying all the AIW situations are now available in Campaign Series Middle East :)
The wife and I played several games of MtG last night, as a break from our regular best of three games of Dominion.
Quote from: Bison on September 18, 2016, 04:25:48 PM
The wife and I played several games of MtG last night, as a break from our regular best of three games of Dominion.
As a quick warm-up before your game of ASL I hope. >:(
Quote from: ArizonaTank on September 18, 2016, 12:22:18 PM
The Arab-Israeli Wars, by AH. With as many AH games as I owned and played in my youth, I somehow missed this one. Just got a copy and took it for a test drive.
I recall picking up
Arab-Israeli Wars around the same time I got VG's
2nd Fleet, which was love at first sight. Enjoyed both of those quite a bit.
Quote from: GJK on September 18, 2016, 04:41:12 PM
Quote from: Bison on September 18, 2016, 04:25:48 PM
The wife and I played several games of MtG last night, as a break from our regular best of three games of Dominion.
As a quick warm-up before your game of ASL I hope. >:(
When did ASL become a sexual euphemism?
It is the sexiest wargame out there. 8)
No. I clipped some very sexy ASL counters earlier tonight, but no. Last Blitzkrieg (https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178896/last-blitzkrieg) the first game in the new BCS series has to hold the crown of sexiest wargame for the time being. The Stalingrad, upcoming third game in the series will probably take the crown eventually, but for now it's LB.
I enjoy Dean Essig designs and when BCS goes to Stalingrad, I'll be all over that P500. Bulge just never intrigued me.
Quote from: Crossroads on September 18, 2016, 12:48:37 PM
Sweet!!! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Did you notice my post at the Computer Wargaming forum saying all the AIW situations are now available in Campaign Series Middle East :)
Thanks for pointing that out. I just installed the mod. Will certainly give them a run...
Since my PC is away being repaired :-{ I have just finished setting up 'Bitter Woods'.
On the table today is a battle cry game being used to test out the advanced Vive l'Empereur system. My new twist is to step that system up a notch using corps and army commanders with a random corp activation chit pull. But have the army commanders able to keep an activation out of the pool based on their roll against their rating. Also in the pool are 2 end of turn chits which ends the turn randomly when both are pulled.
Having fun . . .
Quote from: Duke of Earl on September 21, 2016, 09:08:32 AMMy new twist is to step that system up a notch using corps and army commanders with a random corp activation chit pull. But have the army commanders able to keep an activation out of the pool based on their roll against their rating.
So when they keep out the activation, is that so it's guaranteed to come up, or guaranteed
not to come up? Just wanting to make sure I understand.
I tried a little (very little) Star Trek Panic last night...good game, playable solo but not good just with one player (really need to control two players at least as a solo player, in order to have a hope in Hell of defeating the hordes that come at the Enterprise). Didn't even finish one mission, but I like that you randomly determine your missions and need to complete five of them to complete your 'five year mission' and win the game.
Just received 3rd printing of Sekigahara.
Got some wood block stickering to do in the near future.
Just wrapped up my first game of D-Day at Peleliu. Alas, not a successful run. Got to turn 9 before the Japanese pulled a card calling for them to stage close contact assaults. The other intense fire positions pushed me over the catastrophic casualty rate... Just could not get Marines off the beach fast enough...
Quote from: Blackndecker on September 28, 2016, 08:07:05 PM
Just wrapped up my first game of D-Day at Peleliu. Alas, not a successful run. Got to turn 9 before the Japanese pulled a card calling for them to stage close contact assaults. The other intense fire positions pushed me over the catastrophic casualty rate... Just could not get Marines off the beach fast enough...
I just started puzzling over Churobosco!
I'm breaking out Labyrinth the War on Terror this morning after I take one of my kids to the orthodontist. My last game was a little easy, so I'm hoping the bot draws better cards this time. Great game. Might have to finally dedicate the time to learn Cuba Libre or Liberty or Death this weekend.
My copy of VG's Vietnam should arrive today. I owned that game some time early last century (I think it was) but never actually played it. Looking forward to trying some of the scenarios. It's the campaign game that takes a lifetime of investment but I'd love to at least start one some time.
Use of the phrase last century is rather depressing...
Quote from: Bison on September 30, 2016, 08:18:25 AM
Use of the phrase last century is rather depressing...
QFT.
Quote from: Bison on September 30, 2016, 08:18:25 AM
Use of the phrase last century is rather depressing...
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No shit. I'm stuck in the 1980s man.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 30, 2016, 09:32:57 AM
Quote from: Bison on September 30, 2016, 08:18:25 AM
Use of the phrase last century is rather depressing...
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Man, that is fucking depressing.
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Woot! Held on for a victory in Labyrinth through the 2nd deck. Came 1 short of an auto-victory, but that was really never a possibility. I got my last 5 "good" resources really late in the game. Could have easily lost this with a few bad rolls or jihadist events.
Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge. Game just starting.
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Hey - that was a GARPA game!
I tried out Terraforming Mars at the FLGS today. It's a pretty interesting game. Not one I think I'll pick up for myself but I'll definitely give it another go if it hits the table.
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While we were playing, a couple game in with some used games they wanted to put on consignment. One of the games was a virtually untouched copy of GMT's Labyrinth (guy said they tried it once and shelved it) for $40. It's mine now!!!!
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for $40, hell yeah! Great find :)
$40 Canadian dollars even. (If I weren't paid in the stupid things, it'd be even better!)
Quote from: bayonetbrant on October 01, 2016, 10:09:25 PM
Hey - that was a GARPA game!
And a good one. For a game with just one scenario It has quite a bit of replay value. Also, the rules are pretty easy to grasp once you play a few turns. A good wargame introduction game.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 01, 2016, 11:06:39 PM
I tried out Terraforming Mars at the FLGS today. It's a pretty interesting game. Not one I think I'll pick up for myself but I'll definitely give it another go if it hits the table.
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I actually looked at this the other day, but like you I don't really feel any need to own a copy. I'd love to play it, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on October 01, 2016, 10:07:50 PM
Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge. Game just starting.
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At first glance and having never heard of this game before this one looks like AH Turning Point Stalingrad. Only set in the Pacific Theater.
Quote from: W8taminute on October 02, 2016, 09:43:50 PM
At first glance and having never heard of this game before this one looks like AH Turning Point Stalingrad. Only set in the Pacific Theater.
I hadn't really thought of that until you mentioned it. Yes, it is heavily based on Turning Point Stalingrad (it even lacks a player aid card like TPS). But the scale is different. In KG:ER the basic unit is a platoon, and a turn is 1.5 hours; the entire game plays out during one night on Guadalcanal, defending Henderson field. There is plenty of Pacific War flavor...banzai charges, defensive machine gun fire, leaders, Japanese capturing supply dumps, patrols, and infiltration. Also, there is no mech / armor. It is also a lot cheaper...you can get a copy of Kawaguchi's Gamble: Edson's Ridge on ebay for $35. Good luck paying less than $100 for TPS.
TPS is worth $100?! I need to store my copy of the game in a better and safer location.
KG:ER sounds like fun though. Must check it out.
On my table is "The Lamps are Going Out". I have been soloing it and its a hoot. Unfortunately we are having a big family dinner on Sunday and I will likely have to pack it away tomorrow to start the clean-up.
Quote from: avrotim on October 04, 2016, 09:07:33 PM
On my table is "The Lamps are Going Out". I have been soloing it and its a hoot. Unfortunately we are having a big family dinner on Sunday and I will likely have to pack it away tomorrow to start the clean-up.
I have been waiting for the Vassal module for this one...but great to hear you are having fun. Maybe I'll break it out later this month.
My impression is that Lamps should make a great 2 player game. I am not convinced it would be as good in multiplayer mode but I could be wrong.
Putin Strikes arrived, good to see it finally! Rules look interesting, for instance depicting the first month of a "new war" all units become disrupted after they see action. Should be interesting. I will give it a couple of solo sessions first, before taking it to live play.
This Thursday should see another scenario from LnL's Nations at War: Blood and Bridges, followed by perhaps their Nations at War: Airborne scenario next.
Then, Continental Eastern Europe it is :knuppel2:
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^Looks sweet!
Pics from the Battle of Savo Island game I played in Friday night. Rules were General Quarters, 3rd Edition. I played IJN and had Mikawa's Striking Force of cruisers.
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Opening move - That's our main battle line sweeping in west of Savo Island. We have a small detachment to the North of Savo heading east. The Allies have their radar pickets out, with the rest of their forces in pre-designated patrol boxes. It's basically a historical setup. Our plan was to sweep further south than Mikawa historically did, in an attempt to break past the Allies and into the transports (off board in this scenario).
Both sides spotted the other on the 1st turn. The Allies were restricted from reacting on the first two turns after spotting the IJN forces to represent the historical confusion and C&C problems on the Allied side.
We opened fire on the first turn. It was at long range, but the picket destroyer USS Blue (center right) was the target of almost the entire IJN battleline. She was roughly handled and had to withdraw almost immediately.
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Close up showing the head of the Japanese line - from front to back the cruisers Chokai, Aoba, Kako and Kinugasa (the historical formation)
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We launched torpedoes on turn two. The yellow slips mark the centerline of the firing ship at the point the torps are fired. Movement is resolved for both sides and then the torpedo markers are moved and hits determined.
My intent of launching early was to make use of our advantage in torpedoes (both in quality and quantity) and to disrupt the Allied lines. With so many torps in the water, maneuvering became very tricky for the Allies.
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Two salvoes of Long Lance torpedoes heading toward the destroyer USS Patterson. There are a series of die rolls to determine hits and damage, but with so many of the heavy torpedoes headed her way things were about to get ugly for the Patterson.
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Black "oil slick" marker indicating the remains of the Patterson after two torpedo hits. The yellow and white markers on the stands represent starshells that have been fired to illuminate the Allied formations.
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Close up of the IJN line closing with the Allies. This is just before the Patterson was hit. To the right of Patterson is HMAS Canberra and USS Chicago. My line is about to engage Canberra.
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After shot of the IJN line engaging Canberra. She took multiple hits from 8-inch gunfire. Her topsides are a shambles with almost all of her main and secondary batteries destroyed. She broke off, passing through the remains of the Patterson.
At the same time, Chicago opened up on my lead ship (Chokai) inflicting a couple hits and minor damage. I believe her top speed was reduced from 35 to 32kts.
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With Canberra hors de combat, the line turned its attention to Chicago. These are the results - 8 hits from the 8-inch guns and 5 more from the 4.7 & 5-inch secondaries. Chicago suffered the same fate as Canberra. Afloat, but utterly wrecked.
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Things began to break down quickly for the Allies. The Northern force attempted to come to the aid of their battered comrades. It ran into the salvos of Japanese torpedoes which sunk Quincy and inflicted heavy damage on Astoria. A second destroyer was also sunk, but I don't remember which.
We called the game shortly after (we had been playing for 5 hours or so). The end result was 1 Allied cruiser and two destroyers sunk with two more cruisers and a destroyer heavily damaged. The IJN did not lose any ships though Chokai received moderate damage from her encounter with Canberra and Chicago (as lead ship Chokai drew the most attention from the Allies).
In the end, it was a Japanese tactical victory. As with the historical fight, the main goal was to get to the transports which we were not able to do.
^ Very cool.
Looks like a hell of a good time Mirth! Were the models expensive or hard to obtain? What about those rules? I'd love to give something like that a try!
They weren't my minis, but I don't think they are terribly expensive. Most of them are from NavWar, I believe. From what my buddy said, the biggest pain with NavWar is that the guy doesn't have a modern web presence. You basically mail in your order and a check and the guy sends you the minis.
I ordered the General Quarters rules today - http://www.odgw.com/forums/index.php?/store/category/3-general-quarters-iii
The rules aren't exactly cheap, but I really like them and I have ton of the pre-painted Axis & Allies ships that I can use to start.
And it was a wicked good time! ;)
Looked like a blast!
Nice pics! O0
Was there much down time during the 5 hours or was there lots to do for everyone? How many players?
3 players per side. There was plenty to do - plotting moves, resolving moves, torpedo movement, resolve gunfire, etc. Most of us were new players (I had played once before, but years ago) so it went slower than it otherwise might have. I don't think anyone was bored. We were all fully engaged in the fight.
Looks like fun!
Cool! Should have played with the lights out.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 10, 2016, 03:41:50 AMCool! Should have played with the lights out.
if they'd been down here this weekend, that was the only option... O0
Quote from: mirth on October 09, 2016, 01:53:09 PM
And it was a wicked good time! ;)
Little Boats! Does look like fun.
It looks like I'm going to be having The Greatest Day on the floor of the Man Apartment for a while. Here is the Panzer Lehr map for intro scenario number 6. It's three days after D-Day and Pz Lehr wants to recapture Bayeux. The 50th British Army Infantry Division plus the 8th Armoured Brigade and a Brigade of the 7th Armoured Div and the 56th Brigade are also on the attack. They want Tilly-sur-Seulles. To sort of make that work in solo play, I've apportioned the six victory towns with paradrop markers:
Quote from: mirth on October 09, 2016, 01:52:37 PM
They weren't my minis, but I don't think they are terribly expensive. Most of them are from NavWar, I believe. From what my buddy said, the biggest pain with NavWar is that the guy doesn't have a modern web presence. You basically mail in your order and a check and the guy sends you the minis.
I ordered the General Quarters rules today - http://www.odgw.com/forums/index.php?/store/category/3-general-quarters-iii
The rules aren't exactly cheap, but I really like them and I have ton of the pre-painted Axis & Allies ships that I can use to start.
I always thought GQ is the right balance of playability and grog accuracy....
Quote from: ArizonaTank on October 10, 2016, 07:30:35 PM
Quote from: mirth on October 09, 2016, 01:52:37 PM
They weren't my minis, but I don't think they are terribly expensive. Most of them are from NavWar, I believe. From what my buddy said, the biggest pain with NavWar is that the guy doesn't have a modern web presence. You basically mail in your order and a check and the guy sends you the minis.
I ordered the General Quarters rules today - http://www.odgw.com/forums/index.php?/store/category/3-general-quarters-iii
The rules aren't exactly cheap, but I really like them and I have ton of the pre-painted Axis & Allies ships that I can use to start.
I always thought GQ is the right balance of playability and grog accuracy....
I reallly dig the GQ rules. I have the core rules and the Solomons Campaign supplement on the way now :P
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 10, 2016, 03:41:50 AM
Cool! Should have played with the lights out.
We talked about that before we started :P
Played another session of Blood and Bridges (http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/fb.asp?m=4164057), of the LnL World at War fame. Blood and bridges indeed! O0
What a fun evening, neighbouring table was playing a WW2 miniature game, so there was nice banter going on about relative strengths of weapons systems from WW2 to modern day. Talked about various articles and studies as well, like RAND's Baltics scenario (http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1253.html) and how that would likely pan out.
Which led to the fact we'll try Putin Strikes next, likely :smitten:
^Cool stuff!
Quote from: GJK on October 09, 2016, 01:41:01 PM
Looks like a hell of a good time Mirth! Were the models expensive or hard to obtain? What about those rules? I'd love to give something like that a try!
Brant posted a thread a while back about a company that was selling 2D, top down view stickers of WWII era ships that you could paste onto a slat of balsa wood. Damned if I can find the thread now though. They offered a free sample so I sent away for it thinking that I might be able to use them as targets for Wings of Glory. The scale was a bit too small for WoG but it'd be perfect for General Quarters.
Trying the 2 player version of Enemy Action: Ardennes in solo mode before moving on to the two solitaire versions
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Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 13, 2016, 03:52:36 PM
Quote from: GJK on October 09, 2016, 01:41:01 PM
Looks like a hell of a good time Mirth! Were the models expensive or hard to obtain? What about those rules? I'd love to give something like that a try!
Brant posted a thread a while back about a company that was selling 2D, top down view stickers of WWII era ships that you could paste onto a slat of balsa wood. Damned if I can find the thread now though. They offered a free sample so I sent away for it thinking that I might be able to use them as targets for Wings of Glory. The scale was a bit too small for WoG but it'd be perfect for General Quarters.
Oooh. I'd like to see those.
Quote from: Rekim on October 13, 2016, 06:12:33 PM
Trying the 2 player version of Enemy Action: Ardennes in solo mode before moving on to the two solitaire versions
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That map is gorgeous!
My rules arrived today
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Quote from: mirth on October 13, 2016, 06:14:38 PM
That map is gorgeous!
All of the components are sharp looking imo. It's a shame they didn't do more a thorough QA job before sending it to the printers, though. The were numerous misprints on the map/counters/cards I had to contend with.
Quote from: mirth on October 13, 2016, 06:14:02 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 13, 2016, 03:52:36 PM
Quote from: GJK on October 09, 2016, 01:41:01 PM
Looks like a hell of a good time Mirth! Were the models expensive or hard to obtain? What about those rules? I'd love to give something like that a try!
Brant posted a thread a while back about a company that was selling 2D, top down view stickers of WWII era ships that you could paste onto a slat of balsa wood. Damned if I can find the thread now though. They offered a free sample so I sent away for it thinking that I might be able to use them as targets for Wings of Glory. The scale was a bit too small for WoG but it'd be perfect for General Quarters.
Oooh. I'd like to see those.
Found it!
http://topsideminis.com/ (http://topsideminis.com/)
I tried out my first game of Labyrinth tonight. I picked up a used copy last week and a friend who often trounces me in Twilight Struggle was eager to give it a whirl so we had at it. It was the first time playing for either of us so there was a bit of floundering going on as we tried to get familiar with the rules and the pacing. Seems like a very interesting game, somewhere between Twilight Struggle and the COIN series.
I played as the Jihadists and we had an interesting back and forth. I was able to spread my terrorist cells from Afghanistan into Pakistan and then the Philippines and Somalia. The Americans committed to a regime change and war in Afghanistan which tied down their forces. They were successful in setting up a puppet government in Afghanistan but in the meantime, I toppled the Pakistani government and set up an Islamist state which gave me access to the Pakistani nuclear arsenal.
There was a fair amount of back and forth with the US invading Pakistan and restoring government and me using this aggression to sway world opinion against such blatant US imperialism. With US prestige damaged, I was able to smuggle some cells into the US as well as three WMDs. The Americans were able to prevent two of the devices from going off but not the third. This meant an automatic win for the Jihadists.
We both enjoyed the game quite a lot and are looking forward to a rematch. I ordered the expansion which covers the Arab Spring and Syrian civil war. Supposed to arrive tomorrow.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 14, 2016, 12:34:44 AM
Quote from: mirth on October 13, 2016, 06:14:02 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 13, 2016, 03:52:36 PM
Quote from: GJK on October 09, 2016, 01:41:01 PM
Looks like a hell of a good time Mirth! Were the models expensive or hard to obtain? What about those rules? I'd love to give something like that a try!
Brant posted a thread a while back about a company that was selling 2D, top down view stickers of WWII era ships that you could paste onto a slat of balsa wood. Damned if I can find the thread now though. They offered a free sample so I sent away for it thinking that I might be able to use them as targets for Wings of Glory. The scale was a bit too small for WoG but it'd be perfect for General Quarters.
Oooh. I'd like to see those.
Found it!
http://topsideminis.com/ (http://topsideminis.com/)
Mucho gracias!
Wow. They offer a free rules set and will send you 1 free unit as a sample.
Same scale as the A&A minis which is a little larger than I'd prefer, but still.
I sent away for the free sample and got a Japanese destroyer sticker and a slat of wood to paste it onto. I'd prefer miniatures but if you're on a budget, want a huge number of ships, and/or don't want to or can't paint minis, they're a reasonable alternative.
The sample was delivered in a hand written envelope so I'm guessing they're not the hugest operation out there.
I doubt my group would use them, but it's hard to say 'no' to some of those battle sets for the price.
I ordered the free unit and rules. Worth checking out.
Thanks for the link.
The free rules are very basic, but I'm thinking they'd be a good way to introduce my kids to naval wargaming. I may order a set of the ships to use with the kids. I'll see what I think of the free unit they send.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 14, 2016, 04:27:03 AM
I tried out my first game of Labyrinth tonight. I picked up a used copy last week and a friend who often trounces me in Twilight Struggle was eager to give it a whirl so we had at it. It was the first time playing for either of us so there was a bit of floundering going on as we tried to get familiar with the rules and the pacing. Seems like a very interesting game, somewhere between Twilight Struggle and the COIN series.
I played as the Jihadists and we had an interesting back and forth. I was able to spread my terrorist cells from Afghanistan into Pakistan and then the Philippines and Somalia. The Americans committed to a regime change and war in Afghanistan which tied down their forces. They were successful in setting up a puppet government in Afghanistan but in the meantime, I toppled the Pakistani government and set up an Islamist state which gave me access to the Pakistani nuclear arsenal.
There was a fair amount of back and forth with the US invading Pakistan and restoring government and me using this aggression to sway world opinion against such blatant US imperialism. With US prestige damaged, I was able to smuggle some cells into the US as well as three WMDs. The Americans were able to prevent two of the devices from going off but not the third. This meant an automatic win for the Jihadists.
We both enjoyed the game quite a lot and are looking forward to a rematch. I ordered the expansion which covers the Arab Spring and Syrian civil war. Supposed to arrive tomorrow.
Thanks for the AAR.
I've had this game for years, now, and still haven't played it. At this rate, I'm not sure I'll ever get around to it before the expansion gets scarce.
Would still like to hear about the experience
with the expansion being used, however. Because once I start something, I turn into an obsessed completionist.
Quote from: mirth on October 13, 2016, 07:32:35 PM
My rules arrived today
The WWI version, "Fleet Action Imminent" are also very good and I recommend.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 14, 2016, 04:27:03 AM
I tried out my first game of Labyrinth tonight. I picked up a used copy last week and a friend who often trounces me in Twilight Struggle was eager to give it a whirl so we had at it. It was the first time playing for either of us so there was a bit of floundering going on as we tried to get familiar with the rules and the pacing. Seems like a very interesting game, somewhere between Twilight Struggle and the COIN series.
I played as the Jihadists and we had an interesting back and forth. I was able to spread my terrorist cells from Afghanistan into Pakistan and then the Philippines and Somalia. The Americans committed to a regime change and war in Afghanistan which tied down their forces. They were successful in setting up a puppet government in Afghanistan but in the meantime, I toppled the Pakistani government and set up an Islamist state which gave me access to the Pakistani nuclear arsenal.
There was a fair amount of back and forth with the US invading Pakistan and restoring government and me using this aggression to sway world opinion against such blatant US imperialism. With US prestige damaged, I was able to smuggle some cells into the US as well as three WMDs. The Americans were able to prevent two of the devices from going off but not the third. This meant an automatic win for the Jihadists.
We both enjoyed the game quite a lot and are looking forward to a rematch. I ordered the expansion which covers the Arab Spring and Syrian civil war. Supposed to arrive tomorrow.
This is such a fun game, even solo versus the bots. The expansion gives you an updated Jihad bot, and a US bot. Both are playable with either the base game or expansion.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on October 14, 2016, 01:27:17 PM
Quote from: mirth on October 13, 2016, 07:32:35 PM
My rules arrived today
The WWI version, "Fleet Action Imminent" are also very good and I recommend.
It's on my list. I almost ordered the Sudden Storm rules covering the War Plan Orange interwar period.
I just found a couple of versions of Labyrinth on TableTop Simulator. They look pretty nice. Who's up for a game?
Quote from: mirth on October 14, 2016, 04:40:35 AM
Wow. They offer a free rules set and will send you 1 free unit as a sample.
Same scale as the A&A minis which is a little larger than I'd prefer, but still.
Looks sweet! We used SEEKRIEG 4 as a kid with cardboard counters we made. These look very nice :)
Slowly struggling my way through learning Clash of Monarchs.
Played a fun ASL scenario (SP194; Schwerpunkt publications, "Requiem for a Dreadnaught"). Interesting board setup. My objective was to exit > 10 CVP's worth of men/equipment off the far edge while keeping the Russians from occupying any of the multi-hex buildings AND keeping the T-35 tanks from being within 3 hexes of any of the multi-level hexes. Tall order to fill and in the end, the clock ran out on me. I've got to learn to be better about deploying squads and using smoke for concealment; my PzIV's had great smoke capabilities and I just under utilized that. We had a good time though and it's a highly recommended scenario.
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 07:47:47 PM
Played a fun ASL scenario (SP194; Schwerpunkt publications, "Requiem for a Dreadnaught"). Interesting board setup. My objective was to exit > 10 CVP's worth of men/equipment off the far edge while keeping the Russians from occupying any of the multi-hex buildings AND keeping the T-35 tanks from being within 3 hexes of any of the multi-level hexes. Tall order to fill and in the end, the clock ran out on me. I've got to learn to be better about deploying squads and using smoke for concealment; my PzIV's had great smoke capabilities and I just under utilized that. We had a good time though and it's a highly recommended scenario.
That's all fine and good, but when do you finally plan on playing an actual wargame?
Farting around with Labyrinth: The Awakening 2010-?, the expansion for Labyrinth: The War on Terror. Going to play it at the nerd store later this week.
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Quote from: Bison on October 24, 2016, 08:03:45 PM
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 07:47:47 PM
Played a fun ASL scenario (SP194; Schwerpunkt publications, "Requiem for a Dreadnaught"). Interesting board setup. My objective was to exit > 10 CVP's worth of men/equipment off the far edge while keeping the Russians from occupying any of the multi-hex buildings AND keeping the T-35 tanks from being within 3 hexes of any of the multi-level hexes. Tall order to fill and in the end, the clock ran out on me. I've got to learn to be better about deploying squads and using smoke for concealment; my PzIV's had great smoke capabilities and I just under utilized that. We had a good time though and it's a highly recommended scenario.
That's all fine and good, but when do you finally plan on playing an actual wargame?
Oh My
But answer the question :P
Quote from: Bison on October 24, 2016, 08:03:45 PM
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 07:47:47 PM
Played a fun ASL scenario (SP194; Schwerpunkt publications, "Requiem for a Dreadnaught"). Interesting board setup. My objective was to exit > 10 CVP's worth of men/equipment off the far edge while keeping the Russians from occupying any of the multi-hex buildings AND keeping the T-35 tanks from being within 3 hexes of any of the multi-level hexes. Tall order to fill and in the end, the clock ran out on me. I've got to learn to be better about deploying squads and using smoke for concealment; my PzIV's had great smoke capabilities and I just under utilized that. We had a good time though and it's a highly recommended scenario.
That's all fine and good, but when do you finally plan on playing an actual wargame?
You mean like Fantasy Grounds while learning Castles and Crusades? WTF is this that kind of comment? I seriously hope that you just forgot to put a little emoticon there.
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 09:36:53 PM
That's all fine and good, but when do you finally plan on playing an actual wargame?
You mean like Fantasy Grounds while learning Castles and Crusades? WTF is this that kind of comment? I seriously hope that you just forgot to put a little emoticon there.
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It was a jest. I will never make another joke again about the serious nature of ASL as a wargame. I promise. O:-)
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Quote from: Bison on October 24, 2016, 09:43:59 PM
I will never make another joke again about the serious nature of ASL as a wargame.
I wish I could make that promise.
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Quote from: Bison on October 24, 2016, 09:43:59 PM
It was a jest. I will never make another joke again about the serious nature of ASL as a wargame. I promise. O:-)
No, that's fine - it's easy to tease the seriousness that surrounds ASL (GOD's Wargame) and ASL players (GOD's Wargamers) - the comment just read as being very snarky to me.
Let me add the little smiley thing here, as a jest about my own "GOD's" comment: :))
Quote from: mirth on October 24, 2016, 09:48:22 PM
Quote from: Bison on October 24, 2016, 09:43:59 PM
I will never make another joke again about the serious nature of ASL as a wargame.
I wish I could make that promise.
It is...serious...ASL serious...when your entire reputation as being either a REAL wargamer or just a pretender (can we say 'CoH' here???) is on the line - it is deadly serious.
The ASL crowd does tend to be a bit self-serious :P *
*Please note the smiley thing 8)
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 24, 2016, 08:19:29 PM
Farting around with Labyrinth: The Awakening 2010-?, the expansion for Labyrinth: The War on Terror. Going to play it at the nerd store later this week.
Lost in the pissing match is SDR's post. I just received my copy of this expansion last week. I've owned Laby since it came out and I've never played the damn thing; but I'd like to. I need to tell my ASL buddies to STFU about ASL already and give another game a try. There - I can laugh at ASL players too. ;)
Well thank God I made sure to cover all of my wargaming bases by picking up a paper copy of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook.
Quote from: Bison on October 24, 2016, 09:59:37 PM
Well thank God I made sure to cover all of my wargaming bases by picking up a paper copy of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook.
Pathfinder?? WTF???? That shit don't belong here!
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 10:00:48 PM
Quote from: Bison on October 24, 2016, 09:59:37 PM
Well thank God I made sure to cover all of my wargaming bases by picking up a paper copy of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook.
Pathfinder?? WTF???? That shit don't belong here!
I know. That's why I made a space for it on the bookshelf next to the ASL rule book binder. 8)
In all seriousness, there is something of an attitude with the ASL crowd. There was a time when I was an active poster at Gamesquad and I read the ASL forums there. One person got wind of me being from Maine and offered a game. When I replied that I was a newbie but interested in learning the game, I was basically told, "Let me know when you have a few games under your belt and we can talk".
Sorry, but if you are an experienced player and can't be bothered to teach the game to someone who is willing to learn, then FU and your niche, rules-lawyering game.
Quote from: mirth on October 24, 2016, 10:07:35 PM
In all seriousness, there is something of an attitude with the ASL crowd. There was a time when I was an active poster at Gamesquad and I read the ASL forums there. One person got wind of me being from Maine and offered a game. When I replied that I was a newbie but interested in learning the game, I was basically told, "Let me know when you have a few games under your belt and we can talk".
Sorry, but if you are an experienced player and can't be bothered to teach the game to someone who is willing to learn, then FU and your niche, rules-lawyering game.
Sorry to hear that - though that's completely opposite of the experience that I had (and continue to have). I did the same thing that most of us did (probably)- owned Squad Leader and bought the gamette's and then that got too convoluted (and girls became much more interesting thing to study) and then bought the ASLRB when it came out and just scratched my head and threw it in the closet. I then discovered VASL (holy shit, they've digitized ASL??) and then the Starter Kits came out and I jumped onboard. I met several friendly guys on VASL that were very helpful in teaching the game to me and an old Combat Mission pbem buddy and we played every night for hours. I then joined the local ASL group and they've all been super as far as teaching the game; even "lowering" themselves to playing a starter kit scenario with me when I first joined up with them 12 years ago. And hell, we all know how ASL has rules for everything ('commander crapped his pants during a banzai charge and so you have a +3 drm') so I'm *still* trying to learn new shit and our local group has been great about it. Sounds like you just got a shithead that day and sorry to hear that has tainted your whole ASL experience.
It wasn't just that one experience. Years of reading the GS forums had an influence too. I don't mean to paint all ASL players with the same brush, but there is an attitude with many players that is off putting for newcomers. Pedantic is one word that comes to mind.
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 09:58:56 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 24, 2016, 08:19:29 PM
Farting around with Labyrinth: The Awakening 2010-?, the expansion for Labyrinth: The War on Terror. Going to play it at the nerd store later this week.
Lost in the pissing match is SDR's post. I just received my copy of this expansion last week. I've owned Laby since it came out and I've never played the damn thing; but I'd like to. I need to tell my ASL buddies to STFU about ASL already and give another game a try. There - I can laugh at ASL players too. ;)
I'm up for a PBEM or live VASSAL game if you are.
Quote from: mirth on October 24, 2016, 10:25:30 PM
It wasn't just that one experience. Years of reading the GS forums had an influence too. I don't mean to paint all ASL players with the same brush, but there is an attitude with many players that is off putting for newcomers. Pedantic is one word that comes to mind.
I refuse to read the GS forums- there's poison there. Don't go to GS if you're new (or returning) to ASL. Instead, I'd recommend VASL and Patrick Ireland, who is on a one man mission to teach the world how to play ASL. Hell, I'm up for helping anybody here interested in learning ASL...me and Ubercat did it a couple of years ago and I *think* he's still playing it today. Anybody reading can hit me up - I'd love to teach some ASL or ASLSK.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 24, 2016, 10:38:09 PM
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 09:58:56 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on October 24, 2016, 08:19:29 PM
Farting around with Labyrinth: The Awakening 2010-?, the expansion for Labyrinth: The War on Terror. Going to play it at the nerd store later this week.
Lost in the pissing match is SDR's post. I just received my copy of this expansion last week. I've owned Laby since it came out and I've never played the damn thing; but I'd like to. I need to tell my ASL buddies to STFU about ASL already and give another game a try. There - I can laugh at ASL players too. ;)
I'm up for a PBEM or live VASSAL game if you are.
Yeah, for sure. I'm on vacation this week so if you want to connect online (if you're up for teaching it) or I can bone up on the rules and we can try Pbem- whichever you'd like.
I've only got one game under my belt myself so maybe PBEM would be better to start off with?
Yeah, sounds good. Base game to start? I'll start grokking those rules.
Sure, sounds good.
Quote from: mirth on October 24, 2016, 10:07:35 PM
In all seriousness, there is something of an attitude with the ASL crowd. There was a time when I was an active poster at Gamesquad and I read the ASL forums there. One person got wind of me being from Maine and offered a game. When I replied that I was a newbie but interested in learning the game, I was basically told, "Let me know when you have a few games under your belt and we can talk".
Sorry, but if you are an experienced player and can't be bothered to teach the game to someone who is willing to learn, then FU and your niche, rules-lawyering game.
I think it was more because you are from Maine. :P
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 10:54:19 PM
...Anybody reading can hit me up - I'd love to teach some ASL or ASLSK.
Does that include the card game Up Front? ^-^
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 10:54:19 PM
...Anybody reading can hit me up - I'd love to teach some ASL or ASLSK.
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Does that include the card game Up Front? ^-^ [/size]
Hell yeah, we could do that one too!
Quote from: bbmike on October 25, 2016, 05:14:58 AM
Quote from: mirth on October 24, 2016, 10:07:35 PM
In all seriousness, there is something of an attitude with the ASL crowd. There was a time when I was an active poster at Gamesquad and I read the ASL forums there. One person got wind of me being from Maine and offered a game. When I replied that I was a newbie but interested in learning the game, I was basically told, "Let me know when you have a few games under your belt and we can talk".
Sorry, but if you are an experienced player and can't be bothered to teach the game to someone who is willing to learn, then FU and your niche, rules-lawyering game.
I think it was more because you are from Maine. :P
Good point. We're not the most sociable folks up here.
Quote from: GJK on October 24, 2016, 10:54:19 PM
Hell, I'm up for helping anybody here interested in learning ASL...me and Ubercat did it a couple of years ago and I *think* he's still playing it today. Anybody reading can hit me up - I'd love to teach some ASL or ASLSK.
I'm not exactly playing, but I am fixin' to. I finally got
Beyond Valor when it was reprinted, and then
Yanks more recently. BV is completely punched, clipped, and organized. That took a few months, doing a bit most nights while drinking Bill Murray's favorite spiced rum with ginger ale and listening to music. I'll start on Yanks pretty soon.
I could still use some more practice games. ASL, and even the SK's, are a tough hill to learn solo. My dream is to play the
Decision at Elst campaign game. I think that I'll print a slightly oversized copy of the map to play on and put the actual map in a poster frame to use as a planning map and tracking controlled territory between campaign battles.
Gary, how the hell do you store all your maps? I have all my scenario cards in plastic sleeves in a big 3 ring binder. I can just turn pages to see them and decide what to play. I want to do something similar with all the maps but can't find a suitable solution. I was at Hobby Lobby earlier today looking at artists portfolios but they don't quite fit the bill. A binder with sleeves that are the right dimensions for the 8" by 22" ASL maps would be perfect.
Quote from: Ubercat on October 25, 2016, 01:54:00 PM
Gary, how the hell do you store all your maps? I have all my scenario cards in plastic sleeves in a big 3 ring binder. I can just turn pages to see them and decide what to play. I want to do something similar with all the maps but can't find a suitable solution. I was at Hobby Lobby earlier today looking at artists portfolios but they don't quite fit the bill. A binder with sleeves that are the right dimensions for the 8" by 22" ASL maps would be perfect.
That's funny - I bought a little "Pirates Chest" (heavy cardboard) at Hobby Lobby that happens to fit all of my maps perfectly. It's not very portable so I'll just pull out the maps that I need for the game(s) that I'm going to be playing and just slip those into document protectors.
Hey Uber. I play ASL weekly (mostly VASL) and always looking to meet new ASL players. I'd be more than happy to link up with you some time. I'll pack the maps even.
Quote from: Rekim on October 26, 2016, 11:48:14 AM
Hey Uber. I play ASL weekly (mostly VASL) and always looking to meet new ASL players. I'd be more than happy to link up with you some time. I'll pack the maps even.
Thanks! Fair warning, I'm still a newb. I'll give you a shout in the near future.
If you guys set up a date/time, let us know- I'd love to follow along!
Sure thing Gary. Perhaps we could try a 3 player scenario some time. Not that I have one on hand, but probably not too hard to track one down.
I'm still learning with Patrick Ireland on VASL, but we're on SK3 now so I'm trucking along. After that, I do hope to join you fellas here and there. I play a lot of stuff though and I only have so much brain space.
Quote from: Rekim on October 26, 2016, 06:30:30 PM
Sure thing Gary. Perhaps we could try a 3 player scenario some time. Not that I have one on hand, but probably not too hard to track one down.
There were a couple in J11 (which I have). I'll have a look at them and see if there's one that would work.
Quote from: jwoodall04 on October 26, 2016, 06:52:52 PM
I'm still learning with Patrick Ireland on VASL, but we're on SK3 now so I'm trucking along. After that, I do hope to join you fellas here and there. I play a lot of stuff though and I only have so much brain space.
Patrick is a class guy - and like I said, he's on a one-man mission to teach the world ASL.
Good to have you onboard James. Yeah, we should look at getting an online league going for grogheads ASL players (and those that want to learn).
That'd be nice. I feel like I'm missing about 20 years experience vs a lot of folks.
Arboretum. Pretty epic game of tree planting strategy.
And to make all you purists happy I also have the manual for US Civil War on my night stand. :)
Quote from: Bison on October 27, 2016, 08:09:39 PM
And to make all you purists happy I also have the manual for US Civil War on my night stand. :)
Good man O0
Getting out of my comfort zone a bit but working on a print-n-play copy of "The Plot to Assassinate Hitler". I found my copy of the mag game the other day and started to dig into it a bit when I found Stuka Joe's playthrough and became intrigued with it. I liked the graphical overhaul (and added cards to replace the chits) that he did so I'm reproducing my own version of the same. Will likely make a VASSAL module out of it as well.
Screenshot of the WIP attached-
Now that is ambition.
Quote from: GJK on October 28, 2016, 06:40:27 AM
Getting out of my comfort zone a bit but working on a print-n-play copy of "The Plot to Assassinate Hitler". I found my copy of the mag game the other day and started to dig into it a bit when I found Stuka Joe's playthrough and became intrigued with it. I liked the graphical overhaul (and added cards to replace the chits) that he did so I'm reproducing my own version of the same. Will likely make a VASSAL module out of it as well.
Screenshot of the WIP attached-
All of us out in Vassal land really appreciate your efforts to bring in the old and great games.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on October 28, 2016, 10:35:04 AM
Quote from: GJK on October 28, 2016, 06:40:27 AM
Getting out of my comfort zone a bit but working on a print-n-play copy of "The Plot to Assassinate Hitler". I found my copy of the mag game the other day and started to dig into it a bit when I found Stuka Joe's playthrough and became intrigued with it. I liked the graphical overhaul (and added cards to replace the chits) that he did so I'm reproducing my own version of the same. Will likely make a VASSAL module out of it as well.
Screenshot of the WIP attached-
All of us out in Vassal land really appreciate your efforts to bring in the old and great games.
Unfortunately it's an SPI game and DG has restricted all VASSAL module releases for those games but I'll certainly make it available upon request once it's ready.
QuoteUnfortunately it's an SPI game and DG has restricted all VASSAL module releases for those games but I'll certainly make it available upon request once it's ready.
Actually, that's a misconception so you'll be fine to release it. There was a discussion about this in the Central Front folder at CSW. Check out the posts from here: http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?14@@.ee6d04b/1798 (http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?14@@.ee6d04b/1798)
QuoteMoreover, Doc told me that:
"... we have clearly stated in our Vassal update of 24 Mar 14 (http://decisiongames.com/wpsite/whats-new/dg-vassal/ ) that everyone is free to create Vassal modules of our games (whether DG, S&T Press, or SPI or other titles we have purchased from other parties) so we had already provided you with permission to do as you please."
Oh, that's good news. It had just been such a long standing "no go" from DG that I never thought to think to see if they had finally come around. Cool!
That's good to hear. I was about to lump them in with Avalanche Press as a company that never gets my business.
Quote from: Ubercat on October 28, 2016, 11:07:26 PM
That's good to hear. I was about to lump them in with Avalanche Press as a company that never gets my business.
agree...Avalanche...bad
To be fair, Avalanche does have some vassal modules that you can download from their website. But very weak as most titles are not available....
This will be on my table after I print it out (very zoomed out view, the actual map is 30"x20"):
Continuing my Clash of Monarchs learning game while also pushing forward on my No Retreat: The Italian Front campaign AAR. And reaaally wanting to have time to learn Virgin Queen, too...
What's on my table right now? Heroes of the Gap, Stick'n Stones, and WaW Gamer's Guide, that's what :smitten:
I had looked around for Heroes of the Gap for quite some time, but they are really difficult to find. So when Ed had one available I jumped at it of course. :smiley6600:
Stick n Stones is an interesting concept, will study that too. WaW Gamer's Guide sorely needed to up my game at the wargaming club :buck2:
Thanks Ed, you're a true gentleman. USPS was a bit of a pain with shipping from US, at the end with Ed patient about it, alls good and the parcel traveled here really far. USPS insisted on Priority Mail which is double the First class, the latter having a weigh limit that is very strict. I blame USPS for disappearance of Book Case game boxes, by the way :tickedoff:
Next, some TLC with HotG counters, clipping the corners to rid the cruft. Stick n Stones are fastened from mid of the counter, so their corners are sharp so no clipping there but will need to give them some surgical cuts via the edges to finalise them too.
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Quality wise, Heroes of the Gap is really, really top class. A shiny, sturdy map mounted on a thick base, large counters especially with vehicles, good quality manuals and laminated player aids.
I wish games would continue to move towards the bigger counters, as with Nations at War. My eyes are not getting any better, so while I really like say World at War counters whose design I probably like the best of all great counters out there, well, they "5/8 counters are quite small.
Quote from: GJK on October 26, 2016, 10:22:28 PM
Quote from: jwoodall04 on October 26, 2016, 06:52:52 PM
I'm still learning with Patrick Ireland on VASL, but we're on SK3 now so I'm trucking along. After that, I do hope to join you fellas here and there. I play a lot of stuff though and I only have so much brain space.
Patrick is a class guy - and like I said, he's on a one-man mission to teach the world ASL.
Good to have you onboard James. Yeah, we should look at getting an online league going for grogheads ASL players (and those that want to learn).
Definitely count me in. I've been making a more concentrated effort to learn the last few days by watching these tutorial vids on youTube.
J and D Hobbies has about 80 videos out for ASL. They're very brief and cut right to the chase and so sometimes you have to watch them a couple of times to get down everything that he's talking about but they're a little less "dry" than idjesters videos (IMO).
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBHNj4Ivrw_q4nT0FfZEQ6w/videos
I don't think I'd call the videos dry, but idjester could definitely get his points across with a few less words. He repeats himself a lot.
Latest acquisitions. Assortment of ships from Topside Minis. I picked up one each of everything currently in their WWI line. 45 ships and bases for $20 (including shipping).
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Those are nice! Where did you get the wood pieces to mount those on from?
Quote from: GJK on November 09, 2016, 07:26:30 PM
Those are nice! Where did you get the wood pieces to mount those on from?
They're part of the order. You can buy just the ship sheets, but it would be a pain to come up with bases.. Each ship is only 35-40 cents with the bases included.
I must of missed whatever sale that they were having - the prices are considerably higher than that now.
The WWII ships are definitely more, but what they currently have for WWI is fairly inexpensive.
http://topsideminis.com/product-category/wwi/wwi-units/uk-navy-wwi/
http://topsideminis.com/product-category/wwi/wwi-units/ger-navy-wwi/
I'll probably order the Jutland set once it is available.
http://topsideminis.com/wwi-jutland-naval-wargaming-set-update/
What ruleset do you play for WW1 minis?
General Quarters - Fleet Action Imminent
http://www.odgw.com/forums/store/product/17-fleet-action-imminent-loose-leaf/
Bookmarked
Quote from: GJK on November 09, 2016, 08:13:06 PM
I must of missed whatever sale that they were having - the prices are considerably higher than that now.
I previously shit-canned the idea of purchasing some of it, after seeing the Topsidemini prices for the first time. But maybe I'll keep checking if they occasionally offer sale prices like Mirth got.
Quote from: Nefaro on November 09, 2016, 10:24:02 PM
Quote from: GJK on November 09, 2016, 08:13:06 PM
I must of missed whatever sale that they were having - the prices are considerably higher than that now.
I previously shit-canned the idea of purchasing some of it, after seeing the Topsidemini prices for the first time. But maybe I'll keep checking if they occasionally offer sale prices like Mirth got.
I'm not sure it's a sale. I think the WWI ships are just cheaper. They have a limited selection and most of the types are smaller ships (BCs, cruisers, light cruisers).
Anyway, I doubt I'll buy any of of the WWII ships. I have a bunch of the Axis & Allies War minis for WWII and they are the same scale as the Topside stuff. One thing I may pick up is counters for aircraft. Those are cheap and they have a lot types available.
If the Jutland set they are putting together isn't exorbitantly priced, I will likely pick that up. The ships themselves look pretty good and are perfectly serviceable for gaming. The nice thing is that the name/class/national flag is printed on the ship, so it's easy to keep track of things during a game.
I wonder why the prices are so different between WWI and WWII sets. Prices set by demand rather than production cost? Or are they materially or artistically better in some way?
Quote from: Nefaro on November 10, 2016, 03:32:44 PM
I wonder why the prices are so different between WWI and WWII sets. Prices set by demand rather than production cost? Or are they materially or artistically better in some way?
I think the WWII ships are generally larger. It could just be the additional costs for larger counter sheets and bases.
I'll also mention that they shipped promptly with a minimal shipping cost ($6.95 for priority USPS). I placed my order this past Sunday and had it Wednesday.
They offer 1 free 'promo' ship at absolutely no cost if you want to check out the quality at no-risk.
Quote from: mirth on November 10, 2016, 03:53:03 PM
Quote from: Nefaro on November 10, 2016, 03:32:44 PM
I wonder why the prices are so different between WWI and WWII sets. Prices set by demand rather than production cost? Or are they materially or artistically better in some way?
I think the WWII ships are generally larger. It could just be the additional costs for larger counter sheets and bases.
I'll also mention that they shipped promptly with a minimal shipping cost ($6.95 for priority USPS). I placed my order this past Sunday and had it Wednesday.
They offer 1 free 'promo' ship at absolutely no cost if you want to check out the quality at no-risk.
I haven't completely shit-canned the possibility of getting them, at some point, and may well prefer a WWI set over WWII.
Still curious as to the differences and the reasons. When you say the WW2 ships are larger, do you mean they're a different scale? Or just that some of the biggest vessels are just longer at the same scale?
If the scales are a bit different between the two, I would suppose that factor was driven by the scales depicted in a specific Miniatures Rules set for each? And which? I've never done pre-cold war minis so I'm unfamiliar with the rules and the scales they prefer to use.
Pretty sure they're the same scale, but the WW2 types generally run larger. Like I said, the WWI line is currently limited and mainly lighter type ships. The full dreadnoughts may be more expensive.
One more thing on the scale. I think they're 1/1800 (the A&A minis scale) which is fairly large for naval minis gaming. They can be used with rules like General Quarters or Victory at Sea. It just means the table space becomes tighter.
Could you use the WWI ships as replacements for the counter in AH's Jutland?
Quote from: Barthheart on November 10, 2016, 09:56:18 PM
Could you use the WWI ships as replacements for the counter in AH's Jutland?
Hmmm... I actually have a copy of that game.
Quote from: Barthheart on November 10, 2016, 09:56:18 PM
Could you use the WWI ships as replacements for the counter in AH's Jutland?
I suspect so, yes.
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 10, 2016, 09:59:35 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on November 10, 2016, 09:56:18 PM
Could you use the WWI ships as replacements for the counter in AH's Jutland?
Hmmm... I actually have a copy of that game.
Lucky bastard. I'd love to get my hands on a copy. I have Flat Top and Submarine, but not Jutland.
I don't have a copy of Jutland either... a buddy from long ago had one we used to play on his basement floor... back when I could kneel for hours on end.
I do have a copy of AH's Bismarck, which I think uses much the same rules for naval combat when you break out the minis... Might be nice to pick up a set fer that....
Quote from: mirth on November 10, 2016, 10:02:28 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 10, 2016, 09:59:35 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on November 10, 2016, 09:56:18 PM
Could you use the WWI ships as replacements for the counter in AH's Jutland?
Hmmm... I actually have a copy of that game.
Lucky bastard. I'd love to get my hands on a copy. I have Flat Top and Submarine, but not Jutland.
Unpunched because I've never had a time in my life recently when I've had both lots of floor space and no kids running around on that floor space.
^Now I'm wicked jealous.
I scored an unpunched copy of Submarine last year for $20.
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 10, 2016, 10:09:05 PM
Quote from: mirth on November 10, 2016, 10:02:28 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 10, 2016, 09:59:35 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on November 10, 2016, 09:56:18 PM
Could you use the WWI ships as replacements for the counter in AH's Jutland?
Hmmm... I actually have a copy of that game.
Lucky bastard. I'd love to get my hands on a copy. I have Flat Top and Submarine, but not Jutland.
Unpunched because I've never had a time in my life recently when I've had both lots of floor space and no kids running around on that floor space.
OMG! How much do you want fer that?!? :wow:
Quote from: Barthheart on November 10, 2016, 10:11:22 PM
OMG! How much do you want fer that?!? :wow:
Hadn't thought about it. I bought it on eBay about a year or two before my kids came to live with me and now I'll most likely never get to play it. The box is a little beat up and dishy and the trays inside are slightly flattened. Shoot me a PM tomorrow. Right now I'm off to bed. Busy day tomorrow...
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 10, 2016, 10:26:33 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on November 10, 2016, 10:11:22 PM
OMG! How much do you want fer that?!? :wow:
Hadn't thought about it. I bought it on eBay about a year or two before my kids came to live with me and now I'll most likely never get to play it. The box is a little beat up and dishy and the trays inside are slightly flattened. Shoot me a PM tomorrow. Right now I'm off to bed. Busy day tomorrow...
Don't sell it to him! He won't even have the decency to trim the counters!
Bloody Canadians with their furry cornered battleships... :hide:
:P to you both.
Quote from: mirth on November 10, 2016, 09:51:20 PM
One more thing on the scale. I think they're 1/1800 (the A&A minis scale) which is fairly large for naval minis gaming. They can be used with rules like General Quarters or Victory at Sea. It just means the table space becomes tighter.
Thanks for the info!
You guys seem to enjoy General Quarters. I'm guessing that's the most-liked in general?
Quote from: Nefaro on November 10, 2016, 11:14:10 PM
You guys seem to enjoy General Quarters. I'm guessing that's the most-liked in general?
It's an excellent rules set, imo. Nicely balances complexity and playability. Over the years, I've also tried Victory at Sea, Battlestations! Battlestations! and Fletcher Pratt (I own copies of each).
This is a good article discussing the pros/cons of GQIII, VaS, and BS!
https://viewfromtheturret.com/2007/02/27/a-trio-of-naval-miniature-rules/
I agree with the conclusion about the suitability of each set for various sized games.
Quote from: mirth on November 11, 2016, 02:24:36 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on November 10, 2016, 11:14:10 PM
You guys seem to enjoy General Quarters. I'm guessing that's the most-liked in general?
It's an excellent rules set, imo. Nicely balances complexity and playability. Over the years, I've also tried Victory at Sea, Battlestations! Battlestations! and Fletcher Pratt (I own copies of each).
This is a good article discussing the pros/cons of GQIII, VaS, and BS!
https://viewfromtheturret.com/2007/02/27/a-trio-of-naval-miniature-rules/
I agree with the conclusion about the suitability of each set for various sized games.
Great info. Thanks again.
:bd:
Finally on my table: Compass Games' Paths to Hell
Platoon level- Russia 1941
Here is the first scenario. June 21, 41, elements of the SS Wiking Div attack the village of Tarnopol. A few Stugs burn the fields from 57mm AT gun fire... But German artillery and Stuka attacks are taking a heavy toll on the Russians.
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^that looks great
Quote from: mirth on November 13, 2016, 12:12:02 PM
^that looks great
+1
There can never be too many Platoon level games out there :smitten:
I'd really like to try Heroes of Normandie. Any of you have it? Thoughts on the game?
I like the whole "Hollywood war movie" vibe it gives off.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 13, 2016, 02:41:39 PM
I'd really like to try Heroes of Normandie. Any of you have it? Thoughts on the game?
I like the whole "Hollywood war movie" vibe it gives off.
I have the PC version of it. It's a lot of fun. Good light fare that's fun to blow shit up in.
The artwork has a cartoonish, Hollywood war theme to it but the gameplay doesn't necessarily reflect that.
The play style is quite "gamey" to me. Each player gets a number of activation points each round that will only enable him to use a few of his available units on the map. He also gets some bluff activation makers to place so his opponent will not know exactly which units will activate that turn. Winning comes down to out guessing your opponent and making sure to activate your units in proper sequence. There's also a fair amount of luck involved as there's a lot of dice rolling.
It can be fun and plays out very quickly. I wish the maps were bigger though as I find that they feel quite constrained for most scenarios.
I think I prefer the PC version to the tabletop.
I saw a copy of Duel in the Dark plus expansions on sale from a shop in Ontario so I ordered it. Should be here sometime this week.
Never played it or even seen it being played before but I'm a fan of the subject matter. I suspect it might be a little light for my tastes but at least it has nice components to play with.
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that looks freaking cool :)
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 13, 2016, 02:41:39 PM
I'd really like to try Heroes of Normandie. Any of you have it? Thoughts on the game?
I like the whole "Hollywood war movie" vibe it gives off.
I have the core tabletop game.
Have yet to punch out the cardboard. But it's damn attractive. The cardboard pieces are big and pretty thick. Components = O0
Think I picked it up for something like $40 quite awhile back. Haven't grabbed any expansions yet, since it's still on my massive "To Do" pile.
The game mechanics look both enjoyable, and relatively easy for a wargame. While the card decks add extra surprise and strategy opportunities, the basic system is straightforward and intuitive.
I'd go so far as to say that it could possibly fill a beginner-to-intermediate type of wargame introduction, especially if you start without using the cards although those add a lot of variety.
All the relevant unit stats & special abilities are on the big counters, and stuff like Terrain DRMs are printed directly on the board in the appropriate terrain type. They've cut down on excessive charts & tables. IIRC, about the only thing you need to reference besides the pieces and the board, after getting familiar, is a chart referencing what all the special ability symbols on the counters do.
I enjoyed playing the PC port, although I haven't revisited since they added some of the cards in a beta test situation. Not all the cards of the tabletop were added to it, IIRC, but it was a must after learning the basics.
Interesting stuff on Heroes of Normandie. I figured it has to have a good-sized and passionate following, otherwise there wouldn't be 1,854 expansions for it. Which is a question for another time.
I'm looking at it on Amazon...48.17. I'm not sure though - freakin' SDR has me looking at Duel in the Dark (and Duel of the Giants also caught my eye). And also Enemy Coast Ahead.
Though I'm more interested in games with solo play - I saw some fan-made solo rules for HoN. I might hold off for the moment.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 13, 2016, 05:00:08 PM
Though I'm more interested in games with solo play
So play Carrier, jerk :P
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 13, 2016, 05:00:08 PM
Though I'm more interested in games with solo play
he's into playing with himself
So play Carrier, jerkoff?
I can always rely on these forums for solid, sound advice.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 13, 2016, 07:35:19 PM
I can always rely on these forums for solid, sound advice.
'Play Carrier' is sound advice.
Especially since you own a game that is pretty much unobtainable by mortals.
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lolz
^that's the proper reply O0
Me and Mike Dorosh used to call these "YAWP's" (Yet Another Wargaming Project) but one that I've been working on for a while is a web-based app to handle all the chart look up's for Carrier. The long-term goal would be to use it for a full game, where it would keep track of various states of things so that you didn't have to (Japanese commitment levels for example). Maybe some day, but for now, I have a good number of the charts plugged in including the cumbersome Air Attack charts that goes from CAP to AA to the actual attack on the ship.
The one benefit (and curse) to the rules for Carrier is that it's in the "programmed instruction" format. Great for learning, horrible for when you're playing the full game and have to find something (though it does have a good index). The first 3 or 4 scenarios are pretty easy to learn and get going with and these online versions of the charts will definitely help:
http://garykrockover.com/games/carrier/
Quote from: GJK on November 14, 2016, 07:02:05 AM
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The one benefit (and curse) to the rules for Carrier is that it's in the "programmed instruction" format. Great for learning, horrible for when you're playing the full game and have to find something (though it does have a good index).
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One thing I've begun to see, regarding some board game manuals, is a slow shift towards the Two Manual approach. When done properly, I think it's the ideal way to go.
Having a heavily cut-down version of the rules, for a "Learn-To-Play" or introductory version that only explains the basic mechanics of the system, has worked out quite well for me.
The second manual being a full mongo-sized Reference Manual containing all the extra clarifications, special circumstances, optional rules, and so on, that were trimmed from the basic Intro book.
I've also seen a handful of these setups where the reference manual is organized alphabetically; like a dictionary or large rules glossary with all the key words & subjects being quicker to look-up, and listing all the related rules and cross-references under each entry. Provides surprisingly fast look-ups in the middle of a session, but it means the Intro manual needs to be more complete regarding game mechanics than the other Two Manual method.
This cuts out the extra step of checking the alphabetical index at the back, removing the need for the rule number look-up.
After using a few of these, I really prefer this latter Manual + Rules Glossary style. While learning the system, you can blow through the Manual pretty quickly. Then just reference the turn structure, during gameplay, from that or a player aid while looking up whatever rules you need to via the alphabetical rules listings based on subject ( "Combat Phase", "Reaction Movement", or "Line Extension" for examples).
Of course that would require an extra manual, and the extra effort in organizing such an all-encompassing rules glossary. Rules-heavy wargames would benefit greatly from that type of organization IMO, if done thoroughly enough.
I've cracked the manual on Carrier and Tokyo Express a few times, but the rules look far too obtuse to take in, in just one sitting. I'm too used to the more user-friendly rules that are around these days - full color, lots of examples, glossy stock, as opposed to tiny tax-law-sized print.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 14, 2016, 09:45:35 AMI've cracked the manual on Carrier and Tokyo Express a few times, but the rules look far too obtuse to take in, in just one sitting. I'm too used to the more user-friendly rules that are around these days - full color, lots of examples, glossy stock, as opposed to tiny tax-law-sized print.
you want a lollipop for reading the rules, too, don't you! :D
Don't trigger me, you bastard!! :'(
;)
Playing 'Silence that Gun' with my regular opponent. I play the Americans.
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Turn 1. The idea is that the right flank will draw out fire with deployed squad into half-squads. The left flank will move up through the woods and then move towards the center. There's a hero unit on the left side to aid the rest.
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Turn 2. The left flank is doing their job, but the right flank is unable to lay down supressive fire. And the open hexes prove to be too great a distance. Smoke attempts fail. And I had not thought properly about setting up a firebase. The MMG's I have are on the other side of the village, but should have been used on the right flank instead.
The plan quickly turns to shit here.
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Turn 3/4. The left flank is still pushing nicely, but the right flank has completely disintegrated. I decided to pull back some units and approach the center building containing the big enemy stack (that's where the target gun is) via the houses in the center. I obliterate a unit that runs across the street to defend and the CC end with my units victorious. Also, the gun crew is now broken, so it won't fire for a while.
My units are spreak thinly now and I have lost 1 MMC and 2 HS in the process.
It's not looking very good from this point.
......
Just arrived through earthquakes (and now damn floods):
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^awesome!
Quote from: Yskonyn on November 14, 2016, 10:56:28 AM
Playing 'Silence that Gun' with my regular opponent. I play the Americans.
Turn 1. The idea is that the right flank will draw out fire with deployed squad into half-squads. The left flank will move up through the woods and then move towards the center. There's a hero unit on the left side to aid the rest.
Turn 2. The left flank is doing their job, but the right flank is unable to lay down supressive fire. And the open hexes prove to be too great a distance. Smoke attempts fail. And I had not thought properly about setting up a firebase. The MMG's I have are on the other side of the village, but should have been used on the right flank instead.
The plan quickly turns to shit here.
Turn 3/4. The left flank is still pushing nicely, but the right flank has completely disintegrated. I decided to pull back some units and approach the center building containing the big enemy stack (that's where the target gun is) via the houses in the center. I obliterate a unit that runs across the street to defend and the CC end with my units victorious. Also, the gun crew is now broken, so it won't fire for a while.
My units are spreak thinly now and I have lost 1 MMC and 2 HS in the process.
It's not looking very good from this point.
This is a *very* tough scenario for the Ami's...ROAR has it with a GER/AMI ratio of 230/135 (http://www.jrvdev.com/ROAR/VER1/ShowScenario.asp?ScenarioID=14). It's been a number of years since I played it but I remember taking a butt whooping as the Americans. ISTR us thinking that a 60mm mortar might of balanced it out just about right....the German MMG probably winds up on the 1st level of that building in every game and it's damn tough to knock it out (let alone the gun). You can try and get your 'zook up there and I'd use the wall so that you didn't take a backblast penalty in a building but you're really hoping for a crit on the TH with it. A mortar could sit back and pepper that building with the hopes of getting a crit but at a safe distance and with a high ROF. The Fortified building just really puts the balance over the top; good luck getting in there as the Americans. I think you really need to "schwerpunkt" your assault group right up that town too because if you get caught stuck in a firefight off on the flanks with parts of the attacking force, then you'll never get to the gun in time. I think the 3 mapper is misleading given that you only have 6 turns to get it done. Fun stuff though and great experience if you're really wanting to hone your attacking skills!
Since it's that time of year I'm earning beaucoup points for my Vitality account and getting Amazon cards left and right - feeding my board game habit that has no business getting fed.
I ordered Conquest of Planet Earth: The Space Alien Game and the new Frontier Town expansion for Shadows of Brimstone.
I really like the 50s B-movie sci-fi vibe of Conquest, and also that it has solo play and the kids might be interested in giving it a few rounds:
Frontier Town is an expansion that greatly adds to the Town portion of a Shadows of Brimstone game. I was pretty surprised at the sheer number of expansions that game has now (when I originally got the base game, there was only one add-on at the time, now there must be a dozen at least). But this one is releasing tomorrow and I like how it extends the base game's RPG and character development elements.
Also ordered several things needed, like water filters and other boring stuff that kept me from going too nuts...this time.
I expect a report on the Frontier Town expansion. Pardner. :))
I've not played CoPE yet, despite having it (plus expansion) for a few years. The theme looks like some seriously campy fun. Was VERY glad they used actual artwork for it, although it was probably a necessity when it comes to campy old school aliens. Despite my dislike of their live action pics & props, I still have many of their solitaire/co-op games because the themes are damn groovy. :coolsmiley:
Somewhat related, I think the same company recently finished more print runs of the Fortune & Glory expansions. Have been eyeing one of those for awhile, too, because some of the reviews said the core game could really use some extra cards in one of the decks.
I've been wanting to do something on Shadows of Brimstone for some time...something along the lines of the Castle Ravenloft AAR I've been doing. It would be very, very tough, though, for me to justify that - I'm tired of starting AARs and then not finishing them. I figured Frontier Town, if I go down that path and end up starting something, would add a lot to the story element of such an article. In any case I definitely will report on it/do an unboxing, at least in the forums.
I almost instead pulled the trigger on Rise of the Crimson Hand for Fortune and Glory. But, I haven't gotten FanG to the table either, and it seemed like it would be a vastly larger undertaking. I want to get it eventually, just not sure when, because I've heard great things about it - how it's more challenging than the included two enemy groups in the base game (Nazis and Mob) and of course adds new content to the base game otherwise.
CoPE looks and feels a lot like Monsters Menace America, which I had but never played. I sold it at the gamer's flea market this past summer; I liked the game's idea but it didn't ever motivate me to get it out and try it. This one I can get behind.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 14, 2016, 09:34:49 PM
Since it's that time of year I'm earning beaucoup points for my Vitality account and getting Amazon cards left and right - feeding my board game habit that has no business getting fed.
I ordered Conquest of Planet Earth: The Space Alien Game and the new Frontier Town expansion for Shadows of Brimstone.
I really like the 50s B-movie sci-fi vibe of Conquest, and also that it has solo play and the kids might be interested in giving it a few rounds:
Frontier Town is an expansion that greatly adds to the Town portion of a Shadows of Brimstone game. I was pretty surprised at the sheer number of expansions that game has now (when I originally got the base game, there was only one add-on at the time, now there must be a dozen at least). But this one is releasing tomorrow and I like how it extends the base game's RPG and character development elements.
Also ordered several things needed, like water filters and other boring stuff that kept me from going too nuts...this time.
I have Conquest Planet Earth and the Expansion.... great game and a lot of fun. I do recommend picking up the expansion.
Frontier Town has been on my to buy list for a long time.....
My favorite enemy in FanG is the Nazis.... but Crimson hand can be a real pain as well. Great games!
PE
'Bradley's D-Day' by Against the Odds.
Looks quite interesting - very nice map by Mark Mahaffey O0
Quote from: bob48 on November 16, 2016, 02:47:00 PM
'Bradley's D-Day' by Against the Odds.
Looks quite interesting - very nice map by Mark Mahaffey O0
Which is rare because when it comes to Mahaffey maps, they usually look like something that I might want to hang in my bathroom to match the towels and wallpaper.
I like Mark's maps! :D O0
He's a very talented artist, don't get me wrong- I'm just not keen on his over-use of pastel colors from the purple water to the saturated "earthy" tones. Not for a wargame map. Just my personal preference.
I received my copy of Duel in the Dark along with the Baby Blitz and Early Nights expansions. It looks like it plays somewhat similarly to GMT's Bomber Command but in a much lighter way. The components are very high quality and have some very nice features. The reverse side of the map has a nice little schematic explaining various technical aspects of a typical RAF bombing raid as well as a brief historical overview of the conflict. I haven't done much besides punch the pieces, assemble the fuel gauges and stands, skim the rules, and run through a few turns solo to see how it works. It's a bit light but it looks like it could be a lot of fun, especially with the additions that the Baby Blitz expansion adds. This expansion adds an extra map panel that includes Great Britain and allows the Germans to launch raids against the UK via V1 rockets and He177 Griffon bombers. This gives the game a bit more parity as it allows the German player to launch his own raids against the UK rather than simply defending and it also allows the UK player to take on a bit more of an active role by using Mosquito night fighters to try and intercept raids. In the base game, the UK player uses a deck of cards to plan a single bomber raid against a German city. The Brit player must pre-plot the route and once the game starts, his role is somewhat passive as he can't normally make any alterations to his attack plan. The expansion allows the Brits to plan an additional "spoof" raid and gives him extra Mossie squadrons to deal with German raids.
Really looking forward to getting this on the table next week and giving it a whirl against a human opponent. Looks like a good, light gateway game to get the Euro players to dabble in the wargame end of the pool.
Back of the base game map.
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Back of the Baby Blitz map.
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I almost bought Duel in the Dark, damn your hide SDR. Though damn your hide anyway because now I have a copy of Enemy Coast Ahead coming my way. DitD looked really good in the videos I saw - I especially liked the 'night' feel of the board and the moving weather.
I haven't had a chance to try it yet (hopefully at the FLGS tonight) but if you do get it, it looks like the Baby Blitz expansion is almost a necessity.
Bastards wouldn't play it. They made me play Five Tribes instead . I have come to realize that I simply do not like highly abstract Euro games and Five Tribes definitely fits into that category. Ranks up there with Tigris and Euphrates and Catan for games that make SDR prickly.
SDR, it's definitely an age thing in my judgment. As I get older I can't bear things where the buttons are insufficiently square. Memoir '44 is as far as I'll go willingly and in that I prefer D-Day Landings.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on November 18, 2016, 01:49:40 PM
Bastards wouldn't play it. They made me play Five Tribes instead . I have come to realize that I simply do not like highly abstract Euro games and Five Tribes definitely fits into that category. Ranks up there with Tigris and Euphrates and Catan for games that make SDR prickly.
Ugh. Abstract Euro Games. :knuppel2: I feel sorry for you, SDR.
To me, they just seem like a fancy but soulless activity of putting puzzle pieces together. :buck2: Or, specifically, colored cubes.
You grumpy old farts got some issues. Nothing wrong with a Euro game...once in a while, anyway. Not all the bloody time though, so I'm with you on that. But I don't mind trying something once at least.
I'm quite happy to play a Euro if it's got a bit of theme to it. We also played Terraforming Mars which I enjoy quite a bit. It's the more abstract Euros that I don't care for.
I can agree with that - have a bloody theme. The un-themed Euro games with esoteric schemes bore the piss out of me.
This kinda of chat needs to cease in this thread *right now*! Take that Euro-game crap to BGG or something. :tickedoff:
Who's playing some ASL this weekend? Uber - let's get some VASL in next week!!
On my table this weekend? La Bataille "Les Quatra Bras" (finally). I've been trying to digest the Regs XXX rules but though it's not complex, it's very dense and so I'm going to go with the Marie-Louise rules to learn the basics. The M-L rules are what I'd equate to being like the ASL Starter Kit rules to the full ASLRb.
And yes SDR, I'm still trying to get up to speed on Laby but if you want to send that setup off to someone else that's ready to get jumping on it, I wouldn't blame you.
YEAH! Gonna play some ADVANCED THIRD REICH while blasting Swedish death metal! \m/
Maybe that'll get the taste of Agricola out of my mouth. :bd:
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 18, 2016, 07:49:40 PM
YEAH! Gonna play some ADVANCED THIRD REICH while blasting Swedish death metal! \m/
Maybe that'll get the taste of Agricola out of my mouth. :bd:
I like the way you think! After a few turns, go tell those wimps contemplating spending $70 for that crappy SC:3 game that they should be playing A3R instead if they want to play some grand strategic ETO! ^-^
:DD
Tigris and Euphrates is an outstanding game. You people are fucking heathens.
Tigris and Euphrates has a theme. So does Agricola. I'm cool with those games.
Vague, abstract nonsense is for dudes with elbow patches.
Do you hate Go and Chess?
Quote from: Bison on November 18, 2016, 09:07:48 PM
Do you hate Go and Chess?
I'd take Go and Chess with an opponent over a silly computer game any day.
I don't like Go, no. I do enjoy chess though I totally suck at it.
I enjoy both of them to be honest. I think in a "desert island" scenario, I'd chose one of these as the game of choice. As much as I like other games, I know deep down that none of them have the long term replay value of go or chess.
Quote from: GJK on November 18, 2016, 07:24:52 PM
This kinda of chat needs to cease in this thread *right now*! Take that Euro-game crap to BGG or something. :tickedoff:
Who's playing some ASL this weekend? Uber - let's get some VASL in next week!!
Just so's you know's this weekend won't work for me, nor will Monday night. I only work until 7PM Tuesday and Wednesday, then I'm off Thursday(Turkey), Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. let me know what of that is good for you.
Quote from: Bison on November 18, 2016, 08:46:29 PM
Tigris and Euphrates is an outstanding game. You people are fucking heathens.
Nope. It's pure unadulterated shit. It's one of the worst if not the worst board game I've played.
I introduced the family to Ra this evening. I'll admit that Reiner Knizia is one of my favorite designers. Yes his games tend to be highly abstract and can be questionable in terms of theme, but they are genius designs. Generally easily understood mechanics, but deep on strategy possibilities.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on November 18, 2016, 09:55:30 PM
Quote from: Bison on November 18, 2016, 08:46:29 PM
Tigris and Euphrates is an outstanding game. You people are fucking heathens.
Nope. It's pure unadulterated shit. It's one of the worst if not the worst board game I've played.
Rube! :P
The problem I'm having with games right now is having the patience to sit and read the rules. By the end of the day, I've read hundreds of pages of brain hemorrhage inducing research articles. The thought of sitting down to read and understand a complex rule set for fun is discouraging. I'd rather deal just with 2-6 pages of easy rules and just play a game for fun. This is why I've been working my way through the rule book for US Civil War now for almost a month and have yet to get the damned thing on the table let alone punch the counters. I'm really hoping to get the counters punched and the board on the table over Thanksgiving.
Quote from: Ubercat on November 18, 2016, 09:54:09 PM
Quote from: GJK on November 18, 2016, 07:24:52 PM
This kinda of chat needs to cease in this thread *right now*! Take that Euro-game crap to BGG or something. :tickedoff:
Who's playing some ASL this weekend? Uber - let's get some VASL in next week!!
Just so's you know's this weekend won't work for me, nor will Monday night. I only work until 7PM Tuesday and Wednesday, then I'm off Thursday(Turkey), Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. let me know what of that is good for you.
Any of the Thurs-Sun day or nights will work for me. That girl that lives here with me will be with her parents so I'm flying solo next week!
Quote from: Bison on November 18, 2016, 09:56:52 PM
I introduced the family to Ra this evening. I'll admit that Reiner Knizia is one of my favorite designers. Yes his games tend to be highly abstract and can be questionable in terms of theme, but they are genius designs. Generally easily understood mechanics, but deep on strategy possibilities.
Different strokes and all that. I have played three of his games (Tigris & Euphrates, Amun-Re, and Blue Moon) and found them all to be misery in a box. Far too abstracted and lacking in any sort of cohesive theme for my tastes. They feel to me as though I'm taking a math quiz, not playing a board game.
(and, no, I am not a fan of chess or go.)
My gaming tastes have definitely changed over the years. I used to love highly thematic games a by-product I think of computer gaming, but now a days I'm more interested in game mechanics and how they affect strategy. I think that's why I'm never really overly put off by pasted on themes. I do understand why someone wouldn't enjoy an abstract game like T&E, but the game play fits my analytical leanings.
Quote from: Bison on November 18, 2016, 10:10:25 PM
The problem I'm having with games right now is having the patience to sit and read the rules. By the end of the day, I've read hundreds of pages of brain hemorrhage inducing research articles. The thought of sitting down to read and understand a complex rule set for fun is discouraging. I'd rather deal just with 2-6 pages of easy rules and just play a game for fun. This is why I've been working my way through the rule book for US Civil War now for almost a month and have yet to get the damned thing on the table let alone punch the counters. I'm really hoping to get the counters punched and the board on the table over Thanksgiving.
Yup, ^this. A by product of aging. I was just thinking the other day "how the hell did I manage to learn" (by myself) Carrier, Pacific War, Gulf Strike, and many others that I can go on and on about just by myself by simply reading the rules? It's not that I can't comprehend or wrap my head around rules these days, it's the ability to stay focused and to have the patience to stick to it...yes, exactly as you Bison. I'm blaming technology for this. It's too damn easy to want to "change the channel" and to look or do something else for a bit and that causes a loss in focus. We need an article on this but yeah, I've realized this very thing and it's not just with boardgaming; I can't focus on a computer game for much length of time either- it's too easy to 'click-away' and go on to a different game or to just pop back over to the message boards or that unGodly facebook or something. I feel your frustration here - I've been fighting getting a game from the old La Bataille series on the table for months now.
That's pretty much exactly why I haven't gotten either Carrier or Tokyo Express to the table...the rules' length.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 19, 2016, 07:53:47 AM
That's pretty much exactly why I haven't gotten either Carrier or Tokyo Express to the table...the rules' length.
Yeah, lost my long and brilliant reply to this message because of an attachment issue but the end point was the ability to make an ebook of the rules that I could annotate and add custom play-aids that others create. I have one that I've been putting together for Carrier for what seems like years now; I can send a copy your way if interested.
Quote from: GJK on November 19, 2016, 08:20:57 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 19, 2016, 07:53:47 AM
That's pretty much exactly why I haven't gotten either Carrier or Tokyo Express to the table...the rules' length.
Yeah, lost my long and brilliant reply to this message because of an attachment issue but the end point was the ability to make an ebook of the rules that I could annotate and add custom play-aids that others create. I have one that I've been putting together for Carrier for what seems like years now; I can send a copy your way if interested.
Well, hell yeah! If you've done work to make it easier to learn the game, I'd love to see it, GJK!
He was such a bad looser.
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I mean, I wasn't there, who am I to dispute it? ;)
...er, no.
:(
Sorry Bawb. I'll buy you two pints instead of one when I see ya.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on November 19, 2016, 01:06:25 PMSorry Bawb. I'll buy you two pints instead of one when I see ya.
Origins 2017
Nah, I though B_C was going to be posted to Sconny Botland?
I'm still waiting on that, though the way things have been going (you're going to Dubai for two wee...wait, no you're not, oh wait, you're going to Belgium for two day- oh, wait, no, Dubai, yes, for sure no- no, sorry, Belgium, for su- no, we'll not need you for this, thanks though), I'm not holding my breath anymore. The head of learning globally just showed us an org chart that shows someone sitting in Scotland that's an ID, but things at this place change on a dime. I'm hoping to go, but if I do it'll very likely just be a short time. They'll only need someone to set up a new hire from the locals. Though anything my company promises me these days, I'm pretty much taking with a grain of salt. I didn't know about our offsite until the week before, and you hear all kinds of rumors, so I just keep my head down and try to get through the fifteen million minutiae I need to get done daily for all my global projects...blah blah whine whine.
Silver Bayonet. LZ Mary scenario:
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That has to be the smallest wargame scenario I've ever seen, at that scale.
Quote from: Nefaro on November 21, 2016, 07:58:10 AM
That has to be the smallest wargame scenario I've ever seen, at that scale.
How neat! :knuppel2: O0 ;D
Bonus points for trimming that corner bush. O0
I've been looking at MMP's 'The Mighty Endeavour' in their SCS. Anyone played it?
I also really like the look of Legion Wargames 'Dien Bien Phu', but can't see that any of the UK retailers have it in stock :-((
Quote from: Nefaro on November 21, 2016, 07:58:10 AM
That has to be the smallest wargame scenario I've ever seen, at that scale.
There's one that's smaller, Tea Time, it's only 9 hexes.
Quote from: bob48 on November 21, 2016, 05:03:55 PM
I also really like the look of Legion Wargames 'Dien Bien Phu', but can't see that any of the UK retailers have it in stock :-((
You got me to look at that, bob...I don't like the counters at first glance but the map is gorgeous. There's also something about the battle that's very intriguing. I remember spending a lot of time playing 'Conflict in Vietnam' on my grandfather's Apple IIc (when he was being nice, anyway) when I was a teen, and that battle was my favorite scenario.
Here's a gameplay vid - and coincidentally, the player here is doing the Dien Bien Phu scenario. I know it's not a boardgame but man, those graphics though. I loved this game and the two others in the series, Crusade in Europe and Decision in the Desert. Great, great games at the time!
Stinks that the UK still doesn't have decent wargaming outlets for board games - at least, that are reasonably priced. :(
I've been interested in the French-Indochina war for ages, and have read quite a bit about it, but games on the subject are few and far between. I definitely like the looks of this one, and they also do another one from the period, 'Tonkin'.
My nephew, playing the Tokugawa faction, was trouncing me at our first game of Sekigahara: The Unification Of Japan (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25021/sekigahara-unification-japan) this afternoon in the game cave.
Very enjoyable card-driven block game that isn't too rules heavy. The first session went even better than I expected, and the crafty kid caught on very quickly. :bd:
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Great pic! O0
Well done! Raise another generation! :clap:
Good stuff Nefaro.
I spent several hours at Tabletop Games this afternoon ogling the goods.
I got Bomber Command out on the table last night for the first time in a long while. I happened to meet an old wargaming buddy from my college days at a convention a few weeks ago and we have similar tastes in games so that was lucky. He'd never played Bomber Command before so he took on the role of Luftwaffe commander while I took the RAF. We did the 1943-Berlin raids scenario. I thought I was going to do well as the weather was crappy (makes it harder for the Germans to infiltrate the bomber stream) and I drew a target city relatively close to England (Dusseldorf) but he managed to find all my raids right off the bat (I had terrible luck trying to improve British jamming). I was able to reach the target with only moderate losses but whiffed on the bomb aiming and then he just knocked the hell out of me on the return trip. Good game but terribly one sided. I lost 27 bombers and 2 mosquitoes compared to his 9 nightfighters and I only did minor damage to the city. Really taught those German farmer's fields a lesson though....
It's been a fun couple weeks at work and I've been staring at this creature forever.
So, yeah...
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And there was absolutely no way I was buying it without the brass compass. It's heavy, tight, and very, very, VERY stabby.
I am no big fan of the stickering process, but I love just about every other thing about this game.
Oh, yeah, I got these too...
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I just keep staring at them...and rolling them.
In part in horror at some of my horrid stickering and in part at the pleasure of knowing I own a set of honest-to-goodness KS dice. I think they really are easier than the tables...
Anything that encourages one to KS cannot be bad.
I like how the dice stickers have their corners pre-clipped!
Tee-Hee
Yeah... but they are NOT ON STRAIGHT! :wow: How can you possible use those?!? :hide:
Quote from: Barthheart on November 24, 2016, 08:33:15 AM
Yeah... but they are NOT ON STRAIGHT! :wow: How can you possible use those?!? :hide:
That bothered me too :P
Quote from: Barthheart on November 24, 2016, 08:33:15 AM
Yeah... but they are NOT ON STRAIGHT! :wow: How can you possible use those?!? :hide:
angle the dice
besides, Jim's head isn't exactly on straight, either, and we keep him around, don't we?
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Yanks v2 got its varnish treatment today. They can dry while I clip the last remnants of my Beyond Valor 3rd box.
I've got a new Raaco box waiting for those Americans.
I've been playing a lot of Quartermaster General recently. Saw it at a convention in the UK a few months ago and then just bought it on Amazon. Really enjoying it - the abstraction of the war, the card-based mechanics. Every game is different.
Backed the WW1 version on Kickstarter so hopefully will be getting that soon.
Quote from: Yskonyn on November 24, 2016, 10:16:58 AM
Yanks v2 got its varnish treatment today. They can dry while I clip the last remnants of my Beyond Valor 3rd box.
I've got a new Raaco box waiting for those Americans.
That Teddy Bear is like lovin those fumes, far out duuude :buck2:
Hardy-har-har...
As if my OCD on that sort of stuff wasn't bad enough. :hide:
On a more productive note, Command Post recommends a clear coat for the dice. Any suggestions from the crew? I've been a Testors guy forever, but wonder what you chit-protectors use.
Quote from: WargamerJoe on November 24, 2016, 11:01:58 AM
I've been playing a lot of Quartermaster General recently. Saw it at a convention in the UK a few months ago and then just bought it on Amazon. Really enjoying it - the abstraction of the war, the card-based mechanics. Every game is different.
Backed the WW1 version on Kickstarter so hopefully will be getting that soon.
I think they're going to join us as a part of the GrogHeads Central Command at Origins in 2017
Quote from: Cyrano on November 24, 2016, 01:02:45 AM
It's been a fun couple weeks at work and I've been staring at this creature forever.
So, yeah...
And there was absolutely no way I was buying it without the brass compass. It's heavy, tight, and very, very, VERY stabby.
I am no big fan of the stickering process, but I love just about every other thing about this game.
Oh, yeah, I got these too...
I just keep staring at them...and rolling them.
In part in horror at some of my horrid stickering and in part at the pleasure of knowing I own a set of honest-to-goodness KS dice. I think they really are easier than the tables...
Anything that encourages one to KS cannot be bad.
The KS dice are on the way here, but I'm referring the game to my wife so she has something to get me for Christmas. Debating if I want the compass or the measuring sticks...or both.
Quote from: Crossroads on November 24, 2016, 11:25:25 AM
Quote from: Yskonyn on November 24, 2016, 10:16:58 AM
Yanks v2 got its varnish treatment today. They can dry while I clip the last remnants of my Beyond Valor 3rd box.
I've got a new Raaco box waiting for those Americans.
That Teddy Bear is like lovin those fumes, far out duuude :buck2:
Lol! Didn't even spot that. But yeah, he was being a pain in the ass all day, so I made him suffer. :2funny:
Quote from: Yskonyn on November 24, 2016, 03:58:36 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on November 24, 2016, 11:25:25 AM
That Teddy Bear is like lovin those fumes, far out duuude :buck2:
Lol! Didn't even spot that. But yeah, he was being a pain in the ass all day, so I made him suffer. :2funny:
Sad really. Whatever you made him inhale turned him into a rabbit.
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 24, 2016, 04:10:45 PM
Quote from: Yskonyn on November 24, 2016, 03:58:36 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on November 24, 2016, 11:25:25 AM
That Teddy Bear is like lovin those fumes, far out duuude :buck2:
Lol! Didn't even spot that. But yeah, he was being a pain in the ass all day, so I made him suffer. :2funny:
Sad really. Whatever you made him inhale turned him into a rabbit.
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A Famous Victory - Blenheim Scenario. A quasi-historical setup until I learn the system more completely.
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Gaming for the rest of 2016. A Famous Victory, Prussia's Glory II, and Battles of the Age of Reason: Fontenoy.
Awesome looking gaming space/man cave Doug! Love the Globe. :bd:
Nice man cave. I'm stuck in a manish corner myself.
Kitchen table for me. I make it manly just by being a manly man........
....Until She Who Must Be Obeyed requires it.
Some more shots of the man cave:
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From the door
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And the reverse angle.
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Library table for reference books while playing and game prep activities, like mangling counters.
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Refreshments and curiosities!
I should probably get around to mounting a couple of my swords on the walls someday, but so far I'm too lazy.
Awesome! O0
Gotta get my sword on the wall too....
Also gotta get me a cool skull for the room.
Quote from: panzerde on November 26, 2016, 12:40:14 PM
Some more shots of the man cave:
Very nice Doug, we are in awe of your man cave :notworthy:
Quite the luxury the be able to leave one's games open on the desktop :smitten:
Wow! Just...wow! O0
Quote from: Barthheart on November 26, 2016, 01:27:39 PMAlso gotta get me a cool skull for the room.
the remains of past employees who displeased him....
Righteous looking man cave!
Mine is more of a collection of all the crap that didn't fit in the rest of the house. Someday, though. Someday...
Quote from: Barthheart on November 26, 2016, 01:27:39 PM
Awesome! O0
Gotta get my sword on the wall too....
Also gotta get me a cool skull for the room.
You stay the hell away from my skull! (I'm still using it....)
That is one groovy game room you got there Panzerde. Is that some kind of Australopithecine skull?
Looks great, Doug.
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 26, 2016, 02:56:44 PM
That is one groovy game room you got there Panzerde. Is that some kind of Australopithecine skull?
Thanks! Yep, that's just exactly what it is. Found it on Amazon a few years back after I saw one similar in a photo of an author's writing room.
Quote from: Toonces on November 26, 2016, 01:59:02 PM
Righteous looking man cave!
Mine is more of a collection of all the crap that didn't fit in the rest of the house. Someday, though. Someday...
Been there. Having the kids move out helps. A lot.
You're all invited over to play. I have more scotch.
I'll bring the Hobnobs!
Tried out a 4 player game of Duel in the Dark with the Baby-Blitz expansion (dirty Jerries get to hit Engerlund with V1s and He177 bombers). I wouldn't recommend playing this game with more than 2. the multiplayer rules are tacked on and don't work very well.
Ended up being a slaughter. The Germans blew the hell out of both RAF bomber raids while the RAF mosquitoes were largely impotent for most of the game.
The V1s did a fair amount of damage to London and Weymouth as well although the raids against Birmingham were knocked down. Hull was bombed by the Griffons lost a few planes to Mossies but gave better than they got.
The group I played with are mainly Euro-gamers and they didn't seem to taken with the title, especially the German guy who was running the RAF bombers.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on November 26, 2016, 11:34:49 PM
The V1s did a fair amount of damage to London and Weymouth as well although the raids against Birmingham were knocked down.
Once again, Bawb successfully defends Birmingham. Or, it might have been Denise, swatting them out of the air with her frying pan.
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The group I played with are mainly Euro-gamers and they didn't seem to taken with the title
That's what you get for slumming! ;)
Quote from: panzerde on November 26, 2016, 03:25:04 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 26, 2016, 02:56:44 PM
That is one groovy game room you got there Panzerde. Is that some kind of Australopithecine skull?
Thanks! Yep, that's just exactly what it is. Found it on Amazon a few years back after I saw one similar in a photo of an author's writing room.
I can see some Shakespearean moments taking place there, with that skull in one hand, a glass of scotch and a smoking cigar in the other: "To assault, or not, that is the question!" :notworthy:
Quote from: panzerde on November 26, 2016, 11:49:00 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on November 26, 2016, 11:34:49 PM
The V1s did a fair amount of damage to London and Weymouth as well although the raids against Birmingham were knocked down.
Once again, Bawb successfully defends Birmingham. Or, it might have been Denise, swatting them out of the air with her frying pan.
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The group I played with are mainly Euro-gamers and they didn't seem to taken with the title
:bd:
That's what you get for slumming! ;)
On my table now;
'The Mighty Endeavour' SCS series game from MMP;
AND - Just ordered from Limey Yank Games;
http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_tanga.html
Quote from: bob48 on November 27, 2016, 01:24:04 PM
On my table now;
'The Mighty Endeavour' SCS series game from MMP;
AND - Just ordered from Limey Yank Games;
http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_tanga.html (http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_tanga.html)
\m/
I know this is not a hardcore war game but I got my son to interested in Memoir 44 this weekend. I'm viewing it as the gateway game to much stronger stuff later.
Quote from: DV8 on November 27, 2016, 01:33:10 PM
I know this is not a hardcore war game but I got my son to interested in Memoir 44 this weekend. I'm viewing it as the gateway game to much stronger stuff later.
Dunno about the others, but I suspect many of us started with "gateway" games in our youth. 8) I still enjoy them, too.
We all start gaming somewhere.
Quote from: panzerde on November 26, 2016, 11:49:00 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on November 26, 2016, 11:34:49 PM
The group I played with are mainly Euro-gamers and they didn't seem to taken with the title
That's what you get for slumming! ;)
#meeplelivesmatter
Time to Kill Hitler.... Black Orchestra
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Also not a "hardcore" wargame by any stretch but a fun one- me and my brother played "Fires of Midway" after turkey dinner. We didn't finish but we had a good time.
Also played Ubercat in ASL this morning (S1: Retaking Vierville) via VASL. Unfortunately for him, my dice were hot and his didn't get hot soon enough so the Americans were able to keep the town secured from the Germans. Planning on picking up with S2 on Tuesday.
Quote from: PanzersEast on November 27, 2016, 05:05:01 PM
Time to Kill Hitler.... Black Orchestra
Cool! I haven't seen nor heard about this one before...checking it out now. I recently played "The Plot to Assassinate Hitler" and it's not a bad game once the graphics were spruced up. This one looks to have some RPG elements to it.
PanzersEast - That is one gorgeous looking game.
Quote from: DV8 on November 27, 2016, 05:19:41 PM
PanzersEast - That is one gorgeous looking game.
Yes it is! Beck and Stauffenberg finally devised a plot to poison Hitler with a package. They gathered the needed material and worked to limit their suspicion. Stauffenberg was able to convince some officers to join the cause which now increased the chances of the plot to succeed. However, we need Hitler to be in a unsecure location, and at present he was. Beck and Stauffenberg met in Hannover where Stauffenberg gave the names to Beck of the officers. Now the stage was set, Beck needed to move into position and then deliver the package..... The Military support for Hitler was also low enough to attempt. After Stauffenberg's turn Hitler MOVES! argghhh. Operation Barbarossa takes off and Hitler moves to Wolfsschanze and we have to abort the attempt and Hitler's Military support increases....
Quote from: PanzersEast on November 28, 2016, 10:40:10 AM
Quote from: DV8 on November 27, 2016, 05:19:41 PM
PanzersEast - That is one gorgeous looking game.
Yes it is! Beck and Stauffenberg finally devised a plot to poison Hitler with a package. They gathered the needed material and worked to limit their suspicion. Stauffenberg was able to convince some officers to join the cause which now increased the chances of the plot to succeed. However, we need Hitler to be in a unsecure location, and at present he was. Beck and Stauffenberg met in Hannover where Stauffenberg gave the names to Beck of the officers. Now the stage was set, Beck needed to move into position and then deliver the package..... The Military support for Hitler was also low enough to attempt. After Stauffenberg's turn Hitler MOVES! argghhh. Operation Barbarossa takes off and Hitler moves to Wolfsschanze and we have to abort the attempt and Hitler's Military support increases....
The fate of the free world is in your hands. Don't give up ;-)
I have sooooo many great games I want to stick on my table...unfortunately, I can't do that and modelling and so I must be patient.
Perhaps I have to look at modelling in the summer (because of the better light) and boardgaming in the winter??
Decisions decisions. ???
Well.... keeping with the WWII theme...
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Very cool! Have you played the modern version? I'm interested to hear how they compare. :dreamer:
Quote from: Barthheart on November 29, 2016, 11:49:56 AM
Very cool! Have you played the modern version? I'm interested to hear how they compare. :dreamer:
I do, and have played it quite a bit. I'll report back after a game or two. There is a ton of cards... and the miniatures are pretty nice.
Arrived today. Got it in a gift exchange over at BGG.
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Quote from: Pinetree on November 30, 2016, 02:58:39 AM
Arrived today. Got it in a gift exchange over at BGG.
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Lucky basturd! :dreamer: :notworthy:
Just received 'Tanga' by Legion Games via Limey-Yank. The components are excellent and I'm really looking forwards to playing this.
I'm hopeful of getting a copy of their 'Dien Bien Phu' game as well.
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Quote from: PanzersEast on November 29, 2016, 11:45:47 AM
Well.... keeping with the WWII theme...
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I got this from DVG, too...I didn't ask for it (though I did ask for a copy of U-Boat Leader for GH review/possible AAR, which came a bit ago) so it was a nice surprise to see it arrive. I was more than a little surprised at the sheer number of add-on packs...15? 16? Looks like they sent me what you have. :)
I plan on doing an unboxing video as soon as I can...next couple of days, I hope. I'm getting sick of working all the time.
Also have Enemy Coast Ahead, Conquest of Planet Earth, Fortune and Glory - Treasure Hunters expansion, and Shadows of Brimstone - Frontier Town expansion, besides the above two. Wish there was money/careers in just writing about games. :))
Quote from: bob48 on November 30, 2016, 08:57:36 AM
Just received 'Tanga' by Legion Games via Limey-Yank. The components are excellent and I'm really looking forwards to playing this.
I'm hopeful of getting a copy of their 'Dien Bien Phu' game as well.
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You need a bigger table.
Time to covert that garage!
^ His wife's frying pan collection takes up the rest of the room, I hear.
Me - 'I need a bigger table'
Mrs.B - - - - 'Glooiiinnngggg'
Quote from: bob48 on November 30, 2016, 10:09:52 AM
Me - 'I need a bigger table'
Mrs.B - - - - 'Glooiiinnngggg'
That's the response I get too.
Well I discovered this morning that my fear that the maps for Ukraine 43 would not fit on my desk was well founded. They hang over the edge of the desk by a good 4 or 5 inches. Quite stressful, but on the bright side both the US Civil War and Normandy 44 fit nicely. The only issue is that my plexiglass sheet is too small to cover the entire US Civil War map board.
Ooh. Normandy '44 is a great game - only 1 map but a few charts you need to have at hand as well.
Quote from: bob48 on November 30, 2016, 11:59:02 AM
Ooh. Normandy '44 is a great game - only 1 map but a few charts you need to have at hand as well.
I'm working my way through the rules again. I don't mind complex rules but it takes time and usually a few plays for them to click. :uglystupid2: I've got the map on the table under plexiglass and the re-enforcement charts ready to receive chits. I decided to go with Normandy 44 over US Civil War for the time being as my "permanently" setup wargame on my desk. For no real reason other than I'd like to play the US Civil War in a head to head game whereas I always planned on playing Normandy 44 as a solo game.
I also have read the rules and punched counters for Concordia. It's a Roman Empire themed economic/resource management euro game and is the next game the wife and I will be playing together.
Quote from: PanzersEast on November 29, 2016, 11:45:47 AM
Well.... keeping with the WWII theme...
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PE, how many little baggies with markers/figures did you receive? I see five I think in your pic.
Looks like I only received one of them - the markers. Not at ALL looking a gift horse in he mouth, it's just weird since others have posted pics on FB and elsewhere of this awesomeness and they have multiple little baggies.
No biggie - it's pretty cool what they sent.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 01, 2016, 06:49:34 AM
Quote from: PanzersEast on November 29, 2016, 11:45:47 AM
Well.... keeping with the WWII theme...
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PE, how many little baggies with markers/figures did you receive? I see five I think in your pic.
Looks like I only received one of them - the markers. Not at ALL looking a gift horse in he mouth, it's just weird since others have posted pics on FB and elsewhere of this awesomeness and they have multiple little baggies.
No biggie - it's pretty cool what they sent.
I received 2 of the Token Packs, and Minis for US, UK, Germany, and Russia.. so six in total. I was a little surprised I received 2 of the token baggies.
Cool. I was just thinking an unboxing video isn't going to be as complete as it could be. Still I doubt the figs are needed for gameplay, from what I recall of the other, modern version of the game.*
*Not Brant's
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 01, 2016, 10:41:23 AM
Cool. I was just thinking an unboxing video isn't going to be as complete as it could be. Still I doubt the figs are needed for gameplay, from what I recall of the other, modern version of the game.*
*Not Brant's
The figures are nice, however unpainted they all kind of look the same.... silver soldiers. I usually opt for the counters to represent the different soldiers/squads.
Could probably just substitute A&A figures, too.
Welp, I have GMT's Silver Bayonet and FAB: Golan on the way now :crazy2:
Quote from: mirth on December 05, 2016, 02:40:18 PM
Welp, I have GMT's Silver Bayonet and FAB: Golan on the way now :crazy2:
You should have P500 Silver Bayonet and saved yourself a few bones.
P.S. I'm envious of your purchase, it was a game I'd ogled many times. I could just never get myself to order as I have so many wargames to play still.
Quote from: Bison on December 05, 2016, 02:54:52 PM
You should have P500 Silver Bayonet and saved yourself a few bones.
I'm getting a pretty good deal on it even without the P500 ;)
Quote from: Bison on December 05, 2016, 02:54:52 PM
P.S. I'm envious of your purchase, it was a game I'd ogled many times. I could just never get myself to order as I have so many wargames to play still.
You really shouldn't let that stop you. I certainly don't :P
Arrived today; 'Dien Bien Phu - The Final Gamble' from Legion Games.
Quote from: bob48 on December 05, 2016, 03:06:22 PM
Arrived today; 'Dien Bien Phu - The Final Gamble' from Legion Games.
O0
I P500'd 1846 and a few other things from GMT, but their recent system upgrade made my orders disappear. I just reordered them, including 1846 at full price ::) now that it's shipping. Such is life.
Quote from: bob48 on December 05, 2016, 03:06:22 PM
Arrived today; 'Dien Bien Phu - The Final Gamble' from Legion Games.
I have a copy coming too. O0 Site unboxing/review TBD.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 05, 2016, 07:28:09 PM
Quote from: bob48 on December 05, 2016, 03:06:22 PM
Arrived today; 'Dien Bien Phu - The Final Gamble' from Legion Games.
I have a copy coming too. O0 Site unboxing/review TBD.
The infamous TBD time line.
Tentative Butt Devices.
Just off the table is Holdfast: Korea. We got close to halfway before running out of time. Overall we liked it. I know some people have said that the system doesnt allow for much in the way of maneuver, but my gamin buddy and I are going to give it at least one more try. It has the advantage of being very easy to pick up and get into.
^ Cool! Is that a Columbia Games block game?
Worthington Games. here is a link to the kickstarter (which, obviously, is long done but does give you a good overview of the game).
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1456271622/holdfast-korea-1950-1951
Nice, thanks for the link. O0
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 05, 2016, 09:46:32 PM
^ Cool! Is that a Columbia Games block game?
Sigh....
http://grogheads.com/?p=7442
hey, cut him some slack...that was on the front page. I mean, who reads that??
Quote from: avrotim on December 05, 2016, 10:14:09 PM
hey, cut him some slack...that was on the front page. I mean, who reads that??
exactly!
I did once, but it gave me the shakes.
I visited the front page once, but got touched in the bad place.
I haven't spoken of it since...
Quote from: Cyrano on December 06, 2016, 12:08:33 AM
I visited the front page once, but got touched in the bad place.
I haven't spoken of it since...
Show us, on the doll, where the front page touched you.
Hey, I WRITE content for the "front page." That doesn't mean I read it!
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 05, 2016, 07:28:09 PM
Quote from: bob48 on December 05, 2016, 03:06:22 PM
Arrived today; 'Dien Bien Phu - The Final Gamble' from Legion Games.
I have a copy coming too. O0 Site unboxing/review TBD.
Excellent!
I would recommend that you print out the latest rules; v2.2 here is the link on CSW.
http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?14@@.1dd51d86/0
This is currently getting my attention again.
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It ground to a halt previously...allowing my eyes to wander to other treats. But I'm back on it. No AAR this time...just me and the board
BTW JD...The Inbetweeners is brilliant. I watched everything our Netflix has on it (the whole series and two movies). O0
Star Wars Rebellion. It's pretty good actually. Surprisingly easy to learn but deep with strategy for either side.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 08, 2016, 08:11:28 PM
BTW JD...The Inbetweeners is brilliant. I watched everything our Netflix has on it (the whole series and two movies). O0
It's not for everyone certainly - very strong language - but I think it captures some various adolescent male mentalities quite well.
Quote from: W8taminute on December 08, 2016, 11:19:58 PM
Star Wars Rebellion. It's pretty good actually. Surprisingly easy to learn but deep with strategy for either side.
That's good to hear. I've been hovering my mouse pointer over this now and again.
Is that the base game? Does it come with everything you need or are there essentials that you need to get the most out of it (other units/cards etc)
Also - there's Star Wars Armada and Star Wars Imperial Assault too...what's the difference between them? Or if you don't have the other ones, why did you go for Rebellion?
Imperial Assault is 1 mini:1 unit scale tactical ground combat. It's based off the Descent rules and there are basically two ways to play. You can do skirmish battles where each player builds a squad by spending points to "buy" units from on the minis they own via a point system. The other way to play is a campaign style where 1-4 players take on the role of a team of heroes and 1 player takes on the role of the opposition (almost like a GM in an RPG). They then play out a series of linked battles as they work their way through a scenario book storyline. The game's a bit of a money pit, especially if you play skirmish mode as you'll need to shell out for the dozens of little add-on packs of miniatures and tile sets. Minis are unpainted. Personally, I'm not a fan of the game. I find the Descent combat rules don't really translate all that well to the Star Wars universe. The ranged combat feels very clunky to me. The movement system seems very fiddly and I don't like the fact that melee units don't exert a zone of control so other units can sprint right past them.
Armada is capital ship level combat. Again, each player builds a force out of the minis he owns by purchasing ships, squadrons, and ability cards using points. I'm a big fan of this game but it is even more of a money sink than Imperial Assault is as the ship miniatures tend to be a lot more expensive than a few stormtrooper figurines for Imp Assault. The capital ship minis are painted but the fighter/bomber squadrons aren't (they're tiny). The setup parameters were a bit limited out of the box but a new campaign system is coming out in a few weeks and it looks like it will add a lot of depth to the game. It's similar in play speed and style to Sails of Glory but the components are much nicer. Damage modelling isn't as robust as SoG's but the movement/command system components are much more elegant making it far easier to control multiple ships.
Rebellion is, for now at least, a stand alone game. I haven't read of any plans for them to add expansions. I think if they do, it would likely be by releasing eras rather than new units. They could put out large expansions to cover the prequels and perhaps the new films as well. The scale is abstracted and covers the main planets mentioned in the Star Wars films, TV shows, and other stuff. It borrows a lot from Twilight Imperium, War of the Rings, and the PC version of Star Wars Rebellion. It's a fun game but it can start to drag in the later turns due to the fact that each player gets to add more heroes to their activation pool as the game progresses and each hero has the potential to lead a fleet or army, conduct a mission, or attempt to block an opposition fleet, army, or mission. A fair number of reviewers were a bit down on the combat portion of the game but I think it's fun. The average game takes about 3-4 hours to play. The box says it's for 2-4 players but it really is a 2 player game. The 3 and 4 player rules are frustrating and make it hard for the players to keep from telegraphing their intentions through table talk/gestures.
^ ooooh...thank you :notworthy:
First mini's I ever bought was Memoir '44...never bought another. I think I found them (or at least thought them to be) more expensive due to the extra production values
I might pick this up next year. Can it (Rebellion...or any of them actually) be played solitaire?
No, not out of the box. A key component of gameplay is the use of hero units which get assigned to missions in secret. In order to counter missions, each player needs to keep some of their heroes in reserve to respond to mission attempts. Players alternate hero activations so trying to outsmart your opponent is a major factor in deciding which heroes to commit and in what order to use them. Further, the main goal of the Empire is to locate and destroy the Rebel base. The base is initially hidden and the Rebel player does have the ability to relocate during gameplay.
I suppose it would be possible to develop a bot system to control the Empire (might already have been done by someone at BGG) but I don't think it'd be possible for the Rebels.
Thanks SDR
Imperial Assault should be getting an app driven opponent that will let you play the campaign game solo. I just picked up Descent recently and have been using the app to run a solo campaign for me. Having tonnes of fun with it.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 08, 2016, 05:23:06 PM
This is currently getting my attention again.
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It ground to a halt previously...allowing my eyes to wander to other treats. But I'm back on it. No AAR this time...just me and the board
:bd: :bd: :bd:
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 09, 2016, 01:47:44 AM
Quote from: W8taminute on December 08, 2016, 11:19:58 PM
Star Wars Rebellion. It's pretty good actually. Surprisingly easy to learn but deep with strategy for either side.
That's good to hear. I've been hovering my mouse pointer over this now and again.
we covered this on the GrogCast with James Sterrett
http://grogheads.com/?podcast=grogcast-season-4-episode-iiiiii
he talks about some of the strategy, and the hidden depth of the game, and having fun playing it with his son
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 09, 2016, 03:00:27 AM
...I might pick this up next year. Can it (Rebellion...or any of them actually) be played solitaire?
Just to be clear I'll answer your question with regards to Rebellion. I'm playing it solo and having fun with it. In Rebellion the Rebels have a secret base located somewhere in the galaxy that only they know the location of. Now since I'm playing the game alone when it comes time to playing as the Empire I have to ignore the fact that I know where the rebel base is. I play the Empire turn by trying to guess which direction to take in the search for the 'hidden' rebel base that I would do if I really didn't know where the base was. Does that make sense? Anyway, for me at least, I've worked out a method to play the game solo and I like it. Check out this video which is the one that convinced me to buy the game in the first place.
Rebellion in on my list.
Quote from: W8taminute on December 09, 2016, 06:45:34 AM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 09, 2016, 03:00:27 AM
...I might pick this up next year. Can it (Rebellion...or any of them actually) be played solitaire?
Just to be clear I'll answer your question with regards to Rebellion. I'm playing it solo and having fun with it. In Rebellion the Rebels have a secret base located somewhere in the galaxy that only they know the location of. Now since I'm playing the game alone when it comes time to playing as the Empire I have to ignore the fact that I know where the rebel base is. I play the Empire turn by trying to guess which direction to take in the search for the 'hidden' rebel base that I would do if I really didn't know where the base was. Does that make sense? Anyway, for me at least, I've worked out a method to play the game solo and I like it. Check out this video which is the one that convinced me to buy the game in the first place.
Thank you and yes - it does make sense. I do something similar - ignore what's in front of me and think what I would do in his shoes.
I've thought about it from that point of view too, but the one thing I can't get quite past is how to determine where the Rebel Base is without knowing already. Ignoring that fact is difficult and I think removes a big portion of why that game is fun. (For the record I've not yet played it, but I own it. And have seen plenty of how to play videos on it over the last many months.)
Anyway, I was thinking of some tokens, maybe. Enough to put one on each planet (other than Coruscant of course) with one of them indicating the base and the others being blank. You reveal them as you land troops on a planet. It's not perfect but not bad.
That means playing as the Empire is a little easier, but how do you play as the Rebels solitaire with the Empire moving around? I think that's a little more complicated. Same with the Empire, to a lesser extent - I mean, you play the Rebels as best you can, but controlling the Empire is going to be difficult when you know where your own base is.
Just pretend you're the Emperor using your force powers to find Skywalker and the Rebels.
There is no way I could play a game that requires hidden information like the location of the rebel base solo. Sure I'd put it on the table to learn the rules and such, but a full on game? I don't think I could do it.
Quote from: Bison on December 09, 2016, 12:44:55 PM
There is no way I could play a game that requires hidden information like the location of the rebel base solo. Sure I'd put it on the table to learn the rules and such, but a full on game? I don't think I could do it.
I couldn't either.
Quote from: Bison on December 09, 2016, 12:44:55 PM
There is no way I could play a game that requires hidden information like the location of the rebel base solo. Sure I'd put it on the table to learn the rules and such, but a full on game? I don't think I could do it.
Quote from: mirth on December 09, 2016, 12:45:54 PM
I couldn't either.
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Quote from: mirth on December 09, 2016, 12:45:54 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 09, 2016, 12:44:55 PM
There is no way I could play a game that requires hidden information like the location of the rebel base solo. Sure I'd put it on the table to learn the rules and such, but a full on game? I don't think I could do it.
I couldn't either.
Oh, I could and do. It's fun, especially if you use tables to generate decisions for the 'AI' player side.
I guess it takes a certain breed of player to ignore what secrets he knows and play the game based on what your gut is telling you to do. You almost have to step outside of yourself to play. The opposite of achieving zen harmony with the universe! ;D
Most any game can be played solo. Some are better than others of course. Card play and bluffing are two major factors that obviously don't enter well into it. I'd say a game like Rebellion is best suited for 2 players, but can be played solo to get a good feel for the mechanics.
That's why I like PC games that have hotseat mode. I learn the game faster by playing both sides. I did that with Tiller's Squad Battles.
Quote from: bbmike on December 09, 2016, 06:56:23 PM
That's why I like PC games that have hotseat mode. I learn the game faster by playing both sides. I did that with Tiller's Squad Battles.
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Now I really want to get Rebellion unboxed.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 09, 2016, 07:02:44 PM
Now I really want to get Rebellion unboxed.
Me too. Amazon has it for $69.95 right now. I might wait to see if I get any Amazon gift cards for Christmas.
I've had the damn thing for months; got it earlier this year. It's still in shrink. :-[ Probably overpaid for it at the time, too.
As my wife says of my game purchasing habit, "You have a problem. You know that right?" :D
Quote from: Bison on December 09, 2016, 09:32:07 PM"You have a problem. You know that right?"
in other news
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There's no problem! I can stop any time I want! >:(
International Moose Count Underway? Why wasn't I informed?!
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Looks good.
That's a lot of plastic still covering the game. Slacker!
Quote from: mirth on December 10, 2016, 08:00:47 AM
International Moose Count Underway? Why wasn't I informed?!
they don't need you adding to the population.
Excellent - I'm very impressed with it so far.
Quote from: bob48 on December 10, 2016, 03:58:11 PM
Excellent - I'm very impressed with it so far.
I'm happy to see the back of the box reports that solitaire play is strong with this one.
Quote from: Bison on December 10, 2016, 01:16:33 PM
That's a lot of plastic still covering the game. Slacker!
I was actually going to do another unboxing video. Now that I have the template set up in Premiere Pro, it's pretty easy to do. I'm eager to give the light a try and see how that improves things so I don't have to adjust it in post.
Just finished punching counters and putting sleeves on the cards for Twilight Struggle. Planning on bringing it down to the FLGS tomorrow for a game or two, but I'm pretty sure the weather isn't going to cooperate with me leaving the house.
Star Trek Ascendancy is on its way to me. :bd:
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 17, 2016, 08:06:34 PM
Star Trek Ascendancy is on its way to me. :bd:
I was going to get that but the recommendations for 3 or more players and the be ready for LONG games kind of turned me off. Plus I'm still working on my PhD to learn Star Trek: Frontiers.
Got my Tide of Iron loot from the FFG sale. Somebody in the packaging department needs a slap upside the head. They stacked all 22lbs of boxes one atop another and didn't put any padding at the bottom of the box. End result? The Fury of the Bear box has a not so secret trap door bottom. Duct tape to the rescue!
Quote from: bbmike on December 17, 2016, 08:16:48 PM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 17, 2016, 08:06:34 PM
Star Trek Ascendancy is on its way to me. :bd:
I was going to get that but the recommendations for 3 or more players and the be ready for LONG games kind of turned me off. Plus I'm still working on my PhD to learn Star Trek: Frontiers.
I was on the fence about both of these, actually...kept thinking I wanted Frontiers, then Ascendancy, then back to Frontiers, and back again, over and over. It finally boiled down to the fact that Ascendancy has cool bits, looks tremendously easy to get into, and it's not a clone of Mage Knight.
Not that MK is a bad game; I've heard very good things about it, and even though Frontiers is a clone, it's still an excellent game since MK is good.
Regarding 'long' games, it's my understanding you can reduce the number of Ascendancy tokens needed to win if you want a shorter game, or make them more if you want a longer one. Seems like an easy enough fix, but I guess I'll see when it gets here.
I saw too that Gale Force 9 (makers of Ascendancy) are releasing a Ferengi expansion this month, and next June or so are releasing a Cardassian expansion. I reached out to GF9 for a review copy of the new Ferengi expansion. Just three powers doesn't seem much fun, but four or five?
I think I might need the play mat eventually too. Amazon's prices are incredibly f'd up when it comes to these things; Cool Stuff is much better.
I think I'm going to get Mage Knight out one day next week and try to get a game in
Quote from: bayonetbrant on December 17, 2016, 11:32:17 PM
I think I'm going to get Mage Knight out one day next week and try to get a game in
Pics and an AAR or it didn't happen!
I traded for a game called Warrior Knights some years ago, which I keep confusing with Mage Knights.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 18, 2016, 09:02:50 AM
I traded for a game called Warrior Knights some years ago, which I keep confusing with Mage Knights.
another excellent game, if you've got a good cut-throat crowd :)
http://www.wargamer.com/reviews/warrior-knights/
(I'll migrate it over here someday as a Classic Review)
You want me to click on a Wargamer link? Heathen.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 18, 2016, 10:05:57 AM
You want me to click on a Wargamer link? Heathen.
yeah, sorry - haven't migrated that one yet. Too busy wondering if anyone else wants to write stuff for us...
Nah, I clicked on it. I even went so far as to search my name on their site. I was surprised by the amount of content that came up.
yeah, they finally unfuggled their content 'migration' that credited Scott Parrino w/ everything that the rest of us wrote over the years.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on December 17, 2016, 11:32:17 PM
I think I'm going to get Mage Knight out one day next week and try to get a game in
Good solitaire game!
I want to break mine out again sometime soon, too. I've only done a couple Solo Conquest scenarios, losing both attempts when within sight of a win. Bodes well for future solo plays when it's challenging but not a total blowout. Then there are the new expansion solo scenarios yet to be touched..
Didn't think the game was all that difficult to learn, after running through a game just as the Intro manual suggests. Even better, much of it is easy to remember when you bust it back out much later... unlike many games with little fidgety rules, it still makes sense and the little special rules are all on a few cards.
I scored a new Pathfinder GM screen today at a game store in the clearance bin for $10. They are between print runs right now I think because Amazon clowns want between $60 and $370 for one. I shit you not. It's insane what people think they can get for some stuff on Amazon.
I finally broke out the DVG Warfighter WWII card game rules and got more than halfway through it, last night. I'm looking forward to trying it out. With all the expansions they sent me there's tons of replayability in this. I'm going to do a couple of play throughs and then possibly do a Let's Play, if I can find a spot in the house that won't be disturbed, now that my mother in law is back in our house again. :(
While you lot stock up with the latest and the greatest, and nothing wrong with that :bd: , I managed to find this Victory Games classic from 1991 :smitten:
Flashpoint: Golan is a game about a possible fifth Arab-Israeli war. It uses a highly interactive sequence of play. The map contains the Golan Heights and the surrounding area. The major combatants are; Israel, Syria and Jordan with possible intervention by US or Soviet Union forces.
A gorgeous map by Charles Kibler, a ruleset that was at the time considered a top simulation of modern warfare, what's there not to like :)
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Additionally spotted a The Boardgamer issue with a Yom Kippur adaptation by Alan R. Arnold. Quite a treat to replay the whole Syrian attack at Golan Heights here, should be a treat!
Better get that laminating machine warmed up, there's some player aids that need some TLC there O:-)
Additionally, the SPI "Central Front" classics can be played with Flashpoint: Golan rules, apparently. Will need to have a look at that. I have S&T #82 Fifth Corps and found #131 Donau Front (game only) at a tenner as mentioned earlier.
I am now considering getting #88 BAOR and #117 North German Plains from Noble Knights sale, while the separately made boxed game Hof Gap remains elusive. Maybe one day...
Quote from: Crossroads on December 19, 2016, 01:46:51 PM
While you lot stock up with the latest and the greatest, and nothing wrong with that :bd: , I managed to find this Victory Games classic from 1991 :smitten:
Flashpoint: Golan is a game about a possible fifth Arab-Israeli war. It uses a highly interactive sequence of play. The map contains the Golan Heights and the surrounding area. The major combatants are; Israel, Syria and Jordan with possible intervention by US or Soviet Union forces.
A gorgeous map by Charles Kibler, a ruleset that was at the time considered a top simulation of modern warfare, what's there not to like :)
I remember thinking that a very attractive game at the time, after opening it. Oh my, how things have changed.
Quote from: Nefaro on December 19, 2016, 03:17:20 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on December 19, 2016, 01:46:51 PM
While you lot stock up with the latest and the greatest, and nothing wrong with that :bd: , I managed to find this Victory Games classic from 1991 :smitten:
Flashpoint: Golan is a game about a possible fifth Arab-Israeli war. It uses a highly interactive sequence of play. The map contains the Golan Heights and the surrounding area. The major combatants are; Israel, Syria and Jordan with possible intervention by US or Soviet Union forces.
A gorgeous map by Charles Kibler, a ruleset that was at the time considered a top simulation of modern warfare, what's there not to like :)
I remember thinking that a very attractive game at the time, after opening it. Oh my, how things have changed.
Curious: are you referring to ruleset, or what? I have not yet gotten into the rules in depth, so haven't formed an opinion yet. Anything particular stand out to you in them, in good or bad?
:)
What an awesome looking map.
If I had room in my collection for another series I'm fairly certain Flashpoint would be it. Maybe some day....
Kibler has always been my favorite map artist. What's intriguing to me is when I talked to him about the transition from hand-painting maps to using a computer and how he was able to transfer his unique style from analog to digital. Very talented.
Played a game of "Last Battle: Ie Shima" on Saturday at a buddy's house. Fun game (Judd really likes it and we went off his recommendation). I have never played any of the classic area movement games before (Breakout Normandy, Stalingrad, etc) but have played MMP's "Iwo Jima: Rage against the Marines" and this reminded me of that game very much (and which I enjoy). Nice little game for $20.
I've not been a big fan of area movement games in the past, but the more I play Kriegsspiel sorts of games, the more area movement games are appealing to me.
And that map for Golan is a thing of beauty.
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 10:51:21 AM
Played a game of "Last Battle: Ie Shima" on Saturday at a buddy's house. Fun game (Judd really likes it and we went off his recommendation). I have never played any of the classic area movement games before (Breakout Normandy, Stalingrad, etc) but have played MMP's "Iwo Jima: Rage against the Marines" and this reminded me of that game very much (and which I enjoy). Nice little game for $20.
Looks like a neat little game!
Quote from: mirth on December 20, 2016, 10:56:09 AM
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 10:51:21 AM
Played a game of "Last Battle: Ie Shima" on Saturday at a buddy's house. Fun game (Judd really likes it and we went off his recommendation). I have never played any of the classic area movement games before (Breakout Normandy, Stalingrad, etc) but have played MMP's "Iwo Jima: Rage against the Marines" and this reminded me of that game very much (and which I enjoy). Nice little game for $20.
Looks like a neat little game!
And of interest - Charlie Kibler did the map for this one as well. ;)
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 10:39:20 AM
Kibler has always been my favorite map artist. What's intriguing to me is when I talked to him about the transition from hand-painting maps to using a computer and how he was able to transfer his unique style from analog to digital. Very talented.
Kibler definitively one of my very favourites as well. If I'd have to give only one name, I'd probably say Dean Essig myself, but since I don't, I name them both :)
Quote from: panzerde on December 20, 2016, 10:54:51 AM
I've not been a big fan of area movement games in the past, but the more I play Kriegsspiel sorts of games, the more area movement games are appealing to me.
And that map for Golan is a thing of beauty.
Me either, at least not on a relatively tactical-ish scale. I say that because I actually enjoyed Turning Point: Stalingrad, another area-type movement wargame that's maybe a similar scale to that one.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 20, 2016, 01:22:04 PM
Quote from: panzerde on December 20, 2016, 10:54:51 AM
I've not been a big fan of area movement games in the past, but the more I play Kriegsspiel sorts of games, the more area movement games are appealing to me.
And that map for Golan is a thing of beauty.
Me either, at least not on a relatively tactical-ish scale. I say that because I actually enjoyed Turning Point: Stalingrad, another area-type movement wargame that's maybe a similar scale to that one.
I can't see it on a pure tactical scale, since it abstracts too much of what's important at that level. It can generally work at a grand tactical level, with decent rules, and is nice at Operational and above, I think.
I hate to say it, but *shudder* ASL is probably one of the better tactical combat games. ;)
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 20, 2016, 01:36:37 PM
I hate to say it, but *shudder* ASL is probably one of the better tactical combat games. ;)
You had to go there...
If you say "ASL" three times, GJK will come storming in...that's twice now.
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Barth wins! :D
Quote from: Crossroads on December 20, 2016, 02:18:04 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on December 19, 2016, 03:17:20 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on December 19, 2016, 01:46:51 PM
While you lot stock up with the latest and the greatest, and nothing wrong with that :bd: , I managed to find this Victory Games classic from 1991 :smitten:
Flashpoint: Golan is a game about a possible fifth Arab-Israeli war. It uses a highly interactive sequence of play. The map contains the Golan Heights and the surrounding area. The major combatants are; Israel, Syria and Jordan with possible intervention by US or Soviet Union forces.
A gorgeous map by Charles Kibler, a ruleset that was at the time considered a top simulation of modern warfare, what's there not to like :)
I remember thinking that a very attractive game at the time, after opening it. Oh my, how things have changed.
Curious: are you referring to ruleset, or what? I have not yet gotten into the rules in depth, so haven't formed an opinion yet. Anything particular stand out to you in them, in good or bad?
:)
I've not played
Flashpoint: Golan since the late 90s.
That said, I thought the map was very attractive at the time. I recall liking the counters back then, too, despite being what you'd typically get. I think it was just the number font or NATO symbols seemed a just a bit more crisp than other wargames I'd owned by that point. *shrug* They probably look rather drab today.
As for the game mechanics, I do remember being impressed with them. They were different enough to stand out of the crowd a bit. Again, I don't know how it holds up, nowadays, but if I happened upon a used one in a store I'd still consider picking it up (my old copy has been long gone).
^^ Yes, that's pretty much how it pans out. The map is a thing of beauty, in two interlapping parts. :smitten:
Counters have stood the test of time less so, both the material and the art are a bit meh for current standards. Additionally, they were cut in a manner the cruft needs to be cut from the center of the edges, not from corners, so counter clippers won't help me out here :buck2:
As for the rules, I'll have a go at them over the weekend I hope, can't comment on them quite yet. O:-)
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 20, 2016, 01:39:07 PM
If you say "ASL" three times, GJK will come storming in...that's twice now.
Somebody mention GOD's wargaming gift to us mere mortals? 8)
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 05:24:50 PM
Somebody mention GOD's wargaming gift to us mere mortals? 8)
I must have missed the discussion about Combat Commander. :bd:
Quote from: Bison on December 20, 2016, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 05:24:50 PM
Somebody mention GOD's wargaming gift to us mere mortals? 8)
I must have missed the discussion about Combat Commander. :bd:
You have to hold the right card in order to play that discussion. ;)
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 05:33:33 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 20, 2016, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 05:24:50 PM
Somebody mention GOD's wargaming gift to us mere mortals? 8)
I must have missed the discussion about Combat Commander. :bd:
You have to hold the right card in order to play that discussion. ;)
Yes but the fields give me a cover bonus unless I miscalculated the season again.
Hush, now. I can't hear you over the sound of my 12# Gribeauval battery.
All this current-events rubbish.
Really.
Here's some cards, courtesy of mirth:
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That doesn't actually work.
Drink harder.
Quitter.
Oh no you didn't.
Well I'm getting ready to setup the painting station again on the gaming desk, which means I have to tear down Normandy 44 for a bit.../sigh/...I really need a bigger man corner. I need to convince the wife that I need both a paint station and a game table!
I just tried a very short Warfighter WWII game to try to get acclimated to the system (again). Pretty good game but the mission I chose was so short it didn't really let me get too deeply into it, but it did let me hit on most of the main points of the game. I can't remember the name of the Mission, but it was the one that gives you 23 Resources. I selected one Player Soldier and one NPS and loaded out the Player Soldier with an M-1 Carbine, a Bayonet, and three Grenades. The NPS had the Corpsman and Green skills. We went out after a Bunker that was sitting in the third space, so we only had to cross one Location Card. That Mission lets you Recon the first Location Card, and I chose a Road since it had a 0 entry cost.
I screwed up some of the rules but I figured I would (such as letting a Grenadier enter that Road Location Card as a Reinforcement - I didn't check its value versus the Reinforcement values allowed, and he was a tough bastard to get rid of (since he had a skill that let him ignore Suppression results).
All in all a fun game. I want to get more in tune with how it plays and maybe do a how to play/playthrough video of it.
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 05:33:33 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 20, 2016, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: GJK on December 20, 2016, 05:24:50 PM
Somebody mention GOD's wargaming gift to us mere mortals? 8)
I must have missed the discussion about Combat Commander. :bd:
You have to hold the right card in order to play that discussion. ;)
As an enlightened individual by GJK, showing me THE wargaming path I will stand strong at his side defending ASL's honour! Hush now, all you unbelievers or speak and join the enlightened path! O:-)
Bah! ASL is the Scientology of wargaming. :D
Scalps harvested from my latest counter trimming session
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Monster!
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Wanna know which game they're from?
You're going to tell him regardless of his response, aren't you?
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 23, 2016, 08:56:31 AM
You're going to tell him regardless of his response, aren't you?
yes. mwahahahaha!
From the colours I'm guessing Wing Leader Vol. 2.... basturd. :P
Quote from: Barthheart on December 23, 2016, 09:03:49 AM
From the colours I'm guessing Wing Leader Vol. 2.... basturd. :P
Good guess! It's Volume 1 actually. Just getting its haircut.
Quote from: Barthheart on December 23, 2016, 08:27:21 AM
Bah! ASL is the Scientology of wargaming. :D
On this, we agree!
I stand by original comment....
Quote from: Barthheart on December 23, 2016, 08:43:53 AM
Monster!
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I'm not sure that the scalping itself is a monstrous act, but saving the scalps and preserving them for display/notoriety, well...
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 23, 2016, 09:07:00 AM
I'm not sure that the scalping itself is a monstrous act, but saving the scalps and preserving them for display/notoriety, well...
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/df1895ad-1f21-499c-916c-238590b599ab
Quote from: mirth on December 23, 2016, 09:06:16 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on December 23, 2016, 08:27:21 AM
Bah! ASL is the Scientology of wargaming. :D
On this, we agree!
How is ASL like Scientology?
I mean, it's not like their followers demand they give up all of their worldly possessions and donate the assets to them to stay in -
Oh.
Quote from: mirth on December 23, 2016, 09:09:40 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 23, 2016, 09:07:00 AM
I'm not sure that the scalping itself is a monstrous act, but saving the scalps and preserving them for display/notoriety, well...
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/df1895ad-1f21-499c-916c-238590b599ab
Ha, and I thought I handed out esoteric movie line references! :notworthy:
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 23, 2016, 09:10:23 AM
Quote from: mirth on December 23, 2016, 09:06:16 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on December 23, 2016, 08:27:21 AM
Bah! ASL is the Scientology of wargaming. :D
On this, we agree!
How is ASL like Scientology?
I mean, it's not like their followers demand they give up all of their worldly possessions and donate the assets to them to stay in -
Oh.
Someday Leah Remini is going to write a book about ASL!
Quote from: mirth on December 23, 2016, 09:11:29 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 23, 2016, 09:10:23 AM
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Quote from: Barthheart on December 23, 2016, 08:27:21 AM
Bah! ASL is the Scientology of wargaming. :D
On this, we agree!
How is ASL like Scientology?
I mean, it's not like their followers demand they give up all of their worldly possessions and donate the assets to them to stay in -
Oh.
Someday Leah Remini is going to write a book about ASL!
Don't be a tease! :dreamer:
Quote from: Barthheart on December 23, 2016, 08:27:21 AM
Bah! ASL is the Scientology of wargaming. :D
Uh oh!
Better watch yo back, Bart! They may come for you soon, after this comment.
:hide:
Picked this up from the Valley Forge visitors gift shop. :)
That 'feels' like Mosby's Raiders in several ways.
"Star Wars: Rebellion".
Early on, but I can see what all the fuss is about.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 30, 2016, 11:27:48 PM
That 'feels' like Mosby's Raiders in several ways.
It's supposed to be a remake of 'We the People'. Not a bad game actually but it is no hard core wargame that's for sure.
Quote from: Cyrano on December 31, 2016, 12:33:08 AM
"Star Wars: Rebellion".
Early on, but I can see what all the fuss is about.
Yeah great game isn't it? O0
Quote from: Cyrano on December 31, 2016, 12:33:08 AM
"Star Wars: Rebellion".
Early on, but I can see what all the fuss is about.
I've looked for a board game I could play with my teens for a good while. Talked with them today, basically asking if they'd like Warfighter: Special Ops or Star Wars: Rebellion.
So given the game's got stellar reviews I guess I can't much go wrong with it, yes?
As a two-player experience, it's brilliant.
I've not had a chance to play the two-team, four-player version.
The mechanics and the choices, however, not to mention the narrative it creates are great fun. Also, don't be put off by those that claim the rules are all that complex. They're not.
Jim
Quote from: Cyrano on December 31, 2016, 07:55:50 PM
As a two-player experience, it's brilliant.
I've not had a chance to play the two-team, four-player version.
The mechanics and the choices, however, not to mention the narrative it creates are great fun. Also, don't be put off by those that claim the rules are all that complex. They're not.
Jim
Thanks!
Because you all love it so much... ;D
Played a "Deluxe" ASL scenario today- the first time that either me or my opponent had played one. This is France in '44 with lots of bocage. The scenario itself was a bit of a dog-ROAR has it rated as severely unbalanced in favor of the Germans and that's how this one went down. Very interesting though and enjoyable...there's no "stacking" in DASL, every squad/HS/crew/leader has a position within the hex and can be affected differently depending upon the situation. I've got another DASL game scheduled for next weekend; this time we're moving to Stalingrad where I think DASL will play much better.
Quote from: GJK on January 02, 2017, 12:11:21 AM
...there's no "stacking" in DASL, every squad/HS/crew/leader has a position within the hex and can be affected differently depending upon the situation.
...
Huh. Always liked the idea of the DASL maps but didn't know there were different rules for them as well.
Quote from: Barthheart on January 02, 2017, 07:02:59 AM
Quote from: GJK on January 02, 2017, 12:11:21 AM
...there's no "stacking" in DASL, every squad/HS/crew/leader has a position within the hex and can be affected differently depending upon the situation.
...
Huh. Always liked the idea of the DASL maps but didn't know there were different rules for them as well.
It's in Chapter J and it's very brief. No rules have changed for them just that you don't stack in a hex. Residual FP affects just the hexside that the fire went through when firing at a unit moving in bypass and the there's a very slight difference that pertains to moving into close-combat vs entering hand-to-hand fighting. Very, very minor modifications overall.
Ah , got it. Thanks for the explanation.
On the virtual table:
GMT's Great Battles of the Civil War: Three Days of Gettysburg
The Herr's Ridge Scenario. It's 10am, and Heth's Division is just coming to bear against Buford's blue jacketed cavalry. Archer's Brigade has taken a beating...but starting to weaken the Union
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Quote from: ArizonaTank on January 10, 2017, 10:20:36 PM
On the virtual table:
GMT's Great Battles of the Civil War: Three Days of Gettysburg
I just wish that the designer wasn't such an ass - the game looks very enticing but I refuse to support him by purchasing any of his games. Please don't escalate my comments; I think it's a beautiful game.
Meanwhile, on my office desk...
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My wallet wishes these were freebies, but sadly not. Haven't played Armada in a while so this spend should encourage me to get back in to it.
This just turned up in the mail as well.
Suffice to say I think I have a spending problem.
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We're going to have that one at Origins with us, in the Central Command, with Griggling joining us this year :)
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 11, 2017, 08:21:27 AM
This just turned up in the mail as well.
Suffice to say I think I have a spending problem.
Welcome to the club!
Quote from: mirth on January 11, 2017, 09:16:54 AM
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 11, 2017, 08:21:27 AM
This just turned up in the mail as well.
Suffice to say I think I have a spending problem.
Welcome to the club!
This problem should be making an appearance at my door on Friday. Damn you Amazon prime! I used to have 5-7 days to come up with a cover story!
Quote from: Bison on January 11, 2017, 09:44:55 AM
Quote from: mirth on January 11, 2017, 09:16:54 AM
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 11, 2017, 08:21:27 AM
This just turned up in the mail as well.
Suffice to say I think I have a spending problem.
Welcome to the club!
This problem should be making an appearance at my door on Friday. Damn you Amazon prime! I used to have 5-7 days to come up with a cover story!
I have two games on the way.
Quote from: mirth on January 11, 2017, 09:53:04 AM
Quote from: Bison on January 11, 2017, 09:44:55 AM
Quote from: mirth on January 11, 2017, 09:16:54 AM
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 11, 2017, 08:21:27 AM
This just turned up in the mail as well.
Suffice to say I think I have a spending problem.
Welcome to the club!
This problem should be making an appearance at my door on Friday. Damn you Amazon prime! I used to have 5-7 days to come up with a cover story!
I have two games on the way.
I hope one of them cost you $5.
Quote from: Bison on January 11, 2017, 09:58:24 AM
Quote from: mirth on January 11, 2017, 09:53:04 AM
Quote from: Bison on January 11, 2017, 09:44:55 AM
Quote from: mirth on January 11, 2017, 09:16:54 AM
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 11, 2017, 08:21:27 AM
This just turned up in the mail as well.
Suffice to say I think I have a spending problem.
Welcome to the club!
This problem should be making an appearance at my door on Friday. Damn you Amazon prime! I used to have 5-7 days to come up with a cover story!
I have two games on the way.
I hope one of them cost you $5.
Heh. I'll be making that purchase soon.
y'all feel free to send a few of those purchases my way, too :-"
After rearranging / reshelving the Game Den, I've got space to add a few more :D
I have to do some shelf rearranging. I have games stacked all over the place right now.
is one of them Tank on Tank East Front?
In case you forgot, this is what it looks like:
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It's in there somewhere. I'll let you know when I come across it.
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 11, 2017, 05:53:02 AM
Meanwhile, on my office desk...
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My wallet wishes these were freebies, but sadly not. Haven't played Armada in a while so this spend should encourage me to get back in to it.
The new campaign system is a lot of fun. I wish they'd used counters instead of stickers for the campaign map but putting the stickers on the pile of extra objective tokens works as a fix. I'm currently playing in a 6-player version of the game. Sadly our plucky little band of Rebels went 0 for 3 in our first round of battles so we're already on the hind foot. I've got a second battle scheduled today but I'm not too optimistic. I've got two Mon Cal cruisers, a corvette, and 7 fighter squadrons against 2 Imperial Star Destroyers, an Interdictor, and whatever he spent his upgrade points on (all my points went towards repairs from the last battle.).
Very good match today. It was a nail biter right until the final turn. Sadly I came out on the losing end of it as our ships got into knife fighting range. The Imperial tractor beams really ruined my day by slowing me down so I couldn't keep the ISDs in my preferred firing arcs. I knocked Tarkin's flagship down to 1HP left but couldn't finish him off. I ended up losing a cruiser, a corvette, and a squadron of X-wings and one of Z95s to his 9 TIEs.
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 11, 2017, 08:21:27 AM
This just turned up in the mail as well.
Suffice to say I think I have a spending problem.
It helps if you don't think of it as a problem...
Quote from: Arctic Blast on January 12, 2017, 12:47:46 AM
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 11, 2017, 08:21:27 AM
This just turned up in the mail as well.
Suffice to say I think I have a spending problem.
It helps if you don't think of it as a problem...
I'm trying, but my girlfriend keeps periodically hitting me because I have a spending problem and I spend it on toys.
Or, as she likes to say, "S**t".
Sounds like it's time for a new girlfriend. O:-)
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 12, 2017, 06:13:27 AM
Sounds like it's time for a new girlfriend. O:-)
A few more game purchases should open that door.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 12, 2017, 06:13:27 AM
Sounds like it's time for a new girlfriend. O:-)
I would, but there's this small problem that she's the best thing that's ever happened to me. Also she does like playing board/videogames with me, she's just annoyed I spent so much on Armada when I barely play it.
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 12, 2017, 06:58:57 AM
she's just annoyed I spent so much on Armada when I barely play it.
Actually playing a game is not a pre-condition for buying it. She'll learn that over time.
Quote from: WargamerJoe on January 12, 2017, 06:58:57 AM
I would, but there's this small problem that she's the best thing that's ever happened to me. Also she does like playing board/videogames with me, she's just annoyed I spent so much on Armada when I barely play it.
Well, you got me there. My wife of 24-some years refuses to play board games. I think that's what nerds call a 'keeper' in your case. ;D
Sounds like it's time for a new wife.
Quote from: mirth on January 12, 2017, 08:31:05 AM
Sounds like it's time for a new wife.
:bd:
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I have the Caverns of Cynder (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178820/shadows-brimstone-caverns-cynder-expansion) expansion for Shadows of Brimstone arriving tomorrow, along with the Rise of the Crimson Hand (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/140149/fortune-and-glory-rise-crimson-hand) expansion for Fortune and Glory. And the Sons of Anarchy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156091/sons-anarchy-men-mayhem) board game is arriving sometime next week (couldn't pass it up, it was fifteen bucks).
Also ordered a round wooden dice tray. Getting tired of stray dice.
Gaming is a lot cheaper than a wife.
Does anyone own Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death?
Really digging the Preacher character from that one, but it's a tad difficult to justify spending $80 just to get the one character. Though it does add a lot of cards to the other game.
I gotta go sell my stack of books to Half Price so I can make room...lol.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 12, 2017, 11:47:07 AM
Does anyone own Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death?
Really digging the Preacher character from that one, but it's a tad difficult to justify spending $80 just to get the one character. Though it does add a lot of cards to the other game.
I gotta go sell my stack of books to Half Price so I can make room...lol.
Yes. I have both the base games.
Haven't played it in awhile, although I've certainly been meaning to. Wanted to get all the heroes painted up first, though.
When you mix all the extra cards, monsters, etc of the two core sets the game feels a good deal more varied. I'd say you get more variety in getting an extra core box than multiple add-on boxes for the same amount of money.
Frankly, I think the smaller expansion boxes are pretty expensive for the content you get. When compared to buying the other core box, those small box expansions look really pricey.
This just arrived and I hope to play it this weekend:
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O0
Quote from: GJK on January 10, 2017, 10:26:16 PM
Quote from: ArizonaTank on January 10, 2017, 10:20:36 PM
On the virtual table:
GMT's Great Battles of the Civil War: Three Days of Gettysburg
I just wish that the designer wasn't such an ass - the game looks very enticing but I refuse to support him by purchasing any of his games. Please don't escalate my comments; I think it's a beautiful game.
I know the designer is a jack@#ss, but I really like the series...the right balance of detail, realism and playability for me.
I rationalize by remembering that games aren't just the product of the designer. Plenty of other folks worked hard to make it happen.
11 books for less then $45. Oh yeah!
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LOL - when do you have time to go through all that?
I'm thinking of joining a local DnD group, but I gotta get the 5e of the Player's Handbook.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 13, 2017, 09:07:45 PM
LOL - when do you have time to go through all that?
I'm thinking of joining a local DnD group, but I gotta get the 5e of the Player's Handbook.
That's 2 rulebooks (the same book I bought 2 just to have multiple at the table and for $5 each that's not a lot), which if you've ever played basic/expert D&D you know the rules. The major changes are two: 1. ascending rather than decending armor class, and 2. no race class, so elves can be fighters, magic users, and thieves they are not the elf class. I read the rulebook the other night online and it took like an hour. About 1/2 is just monster/spell descriptions. 1 is the Field Guide, which is just an additional monster manual. Look at it at some point when you want a new/unique monster. 8 are adventure modules, so again read when/if necessary. But the reality is that the games are great, but the reading level is generally at the 4th grade level. If you have trouble with that well my friend you have issues. :D
I dunno. I haven't picked up an actual RPG book for actual play in a very, very long time.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 13, 2017, 09:16:27 PM
I dunno. I haven't picked up an actual RPG book for actual play in a very, very long time.
Download the rulebook here: http://basicfantasy.org/downloads.html I guarantee it'll take you an hour or so at most.
My reward for taking the dogs for a snowy walk at 11pm, and a check of the mailbox? the siege of Budapest.
Invoice, destroyed. Time to dig in...
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Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 13, 2017, 09:16:27 PM
I dunno. I haven't picked up an actual RPG book for actual play in a very, very long time.
Why? Are you a communist?
Quote from: bbmike on January 25, 2017, 03:58:39 PM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 13, 2017, 09:16:27 PM
I dunno. I haven't picked up an actual RPG book for actual play in a very, very long time.
Why? Are you a communist?
He's made some suspect remarks recently.
Is nyet true some are more Red than others.
Quote from: Rekim on January 25, 2017, 12:06:48 AM
My reward for taking the dogs for a snowy walk at 11pm, and a check of the mailbox? the siege of Budapest.
Invoice, destroyed. Time to dig in...
I received my copy last week and Red October/Red Barricades print/reprint should be coming along soon as well. Tons of ASL goodness!
Long past time to get the band back together.
Love the linen box on the re-print and them counters is pretty.
Ligny arrives later this week.
VIVE L'EMPEREUR!
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Quote from: GJK on January 25, 2017, 10:30:52 PM
I received my copy last week and Red October/Red Barricades print/reprint should be coming along soon as well. Tons of ASL goodness!
I preordered Red Factories as well. Not in any rush for it now that FB has landed.
I take it you've hear a rumor that it is heading to the printer soon?
Quote from: Cyrano on January 25, 2017, 11:45:25 PM
Long past time to get the band back together.
Love the linen box on the re-print and them counters is pretty.
Ligny arrives later this week.
VIVE L'EMPEREUR!
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One of the guys in my guild is playing this at the moment. Looks absolutely gorgeous.
Quote from: Rekim on January 25, 2017, 11:58:17 PM
Quote from: GJK on January 25, 2017, 10:30:52 PM
I received my copy last week and Red October/Red Barricades print/reprint should be coming along soon as well. Tons of ASL goodness!
I preordered Red Factories as well. Not in any rush for it now that FB has landed.
I take it you've hear a rumor that it is heading to the printer soon?
I'm on the proofing team for it (and the eASLRB). Chas sent out the proof of the map for us to go through to check for errors. The scenario cards and Ch. O stuff should be coming soon. So it's not about to go to the printer but it's moving along to the point that I'd say within a month it'll be printing.
Quote from: Cyrano on January 25, 2017, 11:45:25 PM
Long past time to get the band back together.
Love the linen box on the re-print and them counters is pretty.
Ligny arrives later this week.
VIVE L'EMPEREUR!
It is a gorgeous looking game, what ruleset do you like to use?
You guys and your Napoleonics...why not just make your torture more obvious and take up ASL? :D
@B_C: LALALA, not listening. Muskets is better than BARs. LALALA
@GJK: I've got an older bound version of Le Reglement that I've used for years. Part of me wants to try the Reglement 11 out of the box, but those that have tried the M-L speak well of it...although a few certainly turn up their noses a bit. I'll probably just go with 11 since it's unlikely I'll be able to persuade anyone not in the Fraternite that the M'L is more approachable.
Fields of Despair just arrived on my doorstep... All I need now is time.
Oh, wait! How about a Napoleonics-themed ASL game?
...
Dammit, that's called minis.
Quote from: Cyrano on January 26, 2017, 10:28:54 AM
@B_C: LALALA, not listening. Muskets is better than BARs. LALALA
@GJK: I've got an older bound version of Le Reglement that I've used for years. Part of me wants to try the Reglement 11 out of the box, but those that have tried the M-L speak well of it...although a few certainly turn up their noses a bit. I'll probably just go with 11 since it's unlikely I'll be able to persuade anyone not in the Fraternite that the M'L is more approachable.
I've found that the M-L rules are written better, much more clear and concise the RegsXXX but I'd miss some of the details of the Regs rules (intricacies of cav charges among a few others).
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 26, 2017, 12:44:27 PM
Oh, wait! How about a Napoleonics-themed ASL game?
...
Dammit, that's called minis.
Hey! Don't you have some dice to roll to see what the fate of a B-17 crew is?
And what happened to your adventures with "Carrier"? I'm looking forward to an AAR from you on that one!
I'll be getting B-17 to the table this weekend, I'm sure.
Carrier, I'm not too certain of. I need to read through the rules. I want to try it though. I started cornering the counters in anticipation, but holy shit there's a LOT of frigging counters in that game. It would be well over 3000 punches to get them all rounded...and it's not rounding well on some of them.
I have a DnD campaign starting Monday and I've not played in a long while...the others in the group started last Monday night but I was out of town for work. So I'm still trying to figure out the background for my 5e Tiefling Monk and flesh out details for something I've not done in 25-some-odd years. So I've got that to do, too.
5E Tiefling...dear Lord...
The conductor will collect your grog card as he passes through the cabin.
What in the blue hell is this world coming to?
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 26, 2017, 10:39:06 PM
I'll be getting B-17 to the table this weekend, I'm sure.
Carrier, I'm not too certain of. I need to read through the rules. I want to try it though. I started cornering the counters in anticipation, but holy shit there's a LOT of frigging counters in that game. It would be well over 3000 punches to get them all rounded...and it's not rounding well on some of them.
I have a DnD campaign starting Monday and I've not played in a long while...the others in the group started last Monday night but I was out of town for work. So I'm still trying to figure out the background for my 5e Tiefling Monk and flesh out details for something I've not done in 25-some-odd years. So I've got that to do, too.
I don't know if you've seen this link before but I've started to create the tables into DHTML for use as a play-aid for Carrier. Not all the tables are done and some are a little rough around the edges but I think that I have more detailed air-attack procedures working nicely:
http://www.garykrockover.com/games/carrier/
I need to get back to that YAWP* one of these days.
*YAWP: "Yet Another Wargaming Project"
Quote from: Cyrano on January 26, 2017, 10:46:08 PMThe conductor will collect your grog card as he passes through the cabin.
says the Flick 'em Up guy ::)
Quote from: Cyrano on January 26, 2017, 10:46:08 PM
5E Tiefling...dear Lord...
The conductor will collect your grog card as he passes through the cabin.
What in the blue hell is this world coming to?
5e Tiefling
Monk, you Old Guard button-counting, musket-firing hooligan!
Quote from: GJK on January 26, 2017, 10:51:33 PM
I don't know if you've seen this link before but I've started to create the tables into DHTML for use as a play-aid for Carrier. Not all the tables are done and some are a little rough around the edges but I think that I have more detailed air-attack procedures working nicely:
http://www.garykrockover.com/games/carrier/
That's damn cool!
GJK's pimped that site elsewhere too (notably the Carrier thread I started), but it IS damn cool, and I'd do the same if I made something that sweet.
I gotta read the bloody rules, though, otherwise what's the point of a bunch of automated tables?
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 27, 2017, 06:47:11 AM
GJK's pimped that site elsewhere too (notably the Carrier thread I started), but it IS damn cool, and I'd do the same if I made something that sweet.
I gotta read the bloody rules, though, otherwise what's the point of a bunch of automated tables?
the good news is that Carrier uses programmed instruction, so your up and playing something before too long. It's a bit of a slog though with 6 or 7 steps to get through before you get the full game going.
I figured it would be a slog...an Avalon Hill-ish slog, to be sure. I'll definitely be using GJK's stuff once I get there, though...anything to make it easier.
Well, I certainly can't ban one of the proprietors from Fort Kick-Ass, but I can certainly give him the side-eye. Curse this lack of side-eye emoji.
And I suppose I best watch out lest that monk punch me square in the knee...
I do rather like being called a hooligan, though. First time, I think.
Why are wargames played?
To teach us about suffering and humility?
Quote from: Bison on January 27, 2017, 12:55:03 PM
Why are wargames played?
Because it's cheaper than getting a divorce?
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 27, 2017, 12:56:48 PM
Quote from: Bison on January 27, 2017, 12:55:03 PM
Why are wargames played?
Because it's cheaper than getting a divorce?
yeah, and when one leads to the other, then what...?
Your games will love you no matter what?
Always take the games... and the stereo...
And leave the cat
@B_C :2funny:
@OT: Years ago, I was compelled to attend a smoking cessation class by my employer (caught me with my occasional cigar). The nice young lady leading the event was in front of an awfully tough crowd that included, I later discovered, the entire company from one of our fire houses. At one point in the session, she asked, in her ever-helpful and cheery way, "so, why DO you all smoke?"
A chiselled, grey veteran who I later found out to be a fire captain raised his hand and said, "saving lives, ma'am".
"How so," she replied.
"Well, every time I think to choke a bastard to death, I smoke a cigarette instead. Twenty to a pack means 20 lives saved."
I cannot improve on his response.
I like the story Cyrano.
Quote from: mirth on January 27, 2017, 01:17:49 PM
And leave the cat
It was the only one who didn't really care what you did as long as you fed it on time..
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 27, 2017, 06:47:11 AM
I gotta read the bloody rules, though, otherwise what's the point of a bunch of automated tables?
Carrier has a very detailed (and long) sequence of play that covers every possible step (with rules references). You can almost just go through it step by step and referring to the rules for each step to learn the game. The online tables will help you resolve the actions in those steps.
My ebook of the rules:
Is the ebook in the Vassal module?
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 27, 2017, 10:27:21 PM
Is the ebook in the Vassal module?
No, it's something that I made to help learn the game. Ping me and I can give you a link to download it.
GJK has a lot of good stuff to share. I've gotten some ASL stuff from him in the past.
Heading out the FLGS to play my first game of Eclipse. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/72125/eclipse
I've wanted to try for quite some time, but the player count and game length have always been a deterrent. Not today. I'm hunkering down for a good 4-5 hours to play the game.
Cool! Take pix and let us know how it goes :)
Will do boss.
Pic from my local group's Friday night game. We were using the Baroque rules based on the Impetus system - http://www.dadiepiombo.it/english-baroque.html (http://www.dadiepiombo.it/english-baroque.html)
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Those are two units of Reiters, under my command, charging into a unit of Imperial Lancers (we're fighting at a ford not in the river ;) ). The Lancers had previously pushed across the river, but went disordered on a bad die roll. That stopped them within range of my Reiters which charged, pushed them back to the ford and then followed up to hit them again at the ford. The Lancers were close to breaking at that point and withdrew. I was lucky and able to pull the Reiters back with minimal casualties from the infantry on the flanks.
Hey now - you're going to make Nevermore jealous!
I can't take any credit for the figs or terrain. I just pushed the minis and nitpicked the rules.
Quote from: mirth on January 29, 2017, 02:24:20 PM
Pic from my local group's Friday night game. We were using the Baroque rules based on the Impetus system - http://www.dadiepiombo.it/english-baroque.html (http://www.dadiepiombo.it/english-baroque.html)
What is it they say about those rules...?
If they're not Baroque, don't fix 'em!
And amidst the gibberish, a flagrant act of wargaming occurs.
That is comes from Mirth was not expected.
Quote from: Cyrano on January 29, 2017, 04:08:10 PM
And amidst the gibberish, a flagrant act of wargaming occurs.
That is comes from Mirth was not expected.
It's a topsy-turvy world.
Because I know BC loves these pictures when I post them. ;D
Me and a buddy from the ASL group started J145 "Golden Pheasants" today. This one is very late war (April '45) in Nuremburg with Hitler Youth and SS mixed vs a large American force trying to secure the town center. There's a Nazi political officer named Simon ("General Simon") and those officers were nicknamed the "Golden Pheasants".
The Americans start on the far right in this picture (which is really poor quality, I need to get work to buy me a decent phone/camera!) and have to slog through the town center to get the fortified building that you see full of German units. I am playing as the Americans in this one and we got through turn 4 before putting it on hold until next weekend. I've made it through the center map with light resistance but my playing opponent had carefully strewn "dummy" stacks throughout so I was more cautious than I should of been. That is going to leave me 3 turns to storm that fortified and heavily defended building which is 3 levels and can contain no "Good Order" German units at the end of 7. Not only is the building fortified (meaning I have to blast my way in with charges), there's trenches and barbed wire strewn about and I've yet to find a hidden StuGIIIG that is out there somewhere.
I haven't lost any of my armor (yet) so the plan is to get up on that building and Wooly Pete the snot out of it as well as blast it with HE while I storm into the wire.
The only close call on a tank was when a hidden 'shrek popped up with a beautiful side shot on one of my tanks that was moving down a street but fortunately the shot sailed wide and fell harmlessly. This should be a fun nail biter next weekend to wrap up.
P.S. Not my map nor counters and the wrecks that are on the map were placed by SSR- no armor has been lost (again, yet) in this one. ;)
I love Eclipse. Such a great game. Long as hell but fun. 5 player game and 3 of us this was the first time we played the game. Game lasted about 4 1/2 - 5 hours. Close game, but I won by 1 point.
Full table setup
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Close up of the map at the end of the game. I was tan and easily had the best warships flight in the galaxy tonight. I few different moves and I could have eliminated a number of colonies from my opponents. Next time. No mercy! MAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Dang...I thought that we had a mess with the ASL game....look at that! Looks like fun though, especially with a group playing.
Yeah. The game really needs some storage/organization to help with setup and keep it cleaned up during gameplay. The map board isn't bad, but the tech tree and other bits got disorderly. The other thing is that we played with all of the expansion, which adds to the clutter.
It's an FFG game, isn't it?
It's some Eastern European company, but Asmodee distributes in the states I think.
Quote from: Bison on January 29, 2017, 10:15:25 PM
Yeah. The game really needs some storage/organization to help with setup and keep it cleaned up during gameplay. The map board isn't bad, but the tech tree and other bits got disorderly. The other thing is that we played with all of the expansion, which adds to the clutter.
There's and app for it that I have on my iPad. I played about a half dozen games against multiple bots and realized that I'd pretty much experienced everything it had to offer. Haven't played since. At least it saved me from buying another boxed game to take up space on my shelf! :buck2:
Quote from: GJK on January 29, 2017, 09:36:11 PM
Because I know BC loves these pictures when I post them. ;D
Me and a buddy from the ASL group started J145 "Golden Pheasants" today. This one is very late war (April '45) in Nuremburg with Hitler Youth and SS mixed vs a large American force trying to secure the town center. There's a Nazi political officer named Simon ("General Simon") and those officers were nicknamed the "Golden Pheasants".
The Americans start on the far right in this picture (which is really poor quality, I need to get work to buy me a decent phone/camera!) and have to slog through the town center to get the fortified building that you see full of German units. I am playing as the Americans in this one and we got through turn 4 before putting it on hold until next weekend. I've made it through the center map with light resistance but my playing opponent had carefully strewn "dummy" stacks throughout so I was more cautious than I should of been. That is going to leave me 3 turns to storm that fortified and heavily defended building which is 3 levels and can contain no "Good Order" German units at the end of 7. Not only is the building fortified (meaning I have to blast my way in with charges), there's trenches and barbed wire strewn about and I've yet to find a hidden StuGIIIG that is out there somewhere.
I haven't lost any of my armor (yet) so the plan is to get up on that building and Wooly Pete the snot out of it as well as blast it with HE while I storm into the wire.
The only close call on a tank was when a hidden 'shrek popped up with a beautiful side shot on one of my tanks that was moving down a street but fortunately the shot sailed wide and fell harmlessly. This should be a fun nail biter next weekend to wrap up.
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???
Really, GJK? Really.
Quote from: Bison on January 29, 2017, 10:27:55 PM
It's some Eastern European company, but Asmodee distributes in the states I think.
I just assumed FFG because of the 3498572034985723049851732095482734 pieces on the table.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 30, 2017, 08:05:53 AM
Quote from: Bison on January 29, 2017, 10:27:55 PM
It's some Eastern European company, but Asmodee distributes in the states I think.
I just assumed FFG because of the 3498572034985723049851732095482734 pieces on the table.
Yeah I can see that. FFG does love their pieces.
@Uber. I've never played the app but humans are fun. There is a lot of psychological warfare going on much more than actual combat. I could see the game getting stale over many plays if players chose the same path but there is a lot of randomization. Anyway it was my first game so by the time I play again it'll be a fresh experience.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 30, 2017, 07:16:09 AM
???
Really, GJK? Really.
We need to meet up on VASL one of these days and play us a little ASL scenario. That or we need to get you over to the tournament here in June for some face to face ASL. Shall I reserve us a table? <:-)
When I saw the hex tiles and research tracks for Eclipse, I knew it'd be something I could enjoy. But would almost never be able to wrangle a group up to play.
Hell.. I still haven't played Rune Wars yet, despite owning it for years, and that looks a lot easier to get into.
:-\
Went to a game night at the local game store last night, and traded a few things in that I wasn't playing/using to get a copy of Galaxy Trucker for just over fifty bucks. Brand new, in shrink - this place sells games for 30% off MSRP, which for this game was over seventy dollars (can't remember the exact price). My daughter and I love playing the app for this game so I'm looking forward to trying it out.
Also, the publisher for Defenders of the Last Stand got back to me - they're sending me a review copy of the game! Woot! :bd: Reviews, AARs, and stuff to come soon.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 31, 2017, 07:41:11 AM
... Reviews, AARs, and stuff to come soon. (TM)
In the fine tradition of Panthers in the Fog and Tank on Tank .....
Quote from: Barthheart on January 31, 2017, 07:48:21 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 31, 2017, 07:41:11 AM
... Reviews, AARs, and stuff to come soon. (TM)
In the fine tradition of Panthers in the Fog and Tank on Tank .....
Feel free to go to the front page and search for my name to see exactly how many articles I've authored for this site.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 31, 2017, 08:02:50 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on January 31, 2017, 07:48:21 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 31, 2017, 07:41:11 AM
... Reviews, AARs, and stuff to come soon. (TM)
In the fine tradition of Panthers in the Fog and Tank on Tank .....
Feel free to go to the front page and search for my name to see exactly how many articles I've authored for this site.
O0
Where can I find these articles? :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Barthheart on January 31, 2017, 08:15:32 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 31, 2017, 08:02:50 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on January 31, 2017, 07:48:21 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 31, 2017, 07:41:11 AM
... Reviews, AARs, and stuff to come soon. (TM)
In the fine tradition of Panthers in the Fog and Tank on Tank .....
Feel free to go to the front page and search for my name to see exactly how many articles I've authored for this site.
O0
Smartass. :P
Though I certainly deserve it for D-Day.
Nice surprise waiting for me today!
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And I really, really want Mutant Crawl Classics to arrive.
Quote from: bbmike on February 01, 2017, 03:39:43 PM
Nice surprise waiting for me today!
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And I really, really want Mutant Crawl Classics to arrive.
NO!!!!!!! I'm so jealous. :)
Got in a game of 'Fields of Despair' with a buddy last night. Great game with some neat mechanics. Fairly easy to pick up, but has plenty of nuance.
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-473-fields-of-despair.aspx (http://www.gmtgames.com/p-473-fields-of-despair.aspx)
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Those blocks have awfully square corners. How could you muster the courage to play with such offense on the table? :)
Notice the counters were trimmed though. And not be me!
Quote from: mirth on February 01, 2017, 08:34:18 PM
Got in a game of 'Fields of Despair' with a buddy last night. Great game with some neat mechanics. Fairly easy to pick up, but has plenty of nuance.
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-473-fields-of-despair.aspx (http://www.gmtgames.com/p-473-fields-of-despair.aspx)
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Looks cool. Did you get a whole game finished or just a few turns?
Just a few turns. It has a tutorial scenario that we played. We're going to try again next week.
I dig the deluxe size of those hexes. Nice looking game.
The game requires the large hex sizes to accommodate all the blocks and maintain the FoW element. It is a very well put together game. They even thought to include a couple of drawstring bags to serve as 'opaque containers' for the random counter draws.
And now we have a GM for Fields of Despair at Origins! :)
I have got to learn to keep quiet about what games I play.
the map I am using at the moment has the opposite effect going on, extra small hexes. I came across some remarks from the artist, who had sold the map to a publisher, that they shrunk it down for printing. It looks pretty sweet otherwise. Should be worth the extra effort.
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^that is an intense map!
I'm quite sad that the map is not viewable for me. I wanted some intense today too!
Quote from: Bison on February 02, 2017, 04:18:59 PM
I'm quite sad that the map is not viewable for me. I wanted some intense today too!
I'm not seeing it now either. Weird.
Actually your block game post makes me want to get Hammer of the Scots. I know not hardcore wargaming, but it always looked like it'd be a fun, lighter game.
I have a copy of that somewhere. One of the first board games I bought since getting back into the hobby.
Quote from: Rekim on February 02, 2017, 12:36:19 PM
the map I am using at the moment has the opposite effect going on, extra small hexes. I came across some remarks from the artist, who had sold the map to a publisher, that they shrunk it down for printing. It looks pretty sweet otherwise. Should be worth the extra effort.
CH makes some very nice looking maps, no doubt.
I think my goal is to get El Grande on the table tonight or Sunday. Tomorrow I'm going to Table Top games and blowing a gift card I got for Christmas. I'm just not sure on what yet. I am tempted by Heroes of Normandie and a few other lighter games.
Our group played Terraforming Mars again last night. Awesome game! I've played about half a dozen times so far and it still feels like it's got a lot to offer.
I was supposed to play Tide of Iron today but we got a good dumping of snow this morning and Vancouver doesn't cope well with snow so it's been postponed again. The dates seem to really want to prevent me from playing this one. That's the 4th time I had a game of it scheduled and the 4th cancellation.
I want to play Terraforming Mars. Good to hear you think it's good.
Bison, if you're looking for something lighter, I played one last week that I was sure I wasn't going to care for but ended up quite enjoying. It's called Great Western Trail. you play as a rancher and you have to drive your herd from Texas to Kansas City and then ship them off by train as far as San Francisco. It was fun and the rules were fairly simple. The only real negative I felt was that it took a little too long to play out. I'm generally a fan of longer games but for one of this complexity, I think they could have shortened it up a bit.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail)
I'll have to watch a video on it.
Quote from: Bison on February 03, 2017, 04:00:33 PM
I'll have to watch a video on it.
And then buy it :P
Quote from: mirth on February 03, 2017, 04:58:04 PM
Quote from: Bison on February 03, 2017, 04:00:33 PM
I'll have to watch a video on it.
And then buy it :P
I'm a responsible adult. I'll watch three videos, read multiple written reviews, and then read some forum threads before I start the process of putting it into online shopping carts for the next three weeks. I may then consider purchasing it after I've made a few impulse dice purchases.
Quote from: Bison on February 03, 2017, 05:04:57 PM
Quote from: mirth on February 03, 2017, 04:58:04 PM
Quote from: Bison on February 03, 2017, 04:00:33 PM
I'll have to watch a video on it.
And then buy it :P
I'm a responsible adult. I'll watch three videos, read multiple written reviews, and then read some forum threads before I start the process of putting it into online shopping carts for the next three weeks. I may then consider purchasing it after I've made a few impulse dice purchases.
Ah yes. Now I'm remembering your decision making process for buying a game console.
Quote from: mirth on February 03, 2017, 05:07:41 PM
Quote from: Bison on February 03, 2017, 05:04:57 PM
Quote from: mirth on February 03, 2017, 04:58:04 PM
Quote from: Bison on February 03, 2017, 04:00:33 PM
I'll have to watch a video on it.
And then buy it :P
I'm a responsible adult. I'll watch three videos, read multiple written reviews, and then read some forum threads before I start the process of putting it into online shopping carts for the next three weeks. I may then consider purchasing it after I've made a few impulse dice purchases.
Ah yes. Now I'm remembering your decision making process for buying a game console.
he bought a Wii. Let's not put too much stock in his purchase decision process
It is a Wii U.
Quote from: Bison on February 03, 2017, 07:12:25 PM
It is a Wii U.
That's sort of like saying, "I'm not a bitch, I'm a LITTLE bitch."
Not that YOU are, Bison. I'm just sayin'. :D
I didn't say he made a good choice. I was just recalling how effed up the decision tree was.
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If only it were that straightforward.
Well there I was oogling Bloodrage when the daughter wanted me to go look at RPG books...needless to say I left with about 10 or 11 used books.
Way to stay strong ;)
/sigh/ Ain't that the truth. I did get 1e MM2, fiend folio, wilderness and dungeon guides, oriental adventures, dietis and demigods, dragon lance and Castles and Crusades player handbook, monsters and treasures, castle keep guide. I think I missed one or two. Jesus I'm a sucker for good, cheap used books.
Well I finally got my copy of Scythe yesterday. Its a gorgeous game. The art is superb and the components in particular the minis are fantastic. I've read the rules and the automation rules for solo game play. Of course the problem is I need to clear all of my miniatures painting supplies off of my desk to setup and play the game. I really need two separate tables. One for painting and one for gaming.
Example of the art. The image is from BGG.
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Quote from: Bison on February 04, 2017, 06:52:51 PM
Well there I was oogling Bloodrage when the daughter wanted me to go look at RPG books...needless to say I left with about 10 or 11 used books.
FLGS? Or online?
FLGS. They have a big old shelf of used RPG books.
Quote from: Bison on February 06, 2017, 12:58:24 PM
FLGS. They have a big old shelf of used RPG books.
My kinda store :D O0
Those are the ones I grew up in, and always love going back to, even if I have 80% of what I'd even look at when I'm in them.
We've got a good one down here that does a ton of RPG stuff, especially old/used stuff. If you get back out this way again, I'll take you over there.
(trigger warning: almost no wargames in there at all!)
Sounds good boss.
Quote from: Bison on February 06, 2017, 12:28:59 PM
Of course the problem is I need to clear all of my miniatures painting supplies off of my desk to setup and play the game. I really need two separate tables. One for painting and one for gaming.
You most certainly do.
I have an older desk that I use to trim & paint minis on. Doesn't take up a lot of space up against a window. Got a big cutting pad for it, a decent desk lamp with movable arm, and an extra hanging lamp cord for more overhead light.
Big table is always free for gaming.
End up leaving half-painted minis out on my painting desk for months without worry. :nerd:
Crosspost from Friday thread:
Some pics from this weekends board gaming fest.
Frag to start things off:
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The main event - Conquest of the Empire
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And one of the many games of Plague Inc.: The Board Game:
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My new table was hit. It was just large enough to spread out CotE properly.
Beer holders were functional... need to make them thermally isolated next. Also need to make the table cover.
Great pics Barth. I'm rather envious of your gaming table right now. :)
@Barth: Wallace rules? If so, did you like them?
Jim
Quote from: Bison on February 07, 2017, 09:19:53 AM
Great pics Barth. I'm rather envious of your gaming table right now. :)
Seconded.
That's a bitchin' table Bart! And pretty damn big, too. :bd:
I'm more impressed with this:
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And yes, I have one as well. :clap:
Quote from: bbmike on February 07, 2017, 01:45:43 PM
I'm more impressed with this:
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And yes, I have one as well. :clap:
I once got one of those for a friend as a secret santa gift. I'm not sure if his dogs approved though...
Great table, Vance. I like the beer bottle holders!
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Awesome!
Quote from: Cyrano on February 07, 2017, 01:07:40 PM
@Barth: Wallace rules? If so, did you like them?
Jim
Yes and Yes. :bd:
Quote from: Bison on February 07, 2017, 09:19:53 AM
Great pics Barth. I'm rather envious of your gaming table right now. :)
+1 Sweet table!
Quote from: bbmike on February 07, 2017, 01:45:43 PM
I'm more impressed with this:
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And yes, I have one as well. :clap:
:)
Makes my wife jump every time she enters the room. >:D
Quote from: mirth on February 07, 2017, 04:17:24 PM
Quote from: Bison on February 07, 2017, 09:19:53 AM
Great pics Barth. I'm rather envious of your gaming table right now. :)
+1 Sweet table!
Thanks all. I'm really happy with it. The table is large enough for my larger games. Once I get the cover made I can have several games setup and going at once.
Met up with a couple of friends today and finally managed to get Tide of Iron on the table. Setup is a chore but the game itself moved very quickly and was a lot of fun. We played two scenarios. The first saw the Red Devils fighting the 346th Infantry division at Breville. German StuG IIIG's and well placed MG34s chewed up the paras pretty badly but some well placed mortar rounds knocked out the MG crews and Sherman tanks from the Royal Hussars used their mobility to get on the flanks of the StuGs and take them out.
The second game was a really fun match up and was tense right to the end. During the Battle of the Bulge, US Engineers try to hold up the advance of Kampfgruppe Peiper long enough for a bridge to be blown.
I played as the Yanks and just dug in hard. I placed mines in order to funnel Germans down the two main roads and then chipped away at them with MG, mortars, small arms and even satchel charges. I was able to hold up their infantry reasonably well and make them form mass fire and assault teams to clear each one of my squads out of their entrenchments one by one. Then the Royal Tigers showed up. They blew the hell out of my few remaining strongpoints and made a bee-line for the bridge. I immobilized one with liberal use of bazookas at suicidally close range (the bazooka teams took 87% casualties). On the final turn, the remaining Tiger had a clear run at the bridge but needed all 6 of its movement points to reach it. I had one last engineer squad with some demo charges right next to the bridge. They chucked the charges at the passing Tiger and damaged it just enough to cause it to lose 1MP and prevented it from reaching the bridge, giving the US the win 1 one hex.
I think I prefer Company of Heroes as it's much less of a hassle to set up but this game is fun as well. It brought back memories of all the high points of Squad Leader with a much more streamlined game play.
I think if I we play again, I might just pre-build the squads for both sides beforehand in order to cut down on setup. Each squad comes with a base with four holes in it and you take individual soldier units and stick them into the base to build squads of officers, riflemen, MGs, mortars, etc. Takes quite a bit of time to dig out all the minis, sort them, and snap them into the bases.
Once you get minis into the bases, just leave them there and modify as needed for each scenario you play, rather than take them apart / put them together after each game.
Not a bad idea but I'm going to have to come up with a different storage system if I do that. I bought a couple of cheapo little storage boxes from Michael's. They work great for storing the bases and the figures but there's not enough room in the storage spaces for an assembled stand.
We played again tonight and did a Sword beach scenario. It wasn't as fun as the other two we tried yesterday. The special rules felt a little too gamey and it detracted from the gameplay. Still enjoying it though.
Got Scythe to the table this evening at the FLGS. What an outstanding game, but I did forget to snap a photo. :(
Got home today to find 8th Summit's game, Defenders of the Last Stand, waiting for me. I definitely want to get it to the table, but now I turn around and leave for Scotland this Saturday, so I gotta figure out a game or two that I can fit in the suitcase just in case the weather sucks and/or I don't have anyone to hang out with after hours there. Cruel Necessity is topping the list for its theme and because I still haven't had a chance to play it yet.
Wish I could get Defenders of the Last Stand in my suitcase, but the box is big AND heavy. Plus I really shouldn't be banking on solitaire games when I'm going to be visiting a centuries-old city, but I should at least be prepared.
How long are you going to be staying there, BC?
Quote from: bob48 on February 12, 2017, 05:21:07 PM
How long are you going to be staying there, BC?
I arrive early Sunday morning and am leaving again on Saturday (morning, I think).
The head of HR for the area I'm working with recommended I stay in Glasgow itself as there's nothing going on in Dumbarton. I'm not a big 'wander around' kind of guy on my own, especially not in a city/country I've never been to.
Not sure where I'm staying at yet; they were going to take care of those arrangements on their end, and I just didn't have it in me to check my laptop today.
Played a game of Race for the Galaxy with the wife tonight. I really like the game a good bit of strategy, thinking, and luck.
that's a fun one. Only played it once, but enjoyed it
It's a surprising brain burner. Lot's of ways to build economic engines to score points or develop your tableau to score points.
I really enjoy getting trashed by Keldon's AI over and over... evidently I'm terrible at the game. Think the design is brilliant though. Though most of what Lehmann touches is great.
Quote from: jwoodall04 on February 12, 2017, 10:25:11 PM
I really enjoy getting trashed by Keldon's AI over and over... evidently I'm terrible at the game.
Me too :(
Brant if you want you can download a free program to play against the AI here: http://keldon.net/rftg/
It has both windows and mac programs. I haven't tried the mac version yet.
I don't have my own copy of the game yet. I was playing at a game night hosted by someone else.
The program I linked is free and plays the base game. You can download a copy of the rules here: http://riograndegames.com/uploads/Game/Game_240_gameRules.pdf
It's just a fun way to lose an hour or three playing against the AI.
Race For the Galaxy has an expansion featuring an automated AI tabletop board & such, right?
Yes it does.
Blood Rage arrived in the mail yesterday. I'm anticipating spending a night or two on the couch in my near future. Awesome mini sculpts are totally worth it.
Played a few games of "The Grizzled" this morning. Not so much a wargame as a WWI theme game, was still a bunch of fun, with a whole bunch of options and decision making. I recommend the expansion, adds a whole bunch of flavor to the game.
I may even get my wife to play.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on February 19, 2017, 10:31:53 PM
Played a few games of "The Grizzled" this morning. Not so much a wargame as a WWI theme game, was still a bunch of fun, with a whole bunch of options and decision making. I recommend the expansion, adds a whole bunch of flavor to the game.
I may even get my wife to play.
I've seen a lot of good reviews about it, but I got the impression that there wasn't a whole lot of... meat(?) ...to it. Was probably just judging by the components and setup. I haven't watched a full playthrough to get a good idea, though, so I need to do that before final judgement.
If it has more decision making than I thought, then it's going back on my radar.
It's a very hard game to win and that's not a bad thing. There's a lot of theme there and it's actually one of my small group's favorites. Well worth checking out, although we've not grabbed the expansion.
Quote from: Cyrano on February 20, 2017, 04:14:13 PM
It's a very hard game to win and that's not a bad thing. There's a lot of theme there and it's actually one of my small group's favorites. Well worth checking out, although we've not grabbed the expansion.
Co-op games need to be difficult to win. Certainly a good thing. :bd:
I'll look further into it. 8)
I brought Cruel Necessity with me to Scotland (seemed appropriate) just in case my evenings were left to me and the weather was bad, but it's been pretty decent on both counts. Haven't had a chance to play just yet but that's not a bad thing.
So, I have the week off, and I've been accumulating a load of games through local buys, a national math trade, my Arcadia Quest : Inferno Kickstarter showing up, and a few group buys. This is what I have yet to play, and this is AFTER I've gotten Castle Panic (with all expansions), Orleans (with 2nd expansion), Tiny Epic Galaxies and Tammany Hall on the table to mess around with.
I see much of my week happening around the table...
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you gotta give us the scoop on Clockwork Wars
I'm interested in D-Day at Omaha Beach... I might get that game some day.....
Holy crap. That's a pile o' games.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 21, 2017, 07:31:18 PM
you gotta give us the scoop on Clockwork Wars
Just finished playing around with it a bit. I really like it, but...well, we'll get to that.
Interesting game. Your 'guys' (wooden discs) are workers or troops or spies, depending on where you send them. And deploying guys out is done simultaneously after everyone writes out their deployment orders behind screens. Lots of opportunity for Diplomacy-esque backstabbing and 'enemy of my enemy is my friend. At least right now' type agreements. There will be 9 techs available for research per game, with 3 each in the early (turns 1-2), mid (3-4) and late(5-7) turns of the game. Once one player researches something, they're the only one who can have it. But it has to be based in a hex on the map, and every hex (and tech) can be taken from you.
Troop deployments can be made in hexes you control or neighboring ones, with the chance to 'forced march' two hexes away. But if you're cut off from a friendly city at the end of a round, you lose strength to attrition due to cut supply lines. Also, all of your units except one per resource hex will be lost at the end of each turn, so nobody can just huddle up in a corner and turtle and assemble an unstoppable force. Each game also has a specific spy faction that gives the majority controller of it (you can deploy here as well as to the map) a bonus. Tech is in three schools (sorcery, religion, science) with different board regions giving points of the resources. Great game all the way around, with a lot of complicated mechanics boiled down into something very easily teachable.
However...I got this in a math trade, and I'm glad that I didn't go out and buy it. When I compare the price point to other games on the market with the same cost, Clockwork Wars does not come out favorably. And the box is annoyingly, needlessly oversized (which is probably half the reason for the cost, since the box contents don't really seem to square with the price point). This just continues what seems to be an annoying trend with Eagle-Gryphon where their obsession with massive boxes and expensive deluxe editions kills their retail presence, since stores don't want to spend valuable shelf and warehouse real estate on something like this when a similar amount of space could stock 2-3 other games instead. If you can find it on sale, get it. If you can't...I dunno. I might suggest passing.
Covering another game in that picture, The Colonists is a somewhat interesting idea drowning underneath several metric fuck-tons of components and a ridiculous playing time. It is now on my trade/sell stack. I don't have the patience for it.
In the spirit of 1977, I called out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn-enjcgV1o
And was requited.
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These re-issues are honestly masterpieces...
Watched some playthrough and explanation videos for Fleet Captains and got all the tokens and card decks organized. I won't play it until tomorrow, but I definitely like the look and sound of the game. I suspect this will end with me trying to track down the Dominion expansion. :buck2: ;D
Quote from: Arctic Blast on February 24, 2017, 12:04:22 AM
Watched some playthrough and explanation videos for Fleet Captains and got all the tokens and card decks organized. I won't play it until tomorrow, but I definitely like the look and sound of the game. I suspect this will end with me trying to track down the Dominion expansion. :buck2: ;D
Painted most of my Klingon ships, but still haven't played it. Once I start painting minis for a game, I tend to wanna finish the painting before playing. Which leaves them in limbo for ages.
Still have to do the Fed and Romulan ships. Never picked up the Dominion expansion since I hadn't yet played and didn't know if I'd ever have more than 2 or 3 playing at once anyhow.
Latest additions
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^Are you trying to be Banzai_Cat?
I might be a bigger game whore than he is.
Saw Silver Bayonet being played at Game On! a couple for weekends ago. Looks fantastic.
Will have to try and get a copy at Origins.
The map is gorgeous.
Quote from: mirth on February 26, 2017, 01:01:40 PM
I might be a bigger game whore than he is.
Is that supposed to be a challenge?
Quote from: mirth on February 26, 2017, 01:53:07 PM
The map is gorgeous.
Understatement of the year!
Had a look at the BGG game info. Wow! :smitten:
Damn you guys, now I just need to order that game. Not that I don't have a few games queued up to be played already I haven't had the time yet.
Quote*I'm in the Wargamer middle ground*
I don't buy all the wargames I want, I just buy more than I need.
There's that, of course. O:-)
Well my will is crumbling in the face of what is acclaimed to be the best Star Wars strategic level game ever made....Star Wars Rebellion. Do I need it? No. But I have a discount coupon at the FLGS that will knock the price down to amazon levels... How in good conscience can I let such a coupon remain unused?
^You cannot.
Quote from: Bison on February 28, 2017, 12:23:05 PM
Well my will is crumbling in the face of what is acclaimed to be the best Star Wars strategic level game ever made....Star Wars Rebellion. Do I need it? No. But I have a discount coupon at the FLGS that will knock the price down to amazon levels... How in good conscience can I let such a coupon remain unused?
DO EEEEET
It's a fantastic game.
Damn straight. I knew my compulsive consumerist behaviors would find validation here.
We're here for you, brother.
I'm always going to enable anyone when it comes to board game purchases, especially when I own it already.
The real problem I facing right now is storage space to leave the board setup. It's a monster board with a ton of game bits.
It's cute that you think you're gonna play it.
Who said play it? I'm going to fondle and rub the bits...oh wait...
Quote from: Bison on February 28, 2017, 12:32:28 PM
Who said play it? I'm going to fondle and rub the bits...oh wait...
I pondered for the longest time whether to buy SWR or Warfighter as something to play with kids. Like they would play with the old folks.
Besides, I haven't had time to play it myself yet either.
I have fondled its bits a few times though. Mmm...
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 28, 2017, 12:25:19 PM
Quote from: Bison on February 28, 2017, 12:23:05 PM
Well my will is crumbling in the face of what is acclaimed to be the best Star Wars strategic level game ever made....Star Wars Rebellion. Do I need it? No. But I have a discount coupon at the FLGS that will knock the price down to amazon levels... How in good conscience can I let such a coupon remain unused?
DO EEEEET
It's a fantastic game.
*cough* Not that we ever played.....
^ Tabletop simulator?
Yeah, that was the plan. W8aminute and I are also trying to get a TTS game of it going but no luck so far.
Sorry, SDR. If it wasn't one thing it was another, and the past few weeks have been crazy at home and at work (in good ways, but still). I've had little time for board games. Hell, I brought four of the things with me to the UK but I never was able to crack one open.
On the table now - I'm playing 'The Battle of Tanga, 1914' from Legion Games, and 'Hold the Line - Fredericks War' on Vassal with Doug.
Quote from: bob48 on February 28, 2017, 04:54:29 PM
On the table now - I'm playing 'The Battle of Tanga, 1914' from Legion Games, and 'Hold the Line - Fredericks War' on Vassal with Doug.
Tanga sounds interesting. What are your impressions?
Its good. A very unusual and an interesting subject. The games production standards are some of the best I've ever seen from any publisher. One word of caution though - if you do buy it, download the latest rules and errata as there are a few grey areas within the rules. Not the best laid out rule set I've played. but by no means the worst. If you want something a bit different, then I would recommend this without hesitation.
http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_tanga.html
Well the kids and I fought for control of the galaxy last night. I cannot believe I waited so long to get Rebellion. It's fantastic. I just wish fantasy flight would put a modicum of effort into creating some sort of insert or storage solution for their games.
Worthington Games, Guns of Galicia, designed by John Gorkowski
September 1914, Turn 3, three Russian armies attempt to crush two Austrian Hungarian armies outside of Lemburg.
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^ :DD
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Oh noes! :hide:
I debated getting a feline birdnapper awhile back.
But then I recalled how often the household cat, back in childhood, would constantly wreck my tabletop games any time I was out of the room. :arr:
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Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174078/holmes-sherlock-mycroft). Great two player game. O0
Got in a game of Blood Rage yesterday at the FLGS. Really fun game and the minis are pretty epic.
Just setting up 'Dien Bien Phu' for a run through.
And now just got a copy of 'Mercury / Market Garden' from Worthington. Its quite an old game now and has been out of print for a while.
My pre-birthday present to myself. Not yet on table but hopefully soon!
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Miniature wargaming doesn't get any hotter than with Subbuteo right :knuppel2:
Bought this set from Pete @ subbuteoworld.co.uk like fifteen years ago, they've been superb with their service. Ordered a few accessories, teams etc.
I recall my set I got as a christmas gift when I was like seven or something. Went on to spend most of my money on it then, had battery operated floodlights, the lot. :smitten:
I've had no success with wargaming yet with my kids, should have remembered this is the set that gets their attention. Game on! This will get nasty soon >:D
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Quote from: Tinkershuffle on March 11, 2017, 03:26:36 AM
My pre-birthday present to myself. Not yet on table but hopefully soon!
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HB young man <:-)
Let us have a game once you're up and running with the rules? My March looks quite impossible, but come April I should have more time for boardgaming again.
Quote from: Tinkershuffle on March 11, 2017, 03:26:36 AM
My pre-birthday present to myself. Not yet on table but hopefully soon!
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Team game at Origins this year :)
Quote from: Crossroads on March 11, 2017, 11:16:37 AM
HB young man <:-)
Let us have a game once you're up and running with the rules? My March looks quite impossible, but come April I should have more time for boardgaming again.
Yeah, April looks promising also in my calender. :)
3rd Edition High Frontier Kickstarter came in today.
... now to read the long treatises on the myriad ways to colonize & build the solar system. Because: gaming rocket science. 8)
Um in yer water deposits, pillagin yer hydrogen.
This thing is fookeen heavy. Like ~11 pounds. Big six-panel boards. Gonna take half a year to read all the manuals. <:-)
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^^^^^^^^^^^
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;D
Nice BRRRThumb, Brant. :bd:
That looks awesome. I was so tempted to get in on that KS.... but there's no way in hell im getting my game group to play it.....
Is playing the a requirement for buying the game? I thought that was an established fact around here. You know like clipping is good for counter aesthetics.
Quote from: Bison on March 15, 2017, 06:02:46 PM
Is playing the a requirement for buying the game?
Not at all.
Quote from: Barthheart on March 15, 2017, 03:40:48 PM
That looks awesome. I was so tempted to get in on that KS.... but there's no way in hell im getting my game group to play it.....
It has some solitaire options. One of the KS unlocks IIRC.
Haven't looked into how extensive they are. But I don't think there is any hidden information for multi-player games, and most of the game's challenge is of the race/efficiency type without much (any?) direct conflict, so it's probably easier to solo that way too.
I shouldn't say any of it is "easy" considering the amount of rules. Fortunately the manuals have a lot of pictorial examples and symbology next to the appropriate rules entries. Also comes with a book further detailing the various, and often experimental/hypothetical, tech portrayed in the game. Moistened loins.
Would've begun learning this evening, but I have Star Wars RPG learning to do and a first session to scratch up for next week.
Quote from: Nefaro on March 15, 2017, 11:50:09 PM
Would've begun learning this evening, but I have Star Wars RPG learning to do and a first session to scratch up for next week.
I just finished reading Edge of the Empire and started Force and Destiny. I like what I've read so far! O0
Quote from: bbmike on March 16, 2017, 08:04:57 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on March 15, 2017, 11:50:09 PM
Would've begun learning this evening, but I have Star Wars RPG learning to do and a first session to scratch up for next week.
I just finished reading Edge of the Empire and started Force and Destiny. I like what I've read so far! O0
It's good stuff. :bd: I just gotta get acclimated to running it, then I may start up a play-by-post here in the future.
Took a risk and picked up a discounted Marvel Legendary for an easy solo game. I don't mind the game play for what it is, but the set up and storage is kind of a pain in the ass. Not horrible, but annoying. I think the kids will dig it because its co-op gameplay, but I think I should have gotten something else.
Quote from: Bison on March 18, 2017, 12:29:06 AM
Took a risk and picked up a discounted Marvel Legendary for an easy solo game. I don't mind the game play for what it is, but the set up and storage is kind of a pain in the ass. Not horrible, but annoying. I think the kids will dig it because its co-op gameplay, but I think I should have gotten something else.
I think the
Legendary Encounters titles are more interesting for solitaire. More thematically relevant mechanics = much more fun.
I also look at the Marvel version as being easy enough to play with kids & non-gamers without too much trouble. Has it's uses. But the default difficulty is too easy for solo/co-op, so I generally use one of the options to make it more difficult, e.g. adding extra points to the Mastermind cards, and perhaps his lieutenants.
I've not played Marvel, but the family loved Aliens. Brutally tense and quite difficult, we've made it through the first two movies and are looking forward to the third.
I will nod at Bison re: the decision made by some sadistic bastard in the bowels of the company who decided that the mountain of cards would come unsorted.
Love the mat, though.
It's a definite "any timer" for my closest group.
The disappointment I have with Marvel Legendary is tempered by the fact I scored a discounted copy of Formula D. I'm setting it up this evening to learn the basic rules and hopefully the advanced racing rules. I just wish there was an expansion that added machine guns, rockets, spike and oil traps to the vehicles as a special ability. Now that would be awesome.
that is an excellent game, and was a tough one to find for a long time until the reprint finally came out.
Just wrapped up a four car race with the basic rules. It's fun, but I can tell that the advanced rules are going to make it a much, much better gaming experience.
Worth it almost for the 1d30 alone...
Although I prefer the mechanics of Thunder Alley these days...
Quote from: Cyrano on March 18, 2017, 10:53:27 PMAlthough I prefer the mechanics of Thunder Alley these days...
The designer is an Origins regular and Columbus native, if you want to meet him this year...
Got El Grande to the table last night. Good times with the classic area majority game.
My copy of Terraforming Mars finally arrived today. Just in time for me to start 3 nights of shift work....Bugger.
Nice. I'll be waiting for your impressions.
I've already played the store's demo copy about 7-8 times. Great game!
Cool. I've heard really good things about it.
Just getting back into Heroclix myself. Got a couple co-workers hooked now too. We're meeting every Wednesday at work and playing at lunch! :bd:
Quote from: acctingman on March 27, 2017, 12:47:01 PM
Just getting back into Heroclix myself. Got a couple co-workers hooked now too. We're meeting every Wednesday at work and playing at lunch! :bd:
I did some of that back when it first came out (2002?). Definitely enjoyable and, thankfully, didn't require bookkeeping. Which was obviously one of it's big Pros.
Picked up a variety of them a few years ago, anticipating some quick casual games. I don't recall the average 200-500pt game taking very long, so it seemed nice for relative quickies. Still haven't played since long ago. The releases, since then, seem to have had a big leap in power so the old Marvel ones are pretty damn weak compared to the later editions.
However, I'm also planning on getting dual use out of them. I have both
Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Ed and
ICONS RPGs. They are most likely to get used in a 1-on-1 or 1-on-2 player supers RPG. Can see them working great for small groups, and drop in/out, with steady action. ICONS has random tables for hero generation, and minimal rules, so it'd also be good as a gateway for youngsters which is probably how I'll use it.
CSI has $15 bags of 100 Random Heroclix minis (with no cards). I grabbed one of those, for the RPG purpose, and was happy with the mix since many were obscure enough that most people wouldn't have preconceptions.
Yea, the older dials are near worthless when playing against the newer dials. I sold off my collection several years ago and regretted it. Bought a local collection, sold off what I didn't need and the proceeds from that were enough to cover what I wanted and some extra $$ for my WW2 mini's venture.
It's a fun and faced paced game that doesn't take too long to play and the replay-ability is immense.
I'm in the process of making some 3D terrain for our clix games! :bd:
You can pick up a crap-ton of HeroClix cheap at Origins. I got a bunch and put them on GW bases and just threw out the HeroClix bases, and I got about ≈150 figs for about $25 or so.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 28, 2017, 02:22:58 PM
You can pick up a crap-ton of HeroClix cheap at Origins.
You are utterly shameless :P
in other late-breaking news
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That Moose Count is never going to be finished.
Quote from: mirth on March 28, 2017, 02:32:49 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 28, 2017, 02:22:58 PM
You can pick up a crap-ton of HeroClix cheap at Origins.
You are utterly shameless :P
Yes but doesn't picking up heroclix minis without the heroclix bases sort of defeat the purpose of playing the actual heroclix game?
The ones you buy there all have the bases. I made the choice to cut the bases off of the ones I bought to use for more general RPG minis.
Quote from: Bison on March 28, 2017, 05:07:15 PM
Quote from: mirth on March 28, 2017, 02:32:49 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 28, 2017, 02:22:58 PM
You can pick up a crap-ton of HeroClix cheap at Origins.
You are utterly shameless :P
Yes but doesn't picking up heroclix minis without the heroclix bases sort of defeat the purpose of playing the actual heroclix game?
The shameless part is pimping Origins. I don't care what he does with his Heroclix minis. At least he's buying minis :P
I have minis too! Blood Rage, Scythe, various Reaper Bones minis, Imperial Assault, etc...
Quote from: Bison on March 28, 2017, 05:38:48 PM
I have minis too! Blood Rage, Scythe, various Reaper Bones minis, Imperial Assault, etc...
Yes, yes. You're an official Grogheads Game Whore. Don't be jelly.
Woot!
still doesn't get him to Origins
Woot! Oh wait...damn it!
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 28, 2017, 05:46:31 PM
still doesn't get him to Origins
Why does he get a pass?!
Spring break sprang for me today. The perfect excuse to break out something meaty. Decided to dive into the Steel Wolves grand campaign.
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This is the view at the end of September '39 (turn 4). Most of the uboat fleet deployed in the first weeks and are back in their pens in Germany working up for future patrols. I had a mediocre first month scoring just 6 points compared to the historical 9 points. My results were 35 ships sunk for a total 150,000 tons, with 2 subs lost...both type VIIs :tickedoff:
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O0
I played Black Orchestra at the FLGS last night. It's a co-op game that has the players take on the roles of various German plotters in an attempt to assassinate Hitler. The gameplay is fairly light and somewhat reminiscent of Pandemic and Elder Signs but there's a great deal of historical flavour built into the game. I had a great time geeking out on all the little historical details built into the game and it's a testament to good design that the game is perfectly playable to those without any real knowledge of WWII, Nazi hierarchy, or Operation Valkyrie.
I played as Hans Oster, 2nd in command of the Abwehr and an anti-Nazi resistor. I acted early and tried to take out Hitler in 1939 by conspiring to plant a bomb on his plane from Berlin to Nuremberg. The Gestapo discovered my plot and had me arrested and interrogated. They couldn't pin anything on me but they were highly suspicious of me for the rest of the game and I was in and out of prison several times.
In the end, the Gestapo had rounded up and imprisoned three of us and were highly suspicious of the forth player as well. Fortunately, she was able to concoct a plot to poison Hitler's food at the Berlin train station as he returned from Munich in 1943 and we won just as the Gestapo was zeroing in on her.
Neat little game. It's a bit too light for me to consider picking up but I'd definitely give it another go using the store's copy. Love the look of the game board and the artwork on the event and plot cards but I thought the character art was a little too cartoonish for my tastes.
Quote from: Rekim on March 29, 2017, 09:07:43 AM
Spring break sprang for me today. The perfect excuse to break out something meaty. Decided to dive into the Steel Wolves grand campaign.
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This is the view at the end of September '39 (turn 4). Most of the uboat fleet deployed in the first weeks and are back in their pens in Germany working up for future patrols. I had a mediocre first month scoring just 6 points compared to the historical 9 points. My results were 35 ships sunk for a total 150,000 tons, with 2 subs lost...both type VIIs :tickedoff:
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Man that looks good. I need to track me down a copy....
Quote from: Barthheart on March 29, 2017, 09:10:05 PM
Quote from: Rekim on March 29, 2017, 09:07:43 AM
Spring break sprang for me today. The perfect excuse to break out something meaty. Decided to dive into the Steel Wolves grand campaign.
This is the view at the end of September '39 (turn 4). Most of the uboat fleet deployed in the first weeks and are back in their pens in Germany working up for future patrols. I had a mediocre first month scoring just 6 points compared to the historical 9 points. My results were 35 ships sunk for a total 150,000 tons, with 2 subs lost...both type VIIs :tickedoff:
Man that looks good. I need to track me down a copy....
Excellent game!!!! Pricey...but worth the investment.
One thought, a friend of mine uses the Vassal module to use the automated random chit "cups." The game has quite of bit of random chit / cup management. According to him, the vassal module running "in-parallel" with the physical game really helps with the logistics.
Non of those screen shots show up for me :(
Me neither.
They're gone fer me too now... ???
Damn. No idea why the images disappeared. I re-shared them, so hopefully fixed now.
Quote from: Rekim on April 01, 2017, 09:41:20 AM
Damn. No idea why the images disappeared. I re-shared them, so hopefully fixed now.
Yes, I see them now, thanks!
Wow, that's a busy table you've got there! I see now what you meant by having the VASSAL module available for assistance :)
Quote from: ArizonaTank on March 31, 2017, 11:50:10 AM
Excellent game!!!! Pricey...but worth the investment.
One thought, a friend of mine uses the Vassal module to use the automated random chit "cups." The game has quite of bit of random chit / cup management. According to him, the vassal module running "in-parallel" with the physical game really helps with the logistics.
I use Vassal for the chit draws too. It would take half a lifetime to complete a game otherwise. There is something like 13 separate draw cups that are used. Even Rain Man would be hard pressed to keep all those cups seeded and sorted correctly over hundreds or thousands of encounters. Check out the Vassal convoy display on my laptop, the counters used in each column are drawn from a different cup. The really tough part is making sure they are all returned to the proper cup when cleaning up. If you screw up there is really no way to detect it until you reseed.
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Quote from: Crossroads on April 01, 2017, 10:01:15 AM
Wow, that's a busy table you've got there! I see now what you meant by having the VASSAL module available for assistance :)
It is a huge game. Notice none of the CRT charts, rule books, aides, counter trays are in view. There is a huge amount of game out of frame :crazy2:
Pic from last night's game. Northwest Frontier - British Imperials vs Pathans. Rules were Battles for Empire II
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This was a playtest for a game that will be run at Huzzah! (http://www.huzzahcon.com/) in May. I'll post a few more pics and impressions after the coffee has fully kicked in.
Cool photo Mirth.
It was a fun game. I hadn't played the rules before and I really liked them.
Got some painting to do on Conan..
:dreamer:
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And the nerdfest continues with learning High Frontier 3rd.
Gave the Basic game a run long enough. Habit forming! On to reading Advanced & Solo rules!
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I've read good things about High Frontier 3rd edition.
Just finished my first game ever of Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal. CoH is an excellent game! The rules are easy to learn and the game components are top notch. My only complaint would be that the map overlay pieces slide around too easily. I might have to find a solution for that.
I played Firefight #2 - Goettge's Retribution. Here's a shot of the initial setup:
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And the end of Round 2. It didn't take long for me to get the Marines into trouble. :-[
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The end of Round 3. As you can see, Round 4 didn't last too long.
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A Japanese victory. I think I made some mistakes with awarding Bushido points in Round 1 but I don't think that explains the tragic loss for the Marines. This game really makes you think about what to do. Can't wait to play this again! I've also already come to the conclusion that my new gaming table is way too small. :buck2:
Quote from: bbmike on April 02, 2017, 08:04:05 AM
I've read good things about High Frontier 3rd edition.
I just posted about my introduction to HF3 here:
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=1152.msg512320#msg512320
I'd also planned to leave the new
Conan boardgame on my wishlist for awhile longer.
Was thinking about how I already had numerous "one versus many" skirmish games, not to mention my 'To Do' list of games. Plus it's not exactly cheap.
But after seeing all the glowing reviews about it's wonderful and relatively quick and action-filled system, I couldn't resist any further. The artwork, and many of the minis, are also wonderful. Good for some quick 2-hour heavy action methinks. :nerd: 8)
Quote from: bbmike on April 02, 2017, 10:57:34 AM
Just finished my first game ever of Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal. CoH is an excellent game! The rules are easy to learn and the game components are top notch. My only complaint would be that the map overlay pieces slide around too easily. I might have to find a solution for that.
I played Firefight #2 - Goettge's Retribution. Here's a shot of the initial setup:
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarcentral.com%2FAARs%2Fcoh1%2Fcohg1.jpg&hash=522efb3d12d3126e188a4ff0f39eea89e83b4024)
And the end of Round 2. It didn't take long for me to get the Marines into trouble. :-[
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The end of Round 3. As you can see, Round 4 didn't last too long.
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A Japanese victory. I think I made some mistakes with awarding Bushido points in Round 1 but I don't think that explains the tragic loss for the Marines. This game really makes you think about what to do. Can't wait to play this again! I've also already come to the conclusion that my new gaming table is way too small. :buck2:
Yeah, it's a great game. The Bushido point system makes it very thematic. I notice that you're missing some of the river in your photos. Did missing that affect your game at all?
I lost this one as the Marines as well but had a blast playing it. One of the Japanese mortar teams went nuts and charged into hand-to-hand. I don't know why, but the mental image of little Yoshi clubbing some hapless Jarhead over the noggin with a mortar tube made me laugh.
The third scenario is a lot of fun. The fact that the Japanese are heavily encouraged to attack in a wave made it a bit of a challenge for my opponent, but in the end he still managed to win by a point. I misplayed my mortar at the beginning of the scenario (should have used flares instead of HE) and I had some bad luck with my Stuarts at the end. One bogged down in the creek and got stuck. The other fell to a close assault. I had an MG team try to blow the attackers off the turret when they climbed aboard and managed to land a hit but the lucky bugger pulled the final (no damage) chit from the Japanese hit stack.
Played a couple of games of Star Wars Destiny at a pre-release event today. It's actually a quick, fun game with mechanics like Dice Masters or Ashes. I think I may play this casual with the kids, but I hate the CCG model and wish FFG would have gone with some sort LCG model for the game.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on April 02, 2017, 09:14:23 PM
Yeah, it's a great game. The Bushido point system makes it very thematic. I notice that you're missing some of the river in your photos. Did missing that affect your game at all?
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I don't think the missing river changed anything. The Japanese, for the most part, remained in the village and the Marines went to them. So for this scenario the river was just a deep lake. :P
Quote from: bbmike on April 02, 2017, 10:57:34 AM
Just finished my first game ever of Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal. CoH is an excellent game! The rules are easy to learn and the game components are top notch. My only complaint would be that the map overlay pieces slide around too easily. I might have to find a solution for that.
I love the CoH series as well. I don't have Guadalcanal yet, but I have the others. Your post has definitely gotten me to start looking for a copy.
My copy of the latest Wings of Glory WWII modules arrived yesterday. Wings of Glory: Battle of Britain. As a stand-alone, it's decent. For those who already own a previous base set of the series, it's not worth it. The rulebook is basically exactly the same as that found in the last two base sets but with an updated aircraft data table to reflect the new BoB era aircraft they added (but I disagree with the stats they've given some of the planes. Why does a Mk II Spit have a worse climb rate than the Mk IA?)
The biggest disappointment is with the models they've included. The quality just isn't what is once was. When Wings of Glory first came out, they used dyed plastics and paint to get to get the colours, camo, and markings correct. The last two waves of miniatures did away with the dyed plastic and instead opted for slapping a decal over a beige model. This means that the leading and trailing edges of wings and tail sections aren't covered by the decal and the contrast really stands out. Even worse is that they used the wrong model for the Spit Mk II (They used a Mk Vc) so there are cannon bulges where there shouldn't be.
The Hurricanes are the worst of the lot. The decals they use don't even mesh up so there are gaps between the main body and the tails. Shame that they've had to cut down on quality so much just to remain profitable.
Here are a few side by side comparisons between the original Wave 1 Hurricane and the newest one. (My original was a Dutch model but I covered over the Dutch roundels with Brit markings).
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I so want to play that mini's game, but I'd want every plane that they make and multiples of each. Too pricey for me!
Waiting for the CY6 PC game to come out :bd:
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Man that does look awful. :P I'd be pissed if I received that.
Huh. I hadn't noticed that and I was just looking at some Wings minis a couple of weeks ago.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on April 06, 2017, 03:49:46 AMMy original was a Dutch model but I covered over the Dutch roundels with Brit markings
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Just arrived... well at my house at least. Thanks to Banzai_Cat. :bd:
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Good deal! Sorry as always it took so bloody long.
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Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on April 06, 2017, 03:49:46 AMMy original was a Dutch model but I covered over the Dutch roundels with Brit markings
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What? The Hurricanes were out of print at that point and the Dutch one was the only one I could find. Wasn't going to get any use out of a single Dutch plane.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on April 09, 2017, 12:42:26 PM
What? The Hurricanes were out of print at that point and the Dutch one was the only one I could find. Wasn't going to get any use out of a single Dutch plane.
The Dutch do very well that way, thank you.
"Soldiers of the Queen", magazine game, S&T #95, 1984, Isandlhwana scenario
Richard Berg design
The Zulu impis are starting to pour from the hills on turn 2. British artillery has opened up at extreme range, no effect yet.
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That looks fun. It'll be interesting to hear how the Brits fare.
I tried out a 3-player game of
Le Havre at the FLGS tonight. It was my first time playing it. The store owner was quite excited to get it on the table as it's one of his favourites. I am pretty hit or miss with this designer. I really like
Ora et Labora a lot but some of his other titles such as
Agricola,
Glass Road, and
Caverna don't do it for me. I think this one falls in the latter category. I think it's the "you must feed your people" rules in the latter that is the stumbling block for me.
Le Havre has this food requirement component as well and I find it incredibly frustrating. It felt like it was almost impossible to progress as all of my efforts went into scraping enough food or money together to meet the requirements each turn, leaving me no time to do anything else. The other player had it even worse than me. He got into a situation where he wasn't able to meet his requirements and had to take out a loan. He couldn't pay back the loan on the interest phase of the next turn and then had to take out another loan just to pay the interest on the first. He got into a spiral where he had something like 12 loans out by the end of the game and finished with -115 points.
I suspect this is one of those games where you have to play through 2-3 times just to learn what steps to take early on so that you don't find yourself scrambling but it was so annoying that I don't want to play that 2nd or 3rd time.
Seems I'm in the minority as it gets mostly glowing reviews on BGG.
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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35677/le-havre (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35677/le-havre)
It's on my list to get and the reprint is supposed to be out mid-may.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on April 11, 2017, 02:25:35 AM
Seems I'm in the minority as it gets mostly glowing reviews on BGG.
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Maybe you're like many of us. You just don't like most "Euro" games?
Most just seem like fancy puzzles to me. Meh.
I want to my games to surprise me with wicked twists and turns, constantly making me rethink my strategy after it meets the enemy, or even some bad luck. Plus a heavy theme, of course. Most 'Euros' just seem like a rather fancy but sedate jigsaw puzzle to me. A bunch of jumbled pieces to put together in the most ideal way, and with a very vague picture of a theme printed on top of those pieces. Do not want. Probably a good thing since there are so many other genres I spend too much on.
Euros tend to get a lot of up-votes on BGG in general. There is obviously a large crowd who loves them. I think there are many who
only play Euro style designer games, which explains why they regularly get a lot of ratings.
I actually quite enjoy some of the heavier Euro games as long as they're somewhat thematic and offer up various strategies to victory. I will gladly play Terraforming Mars, Puerto Rico, Shipyard, Ora et Labora, and even lighter stuff like Castles of Mad King Ludwig because they all allow for and reward different paths to victory.
I find that a lot of Uwe Rosenberg's games funnel you into using only a handful of strategies in order to have a chance at winning. The food requirements in Agricola, Caverna, and Le Havre all fall into this trap. They offer up a huge number of options that you can do, but all but a select few will lead to disaster.
I actually played a game of the revised Agricola this afternoon. I prefer it to Caverna and with an expansion or two it'll have a nice big card pool to create an even more varied games.
I generally like euros more than some of the over produced but shallow thematic "ameritrash" (I hate this name) games, but I don't need theme to enjoy learning the mechanics which is what I enjoy most about euro games. Some are diffenately puzzle like games, but I think that's a bit over simplified. Unless you are playing solo the other players have a say too on how the puzzle works. One of the enjoyments is learning to maximize the strategies and knowing that the other players know too. The variation in Agricola ensures that the end game strategy for any given play will be different even though you are working toward the same goal. I've been on a Stephen Feld kick lately. Point salad games, but I enjoy that kind of game some days. I've been eyeing Tzolk'in as the next want to play on my list.
My "puzzle" simile was definitely an improper blanket exaggeration. I could probably even come to enjoy a few select Euros myself, if I found the right one(s). Just not generally my thing, despite my hunger for learning new game systems.
I tend to jest about people who only play the same single game genre or system all the time, to the exclusion of all else. Gotta be nice, not being an obsessed game hoarder. :dreamer: You guys obviously aren't in that category. :)) I'm speaking of those self-professed Euro-only gamers who probably have far more available shelf space and money than I. ;D
I played Splendor for the first time last week. I was fun, but it was a completely pasted-on theme to a solid set-matching mechanic
Quote from: Nefaro on April 11, 2017, 08:30:14 PM
I tend to jest about people who only play the same single game genre or system all the time, to the exclusion of all else.
I hear you. I enjoy all types of games, but I definitely have been playing more euro games lately. Although I play a lot of family games which are hard to place in the whole "category" thing.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 11, 2017, 08:58:08 PM
I played Splendor for the first time last week. I was fun, but it was a completely pasted-on theme to a solid set-matching mechanic
Yeah Splendor has no theme to speak of other than...uh...gems. I enjoy it occasionally. The wife would want it on the table way more than I do, but its a good light 30ish minute game.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 11, 2017, 08:58:08 PM
I played Splendor for the first time last week. I was fun, but it was a completely pasted-on theme to a solid set-matching mechanic
That fits my "jigsaw puzzle with a picture on top" metaphor.
I know they're not all quite like that. But when I see the cover art on a Euro box, my mind tends to lump it in that category by default. :-\
Think the closest I've come to owning a Euro have been
Bring Out Yer Dead and maybe
Polis: Fight For The Hegemony. Although the latter definitely has a wargame theme, and I picked up the former as a simpler one to do with people who don't board game much (plus the unusual "coffin placement" theme to some extent ;D ).
Quote from: Nefaro on April 12, 2017, 11:32:33 AMThat fits my "jigsaw puzzle with a picture on top" metaphor.
That's totally what it is. But it's well-done and entertaining.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 11, 2017, 08:58:08 PM
I played Splendor for the first time last week. I was fun, but it was a completely pasted-on theme to a solid set-matching mechanic
Utterly theme-less, but it's a good game. Easy to teach, too.
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Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 11, 2017, 08:58:08 PM
I played Splendor for the first time last week. I was fun, but it was a completely pasted-on theme to a solid set-matching mechanic
Utterly theme-less, but it's a good game. Easy to teach, too.
But GEMS!
Ok it has no theme at all, but it does have some kick ass poker chips for the gem resources. :)
Picked up my copy of Fields of Despair yesterday
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Nice.
It's a sweet game.
Never been a fan of WWI games.. what makes this one good?
Eaay to learn and play, but nice mix of sophistication. Block game with fog of war element that works well. Outstanding production value. Really hits a sweet spot for a board game. Particularly WWI.
Cool. Bring it to Origins and you can teach me. ;)
I've been told I'm running it at Origins ;)
Wheeeeeee!
I figured I should know how to play it :P
Yeah... I really need to learn the v2 rule for Wing Leader... and maybe one of the new scenarios...
Quote from: Barthheart on April 16, 2017, 06:00:56 PM
Yeah... I really need to learn the v2 rule for Wing Leader... and maybe one of the new scenarios...
You and me both :P
Quote from: Barthheart on April 16, 2017, 06:00:56 PM
Yeah... I really need to learn the v2 rule for Wing Leader... and maybe one of the new scenarios...
This sounds like a job for PBEM!
Spent most of the day learning and playing D-Day at Omaha Beach (thanks again B_C O0).
Great fun, and HARD! Very cool diceless system. Starts slow and feels like you are not in control of much then you are in control but are fighting against a very determined defender. Standing on the beach is deadly but getting out of cover and off the beach is just as deadly. First it's just the bunkers and strong points cutting your men to bits, then the arty starts landing on the beach and blasting landing craft, tanks and men alike.
Very cool game. O0
The kids have been on a dixit tear lately. Not my favorite, but way better than apples to apples.
Quote from: Barthheart on April 17, 2017, 03:26:36 PM
Spent most of the day learning and playing D-Day at Omaha Beach (thanks again B_C O0).
Great fun, and HARD! Very cool diceless system. Starts slow and feels like you are not in control of much then you are in control but are fighting against a very determined defender. Standing on the beach is deadly but getting out of cover and off the beach is just as deadly. First it's just the bunkers and strong points cutting your men to bits, then the arty starts landing on the beach and blasting landing craft, tanks and men alike.
Very cool game. O0
When I play it, I almost feel like there is a real person playing the Germans.
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Quote from: Barthheart on April 17, 2017, 03:26:36 PM
Spent most of the day learning and playing D-Day at Omaha Beach (thanks again B_C O0).
Great fun, and HARD! Very cool diceless system. Starts slow and feels like you are not in control of much then you are in control but are fighting against a very determined defender. Standing on the beach is deadly but getting out of cover and off the beach is just as deadly. First it's just the bunkers and strong points cutting your men to bits, then the arty starts landing on the beach and blasting landing craft, tanks and men alike.
Very cool game. O0
When I play it, I almost feel like there is a real person playing the Germans.
Yeah... and he's a basturd! >:( ;)
Taking the bots out for a spin in the training scenario in Churchill... End of the first conference. I'm sure I didn't play some of the conference quite correctly, but it's starting to make sense. I'm not 100% sure I am going to enjoy the bots in this as much as the COIN games or Labyrinth, but they might grow on me. In some ways I'd almost rather it have a separate mechanism to determine how the bot handles issues, instead of having you make judgements based on the cards, but we'll see.
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You're welcome, Barth. Glad you're enjoying it. I've yet to get it to the table...that, and the Tarawa one too.
I'll be getting B-17 Flying Fortress Leader to the table soon...been reading the rules since the unboxing article and it's got a lot of cool content to it.
Also have an order in for Legendary Encounters Firefly. I almost got the Alien version, even looked at the Marvel and Big Trouble in Little China versions, but Firefly appealed the most. Depending on its weight and size I might take it with me to the UK. Definitely need to bring Cruel Necessity at least.
Nothing on my tab le at the moment. I could do with a good North Africa campaign game. :dreamer:
Quote from: bob48 on April 24, 2017, 03:49:21 PM
Nothing on my tab le at the moment. I could do with a good North Africa campaign game. :dreamer:
Yes, I have that Afrika Korps itch as well...I managed to bag a copy of S&T #300 - Desert Fox Deluxe. Basically all of the old SPI/S&T Desert Fox games, updated and integrated....600 counters, 6 maps, 10 mile hexes. Good thing there is a vassal module, because the board is literally too long for my table.
Unfortunately plowing through a couple of other games first...but definitely working on DFD.
Desert Fox was indeed an excellent game. I'm keeping an eye on the new game from GMT, 'The Dark Sands' which looks interesting. I have also been tempted to buy 'Blood & Sand' , but its maybe a little too simplistic.
http://grogheads.com/?cat=18 GARPA (see BB, I do read it).
What's that link? Looks sketchy.
http://www.gmtgames.com/p-509-the-dark-sands.aspx
Great. Another GMT game to buy.
Looks nice. And it has 'made the cut' but how long before it gets printed is another matter.
Today I finally had the time and the chance to delve into Lock'n Load Tactical, and to Heroes of the Gap in particular! Ed, are you watching :) And no, I am not selling the game back to you.
Having toyed around with the Modern demo a bit, and having read the rules and watched a couple of games, for a Panzer Leader / Arab Israeli Wars relic like me the move to Squad level combat was still perhaps even more taxing than what I expected. We had one guy who had the Vietnam module helping us for the first hour, yet it took us probably an hour and a half to get through the first turn, so as to ensure I and we got it as far as how each impulse went and which options are availabel to each units for every activation.
We played Back to Basics, as there were three of us initially, so Team Charlie defending Eisenbach agaist elements of 33d Motor Rifle and 69th Airborne. An out-and-out infantry struggle, quite nice as a learning game, with a decent unit density too. We got into turn four out of five before running out of time and calling it the quits. As it played, Team Charlie had to pull out from Eisenbach Town Hall having lost the units defending it to an Assault Move and then a Melee, after a series of succesful Smoke round after smoke round securing their way in. A Soviet Hero was born there, and if you know Mr Drago you perhaps know not to cross him. So the Motorized Rifle prided them, however, there was no way forward to my Airborne, who apparently got it the wrong way around, rolling high numbers for Smoke rounds and low numbers for fire attacks and defensive rolls.
Something bigger next time, perhaps with a few tanks to go around.
Really looking towards Conflict of Heroes: Price of Honour making it to the table next, will be an interesting comparison.
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Great stuff Crossroads. That's a great module of LnLT. I played on line VASSAL against Mark Walker a few years ago. Great fun. I pull some cheesy moves and he got back at me with solid play.
I should try and see if I still have the recorded logfile of that game. Complete with trash talking log... :)
Hey Crossroads - keep an eye out for the Solo module that's coming out for LnL Tactical. Pretty great AI in it.
There's also a new LnL Tactical Starter Kit coming out, that includes both WW2 and Modern. Someone in this post may have done a couple of scenarios for it... 8)
Quote from: panzerde on April 27, 2017, 01:21:08 PM
Hey Crossroads - keep an eye out for the Solo module that's coming out for LnL Tactical. Pretty great AI in it.
There's also a new LnL Tactical Starter Kit coming out, that includes both WW2 and Modern. Someone in this post may have done a couple of scenarios for it... 8)
Oooooo.... now I want to play your scenarios... can you send me a copy? ;)
Are those the ones where you have to use counters that have been clipped?
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Pre-clipped scenario dispatched via email...
Quote from: Barthheart on April 27, 2017, 01:11:43 PM
Great stuff Crossroads. That's a great module of LnLT. I played on line VASSAL against Mark Walker a few years ago. Great fun. I pull some cheesy moves and he got back at me with solid play.
I should try and see if I still have the recorded logfile of that game. Complete with trash talking log... :)
It is. I had looked for this particular module for some time but could not find it anywhere. Then Ed put his on sale so grabbed it the minute I saw. Postage from the States cost an arm and two legs, but all worth it at the end. Ed, the gentleman he is, packed a couple of ziplocked games too, including
Stick'n Stones, gotta try that one at some stage vs a live oppo :)
Quote from: panzerde on April 27, 2017, 01:21:08 PM
Hey Crossroads - keep an eye out for the Solo module that's coming out for LnL Tactical. Pretty great AI in it.
There's also a new LnL Tactical Starter Kit coming out, that includes both WW2 and Modern. Someone in this post may have done a couple of scenarios for it... 8)
Cheers, gotta try it. Works on the Modern too, the Solo that is? I've read about it, looks good.
So you did make some scenarios for the Modern? Would love to try them out :clap:
Quote from: bob48 on April 27, 2017, 01:26:14 PM
Are those the ones where you have to use counters that have been clipped?
Locked'n Loaded! And no pun intended, as the cards are now sleeved as well :smitten:
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Quote from: panzerde on April 27, 2017, 01:21:08 PM
Hey Crossroads - keep an eye out for the Solo module that's coming out for LnL Tactical. Pretty great AI in it.
There's also a new LnL Tactical Starter Kit coming out, that includes both WW2 and Modern. Someone in this post may have done a couple of scenarios for it... 8)
Cheers, gotta try it. Works on the Modern too, the Solo that is? I've read about it, looks good.
So you did make some scenarios for the Modern? Would love to try them out :clap:
Solo works with ALL the modules in the entire LnLT system. Great fun. O0
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Quote from: Crossroads on April 27, 2017, 01:52:40 PM
Quote from: panzerde on April 27, 2017, 01:21:08 PM
Hey Crossroads - keep an eye out for the Solo module that's coming out for LnL Tactical. Pretty great AI in it.
There's also a new LnL Tactical Starter Kit coming out, that includes both WW2 and Modern. Someone in this post may have done a couple of scenarios for it... 8)
Cheers, gotta try it. Works on the Modern too, the Solo that is? I've read about it, looks good.
So you did make some scenarios for the Modern? Would love to try them out :clap:
Solo works with ALL the modules in the entire LnLT system. Great fun. O0
So the old ones such as HotG too? That would be awesome! I recall reading the Solo AI was based on the Conflict of Heroes one, which iirc comes with solo specific scenarios...?
Quote from: Crossroads on April 27, 2017, 02:02:42 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on April 27, 2017, 01:54:59 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on April 27, 2017, 01:52:40 PM
Quote from: panzerde on April 27, 2017, 01:21:08 PM
Hey Crossroads - keep an eye out for the Solo module that's coming out for LnL Tactical. Pretty great AI in it.
There's also a new LnL Tactical Starter Kit coming out, that includes both WW2 and Modern. Someone in this post may have done a couple of scenarios for it... 8)
Cheers, gotta try it. Works on the Modern too, the Solo that is? I've read about it, looks good.
So you did make some scenarios for the Modern? Would love to try them out :clap:
Solo works with ALL the modules in the entire LnLT system. Great fun. O0
So the old ones such as HotG too? That would be awesome! I recall reading the Solo AI was based on the Conflict of Heroes one, which iirc comes with solo specific scenarios...?
All means all. I've been testing it with my originals of the series.
There are no scenarios written for the LnLT Solo. You use the scenarios that came with which ever game you are playing. So yes you do have to do some work like setting up the AI's units. But once yer playing it's all AI.
Quote from: Crossroads on April 27, 2017, 01:54:00 PM
Quote from: bob48 on April 27, 2017, 01:26:14 PM
Are those the ones where you have to use counters that have been clipped?
Locked'n Loaded! And no pun intended, as the cards are now sleeved as well :smitten:
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Which sleeves are those? I think I need some.
Anyone who wants a taste of what the LnLT Solo module is and how it works should watch this guys vids:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/64456/lock-n-load-solo-or-not-solo-question
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/64615/all-you-have-do-fall-love-play-game
Part one is just an intro and he does get a bit side tracked with thinking he has too much to do for the AI. But the 2nd and 3rd parts are him playing it and having fun.
Quote from: bbmike on April 27, 2017, 02:06:19 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on April 27, 2017, 01:54:00 PM
Quote from: bob48 on April 27, 2017, 01:26:14 PM
Are those the ones where you have to use counters that have been clipped?
Locked'n Loaded! And no pun intended, as the cards are now sleeved as well :smitten:
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Which sleeves are those? I think I need some.
The game shop I visited had only Ultimate Guard Precise Fit Sleeves (http://www.ultimateguard.com/en/card-sleeves/precise-fit-sleeves/standard-size.html), so that's what they are. Was an easy choice then :D
A pack of 100 sleeves was EUR3.00 so bought a few packs while at it. Tight fit as promised, I am sure there're may be fancier ones around too, but for getting the job done these are quite nice.
Quote from: Barthheart on April 27, 2017, 02:16:08 PM
Anyone who wants a taste of what the LnLT Solo module is and how it works should watch this guys vids:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/64456/lock-n-load-solo-or-not-solo-question
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/64615/all-you-have-do-fall-love-play-game
Part one is just an intro and he does get a bit side tracked with thinking he has too much to do for the AI. But the 2nd and 3rd parts are him playing it and having fun.
Ah remember these, I tried part one but got bored pretty quickly. I thought I procrastinate at times... Sheesh
I'll give them another shot then ;D
Quote from: Crossroads on April 27, 2017, 02:31:38 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on April 27, 2017, 02:16:08 PM
Anyone who wants a taste of what the LnLT Solo module is and how it works should watch this guys vids:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/64456/lock-n-load-solo-or-not-solo-question
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/64615/all-you-have-do-fall-love-play-game
Part one is just an intro and he does get a bit side tracked with thinking he has too much to do for the AI. But the 2nd and 3rd parts are him playing it and having fun.
Ah remember these, I tried part one but got bored pretty quickly. I thought I procrastinate at times... Sheesh
I'll give them another shot then ;D
I was the same, but persevere with them and the 2nd and 3rd videos are actually quite good in showing how the AI will work. I'm really looking forward to playing this with Heroes of the Nam and Heroes of North Africa. Once Fields of Fire 2nd Edition comes out later on, it's going to be a great year for solo tactical gaming.
At this point in my life I have come to abhor solo gaming as it reminds me of time I could be spending with people. Even the short messages that come in PBEMs from PanzerDe, Boggit, and others are strangely affirming that, yeah, there's life outside the nonsense that passes itself off as life.
That said, I play tested the LnL system and can say it works very well, giving a credible opponent without being an exercise in excessive dice-rolling. I was surprised it worked as well with "Day of Heroes" as it did, what as that game uses squares and not hexes.
One intriguing side effect was it helped my beloved, who I roped into helping me "run" the A.I. as I learned it, understand what the LnL system is "getting at" and how to play it better.
Recommended.
Quote from: Crossroads on April 27, 2017, 02:28:55 PM
Quote from: bbmike on April 27, 2017, 02:06:19 PM
Which sleeves are those? I think I need some.
The game shop I visited had only Ultimate Guard Precise Fit Sleeves (http://www.ultimateguard.com/en/card-sleeves/precise-fit-sleeves/standard-size.html), so that's what they are. Was an easy choice then :D
A pack of 100 sleeves was EUR3.00 so bought a few packs while at it. Tight fit as promised, I am sure there're may be fancier ones around too, but for getting the job done these are quite nice.
KMC also makes those thin "perfect fit" ones.
Would shop around for a bulk deal on card sleeves. At least bundles of 10.
Quote from: Nefaro on April 28, 2017, 02:26:54 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on April 27, 2017, 02:28:55 PM
Quote from: bbmike on April 27, 2017, 02:06:19 PM
Which sleeves are those? I think I need some.
The game shop I visited had only Ultimate Guard Precise Fit Sleeves (http://www.ultimateguard.com/en/card-sleeves/precise-fit-sleeves/standard-size.html), so that's what they are. Was an easy choice then :D
A pack of 100 sleeves was EUR3.00 so bought a few packs while at it. Tight fit as promised, I am sure there're may be fancier ones around too, but for getting the job done these are quite nice.
KMC also makes those thin "perfect fit" ones.
Would shop around for a bulk deal on card sleeves. At least bundles of 10.
The only issue with tight fit sleeves is that they generally leave the top of the card exposed.
Quote from: Bison on April 28, 2017, 03:10:44 PM
The only issue with tight fit sleeves is that they generally leave the top of the card exposed.
That's what she said.
Quote from: panzerde on April 28, 2017, 03:33:38 PM
Quote from: Bison on April 28, 2017, 03:10:44 PM
The only issue with tight fit sleeves is that they generally leave the top of the card exposed.
That's what she said.
I knew it wouldn't take long for this conversation to go south. :))
Quote from: Bison on April 28, 2017, 04:07:37 PM
Quote from: panzerde on April 28, 2017, 03:33:38 PM
Quote from: Bison on April 28, 2017, 03:10:44 PM
The only issue with tight fit sleeves is that they generally leave the top of the card exposed.
That's what she said.
I knew it wouldn't take long for this conversation to go south. :))
That's what she said (looking down)!
That's what Gus said (looking up).
Happy (belated) birthday me :hug: The smell of a new wargame in the morning ...
Happy Birthday! Hope you enjoy the new game <:-)
Quote from: bob48 on May 09, 2017, 05:12:08 AM
Happy Birthday! Hope you enjoy the new game <:-)
Thanks :) We have a first session set for this Thursday, should be fun!
I am jelly! ;D
Happy Belated Birthday <:-)
Quote from: Crossroads on May 09, 2017, 04:29:50 AM
Happy (belated) birthday me :hug: The smell of a new wargame in the morning ...
JUST ordered this! Hopefully it will be on my table sometime late next week.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/132028/conflict-heroes-awakening-bear-second-edition
&
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/142585/conflict-heroes-eastern-front-solo-expansion
Sorry, I don't know how to attach images :uglystupid2:
Sweet deal! Great game series :)
Quote from: acctingman on May 10, 2017, 08:31:58 AM
JUST ordered this! Hopefully it will be on my table sometime late next week.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/132028/conflict-heroes-awakening-bear-second-edition
&
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/142585/conflict-heroes-eastern-front-solo-expansion
Sorry, I don't know how to attach images :uglystupid2:
After a few plays of Cuba Libre, I decided to move on to a different COIN game, and am working my way through the tutorial for Falling Sky. While I enjoyed Cuba Libre, I think Falling Sky will be more fun for me.
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Mergentheim from Under the Lily Banners
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Nine Years by Compass Games
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^nice!
:bd: :bd: :bd:
I was able to get B-17: Fortress Leader on the table over the weekend and start up a short campaign. The rulebook is a hot mess and there are a lot of mistakes on the cards and chits but it's a very engrossing game. I realized I screwed up on some of the rules (a lot of exceptions are mentioned just as an aside in a paragraph and not reiterated under the main rules pertaining to game action in question) and so ended the campaign in favour of starting over.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on May 15, 2017, 07:10:19 PM
I was able to get B-17: Fortress Leader on the table over the weekend and start up a short campaign. The rulebook is a hot mess and there are a lot of mistakes on the cards and chits but it's a very engrossing game. I realized I screwed up on some of the rules (a lot of exceptions are mentioned just as an aside in a paragraph and not reiterated under the main rules pertaining to game action in question) and so ended the campaign in favour of starting over.
I pre-ordered it recently from CSI... good to hear that it's fun, but it's pretty disappointing if there are a lot of component errors. Hopefully at some point they offer replacements, and not an upgrade pack if you buy B-29 Leader (not an announced game, just figuring that's where this is going next).
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....
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Dantooine.
The rebels are on Dantooine.
SPOILERS!
Quote from: Cyrano on May 17, 2017, 09:08:38 AM
Dantooine.
The rebels are on Dantooine.
Blow up Alderaan anyway.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 16, 2017, 04:53:09 PM
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....
We're gonna need a bigger table.
<:-)
Quote from: Nefaro on May 17, 2017, 02:31:31 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 16, 2017, 04:53:09 PM
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....
We're gonna need a bigger table.
<:-)
Nice improvisation though with that piece of wood on the table top.
Awaiting delivery of 'Clash of Giants: Civil War' by GMT.
My copy of Inis came in this weekend. Area control/politicking/card drafting goodness in an mythical Celtic setting.
Quote from: Bison on May 22, 2017, 07:02:18 AM
My copy of Inis came in this weekend. Area control/politicking/card drafting goodness in an mythical Celtic setting.
bring it to Origins, and let's play!
Fortunately it's a board game so it'll still be good to go in a few years.
Finally tracked down a copy of Days of the Fox, the desert expansion for Tide of Iron. It's on it's way from Austria. Then I come to find out that FFG went ahead and completed the production run of Days of the Fox: Next Wave and has been stealth releasing it to game stores in the US who ask.
Heroes of Normandie Step 1: Sleeve the cards. The cards are fine enough but have a black border and are rigid. It's like they want the cards to be marked, so in sleeves they go. Step 2: Punch counters. Love the artwork and the icons are nice. Step 3: Re-read the rules. They need an editor whose first language is English. Definitely going to need to watch a let's play or two before I attempt to teach the game.
Eagerly awaiting my base game of Memoir 44 arrive next week, which is why I went to the game store in the first place. I'm a damned sucker for shiny new games. :(
I was perusing the weekly sales at an online shop and saw that the guy who made Duel in the Dark had also make an eastern front tank game called Duel of the Giants and it was on clearance so I ordered a copy. We gave it a whirl tonight. It was interesting and it looks nice but it was a little too "gamey" for my tastes. Not bad for $25 bucks and the components look great but not something I'm itching to get on the table again.
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I also bought La Granja: No Siesta! for $20 in order to save $3.50 in shipping because I'm one savvy investor! Anyway, if you're looking for a fun little game that will serve as a warm up or a wind down for a gaming night, you might want to check this one out. It's a dice-draughting game but it's got a little more weight to it than you might expect. The rules are dead simple but there are a tonne of choices available each turn which makes it a lot of fun and allows for a good dose of replayability. I really enjoy this one for what it is.
It takes about 30 minutes to play for 1-4 players which makes it ideal for my group as something to pass the time while we wait for everyone to arrive for the main event.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195528/la-granja-no-siesta (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195528/la-granja-no-siesta)
I got a bigger board ;D
And a dice tray (first one ever!)
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Wow, my table is half the size of that!
Nice dice tray. O0
lol - it's actually a rather small table underneath. This setup is very susceptible to being knocked over so care is required - and NO cats!
Nice shot JD. Is there a way to jerry rig a clamp onto the bottom? Right now I've got a sheet covered folding table that I swiped from the wife's sewing room for a gaming table. :(
When I was a teenager I had bought myself a sheet of Plexiglas about as big as that board JD is using in his image above. I would put my paper mapped wargames on a board which was on the floor of my bedroom. Then place the Plexiglas sheet on top of that and I could play for hours. When done I simply slid the whole thing under my bed and away from mom's beastly vacuum cleaner!
Quote from: Bison on May 26, 2017, 10:29:10 PM
Heroes of Normandie Step 1: Sleeve the cards. The cards are fine enough but have a black border and are rigid. It's like they want the cards to be marked, so in sleeves they go. Step 2: Punch counters. Love the artwork and the icons are nice. Step 3: Re-read the rules. They need an editor whose first language is English. Definitely going to need to watch a let's play or two before I attempt to teach the game.
Eagerly awaiting my base game of Memoir 44 arrive next week, which is why I went to the game store in the first place. I'm a damned sucker for shiny new games. :(
I still have yet to punch, or do anything, with my copy. Been tempted to pull it out soon, and get it done.
Good to know about the cards. Will probably just penny sleeve them on the cheap. O0
I'm a FFG clear sleeve junkie. I should just buy packs of them in bulk. 152 cards so 3 packs plus 2 extra sleeves.
Quote from: Bison on May 27, 2017, 08:33:56 AM
Nice shot JD. Is there a way to jerry rig a clamp onto the bottom? Right now I've got a sheet covered folding table that I swiped from the wife's sewing room for a gaming table. :(
It's fairly stable to be honest. I could actually put a couple of wood screws through the bottom. It's not a "wanted" table.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 27, 2017, 11:44:40 AM
Quote from: Bison on May 27, 2017, 08:33:56 AM
Nice shot JD. Is there a way to jerry rig a clamp onto the bottom? Right now I've got a sheet covered folding table that I swiped from the wife's sewing room for a gaming table. :(
It's fairly stable to be honest. I could actually put a couple of wood screws through the bottom. It's not a "wanted" table.
Sounds a bit painful.
I was thinking or like screwing a could of 2x4 pieces in the bottom of the board and then using a couple of small clamps to hold it to the table.
On the table now, 'Clash of Giants: Civil War', and waiting on the side-lines is 'Position Magnifique, The battle of Mars-la-Tour, 1870'
Quote from: bob48 on May 27, 2017, 12:56:43 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on May 27, 2017, 11:44:40 AM
Quote from: Bison on May 27, 2017, 08:33:56 AM
Nice shot JD. Is there a way to jerry rig a clamp onto the bottom? Right now I've got a sheet covered folding table that I swiped from the wife's sewing room for a gaming table. :(
It's fairly stable to be honest. I could actually put a couple of wood screws through the bottom. It's not a "wanted" table.
Sounds a bit painful.
ouch!
Basing the Coral Sea Battleset from Topside Minis
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I ordered one of the free Topside Minis samples. The artwork is pretty nice.
I was wondering about mounting the Topside Minis to magnetic vinyl sheets, the kind for making fridge magnets in your printer. Then you could have your battles on a big piece of sheetmetal hanging on the wall.
You could. Have to be a big piece of sheet metal though.
It's hard to argue with the laser cut wood bases they provide. The Coral Sea set is both full OOBs (134 units). With the bases and including shipping, total cost was $72.50.
Those look cool! Bringem to Origins! :bd:
Munchkin Steampunk hitting the table here this weekend :)
^Bring it to Origins! :-"
You're going to Origins to play wargames and you want Brant to bring Steampunk Munchkin?
Quote from: Bison on May 28, 2017, 09:37:59 PM
You're going to Origins to play wargames and you want Brant to bring Steampunk Munchkin?
You're calling someone out for not playing wargames?
Quote from: mirth on May 29, 2017, 06:00:24 AM
Quote from: Bison on May 28, 2017, 09:37:59 PM
You're going to Origins to play wargames and you want Brant to bring Steampunk Munchkin?
You're calling someone out for not playing wargames?
Yes. Everyone who is anyone knows that the original Munchkin is a much better wargame.
^ya got me there
Quote from: Bison on May 29, 2017, 06:08:13 AM
Quote from: mirth on May 29, 2017, 06:00:24 AM
Quote from: Bison on May 28, 2017, 09:37:59 PM
You're going to Origins to play wargames and you want Brant to bring Steampunk Munchkin?
You're calling someone out for not playing wargames?
Yes. Everyone who is anyone knows that the original Munchkin is a much better wargame.
it's not like I haven't played the hell out of the original over the past 10 years, including once while tailgating at a football game where we were laughing so hard the rednecks in the next two spots had to come over to see what we were doing, and they stuck around to watch for the next 15 minutes or so as they were figuring out how the game was played and then 2 of them jumped into the next round.
I don't even know what Munchkin really is. It sounds like a Dunkin Donuts thing to me. (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarcentral.com%2Fpics%2Fshrug.gif&hash=c0775dc6a9050410ea44a188eb4e3d7cb5fec138)
Quote from: bbmike on May 29, 2017, 07:00:02 AM
I don't even know what Munchkin really is
That's MetalDog level of sad.
Quote from: bbmike on May 29, 2017, 07:00:02 AM
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http://www.worldofmunchkin.com/game/
Quote from: mirth on May 29, 2017, 07:05:01 AMThat's MetalDog level of sad.
{unspeakable pain}Mirth's right{/unspeakable pain}
See what you made Brant do, Mike?! :crazy2:
Er, on second thought, don't bring that to Origins. :buck2:
It's actually a fun game with the right people.
Quote from: Bison on May 29, 2017, 11:02:36 AM
It's actually a fun game with the right drunk people.
FTFY
Quote from: Barthheart on May 29, 2017, 11:04:12 AM
Quote from: Bison on May 29, 2017, 11:02:36 AM
It's actually a fun game with the right drunk people.
FTFY
Which is why it maybe a fun game for you all at origins.
And to think I was mocked for "Flick 'em Up"...
Quote from: Cyrano on May 29, 2017, 01:03:56 PM
And to think I was mocked for "Flick 'em Up"...
Flick'em Up was awesome! \m/
Quote from: Cyrano on May 29, 2017, 01:03:56 PMAnd to think I was mocked for "Flick 'em Up"...
You were mocked for making Flick 'em Up sound like the Case Blue of dexterity games ::)
No, that's "Catacombs". "Flick 'em Up" is more "Eurofront 2".
Memoir 44 equipment pack and Russian expansion. It equipment pack is a nice box of plastic army men stuff.
Traded for a copy of Clash of Cultures. Want to try that over the weekend, and maybe I'll finally...FINALLY...get Fire in the Lake on the table, too.
Quote from: Arctic Blast on June 01, 2017, 09:30:43 PM
Traded for a copy of Clash of Cultures. Want to try that over the weekend, and maybe I'll finally...FINALLY...get Fire in the Lake on the table, too.
I've eyed
Clash Of Cultures before. Looked like a nice area control game for numerous opponents.
Quote from: Nefaro on June 02, 2017, 12:39:28 AM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on June 01, 2017, 09:30:43 PM
Traded for a copy of Clash of Cultures. Want to try that over the weekend, and maybe I'll finally...FINALLY...get Fire in the Lake on the table, too.
I've eyed Clash Of Cultures before. Looked like a nice area control game for numerous opponents.
Seems like a nice Civ game with some creative stuff going on. I like the tech board with little indents you drop cubes into as you gain those techs...very slick way to track that. You can also use cultural superiority to influence other civs by swapping out pieces of their city with those of your own color. Another really inventive way to bring something like that into a board game.
Castles and Crusades RPG with the kids.
The table set up and ready to go.
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A close up of the map as we go into battle.
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The shit show in the back is actually my painting table. I'm a creative disaster at my painting table. :-[
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O0
Your paint desk is meant to look like that :notworthy:
Cool pics. Not a single eurogame in sight O0
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:09:25 AM
Cool pics. Not a single eurogame in sight O0
I'll rectify this oversight on my part later.
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 07:34:13 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:09:25 AM
Cool pics. Not a single eurogame in sight O0
I'll rectify this oversight on my part later.
Don't put yourself out on my behalf.
I like the look of the aquarium ;)
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:37:56 AM
I like the look of the aquarium ;)
I need to do a water change later.
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:37:07 AM
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Cool pics. Not a single eurogame in sight O0
I'll rectify this oversight on my part later.
Don't put yourself out on my behalf.
It really isn't a bother. I've been meaning to get Agricola to the table anyway. ;)
Agricola...sounds like a soda for farmers
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:48:41 AM
Agricola...sounds like a soda for farmers
:clap:
Quote from: panzerde on June 08, 2017, 07:50:05 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:48:41 AM
Agricola...sounds like a soda for farmers
:clap:
It the wargame I'll be running at future Origins. We with be conducting a thorough MDMP to develop our courses of action.
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 07:53:22 AM
Quote from: panzerde on June 08, 2017, 07:50:05 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:48:41 AM
Agricola...sounds like a soda for farmers
:clap:
It the wargame I'll be running at future Origins. We with be conducting a thorough MDMP to develop our courses of action.
The problem being it is NOT a wargame.
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:37:07 AM
Don't put yourself out on my behalf.
No one puts out on your behalf
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 08, 2017, 08:01:05 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:37:07 AM
Don't put yourself out on my behalf.
No one puts out on your behalf
It's not too late for me to choose to skip Origins.
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:55:29 AM
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Quote from: panzerde on June 08, 2017, 07:50:05 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:48:41 AM
Agricola...sounds like a soda for farmers
:clap:
It the wargame I'll be running at future Origins. We with be conducting a thorough MDMP to develop our courses of action.
The problem being it is NOT a wargame.
Are you sure?
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 08:05:38 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:55:29 AM
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Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 07:48:41 AM
Agricola...sounds like a soda for farmers
:clap:
It the wargame I'll be running at future Origins. We with be conducting a thorough MDMP to develop our courses of action.
The problem being it is NOT a wargame.
Are you sure?
I've seen it. It's one of those lame resource gathering games. I doubt there's even a mechanic for any kind of combat.
Your definition of a wargame is so narrow, man. You need to broaden your horizons and embrace the war of acquiring and securing scarce resources.
I prefer to conquer and allow my minions to handle the resource gathering.
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 08:30:43 AM
I prefer to conquer and allow my minions to handle the resource gathering.
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I'm pretty sure that's why Napoleon never took Moscow.
He took it. The damned Russians burned it down around him.
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 08:37:13 AM
He took it. The damned Russians burned it down around him.
More Russian collusion conspiracy theory...
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 08:39:38 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 08:37:13 AM
He took it. The damned Russians burned it down around him.
More Russian collusion conspiracy theory...
I hope they ask Comey about it.
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 08:28:28 AM
Your definition of a wargame is so narrow, man. You need to broaden your horizons and embrace the war of acquiring and securing scarce resources.
Right, this is a forum where racing games, sports games, Euros, RPGs, and card games are defined as "wargames." ::)
Quote from: panzerde on June 08, 2017, 08:42:48 AM
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 08:28:28 AM
Your definition of a wargame is so narrow, man. You need to broaden your horizons and embrace the war of acquiring and securing scarce resources.
Right, this is a forum where racing games, sports games, Euros, RPGs, and card games are defined as "wargames." ::)
Mission Accomplished.
It's also definitely not too late for me to decide to not go to Origins this year, either. Maybe Bison can show up and run the LnL Games. Or just play Catan.
Quote from: panzerde on June 08, 2017, 08:50:04 AM
It's also definitely not too late for me to decide to not go to Origins this year, either. Maybe Bison can show up and run the LnL Games. Or just play Catan.
Catan has questionable wargame credentials. Yeah but your right I have no understanding of war games or combat simulation that would add much to the real grogheads program schedule. I would go hang at wizkids, but I'm not a huge hero clix fan. I'm a gaming ship lost at sea with no port in sight!
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 09:05:51 AM
Yeah but your right I have no understanding of war games or combat simulation that would add much to the real grogheads program schedule.
It's hardly rocket surgery.
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Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 09:05:51 AM
Yeah but your right I have no understanding of war games or combat simulation that would add much to the real grogheads program schedule.
It's hardly rocket surgery.
There have been times in my life I'd rather do rocket heart surgery.
Quote from: panzerde on June 08, 2017, 08:42:48 AM
Right, this is a forum where racing games, sports games, Euros, RPGs, and card games are defined as "wargames." ::)
And the answer is... (http://www.garykrockover.com/uploads/b-go.mp3)
Quote from: panzerde on June 08, 2017, 08:42:48 AM
Right, this is a forum where racing games, sports games, Euros, RPGs, and card games are defined as "wargames." ::)
(https://s8.postimg.org/ijaqvrs0l/My_Little_Pony_Wargame_fin.jpg)
:))
^Bison loves that game
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 06:56:59 PM
^Bison loves that game
I have played My Little Pony Chutes and Ladders. That game is totally luck driven sort of like the dice rolls in ASL. :)
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 07:09:48 PM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 06:56:59 PM
^Bison loves that game
I have played My Little Pony Chutes and Ladders. That game is totally luck driven sort of like the dice rolls in ASL. :)
teeheeheeee
Quote from: Bison on June 08, 2017, 07:09:48 PM
Quote from: mirth on June 08, 2017, 06:56:59 PM
^Bison loves that game
I have played My Little Pony Chutes and Ladders. That game is totally luck driven sort of like the dice rolls in ASL. :)
:clap:
I like dice, charts, counters and thick rulebooks in my games. Some like little plastic soldiers and cards.
We played a 3-player game of Normandy '44 on Tuesday. First time for all of us so things were a little slow and we did make a few mistakes with the rules. I played the Brits/Canadians and my side of the map pretty much mirrored history. Quickly devolved into a meat grinder in and around Caen.
Interesting game. We played with randomized weather and it pretty much sucked for the Allies. We were only able to finish 6 turns and start the 7th before calling it quits after 7 hours but 3 of those turns were stormy so the Allies got no air power, no naval support, and no reinforcements and the Germans could move around unopposed by air attacks. Nasty....
For Bison
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1750515/scythe-variant-kids-my-little-pony-edition
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 08, 2017, 10:32:14 PM
For Bison
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1750515/scythe-variant-kids-my-little-pony-edition
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Although if it actually follow the gameplay of Scythe it probably wouldn't be horrible.
Shoot, Grogheads CentComm was parked NEXT TO My Little Pony, what, three years ago now?
Quote from: Cyrano on June 09, 2017, 12:26:05 PM
Shoot, Grogheads CentComm was parked NEXT TO My Little Pony, what, three years ago now?
That's good crossover
Quote from: Cyrano on June 09, 2017, 12:26:05 PM
Shoot, Grogheads CentComm was parked NEXT TO My Little Pony, what, three years ago now?
Yep, and they had more disturbing looking old men hanging around than we did.
They were well-mannered, though.
Quote from: panzerde on June 09, 2017, 12:29:40 PM
Yep, and they had more disturbing looking old men hanging around than we did.
I question this.
Well, they tended to rotate in-and-out more than we did.
Quote from: mirth on June 09, 2017, 12:32:46 PM
Quote from: panzerde on June 09, 2017, 12:29:40 PM
Yep, and they had more disturbing looking old men hanging around than we did.
I question this.
I think Brant took pictures, so we'd have proof in case this ever came up.
Quote from: panzerde on June 09, 2017, 12:29:40 PMThey were well-mannered, though.
Certainly in comparison to the Zvezda guys on the other side of us!
Quote from: mirth on June 09, 2017, 12:32:46 PMQuote from: panzerde on June 09, 2017, 12:29:40 PMYep, and they had more disturbing looking old men hanging around than we did.
I question this.
That was mainly because they had a LOT more people than we did overall, so they couldn't help but - on average - attract more disturbing looking old men.
Vassal game of Compass Games' excellent "1866" Playing an old friend, he is on the East Coast, I am on the West. Using Skype.
The game uses similar mechanisms to Pursuit of Glory / Paths of Glory. But gameplay is much more mobile and fluid. The game also moves along at a better clip.
In this pic, my Prussians tried and failed to reach Vienna through Bohemia. A strong Austrian defense decimated the Prussian invaders. Now in a counter-stroke Berlin is under threat from the Bavarians who are allied with Austria.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi29.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc255%2Flarizona55%2F1866%2520berlin%2520threatened_zpsxngnah3w.jpg&hash=1b353b7f6711e19935b9719f2689557fe7342e2b)
Very nice! An under-represented conflict, too. Bawb will be all over that one.
Don't you mean, Bawb was all up in that one, in person?
Quote from: BC on June 10, 2017, 06:23:55 PM
Don't you mean, Bawb was all up in that one, in person?
He's trying to relive his glory days.
Quote from: panzerde on June 10, 2017, 05:51:03 PM
Very nice! An under-represented conflict, too. Bawb will be all over that one.
I really do like the subject matter. Its such a neglected period.
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Quote from: panzerde on June 10, 2017, 05:51:03 PM
Very nice! An under-represented conflict, too. Bawb will be all over that one.
I really do like the subject matter. Its such a neglected period.
We could put a waffle iron and some checkers in front of you right now, tell you it was Königgratz, and you'd play it.
LOL - you're right.............there - checkmate in 3 :)
Quote from: panzerde on June 12, 2017, 04:55:40 PMWe could put a waffle iron and some checkers in front of you right now, tell you it was Königgratz, and you'd play it.
Isn't that how Decision playtests their magazine games? :hide:
:-"
When did they start playtesting those?
:arr: <- Bawb
oo-ar
Origins purchases
My latest Haul.....
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Nice haul!
I'm I allow to post my latest haul too? You grumpy ass grogs? :P
First mission in the B-24J DEC 1943. Striking the Marshalling Yards at HAMM. There was heavy cloud cover over the target, however was able to pull off a on target run with 50% success. We did get shot up by a FW190, an Ace pilot who damaged our flaps.... made for a tricky but successful landing.
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Looks like a nice dice tray. Is the pad necessary for bookkeeping?
Quote from: Bison on June 17, 2017, 08:58:28 PM
Looks like a nice dice tray. Is the pad necessary for bookkeeping?
Not necessary, but with all the logs you have to copy and keep track of, I found it easier just to create a couple of spreadsheets in Google Apps to keep track of. One thing I would like to change (and will probably do on my own), is having the charts on a 2-sided sheet external of the book. There are a lot of the Zone by Zone and combat charts to flip through. The other charts are ok in booklet format.
"Sovereign of the Seas" by Compass Games. Based on AH's venerable "War at Sea". Covers the global sea war, 1756 - 1805. My copy arrived yesterday. Already getting it ready for the table.... I am a big WaS fan, so liking what I see in SotS...
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/sovereign-of-the-seas.html (https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/sovereign-of-the-seas.html)
#1: AzTank, you will find, in the tiny-letter codicils of the rules of this forum that you are supposed to TELL ME about something like that. My goodness. Looking forward to getting that one.
And #2: I got three of these from Origins. Just made it through the demo with the family and it was a right hoot.
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Quote from: Bison on June 17, 2017, 08:37:54 PM
I'm I allow to post my latest haul too? You grumpy ass grogs? :P
What euro games did you buy now?
Basically, any board game with some snotty medieval-era trade league title including a location or group of merchants.
Yep. Like he even needs to show us. Those games all look the same to me :P
(1) Place Worker
(2) ? ? ?
(3) Profit!
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 08:29:25 AM
(1) Place Worker
(2) ???
(3) Profit!
And repeat! :D
Quote from: mirth on June 19, 2017, 08:11:28 AM
Quote from: Bison on June 17, 2017, 08:37:54 PM
I'm I allow to post my latest haul too? You grumpy ass grogs? :P
What euro games did you buy now?
I actually was compelled to give the cypher RPG system a go. So the Monte Cook's Numenaria core rule book and Beastary are on the night stand pile to be read, which I've tentatively targeted to finish reading by 2019. They were a Father's Day gift. I'm digging the setting, but the gamer in me is crying out "NOOOOOOoooo...oooo...ooo...ooo...!" to the fact the GM never rolls dice. :nerd:
I don't like those kinds of games, with few exceptions.
Lords of Waterdeep is one (I don't own the game, just the app on my iPad), and Agricola (gods help me), also on my iPad.
I've tried Puerto Rico et al and can't stand any of them.
Even Catan sucks unless you have a good group of people to play it with. Usually it ends up with people like this guy though.
Quote from: Bison on June 19, 2017, 08:40:51 AM
the fact the GM never rolls dice. :nerd:
What?! That's a dumber game mechanic than collecting wheat!!!
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 08:41:19 AM
I don't like those kinds of games, with few exceptions.
Lords of Waterdeep is one (I don't own the game, just the app on my iPad), and Agricola (gods help me), also on my iPad.
I've tried Puerto Rico et al and can't stand any of them.
Even Catan sucks unless you have a good group of people to play it with. Usually it ends up with people like this guy though.
I take criticism from a man who hides his Star Wars action figures in a shoe box in the closet so the wife doesn't see with a grain of rained upon salt. :P
Quote from: mirth on June 19, 2017, 08:44:11 AM
Quote from: Bison on June 19, 2017, 08:40:51 AM
the fact the GM never rolls dice. :nerd:
What?! That's a dumber game mechanic than collecting wheat!!!
Yeah certainly a different approach, but the setting and the game mechanics otherwise seem pretty solid.
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Basically, any board game with some snotty medieval-era trade league title including a location or group of merchants.
"Hanseatic Wheat Orgy"
Quote from: Bison on June 19, 2017, 08:45:22 AM
I take criticism from a man who hides his Star Wars action figures in a shoe box in the closet so the wife doesn't see with a grain of rained upon salt. :P
I WISH I had Star Wars figures hidden in a shoe box somewhere...that would be some serious cash!
Quote from: panzerde on June 19, 2017, 08:47:45 AM
"Hanseatic Wheat Orgy"
I think that's a game some could get behind.
Quote from: panzerde on June 19, 2017, 08:47:45 AM
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Basically, any board game with some snotty medieval-era trade league title including a location or group of merchants.
"Hanseatic Wheat Orgy"
Does it come with a detailed manual with copious numbers of color photos?
Quote from: panzerde on June 19, 2017, 08:47:45 AM
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Basically, any board game with some snotty medieval-era trade league title including a location or group of merchants.
"Hanseatic Wheat Orgy"
:2funny:
Quote from: Bison on June 19, 2017, 08:49:21 AM
Quote from: panzerde on June 19, 2017, 08:47:45 AM
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 08:18:40 AM
Basically, any board game with some snotty medieval-era trade league title including a location or group of merchants.
"Hanseatic Wheat Orgy"
Does it come with a detailed manual with copious numbers of color photos?
It does, but they can't sell it at Origins. You have to wait for it to be mailed to you, in a plain brown wrapper.
It's basically http://oglaf.com
Woot! I'll go buy a celebratory bottle of Boones Farm!
How many gold uniform buttons does a Wheat Orgy sport on its miniatures?
Preferably none, but it if has any they're hexagonal with a chicken embossed on them.
Suddenly, I'm very interested in the game.
I just like the idea that if anyone Googles for "hanseatic" and "wheat" it'll turn up this thread. That's a good day's work.
Hexagonal chickens? At least there will be a leg for everyone.
I call fowl for introducing puns to this otherwise respectable thread.
...cluck off..........
Sounds like you're cooped up, Bob.
You know Bob, he always thinks the sky is falling...
Don't get cocky, sir.
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Anyone traveling that road would tire of it quickly.
ROFL.....cluck, cluck..............squark!
Using my newly acquired intel skills from Command Post I'd estimate that chicken to be at least 6ft tall.
Quote from: bbmike on June 19, 2017, 11:02:30 AM
Using my newly acquired intel skills from Command Post I'd estimate that chicken to be at least 6ft tall.
Probably got that big by eating all of that Hanseatic Orgy Wheat. The question is, did it get any points for building the road? Which will definitely not be used to march armies along...
Quote from: panzerde on June 19, 2017, 11:07:16 AM
Quote from: bbmike on June 19, 2017, 11:02:30 AM
Using my newly acquired intel skills from Command Post I'd estimate that chicken to be at least 6ft tall.
Probably got that big by eating all of that Hanseatic Orgy Wheat. The question is, did it get any points for building the road? Which will definitely not be used to march armies along...
No. That's clearly a Giant Chicken only road. Damned euro games :pullhair:
But if you trade enough wheat to the Commerciale on an even-numbered turn, you'd force the player to your left to add two Ore for every Wheat you so trade, unless they have a controlling voting interest in the Valores Exchange, in which case they may call a quorum among stock holders to determine if a De Acuerdo can be obtained, in which case the Wheat trader must place two resources of any kind into the Kessel (the green one, not the brown one, which is only used in Trade Power Rounds). But if you can get away with it, you can trade that player's Ore for Road tokens, the ratio of which depends on the Wechselkurs for that current Game Phase, as well as whether or not enough Road Labor worker tokens are available from the Bezrobocie pool (the blue one, not the yellow one, which represents the unemployable that everyone in the game must support from turn to turn, else they face penalties to their Economic Rating, thanks to poor coverage by the local town criers).
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 11:35:59 AM
But if you trade enough wheat to the Commerciale on an even-numbered turn, you'd force the player to your left to add two Ore for every Wheat you so trade, unless they have a controlling voting interest in the Valores Exchange, in which case they may call a quorum among stock holders to determine if a De Acuerdo can be obtained, in which case the Wheat trader must place two resources of any kind into the Kessel (the green one, not the brown one, which is only used in Trade Power Rounds). But if you can get away with it, you can trade that player's Ore for Road tokens, the ratio of which depends on the Wechselkurs for that current Game Phase, as well as whether or not enough Road Labor worker tokens are available from the Bezrobocie pool (the blue one, not the yellow one, which represents the unemployable that everyone in the game must support from turn to turn, else they face penalties to their Economic Rating, thanks to poor coverage by the local town criers.
Eurogames are like the Calvinball of board games, aren't they? O:-)
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 11:39:16 AM
Eurogames are like the Calvinball of board games, aren't they? O:-)
With the difference that Calvinball seemed like it might be fun.
Whoa! Too many rules man. You trying to create ASL?
If you can play a Eurogame, you can play ASL.
Say all you want about ASL, but at least it has combat. Eventually. Sometimes.
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 11:35:59 AM
But if you trade enough wheat to the Commerciale on an even-numbered turn, you'd force the player to your left to add two Ore for every Wheat you so trade, unless they have a controlling voting interest in the Valores Exchange, in which case they may call a quorum among stock holders to determine if a De Acuerdo can be obtained, in which case the Wheat trader must place two resources of any kind into the Kessel (the green one, not the brown one, which is only used in Trade Power Rounds). But if you can get away with it, you can trade that player's Ore for Road tokens, the ratio of which depends on the Wechselkurs for that current Game Phase, as well as whether or not enough Road Labor worker tokens are available from the Bezrobocie pool (the blue one, not the yellow one, which represents the unemployable that everyone in the game must support from turn to turn, else they face penalties to their Economic Rating, thanks to poor coverage by the local town criers).
And this is why it ended up with "Orgy" in the title.
Orgy also implies an element of fun.
War of the Ring
Setup and started playing War of the Ring by Ares Games. I really love the gameplay and so far this seems like a suitable game for solitaire play.
Instructions unclear, extremities stuck in dice tray.
Quote from: W8taminute on June 19, 2017, 11:55:20 AM
War of the Ring
Setup and started playing War of the Ring by Ares Games. I really love the gameplay and so far this seems like a suitable game for solitaire play.
Nice looking game.
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 12:02:38 PM
Instructions unclear, extremities stuck in dice tray.
What, AGAIN?!
Quote from: panzerde on June 19, 2017, 12:05:21 PM
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 12:02:38 PM
Instructions unclear, extremities stuck in dice tray.
What, AGAIN?!
I'll get the Aveeno and the pry bar.
Quote from: W8taminute on June 19, 2017, 11:55:20 AM
War of the Ring
Setup and started playing War of the Ring by Ares Games. I really love the gameplay and so far this seems like a suitable game for solitaire play.
This one is on my list. I prefer the realism of its conflict simulation.
Quote from: mirth on June 19, 2017, 11:51:10 AM
Say all you want about ASL, but at least it has combat. Eventually. Sometimes.
Combat is really dependent on the season and whether the fields have been harvested. There's a couple of tables, but don't forget to adjust for year.
Quote from: Bison on June 19, 2017, 12:19:06 PM
I prefer the realism of its conflict simulation.
The realism? Between the Orcs, Dwarves, Elves and Hobbits?
It's the quality of rules these days. Whippersnappers don't know nothin' 'bout no manual writin' these days. Why, back in my day, we could pack the words onto a page and tell a story while doin' it!
Quote from: mirth on June 19, 2017, 12:21:31 PM
Quote from: Bison on June 19, 2017, 12:19:06 PM
I prefer the realism of its conflict simulation.
The realism? Between the Orcs, Dwarves, Elves and Hobbits?
:o
Quote from: BC on June 19, 2017, 12:23:26 PM
It's the quality of rules these days. Whippersnappers don't know nothin' 'bout no manual writin' these days. Why, back in my day, we could pack the words onto a page and tell a story while doin' it!
To be fair, cuneiform packs a lot of meaning into each character.
Quote from: mirth on June 19, 2017, 12:21:31 PM
Quote from: Bison on June 19, 2017, 12:19:06 PM
I prefer the realism of its conflict simulation.
The realism? Between the Orcs, Dwarves, Elves and Hobbits?
You doubt the reality of the great struggle against the dark forces of Sauron?
^lord I do love the internet
oo blimey.
Quote from: mirth on June 19, 2017, 12:40:04 PM
^lord I do love the internet
That movie is on Amazon Prime. I watched it a few weeks back. It's not too bad for a B / C movie.
Where is the Waaaugh though?
Quote from: mirth on June 19, 2017, 11:51:10 AM
Say all you want about ASL, but at least it has combat. Eventually. Sometimes.
Does changing socks to fight off frostbite count as "combat"?
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 08:35:03 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 19, 2017, 11:51:10 AM
Say all you want about ASL, but at least it has combat. Eventually. Sometimes.
Does changing socks to fight off frostbite count as "combat"?
As much as I think ASL has gone overboard with stuff like the "kindling table," at least it hasn't descended into gluten-free wheat trading rules.
Mirth is going get angry and turn into the hulk if you keep making fun of his vegan lifestyle.
Gluten-free wheat can only be traded for French-free infantry, unfortunately.
Quote from: Bison on June 20, 2017, 08:49:58 AM
Mirth is going get angry and turn into the hulk if you keep making fun of his vegan lifestyle.
There was certainly plenty of that at Origins.
Quote from: BC on June 20, 2017, 08:51:27 AM
Gluten-free wheat can only be traded for French-free infantry, unfortunately.
Now with 20% less French!
What? Vegans, or Hulk anger at vegans?
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 08:39:46 AM
As much as I think ASL has gone overboard with stuff like the "kindling table," at least it hasn't descended into gluten-free wheat trading rules.
You arguments have no power over the guy that just came home from Origins with 3 wargames, 5 Euros, an RPG book, and a Munchkin game (which defies categorization)
Oh, and dice. You
always get the dice.
I think even Mirth bought dice. Then clipped the corners
Quote from: BC on June 20, 2017, 08:51:27 AM
Gluten-free wheat can only be traded for French-free infantry, unfortunately.
Isn't that every German offensive in the Alsace, ever?
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 08:52:34 AM
Quote from: Bison on June 20, 2017, 08:49:58 AM
Mirth is going get angry and turn into the hulk if you keep making fun of his vegan lifestyle.
There was certainly plenty of that at Origins.
It's because he's a French-Mainer.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 08:54:17 AM
Quote from: BC on June 20, 2017, 08:51:27 AM
Gluten-free wheat can only be traded for French-free infantry, unfortunately.
Isn't that every German offensive in the Alsace, ever?
I'd say Germans are offensive to Alsacians, yes...
Quote from: BC on June 20, 2017, 09:11:32 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 08:54:17 AM
Quote from: BC on June 20, 2017, 08:51:27 AM
Gluten-free wheat can only be traded for French-free infantry, unfortunately.
Isn't that every German offensive in the Alsace, ever?
I'd say Germans are offensive to Alsacians, yes...
It's the hefeweizen that does it.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 08:53:40 AM
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 08:39:46 AM
As much as I think ASL has gone overboard with stuff like the "kindling table," at least it hasn't descended into gluten-free wheat trading rules.
You arguments have no power over the guy that just came home from Origins with 3 wargames, 5 Euros, an RPG book, and a Munchkin game (which defies categorization)
Oh, and dice. You always get the dice.
I think even Mirth bought dice. Then clipped the corners
You bought no ships. Your argument is invalid.
Quote from: BC on June 20, 2017, 08:53:25 AM
What? Vegans, or Hulk anger at vegans?
Vegan taunting.
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 09:15:25 AMYou bought no ships. Your argument is invalid.
I bought a game called "Islebound"
I have ships, sir.
Hasenpfeffer!
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/8a/0c/32/8a0c323de29aae4df83aab08ffe4b725.jpg)
Not stew! Beer! Kids these days.... ::)
Quote from: Bison on June 20, 2017, 09:02:19 AM
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 08:52:34 AM
Quote from: Bison on June 20, 2017, 08:49:58 AM
Mirth is going get angry and turn into the hulk if you keep making fun of his vegan lifestyle.
There was certainly plenty of that at Origins.
It's because he's a French-Mainer.
Which is much better than being a Maine-Frencher.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 09:17:23 AM
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 09:15:25 AMYou bought no ships. Your argument is invalid.
I bought a game called "Islebound"
I have ships, sir.
The wheat carrying ship game.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdailypicksandflicks.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F06%2Fbeer-chess.jpg&hash=69bc7782fc70c20095224c14a91cfea5ae5bb324)
You can tell this is Canadianistanian because of the Pabst. :P
Quote from: BC on June 20, 2017, 09:52:02 AM
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You can tell this is Canadianistanian because of the Pabst. :P
Wrong... the morons up here who don't like beer drink Bud.... (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frs1102.pbsrc.com%2Falbums%2Fg447%2FTheISZ%2FEmoticons%2FEw%2520Yuk%2520Gross%2520Vomit%2Fspya-smiley.gif%7Ec200&hash=151a97f9f6a41b8bf0534aae1da3389657618449)
I'm with you there, Barth. Ugh.
I can only drink Bud if I'm already drunk.
Quote from: BC on June 20, 2017, 09:58:15 AM
I'm with you there, Barth. Ugh.
I can only drink Bud if I'm already drunk.
Not even then....
Not enough wheat in it.
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2017, 09:49:37 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 09:17:23 AM
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 09:15:25 AMYou bought no ships. Your argument is invalid.
I bought a game called "Islebound"
I have ships, sir.
The wheat carrying ship game.
You asshats keep laughing, but attacking wheat-producing regions over the sea has been pretty important over the years
https://warontherocks.com/2016/04/wargaming-in-the-classroom-an-odyssey/
Brant they are just jealous and live in the delusion that a piece of paper with a plane outline and a couple of D6 = REALISM!
Uhm, there's that word - "attacking." Not something common in games like "Agricola."
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 10:07:55 AM
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2017, 09:49:37 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 09:17:23 AM
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 09:15:25 AMYou bought no ships. Your argument is invalid.
I bought a game called "Islebound"
I have ships, sir.
The wheat carrying ship game.
You asshats keep laughing, but attacking wheat-producing regions over the sea has been pretty important over the years
https://warontherocks.com/2016/04/wargaming-in-the-classroom-an-odyssey/ (https://warontherocks.com/2016/04/wargaming-in-the-classroom-an-odyssey/)
Did you notice all the actual wargames in that article?
You never seen MMA Agricola? Bloody stuff.
Quote from: Bison on June 20, 2017, 10:11:37 AM
Brant they are just jealous and live in the delusion that a piece of paper with a plane outline and a couple of D6 = REALISM!
Only if the plane is napalming wheat fields.
Seriously, change the name of the forum to "boardgaming" if that's what this is. Also, ditch the name "Grogheads," because Catan and BS like that isn't. You want to encourage wargaming, you need a place that isn't overrun with the same Euros Origins has been overrun with.
EuroHeads isn't all that catchy.
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2017, 10:14:45 AM
Quote from: Bison on June 20, 2017, 10:11:37 AM
Brant they are just jealous and live in the delusion that a piece of paper with a plane outline and a couple of D6 = REALISM!
Only if the plane is napalming wheat fields.
And/or indigenous wheat harvesters. Roll d10 for the number of flesh burns and then a d20 on the Political SJW Impact Table if an American bomber, or d100 on the Eliminate Capitalist Swine VP table if 'Other.'
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2017, 10:16:41 AM
EuroHeads isn't all that catchy.
Is MunchkinHeads?
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 10:15:08 AM
Seriously, change the name of the forum to "boardgaming" if that's what this is. Also, ditch the name "Grogheads," because Catan and BS like that isn't. You want to encourage wargaming, you need a place that isn't overrun with the same Euros Origins has been overrun with.
You cannot enjoy both? I do. But I'll endeavor not to violate the safe space here any longer and allow you all to discuss war games exclusively.
Quote from: Bison on June 20, 2017, 10:25:32 AM
But I'll endeavor not to violate the safe space here any longer and allow you all to discuss war games exclusively.
Oh don't do that. I like being able to tease you about euro games :P
Quote from: Bison on June 20, 2017, 10:25:32 AM
Quote from: panzerde on June 20, 2017, 10:15:08 AM
Seriously, change the name of the forum to "boardgaming" if that's what this is. Also, ditch the name "Grogheads," because Catan and BS like that isn't. You want to encourage wargaming, you need a place that isn't overrun with the same Euros Origins has been overrun with.
You cannot enjoy both? I do. But I'll endeavor not to violate the safe space here any longer and allow you all to discuss war games exclusively.
Sure you can enjoy both. Who said you couldn't enjoy both? The forum in question is wargames, though. Why not start a forum for other boardgames?
But okay, let this go ahead and be a forum where 75% of the posts are not about wargames. There are other places to go discuss wargames that are exclusive to those. I'm happy to go there.
I don't think there's anything preventing us from talking about wargames. This is a "what's on your table?" thread. If we're going to start limiting it to just wargames, there's a going to be a lot less activity.
I play plenty of wargames and I feel like I can discuss them here without worrying about whether or not other game discussions somehow limit me.
If it's a serious concern, then the forum title should be changed to Boardgaming with a wargaming sub-forum. I don't see the necessity personally.
We discuss tabletop games here? All my attempts quickly get ignored and bypassed by 8 pages of asshattery.
No worries. I'm with Bison. I'll step back so as not to intrude on the safe space for all you hardcore wargamers. Grog on! O0
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Let's all take a deep breath and step back for a sec.
Yes, there's been a bunch of non-wargaming banter, but panzerde does have a point. This thread was started in the "Wargaming" board and we do actually have a separate section for more general boardgames.
While it's not always a great idea to fragment the discussion, we might want to weed out the discussions of more general Eurogaming from the more hard-core wargaming that this area was originally intended for.
Yes, there are plenty of times when we get off-topic, but when we stray too far, it's not a bad idea to perhaps rein ourselves in and refocus.
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I always thought this thread was just boardgaming pr0n, to show off your proud pics of your latest boardgaming acquisitions. Whether that's some Eurogame or hardcore wargame, it doesn't matter - if it's a boardgame, it fits here.
Asshattery notwithstanding regarding Catan, Agricola, Puerto Rico, Vomfulla, Oregano, Spices & Sh*tbags, or whatever else fits into the definition of derision for anyone...well, actually, asshattery is an ongoing GH thing, as is derailing threads, so...what's the problem?
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 10:55:21 AM
C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-)
Yes, there are plenty of times when we get off-topic, but when we stray too far, it's not a bad idea to perhaps rein ourselves in and refocus.
C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-) C:-)
And this is why the mods are paid the "big bucks."
We can relocate the asshattery to minimize the thread derailment. (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=19834)
It's not an unreasonable request.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 10:56:58 AM
We can relocate the asshattery to minimize the thread derailment.
It's not an unreasonable request.
Joking aside, no, of course it's not unreasonable.
I have no problem not derailing the thread. I looked it this as a more general open thread, but clearly that's not how other's see it.
I will say if people want to be pedantic about staying on topic and only talking about "real wargames" then this place will be a lot less fun and interesting to me. There are plenty of other places that are more militant about staying OT and avoiding "asshattery" and I tend to avoid them.
I play a lot of wargames. Probably more than most of you. I don't stress about the style of conversation that happens in a thread like this.
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2017, 11:04:47 AM
I have no problem not derailing the thread. I looked it this as a more general open thread, but clearly that's not how other's see it.
I think we treated it that way for a while, but we can split the meeples and minions into their own thread and get back to nicely-rounded counters over here.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 20, 2017, 11:07:50 AM
...and get back to nicely-rounded counters over here.
:pullhair:
LOL @ Barth...saw that one comin'! :2funny:
Barth, I'll be honest, I've only ever clipped one set of counters as an entire set, and that was the one's for DG's Congo Merc. They were so poorly punched that they were unplayable. I had to xacto a few of them out of the sheet, and then clip almost all of them b/c they were so poorly cut by the printer.
Most of the time it's just a stray counter or two that need cleaning up, but I really like how clean the new LNLP countershafts punch out.
I agree on LnL's new counter punching. Nice and clean. Flying Pig is using the same shape for their games and Mark is using the sprues to store the counters instead of toss them.
I'm all for innovations and pre-rounded corners seem to be the way of the future. I just don't agree to cutting up actual square counters.
One thing I like about LNLP's new counters is that b/c they're not bumped up against each other, a slight miscut is still recoverable.
When I get home tonight, I'm cracking out the Barbarossa card game I got from the Japanime guys (yes, you read that right) and get to shuffling the cards. I'll post pics.
I've still seen their cuts too close and you lose a number or 2.
Just so that I understand correctly and avoid making a mistake in the future.
This thread is limited to just cardboard historical games that feature non-fiction themes? Games with little plastic pieces, e.g. Risk, Axis & Allies, etc., are not to be mentioned here. That is why the other thread was created?
Quote from: W8taminute on June 20, 2017, 12:17:47 PM
Just so that I understand correctly and avoid making a mistake in the future.
This thread is limited to just cardboard historical games that feature non-fiction themes? Games with little plastic pieces, e.g. Risk, Axis & Allies, etc., are not to be mentioned here. That is why the other thread was created?
Nothing so strict as that I think....
We shouldn't need overly-specific meticulously-detailed rules.
You guys are (generally) pretty reasonable and mature adults (and then there's Mirth bringing down the mean of both 'reasonable' and 'mature')
If we're using meeples for an area-control game, or building fantasy kingdoms with decks of cards, it probably goes to the other thread
If we're focusing on combat, whether cardboard counters, resin ships, or lead/pewter minis, it should probably be here.
wont someone think of the dongles??
So...
The Dongle Wars would hypothetically go in this thread?
Tabletop dongles?
you're not helping....
Fine, this is happening right now.
Three of us played the 7-turn "mini" scenario for Normandy '44 today. It took a little over 6 hours to finish with the Allies securing victory on the final turn. I played the UK/Canadians and got trapped in the meat grinder that is Caen. I had some terrible rolls but eventually the Guards Armoured Div along with the 50th Infantry Div were able to push the Germans back to Tilly-sur-Seulles (but couldn't push them out thanks to me rolling three 2s and a 1) while the Canadian 2nd Inf Div took Capriquet airport. Good game but I think 6 hours is pushing my limits these days.
One of the guys I played Normandy '44 with today knows I'm into air combat games so he lent me his copy of Black Cross/Blue Sky to crack open and learn. Looks pretty cool so far!
SDR, do you have Duel in the Dark?
Yes, I have Duel in the Dark, Duel in the Dark: Baby Blitz, Duel in the Dark: Early Nights, and Duel of the Giants.
I almost pulled the trigger on both Duel in the Dark and Duel of Giants. The latter was on some kind of super sale at the time. I see Noble Knight Games is selling a 'collectible' version for twelve bucks right now.
I guess that answers my question, if Duel in the Dark is any good, since you own all the expansions it seems.
Is it good for solitaire play (either of them, actually)?
Neither are good for solitaire play as they both rely on hidden movement using card decks as well as bluffing and deception rules.
I like Duel in the Dark as I'm interested in the subject matter. The components are great and I really like the weather rules. The game seems unbalanced though and it appears to me that it heavily favours the German player. Unless you can completely outwit the Germans and force them to over-commit in such a way that your bomber stream somehow manages not only to avoid all the nightfighters but also somehow minimizes the damage from ground based systems, the Germans will always rack up more points from bomber kills than the RAF will be able to achieve with a successful bombing run.
Baby Blitz adds a lot to the base game. The British get Halifaxes as well as Lancasters and additional Mosquitoes. They can conduct spoof raids and they can use Window to mess with German radar. The Germans get V-1 rockets and He-177 Griffon bombers to attack England so the Brit player needs to decide if he wants to use all his Mossies to harass German night fighters and ground defences or if he should hold some back for defence. The Germans also get additional night fighters including the He-219 Owl. Unfortunately, the rules are a mess in the expansion and figuring out how scoring is meant to work with the new nightfighter rules is a real headache as the rulebook and the game charts completely contradict one another. The game also seems even more unbalanced in favour of the Germans. There are some good posts on BGG that try to make sense of the mess and to address some of the balance issues but the Brits have yet to get a win in any of the games I've played so far.
I haven't yet played Duel of the Giants (also picked it up on clearance). It looks as though it's going to play more like a game of Statego or the old Yaquinto game, Swashbucklers than a tank vs tank wargame. The Soviets have to try to get as many of their 8 T-34s off the German edge of the map as possible. The Germans have to use cards to program the movement and turret facings of their two Tigers so that they can get a shot at the T-34s and they can only fire at targets directly down a hex line so it's basically a guessing game. Might be fun for an occasional play session but I don't think it's going to be one of my go-to games.
SDR:
Black Cross/Blue Sky looks like a great game. I might have to pick this one up.
I'd like to get a copy myself but it's been out of print for some time and can be hard to find.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on June 21, 2017, 11:57:04 AM
I'd like to get a copy myself but it's been out of print for some time and can be hard to find.
Ouch. Did not know that. I bet if you can find a copy it will be very expensive no matter what condition the game is in.
So, my Cthulhu Wars Onslaught 2 Kickstarter stuff showed up last week...
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1290.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb528%2FElCliff76%2F20170612_1353591_zpsk2s2juay.jpg&hash=906898ab2479173c3eb18a4f296e57047b79fc1f)
I managed to get all 8 of the factions, the plastic gates, and everything else sorted into a duffel bag. All of the boards, rulebooks, tracks and a few extra bits are in the main box. All of the neutral unit stuff (the whole 2nd and 4th piles from the left, with the exception of one box) is still sitting on that table and I have no idea how the fuck to store it.
We did actually get it played this past weekend. Game remains great, and all 4 of the new factions are interesting.
Is CW the one with the Risk-like board, but with far fewer provinces to fight over? It caught my eye, but I couldn't figure out how worthwhile it would be with such a limited map.
I had the same problem with Gary Grigsby's WaW. The map made it look like Axis and Allies.
I met up with a friend to play Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal today. We had a go at scenario #3 "Meat Grinder" which sees the USMC trying to stop a Japanese night assault across Alligator Creek.
It did not go well for the marines at all. The Japanese did a good job of laying down smoke with their mortars and then pouring across the creek. They took a fair number of casualties in the crossing but they were quickly able to penetrate the US lines and then the murder started. They pretty much bayoneted everything in sight and then started bayoneting everything a second time just to make sure. They'd wiped the board clear of all but 2 US squads by the time US reinforcements showed up so then they bayoneted those too. They even started bayoneting tanks, the mad bastards.
(Man, it was a thorough trouncing. The Japanese guy did a great job of using smoke, fire and maneuver, aggression and a little luck and I just didn't stand a chance.)
First pic is the start of the breakthrough. Second is the mounting US casualty pile, third is the end of the slaughter.
^Great game. And I can't wait until Heroes of the Pacific arrives. O0
Those are impressive components!
I never looked at Conflict of Heroes too closely...maybe I should.
Conflict of Heroes is a great series!
Quote from: Ubercat on June 22, 2017, 08:27:21 PM
Is CW the one with the Risk-like board, but with far fewer provinces to fight over? It caught my eye, but I couldn't figure out how worthwhile it would be with such a limited map.
I had the same problem with Gary Grigsby's WaW. The map made it look like Axis and Allies.
Here's a pic I found online if what it looks like in game :
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At a very base level it's Risk-like, but there is a whole Hell of a lot more going on. The strength of the game is the 100% asymmetry of it. Every single faction is 100% unique, from special ability to Great Old One (who has their own summoning requirement, special ability and combat abilities) and monster pool. You need to score Doom (primarily by controlling gates). You also need to unlock your 6 faction spellbooks (unique to each faction, as are the spellbook unlock requirements) to be eligible to win. It's less about overall map control and more about playing to your strengths and to your opponents weaknesses. So, while Cthulhu benefits from just walking up and slapping opponents in the face, Yellow Sign is off almost trying to play their own game by despoiling regions and hoping nobody comes to stop them. Crawling Chaos is about gate control and opening up spellbook abilities that make them a complete dick to come after. Black Goat is about spreading out. And so on.
Most of the non-Earth boards also include special board effects. for instance, the Yuggoth board allows the controller of the Lab region to convert Cultists into brain cylinders (Cultists and brain cylinders produce power and can control gates, so converting to cylinders lets you take cultists off the board who can now he re-summoned and give you more power. Unfortunately, brain cylinders are immobile and can be seized easily by rival factions if you don't guard them, which means less force available to do other things on the board). The controller of the Slime Sea Overlook to recruit Slime Mould monsters (plus : they're dirt cheap and effective. Minus : if anyone takes the overlook from you, they immediately take control of all of the Slime Moulds you already summoned). Those who build gates on the Green Pyramid to earn bonus power (minus : you run the risk of awakening the Pyramid Guardian, who just runs amok and Hulk smashes all of you on the board until he's put down). So you have to consider those things as well.
It has quickly become my favorite game that I own. But it's so expensive that it's very hard to recommend.
Setting up a game of Don't Tread On Me. The game board is one I had custom made for Vassal and had Print & Play make for me (18x24 Deluxe Board). It turned out beautiful. O0
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarcentral.com%2Fpics%2Fdt1.jpg&hash=9ababbf5e4b79f4c5aead0615031ceac4cc5a72c)
we demand an AAR! :D
Quote from: bbmike on June 23, 2017, 02:54:10 PM
Setting up a game of Don't Tread On Me. The game board is one I had custom made for Vassal and had Print & Play make for me (18x24 Deluxe Board). It turned out beautiful. O0
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarcentral.com%2Fpics%2Fdt1.jpg&hash=9ababbf5e4b79f4c5aead0615031ceac4cc5a72c)
Wow. That's gorgeous
Don't you owe a few articles already? :P
Quote from: BC on June 23, 2017, 03:51:22 PM
Don't you owe a few articles already? :P
I made the trip to Origins and ran games. You? :D
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 23, 2017, 03:05:55 PM
we demand an AAR! :D
That might be easier with the Vassal version. :buck2:
Quote from: mirth on June 23, 2017, 03:53:22 PM
I made the trip to Origins and ran games. You? :D
(grumble) no....
Quote from: BC on June 23, 2017, 03:51:22 PM
Don't you owe a few articles already? :P
technically he owes "article" (singular)
Quote from: Arctic Blast on June 22, 2017, 11:45:51 PM
At a very base level it's Risk-like, but there is a whole Hell of a lot more going on. The strength of the game is the 100% asymmetry of it. Every single faction is 100% unique, from special ability to Great Old One (who has their own summoning requirement, special ability and combat abilities) and monster pool. You need to score Doom (primarily by controlling gates). You also need to unlock your 6 faction spellbooks (unique to each faction, as are the spellbook unlock requirements) to be eligible to win. It's less about overall map control and more about playing to your strengths and to your opponents weaknesses. So, while Cthulhu benefits from just walking up and slapping opponents in the face, Yellow Sign is off almost trying to play their own game by despoiling regions and hoping nobody comes to stop them. Crawling Chaos is about gate control and opening up spellbook abilities that make them a complete dick to come after. Black Goat is about spreading out. And so on.
Most of the non-Earth boards also include special board effects. for instance, the Yuggoth board allows the controller of the Lab region to convert Cultists into brain cylinders (Cultists and brain cylinders produce power and can control gates, so converting to cylinders lets you take cultists off the board who can now he re-summoned and give you more power. Unfortunately, brain cylinders are immobile and can be seized easily by rival factions if you don't guard them, which means less force available to do other things on the board). The controller of the Slime Sea Overlook to recruit Slime Mould monsters (plus : they're dirt cheap and effective. Minus : if anyone takes the overlook from you, they immediately take control of all of the Slime Moulds you already summoned). Those who build gates on the Green Pyramid to earn bonus power (minus : you run the risk of awakening the Pyramid Guardian, who just runs amok and Hulk smashes all of you on the board until he's put down). So you have to consider those things as well.
It has quickly become my favorite game that I own. But it's so expensive that it's very hard to recommend.
Sounds like it's game play took a lot of inspiration from FFG's older
Chaos In The Old World. O0
^^Definitely some similarities.
Couldn't resist putting this on the table. Jumped ahead of so many other waiting games....
Target for Today
I like that the rules are in mission order, so you can just read through as you play your first mission, tutorial style.
B-17G "Crap Shoot" pilot Joe Kelly
Friday, December 1st, 1944. Target Alm oil refinery, fighter cover good until the target, then poor
So far, takeoff, great weather, no mishaps
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Lot's of ASL for 4 days.
I tried out No Retreat! today. I didn't expect the winter rules to be quite so harsh so I was stopped well short of Moscow. Fun game and easy to play. Think I overdid it on board games this week though. Played every day but Friday. I think I need to limit myself to twice per week max and get my ass to the gym.
Soon...
Very, very soon...
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Why isn't this an unboxing thread already?
^ I might do an unboxing video of it, but that'll have to wait until I get home...
...BTW, it's unpunched! :D
Quote from: BanzaiCat on July 03, 2017, 07:32:28 PM
^ I might do an unboxing video of it, but that'll have to wait until I get home...
...BTW, it's unpunched! :D
Yes please! :bd:
My new wargaming guilty pleasure: "Invasion of the Air Eaters". Actually, quite a good game for its size. The aliens can go after destroying human units, industry or sucking up the air. The humans have to do R&D fast enough so they can get units that can at least scratch the aliens paint. This is a vassal game with one of my old friends...aliens are starting to take it on the chin...but the game is far from a human win.
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Quote from: ArizonaTank on June 25, 2017, 09:40:13 PM
Couldn't resist putting this on the table. Jumped ahead of so many other waiting games....
Target for Today
I like that the rules are in mission order, so you can just read through as you play your first mission, tutorial style.
B-17G "Crap Shoot" pilot Joe Kelly
Friday, December 1st, 1944. Target Alm oil refinery, fighter cover good until the target, then poor
So far, takeoff, great weather, no mishaps
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Post script. "Crap Shoot" got to the target and dropped bombs without much mishap. Then once flak lifted, they were savaged by Luftwaffe attacks. An FW-190 managed to "walk" cannon shells along the fuselage. "Crap Shoot's" pilot was killed and the right waist gunner lost his leg. Then the fuel transfer pump was lost, so the B17 could not use all of its on-board fuel. The B17 only had enough fuel to get close to England then ditch. Several more crew members were severely wounded in the rough landing. The right waist gunner died from his wounds. Only a handful of guys will make it to the next B17.
Brutal.
Hopefully one of the crewmen makes it all the way through the campaign. ;)
Warhammer 40K: Conquest (The living card game)
It's the Astra Militarum vs. Chaos. Took me about 45 minutes to play solo and the Astra Militarum won very easily.
Just received IAF Leader. Will be getting to it tomorrow most likely. Among many other things. O0
From last night, 1775 with the wife. About to start another game in a couple of hours.
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got her hooked at Origins, huh? ;D O0
Tanks by Gale Force 9 Games just released their Afrika Korps expansion. I picked up a mat and some of the new tanks.
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Cool stuff, SDR!
I've had this damn thing on my table for a week, though I've had it for a couple of months. Finally got started on the first set of bags...there's three sets total.
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Had to clear it off to do an unboxing video/do some real gaming.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on July 13, 2017, 07:08:52 PM
Tanks by Gale Force 9 Games just released their Afrika Korps expansion. I picked up a mat and some of the new tanks.
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Paint yer damn tanks! ;)
Round yer damn counters!
Quote from: Barthheart on July 13, 2017, 08:02:54 PM
Paint yer damn tanks! ;)
Yeah yeah.
I've got a backlog of about 80 other figs to paint first. Did a little work last night for the first time in months and it shows. I suck at painting anything with fire. Tried to do a wet blend from yellow to orange to reddish orange. The blend wasn't too bad but it filled in all the recesses and obscured a lot of detail yet the raised bits still need another coat as the primer's still visible beneath.
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This from the Canucklehead who doesn't round counters
Israeli Air Force Leader - Long 1948 War of Independence Campaign
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It's brutal
Something arrived today.. :nerd:
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That's the Kickstarter edition I got from https://www.thegamesteward.com/
...
That looks cool! :bd:
Been wanting that, but VPG doesn't do hard copy games for review anymore, apparently...
Quote from: BanzaiCat on July 14, 2017, 11:51:14 AM
Been wanting that, but VPG doesn't do hard copy games for review anymore, apparently...
From the impression I got, there is a rather limited amount of retail copies. Since VPG decided to outsource the printing instead of sticking with their in-house their print-on-demand option.
I have mixed feelings about that. Thought POD was just fine, and I would've been quite happy with a POD version of Nemo's 2nd edition if it were up to their previous "big box" standards.
This one looks great. I was just concerned that if I dragged my feet, and kept it on my wishlist for too long, the available stocks would inevitably run out, price would eventually start going up, and there would be a long time before a possible reprint. The usual problem with designer tabletop game purchasing.
Pics from last week's play test of the Coral Sea game my group has been planning. This is was a large, double-blind game with 3 players on each side and 2 GMs. The IJN and USN players were on separate floors. Each side had it's own map for plotting ship movement and air searches. The GMs had a master plot with the exact locations of each side. The GMs resolved the plotted air searches and gave each side information accordingly. Once contacts were made, we fought the actions out on table using the Topside minis ships.
The game lasted over 12 hours. We fought the raid on Tulagi, the Shoho group was attacked and sunk, and various small air battles were fought. In the end, the Japanese got the jump on TF 17 and launched a full strike of Vals and Kates. They had to send it in largely unescorted beacuse most of the Zeroes were on CAP and they didn't have time to recall/rearm them for the strike.
The Japanese strike aircraft were decimated by the US CAP and AA fire. The strike went in though and Lexingtion took heavy damage that left her unable to recover aircraft. Yorktown took multiple bomb and torpedo hits, but was still afloat and able to conduct flight ops. On the final turn of the game, a last, errant Japanese torpedo found the mark and tore the bottom out of Yorktown.
With no carrier able to recover aircraft, the US planes still airborne were forced to ditch. The Japanese air groups were not in much better shape though and would have been hard pressed to conduct a second strike.
As with the historical outcome, it was a Japanese tactical victory. However, the Port Moresby invasion force had turned back to Rabaul after the loss of the Shoho support group and the Americans achieved their overall strategic goal (at a much higher cost than historically happened).
This is the map each side had. It is an enlarged version of the map from Avalon Hill's Flat Top.
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US Fleet at the start of the final battle. Yorktown is on the left, with Lex on the right.
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Low angle shot of US Fleet. Lexington was caught with most of her air group spotted on the flight deck and was frantically launching fighters into the air battle. Several Wildcats were hit by friendly AA once the escorting cruisers and destroyers started firing.
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Strike on the Lexington. Each of those two plane counters represents a 3-4 plane flight. So that is a full squadron of Kate torpedo bombers executing a classic anvil attack. It was an impressive job by the IJN player, but it came at a cost of another entire squadron that was destroyed on the approach.
You can also see the Wildcats trying to clear deck before the strike hits!
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Strike on the Yorktown. This time there are two full squadrons of Kates and another squadron of Val dive bombers blanketing Yorktown. It could not have been timed any better with the dive bombers arriving overhead at the same time the torpedo bombers started their runs.
The American CAP had been drawn off by the few Zeroes escorting the strike. The Wildcats tore through the Zeroes, but left the carriers completely exposed.
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Aftermath of the attack on Yorktown. Despite taking multiple bomb and torpedo hits, Yorktown stayed afloat and operational until a last torpedo (which had been dropped at long range due to the intensity of the AA fire) hit her on the final game turn. It was an epic finish to an epic day of gaming.
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Looks cool. What rules did you use?
General Quarters III. They worked very well.
That looks like boardgaming at its best mirth.
Uncertainty about what your opponents are doing, real people around you and a tense and exciting game to play.
It's pretty intense. I was one of the GMs on this one. It was fun watching both sides sweat it out as they planned the searches, tried to time the strikes, etc. The post-game reports from the players were all positive.
Based on that play test, we're running a somewhat streamlined version next weekend (not doing Tulagi and Shoho on table, basically fast forwarding to the main event). It will be interesting to see how a different group of players handles it.
Just in, White Dog Game's N:The Napoleonic Wars by Ben Madison. I love Don't Tread on Me and can't wait to try this one! O0
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^hawt
I typically do not pursue solitaire games, but that one makes me want to love it...
Quote from: Cyrano on July 17, 2017, 05:13:14 PM
I typically do not pursue solitaire games, but that one makes me want to love it...
Ditto
Sounds like I need to do an AAR.
Quote from: bbmike on July 17, 2017, 05:44:26 PM
Sounds like I need to do an AAR.
Just don't let Brant bury it on the Front Page
Quote from: mirth on July 16, 2017, 10:02:42 AM
Pics from last week's play test of the Coral Sea game my group has been planning. This is was a large, double-blind game with 3 players on each side and 2 GMs. The IJN and USN players were on separate floors. Each side had it's own map for plotting ship movement and air searches. The GMs had a master plot with the exact locations of each side. The GMs resolved the plotted air searches and gave each side information accordingly. Once contacts were made, we fought the actions out on table using the Topside minis ships.
The game lasted over 12 hours. We fought the raid on Tulagi, the Shoho group was attacked and sunk, and various small air battles were fought. In the end, the Japanese got the jump on TF 17 and launched a full strike of Vals and Kates. They had to send it in largely unescorted beacuse most of the Zeroes were on CAP and they didn't have time to recall/rearm them for the strike.
The Japanese strike aircraft were decimated by the US CAP and AA fire. The strike went in though and Lexingtion took heavy damage that left her unable to recover aircraft. Yorktown took multiple bomb and torpedo hits, but was still afloat and able to conduct flight ops. On the final turn of the game, a last, errant Japanese torpedo found the mark and tore the bottom out of Yorktown.
With no carrier able to recover aircraft, the US planes still airborne were forced to ditch. The Japanese air groups were not in much better shape though and would have been hard pressed to conduct a second strike.
As with the historical outcome, it was a Japanese tactical victory. However, the Port Moresby invasion force had turned back to Rabaul after the loss of the Shoho support group and the Americans achieved their overall strategic goal (at a much higher cost than historically happened).
That's awesome! How did everyone find it?
On the virtual table... 2 player game of Time of Crisis. I am blue and am getting my shorts beaten off.... I have the emperor's seat and a strong position in Gallia, but between a rival emperor in Syria, a growing Frank barbarian problem, and an aggressive opponent who has a ton of legions (in the yellow), my emperor is currently shopping for the best sword to fall on....
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Topside Minis Midway Battle Set arrived this week (full set is 83 surface ships & 125 aircraft).
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Gonna take a while to cut and base them all :crazy2:
Going to round the corners?
Not on these :P
What will the base be? (is that wood or cardboard?)
Quote from: bbmike on July 30, 2017, 09:05:35 AM
What will the base be? (is that wood or cardboard?)
They're wood. They've been cut to the exact dimensions of the ships/planes.
Couple of pics from my Friday night game. Battle of Lech from the 30 Years War. Imperials attacking a Swedish bridgehead. Swedish cav shows up on the Imperial flank. I ran the Imperial cav and had to hold off the Swedes while our foot assaulted the bridge head. I only got pics of the cav fight which ended in a bloody stalemate.
My cav at start (mix of Curaissiers and Reiters). Some of the Imperial infantry can be seen in the upper left of the pic.
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Swedish and Imperial Cav units locked in battle. We each made a number of charges/counter-charges and became locked in several fights where we inflicted heavy losses on each other. The result was a stalemate which gave the Imperial Infantry time to assault the Swedish bridghead. Unfortunately, that attack went very badly for my Imperial companion player.
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Fresh batch of planes
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^Did you seal 'em with Krylon clear finish? ^-^
Quote from: bbmike on July 30, 2017, 01:56:45 PM
^Did you seal 'em with Krylon clear finish? ^-^
Mod Podge spray sealer. Gotta protect the investment!
What did that batch set you back?
The Midway set was $100. Those planes in the pic are some extras I picked up. After the Coral Sea game, we found we were short on planes. The plane counters from Topside are meant to represent squadrons. The General Quarters rules use flights of three, so we didn't have nearly enough to represent all the flights. A couple weeks ago, I did an order of just planes (you can order individuals of anything). I'm just now getting them mounted though.
We're probably going to do Midway and/or Santa Cruz sometime in the fall, so we won't be short planes again.
#1: Battle of Lech is judged most righteous.
#2: What sort of play space do you have to manage Midway at that scale??!!
Quote from: Cyrano on July 30, 2017, 03:31:48 PM
#1: Battle of Lech is judged most righteous.
I wish I had taken more/better pics. The battle on the right that isn't shown was pretty cool. The Swedes were in some neat looking fortifications and the Imperials had a heck of a time trying to take them. They actually broke in with one Tercio, but it got hammered on the way in and couldn't hold the position.
I think one of the other guys took better pics. If I get them, I'll post them.
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#2: What sort of play space do you have to manage Midway at that scale??!!
We're not actually putting the ships on the table the whole time. For Coral Sea, we did a double-blind game where both sides had a map for plotting ship movement and air searches. The GMs had a master map that showed everything for both sides. We'd put minis on the table once contact was made. Sometimes it was just a few planes fighting it out as CAP intercepted snoopers, etc.
For the big air strikes, we had two tables that were roughly 6x10'. We'd put down a formation of ships and then have the strike come in. The CAP would try to intercept. The ships would try to evade and we'd fight out the battle.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on July 30, 2017, 08:51:42 AM
Going to round the corners?
Manually cut? Same end result: No Talibeard corners. No unruly cardboard pube-fuzz. :bd:
Quote from: mirth on July 30, 2017, 02:16:30 PM
The Midway set was $100. Those planes in the pic are some extras I picked up. After the Coral Sea game, we found we were short on planes. The plane counters from Topside are meant to represent squadrons. The General Quarters rules use flights of three, so we didn't have nearly enough to represent all the flights. A couple weeks ago, I did an order of just planes (you can order individuals of anything). I'm just now getting them mounted though.
We're probably going to do Midway and/or Santa Cruz sometime in the fall, so we won't be short planes again.
Geeze... let me know when you do the Midway game , I'd be tempted to come down and play.
Quote from: Barthheart on July 30, 2017, 06:45:24 PM
Quote from: mirth on July 30, 2017, 02:16:30 PM
The Midway set was $100. Those planes in the pic are some extras I picked up. After the Coral Sea game, we found we were short on planes. The plane counters from Topside are meant to represent squadrons. The General Quarters rules use flights of three, so we didn't have nearly enough to represent all the flights. A couple weeks ago, I did an order of just planes (you can order individuals of anything). I'm just now getting them mounted though.
We're probably going to do Midway and/or Santa Cruz sometime in the fall, so we won't be short planes again.
Geeze... let me know when you do the Midway game , I'd be tempted to come down and play.
I'll keep you advised. You could crash at my place.
Quote from: mirth on July 30, 2017, 06:48:46 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on July 30, 2017, 06:45:24 PM
Quote from: mirth on July 30, 2017, 02:16:30 PM
The Midway set was $100. Those planes in the pic are some extras I picked up. After the Coral Sea game, we found we were short on planes. The plane counters from Topside are meant to represent squadrons. The General Quarters rules use flights of three, so we didn't have nearly enough to represent all the flights. A couple weeks ago, I did an order of just planes (you can order individuals of anything). I'm just now getting them mounted though.
We're probably going to do Midway and/or Santa Cruz sometime in the fall, so we won't be short planes again.
Geeze... let me know when you do the Midway game , I'd be tempted to come down and play.
I'll keep you advised. You could crash at my place.
Deal it sounds like a blast. :bd:
^Or the beginning of a horror movie.
I can speak some French so I can get by.
Mon Dieu should cover it
I was thinking "Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
He'll learn that one.
Quote from: bbmike on July 30, 2017, 07:05:08 PM
I was thinking "Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
English bed-wetting type.................
Quote from: Nefaro on July 30, 2017, 06:09:35 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on July 30, 2017, 08:51:42 AM
Going to round the corners?
Manually cut? Same end result: No Talibeard corners. No unruly cardboard pube-fuzz. :bd:
I've been getting special plastic pube-fuzz to stick on things. The smallest size might work on the largest Spartan Phallanxes maybe.
Arrived today - early war Pacific scenario book
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I just put Patton's Best down on my gaming table.
I bought it on 10 November 1988. I only know that because of some papers in the box - apparently I was writing a letter to AH inquiring about a couple of games to purchase, but the catalog was nearly a year and a half old and I wasn't sure if it was still good or not. I have no idea why I'd tell them when I bought it. Not that it matters since I obviously never sent it off.
I just finished a solo play through of ASL S44 Contested Settlement, which pitted the Poles against the Slovaks early in WW2. One the second turn, the Slovaks rolled very low when they were outnumbered in a melee and wiped out a key part of the Polish force. That effectively shut down one flank of the attack and doomed the Polish attack.
This scenario is part of the starter kit expansion pack, which is a nice addition to the starter kits. This scenario didn't have any vehicles, and the only gun was a mortar, so compared to the other scenarios I've been playing, this was simple and I played it very quickly.
I bought some Hozan containers, so I may take a short break from playing to start organizing my growing collection of ASL counters.
JUST got my copy of Conflict of Hero's Awakening the Bear v2 and the solo expansion. Played AtB2 once before it got stolen, so I'm starting over again.
Time to put away my Heroclix and trade out Captain America and Batman for a Pz IV and a T-34! O0
Batman is more of a Panther than a T-34.
Quote from: mirth on August 04, 2017, 09:48:42 AM
Batman is more of a Panther than a T-34.
Can't argue with that :notworthy:
Quote from: acctingman on August 04, 2017, 09:45:01 AM
Played AtB2 once before it got stolen, so I'm starting over again.
Stolen?!? That sucks. That's a pretty big game box. How did it go missing if you don't mind me asking?
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 04, 2017, 12:18:18 PM
Quote from: acctingman on August 04, 2017, 09:45:01 AM
Played AtB2 once before it got stolen, so I'm starting over again.
Stolen?!? That sucks. That's a pretty big game box. How did it go missing if you don't mind me asking?
Some azzhat broke into our garage and stole some of my games and a bunch of my mini's (and some tools)
Sorry, man. That blows. :(
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 04, 2017, 03:50:35 PM
Sorry, man. That blows. :(
Just glad they didn't steal my airbrush and compressor, although a new one of each would have been nice O0
I don't get people who steal others people's stuff let alone break into their homes.
There are some F'D people in this world.
I'd suggest getting security cameras for the house...they're pretty cheap and easy to install/monitor. I did it a couple of years ago. Fortunately no issues thus far...for the most part.
Played a little Armada today. I decided to experiment and try fielding an Imperial fleet using typical Rebel build strategies. As such, I went with nothing but small, fast ships and a decent fighter screen. the Rebel player responded in kind and put out a Rebel fleet based on just a few big, bruiser ships as one usually sees from the Imperial side.
It worked fairly well for the Imperials but I ended up losing on points in the end although that was due mainly to me making some poor choices early on rather than the build itself. For such small ships, the Arquitens light cruisers pack a pretty deadly broadside. They were able to take down an Mc80 Liberty Cruiser on the final turn. My opponent also had some horseshoes in his posterior because his anti-squadron attacks were amazingly accurate. Tore my TIE squads to shreds!
I ended up losing my light carrier and all seven of my TIE squadrons but my three remaining capital ships were all in decent shape right up until the end. In return, I took out a heavy cruiser, an A-Wing squad, and X-Wing squads.
Starting to label my Hozan storage containers.
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Much better pics from the Battle of Lech. These were taken by the gamemaster
Nice view of the entire table
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Swedish setup in the fortifications
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Imperial Tercios advancing on the fortifications
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Imperials beginning the assault
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Imperial Tercio that broke into the fortifications. Across the river is the Swedish unit it pushed out of the fortifications. After the game, we determined that the Swedish unit should have been destroyed instead of retreated across the river. The river was impassable except at a couple of fords and the game rules only allow retreats to made straight back, so the unit would have routed and been removed from play. It didn't really affect the outcome (would have been a few more VPs for the Swedes) and was one of those minor goofs that invariably happen over the course of a game.
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Nice set-up!
To be clear, it's not mine. I'm just lucky enough to play on it. The guy lives right down the street from me too.
Quote from: mirth on August 06, 2017, 03:20:55 PM
To be clear, it's not mine. I'm just lucky enough to play on it. The guy lives right down the street from me too.
Does he need a roommate? :bd:
Quote from: acctingman on August 06, 2017, 05:51:19 PM
Quote from: mirth on August 06, 2017, 03:20:55 PM
To be clear, it's not mine. I'm just lucky enough to play on it. The guy lives right down the street from me too.
Does he need a roommate? :bd:
I wish. The SOB has a hawt wife too.
Quote from: mirth on August 06, 2017, 06:06:30 PM
Quote from: acctingman on August 06, 2017, 05:51:19 PM
Quote from: mirth on August 06, 2017, 03:20:55 PM
To be clear, it's not mine. I'm just lucky enough to play on it. The guy lives right down the street from me too.
Does he need a roommate? :bd:
I wish. The SOB has a hawt wife too.
I thought Toonces was a few states over
Toonces wishes he played games like that
I finally broke out Firefly: The Game. I had bought it probably 1.5 years ago and never took it out of shrink. Also got the Esmeralda expansion (adds a newer Firefly-class ship) last summer, but still never played it. Gale Force Nine sent me the Kalidasa and Crime & Punishment expansions so I put everything together today, and glad I was. It's a good game at heart. Takes up a helluva lot of table space, but I managed. Easily played solo, but would be a lot more fun with some other browncoats.
Played Star Trek: Ascendancy this evening. It was fun but I did screw up some of the rules. We all played it pretty conservatively and just held back from attacking one another while we built up our tech levels and resources. Both the Klingons and the Romulans gained enough ascendancy tokens to win the game on the same turn so they attempted to lay a beating on one another. The Klingons attacked one of my colonies with a 10 ship battlegroup but it was in a hazardous system so they lost 4 ships before the battle even started. I had cloaked minefields and they took another 4 and my planetary defences had first strike capabilities so they took out the last two Klingon ships before they could even get a shot off.
My turn didn't go much better. I tried to use cloaking tech to sneak past the Federation and Klingon fleets and take out their homeworlds but I just didn't have enough ships to pull it off. Thankfully I was able to block off the starlanes leading to my planets so the Federation wasn't able to slip the knife in on the last turn and hand the victory to the Klingons as he had hoped to do. (You destroy one little Federation outpost on your border early on in the game and they hold a grudge forever.)
We all enjoyed it but agreed that it'll be better once the new factions are added in and it goes from a 3 player game to a 3-5 player system.
Well, my new Advanced Platoon Leader, Target for Today and Israeli Air Force Leader have been thrown off the gaming table to put on...
...Star Wars Rebellion O0
Picked up a coffin box copy of Tide of Iron in a local trade, and figured I should grab as much stuff from the line as I can before it disappears. So now I have the revised core set, Normandy expansion, Stalingrad expansion and Fury of the Bear expansion. Today, I'll be playing the 'Let's go buy enough tackle boxes to store this metric ton of plastic and figure out how to sort it all out' game.
And I'll bust out the first scenario from Mechs vs. Minions, which is an insanely gorgeous production.
There's an updated version of Days of the Fox available now. I guess it was in its production run when FFG and 1A pulled the plug on the series. Asmodee's shipping out the remaining copies to distributors who ask for it. If you ask your FLGS, they may be able to bring a copy in.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on August 07, 2017, 03:47:17 AM
Well, my new Advanced Platoon Leader, Target for Today and Israeli Air Force Leader have been thrown off the gaming table to put on...
...Star Wars Rebellion O0
Did you buy Imperial Assault?
My wife is out of town, so what do I do when I'm home alone? Answer: I make labels for my ASL counter storage trays.
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That's hardcore! O0
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 07, 2017, 04:35:48 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on August 07, 2017, 03:47:17 AM
Well, my new Advanced Platoon Leader, Target for Today and Israeli Air Force Leader have been thrown off the gaming table to put on...
...Star Wars Rebellion O0
Did you buy Imperial Assault?
Not yet - still contemplating. I wasn't sure about the mechanics. I watched a couple of plays on YT...they weren't appealing to me.
I've got Colonial Twilight (GMT) on my table, with a few more on the way (including Techno Bowl, St. George's Valor, and Gliders from the Sky), all of which I want to do reviews for. Not to mention more than a few others waiting for me...
I'm also going to get a copy of Flatline that I bought with a little survey reward (medical work - IN SPAAACE!).
My work anniversary has earned me a $100 Wal-Mart gift card so I'll probably add The Captain Is Dead to that list once that card arrives. :)
New arrivals
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Nice. You have the minis to back that up? I remember you talking about that before but I had no idea what it was until now.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 10, 2017, 06:40:33 PM
Nice. You have the minis to back that up? I remember you talking about that before but I had no idea what it was until now.
I don't but the guys in my group do. We play big battles 2-3 times a year.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 10, 2017, 06:38:32 PM
Gliders from the Sky
That sounds like a neat little game: http://www.hfdgames.com/gliders.html
Did you splurge for the mounted counters?
I do have mounted counters coming, yes. O:-)
High Flying Dice Games strikes me as an anomaly because they do games on subjects not explored, such as their Raid on Astrakhan one (can't recall the title, but that's cool as hell in my book). Both Gliders and St. George's are older titles but I'd never heard of them and they should be great review titles.
I played the Brigade level a long time ago but never tried the Regimental level. Be interested to know how it plays.
Quote from: bob48 on August 11, 2017, 06:24:32 AM
I played the Brigade level a long time ago but never tried the Regimental level. Be interested to know how it plays.
Sure you did...at Waterloo. But he's talking about a game, here, not your experiences with the Old Guard. ;D
The Old Guard?
Merde alors!
Yeah, yeah, it was probably Wellington, but Old Guard sounded funnier in my mind. ;)
Silly old BC. :crazy2:
Happy Birthday <:-)
O0 Thanks, Bob!
All kinds of stuff coming in lately.
Fields of Fire 2nd edition and Techno Bowl are on the table, in the growing counter punching to-do list.
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We'll have an unboxing video for Techno Bowl on the YouTube channel on Monday (as long as that hasn't changed since you told me last, Brant).
My table should look the same soon - FoF2 on the way and Techno is actually set up on the table now but TGTLH* didn't actually sit to play after saying she would so I need to pick it up to make room for other stuff. To be honest, I think I'll enjoy Blood Bowl much more as a game but stole some ideas from Techno for it; I purchased a neoprene mat pitch (similar style to Techno) and I'm also making wooden 1" blocks for all the Blood Bowl teams. Actually purchasing the new Blood Bowl set and teams would cost a small fortune- this way I'll have all the teams and a mat that cost $20 and is very portable.
*That Girl That Lives Here
I was rather surprised GMT sent Fields Of Fire via 2-day shipping. ???
Makes me wonder whether mine was near the end of their long shipping period for it, to make up for comparable lost time, or whether they just sent them all that way.
I've heard GMT pick a random letter when it's time to ship and then follow alphabetically from there. When I got Silver Bayonet, they charged me the lowest rate and then sent it via UPS air which is the most expensive. Got here in 7 days, that included being held up for 2 days due to earthquake and floods. They charged me the lowest rate again with FoF so I'm hoping it's the same deal.
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My project to organize my ASL SK counters continues. Next up are the Italians and axis minor, and then the system counters. Once I figured out how I wanted to do the labels, I've made steady progress, and it's been somewhat mindless and enjoyable, certainly more fun than clipping counters (which I don't enjoy). I listen to a classic rock station on Pandora and wonder which songs will make Metal Dog's bracket feeder. However, I am looking forwarding to finishing, clearing off my game table, and getting back to actually playing.
^ I'd call you a sadist, but that's some impressive organizational skills. I think you made GJK make a pup tent in his pants.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 20, 2017, 03:18:14 PM
I think you made GJK make a pup tent in his pants.
Indeed. Are those RAACO storage containers trailrunner?
Quote from: GJK on August 20, 2017, 04:58:58 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 20, 2017, 03:18:14 PM
I think you made GJK make a pup tent in his pants.
Indeed. Are those RAACO storage containers trailrunner?
They are Hozan containers. Pretty nice, but not cheap.
I have a copy of Dark, Darker, Darkest coming sooner or later. Couldn't pass up the price (basically free with Amazon credits) and after having read reviews and watched a few playthrough videos, the game looks pretty fun. I've heard it's fiddly as hell, but Lonesome Gamer did a great playthrough series of it on YT, and I figured it would make good GH playthrough forum fodder in the future. Especially around Halloween, perhaps.
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Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 20, 2017, 06:04:12 PM
I have a copy of Dark, Darker, Darkest coming sooner or later. Couldn't pass up the price (basically free with Amazon credits) and after having read reviews and watched a few playthrough videos, the game looks pretty fun. I've heard it's fiddly as hell, but Lonesome Gamer did a great playthrough series of it on YT, and I figured it would make good GH playthrough forum fodder in the future. Especially around Halloween, perhaps.
May sell mine sometime, to free up shelf space. That big box takes up a lot of space, and I've never even played it.
A steady flow of cardboard the "Oops" man brings ... :nerd:
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I cleared away Flash Point Fire Rescue last night and put down Gliders from the Sky. Good, simple, quick-playing game covering the assault on Fort Eben Emael on May 10-11, 1940. The historical scenario is not at all a challenge (much like it was in real life, I think), but there's several options for ramping up the difficulty to make it more of a challenge.
Next going to cut out St. George's Valor's pieces and try it out, too.
Just got Dark, Darker, Darkest in the mail yesterday and took a look...the Lonesome Gamer's video play-through of it didn't do it justice. I like his vids, but Lord, he needs light on his subjects. The pieces are pretty cool and the game looks to be a lot of fun. Will probably get to this by Halloween to do an AAR or something on it, then.
Should be getting Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal, Ghostbusters: The Boardgame, and Alien vs. Predator: The Hunt Begins (2nd ed.) tomorrow, then getting The Captain Is Dead by early next week and War in the Wind: The Battle of Attu 1943 by mid-September.
Always wanted a Conflict of Heroes game but wasn't sure if I should start with the Russian Front version or this Pacific War version. Guadalcanal was a bit cheaper so I went for that. I think Ghostbusters and AvP would be great forum games, here. War in the Wind was a surprise; I'd not heard of it before and found it, of all places, on Walmart.com.
Quote from: Nefaro on August 22, 2017, 04:45:33 PM
May sell mine sometime, to free up shelf space. That big box takes up a lot of space, and I've never even played it.
I know that feeling. I'm about to do a re-org of my shelves. I'm thinking of selling off all my X-Wing minis that I've accumulated and never played, for starters. :(
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 23, 2017, 07:33:24 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on August 22, 2017, 04:45:33 PM
May sell mine sometime, to free up shelf space. That big box takes up a lot of space, and I've never even played it.
I know that feeling. I'm about to do a re-org of my shelves. I'm thinking of selling off all my X-Wing minis that I've accumulated and never played, for starters. :(
that could fund your trip to Origins, where you can buy all sorts of X-Wing minis that can sit on your shelves unplayed O0
No, it won't. No way I'm getting that much scratch from a few games.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 23, 2017, 07:33:24 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on August 22, 2017, 04:45:33 PM
May sell mine sometime, to free up shelf space. That big box takes up a lot of space, and I've never even played it.
I know that feeling. I'm about to do a re-org of my shelves. I'm thinking of selling off all my X-Wing minis that I've accumulated and never played, for starters. :(
I still haven't played
Sails of Glory either. May have to put that one up for grabs, too, along with a few others. Shelf cleaning time.
Will post my sale list here shortly before offering them anywhere else, in case somebody's looking for any of them.
Lord, if not playing something meant selling it...
Quote from: Cyrano on August 25, 2017, 02:42:48 PM
Lord, if not playing something meant selling it...
Sucks, but I started taking a realistic look at how soon I may actually be playing a few of these games in big ass boxes.
Pretty sure I may never get to some of those near the bottom of my huge "To Play" stack, unfortunately.
At that point, I have to tell myself I'm basically just collecting a big box with pretty cardboard & plastic inside. :-\
Self intervention? :-"
No one likes a quitter.
Next thing, you'll be telling me I'm NOT likely to play that copy of "Princess Ryan's Star Marines" I bought at the GenCon auction because it was $1.
Some people.
Quote from: Cyrano on August 25, 2017, 04:14:39 PM
Next thing, you'll be telling me I'm NOT likely to play that copy of "Princess Ryan's Star Marines" I bought at the GenCon auction because it was $1.
You're NOT likely to play that copy of "Princess Ryan's Star Marines" you bought at the GenCon auction because it was $1.
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Finished sorting and storing ASL Starter Kit counters. Now it's time to play! :)
^That's art! O0
Quote from: GJK on August 26, 2017, 04:44:43 PM
I'm not seeing your link.
I can only imagine it's a video of someone climaxing, after you saw Trailrunner's post. :))
Quote from: Nefaro on August 26, 2017, 04:49:52 PM
I can only imagine it's a video of someone climaxing, after you saw Trailrunner's post. :))
Sort of...
(better url:)
Quote from: GJK on August 26, 2017, 04:44:43 PM
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Agghh...ASL porn.
Quote from: Nefaro on August 25, 2017, 03:14:03 PM
Quote from: Cyrano on August 25, 2017, 02:42:48 PM
Lord, if not playing something meant selling it...
Sucks, but I started taking a realistic look at how soon I may actually be playing a few of these games in big ass boxes.
Pretty sure I may never get to some of those near the bottom of my huge "To Play" stack, unfortunately.
At that point, I have to tell myself I'm basically just collecting a big box with pretty cardboard & plastic inside. :-\
Self intervention? :-"
DINGDINGDING! We have a winner!
Seriously, I finally started selling things off a couple of years ago. It's almost freeing. Unload things that you realize aren't going to get played (or that flat-lined when you did try them), and open up space and money for new stuff.
^^^ Umm...
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 26, 2017, 08:53:37 PM
^^^ Umm...
hmmm... never saw your post. You beat me to it. O0
Not actually on my table, but on my buddies table last Saturday; "reluctant Enemies' from MMP's OCS series. A very interesting game on a little known campaign (Operation Exporter).
Quote from: Arctic Blast on August 26, 2017, 06:14:50 PM
Quote from: Nefaro on August 25, 2017, 03:14:03 PM
Quote from: Cyrano on August 25, 2017, 02:42:48 PM
Lord, if not playing something meant selling it...
Sucks, but I started taking a realistic look at how soon I may actually be playing a few of these games in big ass boxes.
Pretty sure I may never get to some of those near the bottom of my huge "To Play" stack, unfortunately.
At that point, I have to tell myself I'm basically just collecting a big box with pretty cardboard & plastic inside. :-\
Self intervention? :-"
DINGDINGDING! We have a winner!
Seriously, I finally started selling things off a couple of years ago. It's almost freeing. Unload things that you realize aren't going to get played (or that flat-lined when you did try them), and open up space and money for new stuff.
Sound advice O0
D-Day at Peleliu just arrived. 8)
Quote from: bbmike on August 29, 2017, 07:06:11 AM
D-Day at Peleliu just arrived. 8)
Sweet! I have the other two D-Day games but so far have only gotten Tarawa to the table. You'll have to post pics!
I played a few rounds of Tanks this evening. First game I played as the Soviets against the Germans and got ripped up pretty comprehensively by a Panther.
In the second game, I played the Brits against the Germans in the hedgerows. Much better game this time around. I was able to knock out the Panther quite early but I lost a Cromwell in doing so. I had some bad luck and drew two ammo explosion crits and so lost my Sherman V and my Firefly but I still managed to pull out a win with my single remaining tank polishing off the German PzKw IVs and the Puma. Fun game!
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Cool map. Is it custom printed?
I bought that one online before I learned that you could get the templates from the Tanks website and print out your own along with terrain specific rules and scenarios,
http://tanks.gf9games.com/Garage/tabid/119/entryid/127/Default.aspx (http://tanks.gf9games.com/Garage/tabid/119/entryid/127/Default.aspx)
Neat.
That second picture is a bit confusing SDR. The Panther mini was replaced by an Achilles/Wolverine?
We flipped the turrets to mark dead tanks.
I played a lot of the Ghostbusters Board Game over the last few days, not able to get much work done. Fun but simplistic little game where you control the real Ghostbusters (e.g. circa 1984), with more of a "Real Ghostbusters" (cartoon from the 90s) vibe to their caricature portraits. Can't imagine the licensing fees to use their real countenances. The minis are pretty awesome, especially the Sta-Puft figure and the Ecto-1 mini.
Really wanted to try to get into AvP: The Hunt Begins 2nd Edition, but holy shit is that manual dense as hell. Tiny little print in a way-too-thick book. Not very approachable nor easily acclimated in a few hours' time like Ghostbusters was. I'll devote the time to it sooner or later, but damn it's going to be some effort to get through that manual.
What's AvP?
Not a wargame.....
Not on my table yet, but on order - 'Tunisia II' from MMP.
Quote from: Ubercat on August 31, 2017, 09:25:27 AM
What's AvP?
https://www.miniaturemarket.com/reviewcorner/alien-vs-predator-the-hunt-begins-2nd-edition-review/
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ASL scenario S 46, Where the Winter Lingers
This scenario came from the Starter Kit Expansion pack 1. There are no vehicles and guns, just infantry and machine guns, so it is simple and plays quickly. The special thing about this scenario is the snow on the ground, which slows movement and makes it unpredictable, and falling slow, which adds a hindrance modifier, making combat a little less effective.
Early in the game, I thought the Russians would win easily, but the snow will slow their progress and damp their firepower superiority, so I'm not sure any more.
Just finished up The Air War Begins campaign for DVGs B-17 Flying Fortress Leader. Very fun game, with the only real downside so far of having a pretty lengthy stay on the table unless you don't mind setting it up and tearing it down often. Luckily I recently got a table dedicated to gaming in my man cave, so other that than hogging the table it wasn't that bad.
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This arrived yesterday
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28mm French infantry that were recently painted up for me by a buddy
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Quote from: mirth on September 24, 2017, 06:32:14 PM
This arrived yesterday
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:o
Looks fun, dunnit?
So many corners...
Heh. Gonna keep me busy for awhile.
^ So much rounding to do... ;D
I finally took time to play something - The Captain Is Dead. It's a very fun, tense, and fast playing cooperative game.
Not a wargame.
Well, it's on my table right now, so it's pertinent to the thread.
Wrong.
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=19834.0
Whatever. Have fun.
>:D
Quote from: mirth on September 24, 2017, 06:36:44 PM
28mm French infantry that were recently painted up for me by a buddy
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Nice minis. What game do you use them in?
Battleground World War II
Being French don't they all just run away?
I didn't claim it was an effective force.
Quote from: Barthheart on September 24, 2017, 06:54:10 PM
>:D
Better?
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Much. What scale is that?
LnLP is coming out with a tactical game of the same subject.
Smartass.
Not sure about the scale (size per hex), but the Americans are mostly represented by companies and the Japanese mostly by platoons. There's a full campaign game covering the entire battle, and three smaller scenarios covering major phases of the battle. I haven't read the rules yet but it's been on my table.
Here's LnLP version
https://store.lnlpublishing.com/series/lock-n-load-tactical-series/hell-frozen-over
Quote from: Barthheart on September 25, 2017, 05:55:16 AM
Here's LnLP version
https://store.lnlpublishing.com/series/lock-n-load-tactical-series/hell-frozen-over
Hmm. The map makes it look very tactical, like you said...I like the map for War in the Wind better. Would prefer a larger-scale view of the conflict that it offers:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160494/war-wind-battle-attu-island-1943
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LnLP version is part of the Lock n Load Tactical system. The map is cool but I'm not sold on the idea of all the scenarios on it.
That Compass game looks like it makes more sense for the scale of the battle.
I hadn't intended to do a review on it since I bought it myself, but it is Compass and they do good stuff so I might go ahead and do that.
Why won't you review since you bought? ???
Because I have about 6 or so games that I've received for review purposes, specifically, all of which I'm working on. Adding another to the mix, and especially one that I wasn't expressly sent for the purpose of coverage, should technically minimize the priority. I'll get to it, but it might be a while. Though I don't want to wait too long because the game just came out...last year I think.
Ah... well get to work then! \m/
My day job keeps getting in the way, though. :(
There's an easy fix for that... ;)
Maybe you can do hippie things like 'quit your job' and make hockey jokes all day long instead of engineerin' up there in Canadiastan, but down hur in 'Murica, we gotta work for a livin', boy.
Honestly, that Attu game doesn't appeal to me. It looks nice and props to Compass for doing something different, but there's not much about those battles in the Aleutians that make me want to game them.
The game says it's for two players, but says it's very solitaire-friendly...somewhere I read that it was solitaire-friendly because there's really not much for the Japs to do in the game.
Just getting underway with Stalingrad Pocket II. It *looks* like a heavy game but the combined rules (core and game specific) only total about 10 pages and it's all very basic wargame 101 stuff. Highly recommended if you want something that you can get into rather easily (though set-up is a bit of a chore though I have created some set up charts that greatly eased the pain):
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.garykrockover.com%2Fuploads%2FSPIIa.jpg&hash=4f93fd268f1a7ef236ae7711bb1781d16f253be8)
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Gary, is that some new fangled counter-picker-upper you got there?
Hey Stagger - yeah I played ASL against a guy that was using one of these and I liked the way it worked better than using tweezers. It's a micro chip puller that I got on Amazon for $4. You squeeze the rubber handle and then plop the suction cup on a counter and release the handle and the counter is vacuumed suctioned onto it until you squeeze the rubber handle again to break the suction. You can't move a stack of counters at a time with it (but can you *really* do it so well with tweezers?) but it is far superior to getting those counters out of the middle of a congested area.
Cool. Expect a sudden run on those on Amazon soon. O0
Actually, that particular one that is in the picture is now sold out at Amazon.
My semi-regular wargaming buddy uses one of those. She has to because of her long nails.
Quote from: Ubercat on September 27, 2017, 10:35:31 AM
My semi-regular wargaming buddy uses one of those. She has to because of her long nails.
that sounds hawt
She could just use her nails as tweezers, no? :o
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 27, 2017, 10:39:24 AM
Quote from: Ubercat on September 27, 2017, 10:35:31 AM
My semi-regular wargaming buddy uses one of those. She has to because of her long nails.
that sounds hawt
....i think he's talking about his cat....
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 27, 2017, 10:39:24 AM
Quote from: Ubercat on September 27, 2017, 10:35:31 AM
My semi-regular wargaming buddy uses one of those. She has to because of her long nails.
that sounds hawt
You wouldn't say that if you met her.
On the table right now - 'Sicily II' OCS from MMP :-)
You're in the UK, right? Are you retired? Typically home nights? My last regular Vassal opponent is Norwegian (I'm in US) so my free days corresponded perfectly with his free nights.
I'm jonesing for some live, opposed, OCS gaming. I have solo Baltic Gap and Reluctant Enemies games in progress on Vassal. I own both games, as well as Sicily II and Beyond the Rhine.
Quote from: GJK on September 25, 2017, 06:36:38 PM
Just getting underway with Stalingrad Pocket II. It *looks* like a heavy game but the combined rules (core and game specific) only total about 10 pages and it's all very basic wargame 101 stuff. Highly recommended if you want something that you can get into rather easily (though set-up is a bit of a chore though I have created some set up charts that greatly eased the pain):
Great game. One of the best designed SCS games imho. I've played it on VASSAL several times over the past several years with a friend of mine.
Groggy
Does anyone have Victory Roads (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171278/victory-roads)? Or had their eye on it?
No, but it looks great. Very nice artwork, especially the counters (I'm a suckers for counters with formation insignia on them). And there is an expansion for it.
So much eye candy!
Quote from: Ubercat on September 27, 2017, 05:27:34 PM
You're in the UK, right? Are you retired? Typically home nights? My last regular Vassal opponent is Norwegian (I'm in US) so my free days corresponded perfectly with his free nights.
I'm jonesing for some live, opposed, OCS gaming. I have solo Baltic Gap and Reluctant Enemies games in progress on Vassal. I own both games, as well as Sicily II and Beyond the Rhine.
Yep, I'm in the UK and retired. I'm new to the OCS games, so still learning. I really would like BtR, its one heck of a big game though.
I admit, I've acquired so many games that aren't hex-and-counter that I'm starting to long for some grindy Eastern Front action.
Thanks to BB I do have Fortress Berlin, which I really want to get to my table, but that won't probably happen until springtime. Ever since GJK posted that pic of, was it Stalingrad Pocket II (?), I've been starting to realize I need/want to get back to those roots.
I do have some LnL product (Rommel at Gazala and By Dawn's Early Light) that would fit the bill, more likely the former than latter since I'm talking WWII here, but some titanic Eastern Front hex-and-counter game is appealing. I wonder if I still have TSR's Barbarossa stored away? That was a monster game. ;D
Recently I got another gift card from some survey I took in July, so I bought Comancheria with it. It was between that and Arctic Convoy (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31378/second-world-war-sea-arctic-convoy). While Arctic Convoy looked nothing but awesome, it has a HUGE footprint (two maps, BOTH of which are 72" by, I think, 32" (!!!)). So I want to stay away from that.
Hey- what do you guys think of Compass Games' Triumph of the Will?
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/triumph-of-the-will.html
NWS looks to be expecting some in soon. I'd love a little bit informed opinion about the game before buying.
I think we just got a volunteer for a review! :)
Interesting. Ty Bomba taking another stab at a Germany vs. Japan grand world war game (the first being Tomorrow the World, which he also designed).
I really liked TtW. I had told Ty that a few years back when I submitted an article for World at War Magazine and said it was my favorite of his games, and he replied back to say it was his favorite, too. Though he might have just been being facetious as I imagine any game a designer does is his favorite. ;D Who knows.
Quote from: Staggerwing on September 28, 2017, 09:32:34 PM
Hey- what do you guys think of Compass Games' Triumph of the Will?
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/triumph-of-the-will.html
NWS looks to be expecting some in soon. I'd love a little bit informed opinion about the game before buying.
Buy it! Buy it NOW!
See, mirth didn't even look. He's just being an enabler.
You: "I can't drink any more, I've got to work in the morning."
mirth: "Drink it! Drink it NOWWWW!"
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 28, 2017, 10:16:12 PM
I think we just got a volunteer for a review! :)
Quote from: mirth on September 29, 2017, 06:35:37 AM
Quote from: Staggerwing on September 28, 2017, 09:32:34 PM
Hey- what do you guys think of Compass Games' Triumph of the Will?
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/triumph-of-the-will.html
NWS looks to be expecting some in soon. I'd love a little bit informed opinion about the game before buying.
Buy it! Buy it NOW!
>:( Bought. I'll get you guys know when it arrives.
Quote from: Staggerwing on September 29, 2017, 06:45:35 AM
>:( Bought. I'll get you guys know when it arrives.
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Quote from: BanzaiCat on September 28, 2017, 09:05:39 AM
I admit, I've acquired so many games that aren't hex-and-counter that I'm starting to long for some grindy Eastern Front action.
Thanks to BB I do have Fortress Berlin, which I really want to get to my table, but that won't probably happen until springtime. Ever since GJK posted that pic of, was it Stalingrad Pocket II (?), I've been starting to realize I need/want to get back to those roots.
Fortress Berlin is a fun one that I need to get back on the table some time soon. Actually, I need to redraw those counters for the print version as I did for the VASSAL module (and I'd even redesign those given the opportunity). Craig Grando created some of the best looking maps (this one wasn't one of his however) but he was the worst counter designer of all time. What he was thinking in the counters that came with the game is beyond me...unless it's some type of LSD experiment.
By the way, the CRT for FB is a bit of a headache so I've designed a GAP for it: http://garykrockover.com/games/fortressberlin/ (http://garykrockover.com/games/fortressberlin/)
And yes, that is Stalingrad Pocket II which I plan to return to very shortly.
You mention Ty Bomba above- I have his Deluxe Barbarossa game which I haven't done anything but barely looked at that I might be willing to let go. I actually have the original non-deluxe version of that game that I did play and thought it was well researched- I could probably just send that to you as I'll never play that one now that I have the deluxe. We're talking about this game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36911/barbarossa-russo-german-war-1941-45 (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36911/barbarossa-russo-german-war-1941-45)
If you're interested in it, let me look around to make sure that I still have it (I'm sure it's here somewhere) and I'll see about doing some type of "pay it forward" with you (again, if interested).
Quote from: GJK on September 29, 2017, 10:26:02 PM
but he was the worst counter designer of all time. What he was thinking in the counters that came with the game is beyond me...unless it's some type of LSD experiment.
If you talk to Steve Rawlings about them, he'll tell you that he specifically told Grando to try some new things and experiment with his designs, both maps and counters. The idea was that if he happened to come up with something that worked really well, they could run with it, and if not, at least they tried something different instead of staying in the same rut with everyone else
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 30, 2017, 07:00:01 AM
Quote from: GJK on September 29, 2017, 10:26:02 PM
but he was the worst counter designer of all time. What he was thinking in the counters that came with the game is beyond me...unless it's some type of LSD experiment.
If you talk to Steve Rawlings about them, he'll tell you that he specifically told Grando to try some new things and experiment with his designs, both maps and counters. The idea was that if he happened to come up with something that worked really well, they could run with it, and if not, at least they tried something different instead of staying in the same rut with everyone else
I think Grando was cutting edge with his maps; he really started this "photo-realistic" look that many games have today. I loved the way that he did rivers and flooded plains for example. Hills and mountain ranges too. The counter revolution (ha!) was a flop though and *many* people voiced their displeasure over it...funky psychedelic like colors and odd ways of displaying NATO symbols...none of it ever caught on.
Grando just kind of disappeared from the scene a few years back too, which is a shame really.
Played 3 turns in a learning game of Fields of Fire last night. I've gone straight to Vietnam. Made quite a few errors but had a blast. GMT forgot to add counters for the flight leader activations so had to make my own.
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Quote from: Pinetree on September 30, 2017, 07:21:01 PM
Played 3 turns in a learning game of Fields of Fire last night. I've gone straight to Vietnam. Made quite a few errors but had a blast. GMT forgot to add counters for the flight leader activations so had to make my own.
I can't stay focused long enough when trying to process these rules - I really want to play out the Vietnam campaign as well. I've sat through a number of the training videos but to be honest, they're boring as snot. Someone on some group agreed that they really don't give a good sense of how tense the game gets and they aren't very good selling points but they do cover the game mechanics. Did you just trudge through that rulebook or did you rely on videos or other training aids?
I watched the videos first, I thought they were pretty good myself. I found the ones by Mike Whitmore (Counterattack on youtube) the best. After watching those I find that the rulebook isn't so bad. For the Vietnam campaign there's a playthrough to download on BGG of the first couple of turns from mission 1 that I used. I used that person's company roster and air assault loading plan so I could get straight into it.
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>:(
Live long and prosper.
and drink bourbon
I need to start drinking whiskey just so I can buy those glasses. :(
I wonder if I can use my HSA card to buy it? ;D
It would probably make for a great dice tumbler.
Quote from: Barthheart on October 01, 2017, 07:14:47 PM
>:(
come to Origins next year and he'll bring you a set
I'm looking at the OGRE 6th Edition set. Not the ridiculous $200+ version but the much more reasonable $27 one on Amazon right now.
I never played OGRE back in the day but am thinking and have read this is a great light wargame (despite it's size) and a quick player, too.
Might be fun to play in the forums also.
I've long thought about picking up OGRE.
I went ahead and did it. The price ($27) was too good to pass up, and I can get the expansion set for $12 later if I want to. I already saw a bunch of unboxing videos on it so I know what's under the hood - much lighter than compared to the DE version, which it's my understanding weighs about 30 pounds. Amazon was selling the DE version for about $224. Fuuuuuuug no.
Give me the link to what you just bought
Here 'tis (https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jackson-Games-1315SJG-Edition/dp/B01LXKJ4T8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506984500&sr=8-1&keywords=ogre+6th)
Here's an unboxing video of this particular version.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 02, 2017, 05:48:43 PM
Here 'tis (https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jackson-Games-1315SJG-Edition/dp/B01LXKJ4T8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506984500&sr=8-1&keywords=ogre+6th)
And I'll have mine Wednesday :P
Thank God I can be an enabler myself sometimes! :-*
Yeah, I'm tough to tempt :crazy2:
Next up, I want to get those Star Trek glasses.
Though I need some damn whiskey to go in them. I wonder if Amazon sells whiskey? Hmm...
Edit: No. No, they do not. :(
Now that I know how easy it is to order from Amazon with my phone, I'm really screwed.
Actually, I'm going to hold off and hope the game stays at this price for a couple more days. I need to get another Amazon credit I have coming soon and then I can get this and the base game together for about $40.
You fucker
Had to. Just saw I'm in the hole at the bank, and my current Amazon credit covers all of the cost except for $1.82. Fucking tax. >:(
I'm not allowing that to go through because they'll charge me another thirty bucks and it's not worth that to me.
But I'm buying it, make no mistake.
I just canceled my order. So suck it.
Why would you do that?
I feel like you swindled me with your, "I just bought OGRE" story.
Hahahahahahahaha! I'm impacting the economy of Maine from way over here! :)
Dude, I said I'm going to buy it.
I don't joke around when it comes to games.
You're an unreliable game whore. I will say Good Day to you, sir.
How DARE you besmirch my good name, suh!
I'll re-buy it right after your review.
Mine will likely come before yours.
And what makes you think I'd do a review?
Since I canceled my order with little intent to re-order, I'm fairly certain yours will arrive first 👍
Such a fickle boy.
You didn't even order it. Liar.
You're the 'Cardboard Cocktease'.
You guys need to get a room....
He'd never pay for one :P
Not unless they take Amazon gift cards :2funny:
I ordered it, Mirthie. Better go back and buy it again.
That time has passed.
Fraulein Ravenwood
Yeah, better buy another Star Trek tumbler set instead.
Don't be jelly about the NCC-1701 glasses.
You don't get a full night's sleep each night, do you?
Not so much.
Nothing is Suzy Kobler's fault.
What's on my table, and soon on my floor I hope, is the complete SPI Central Front saga :hug: I had the four magazine games as they are rather easy to find, but was looking for longest time for the Hof Gap, the only one sold as a boxed set.
Finally found a copy from the BGG, it was priced rather accordingly for the rarity it is, but as the most distinguished gentleman selling the game agreed to take a tenner from the ask price, and put two Va Victis magazine games to the sale as well (Dien Bin Phu and Yom Kippur), it was a no-brainer to pull the trigger and to go for it.
:smitten:
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.matrixgames.com%2Fforums%2Fupfiles%2F32195%2F1528D95302DE40319D1BCF2A4F72067A.jpg&hash=7f2f5661632583269386ab74ba899b3296adafdb)
Central Front map art is imho some of the finest Redmond Simonsen put together:
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic319006_lg.jpg)
I made that very comment to a German friend of mine, and while he agreed in principle, he added "if you don't mind geographical correctness". The towns around Frankfurt sure are a bit here and there.
Facts. Overrated!
Very cool. The only one I ever had, and played, from the series was BAOR.
Having the whole series setup at once would be very cool.
PICS! :knuppel2:
Quote from: Barthheart on October 03, 2017, 07:07:35 AM
PICS! :knuppel2:
I just need to throw the family out of our house first (and the cat. especially the cat!), and then sell all our living room furniture. So give me a couple of days O:-)
Quote from: Crossroads on October 03, 2017, 07:18:57 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on October 03, 2017, 07:07:35 AM
PICS! :knuppel2:
I just need to throw the family out of our house first (and the cat. especially the cat!), and then sell all our living room furniture. So give me a couple of days O:-)
:bd:
Priorities, man! Priorities.
:nerd:
I broke out War in the Wind from Compass last night. Really nice map.
Tried a turn earlier. The game includes a few things that are interesting (not revolutionary, but challenging). Playing it solo does not make things easy.
Friendly artillery takes a step loss if you roll too low on your fire die (representing them getting immersed in the soft ground and becoming impossible to use). The landings can be hairy since there's a chance units might overstack a landing zone, and if that happens, there will be losses. Also, all Japanese infantry begin the game in an opaque cup; there's 64 Jap infantry units being represented by 16 unknown units on the board. Whenever they're revealed, you roll a die and place 1-3 steps of infantry in its place. Also, the supply rules for the U.S. player are a beast and a half.
Here, I made my landings on Turn 1, fired both my arty units to clear Engineer Hill (got ONE lousy hit out of ten die rolls, but that's enough to temporarily remove the Jap unknown unit - they possibly return later, ergo why I say 'temporarily'; also, both arty units lost a step too). Lost one step of infantry in a botched landing, too. Not a great start.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2F242yezl.jpg&hash=f05e63cd33428f5386042813692f483ee37d2b90)
Also, this came today. O:-)
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Maybe I'll get that sometime
Quote from: mirth on October 04, 2017, 04:41:19 PM
Maybe I'll get that sometime
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/epicrapbattlesofhistory/images/a/a9/Arnold_Schwarzenegger_do_it_now_meme.jpg)
I posted that pic to prove I got it.
I can post the order cancellation for mine if you want.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 04, 2017, 04:23:46 PM
Also, this came today. O:-)
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I blame Mirth
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 04, 2017, 04:23:46 PM
Also, this came today. O:-)
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Oh- the Fun Size edition. Kinda cute actually. :))
Would love the Designer Edition, but not for two hundred bucks! :o
^wuss
Quote from: mirth on October 04, 2017, 06:36:10 PM
^wuss
says the guy who won't even buy the fun-size edition
Because, cardboard harlot?
you know it, baby.
*whistles tunelessly while composing reply*
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4471/36834926183_1929e2edb8_k.jpg)
that's hardcore
I still have no frakking idea why I bought it. Demonic possession maybe?
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 04, 2017, 06:32:23 PM
Would love the Designer Edition, but not for two hundred bucks! :o
Would you love it for $400?
(You've established you are willing, we are simply ascertaining your price. :D )
Note that I, er,
do not want to see photographs of the, er,
event.
Have you played it yet, Stags, or is it still in the box?
..unassembled.....
Quote from: bob48 on October 05, 2017, 05:59:53 AM
..unassembled.....
Quite so I'm afraid.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 05, 2017, 05:45:24 AM
Have you played it yet, Stags, or is it still in the box?
SIB. One of these days though...
LOL ;D
I haven't looked at an unboxing of the DE version so all I know right now is the DE has tons more counters than the 'normal' version. After having seen a lot of vids on the basic version, in person I'm surprised that the board seems a lot smaller than it was in the videos. Though the counter mix and detail is just perfect for me, I think. I might get the Reinforcements pack though I'll wait and see. Not sure I want a battle with six Ogres or not.
A friend of mine that does game nights has the DE, so I've seen the box in person but not what's inside of it.
Thing is, back in the day I had zero interest in OGRE. I mean, at the time I'd think, "how can that be fun? One leviathan tank getting tink-tink-tinked by lots of little guys, whittling it down slowly, hopefully enough to stop it?" Now I think it's quite cool. 8)
It is written in Grogheads lore that I bought the DE from Amazon in a fir of rage of the floor of Origins because of the absurd price SJG was charging for its "last few boxes".
I am of two minds.
On one hand, it is a glorious orgy of cardboard. Really nothing like it. For my 50th birthday, Panzerde et al. came over and we ran Exercise K. The result was most memorable:
http://kriegsspieler.blogspot.com/2016/10/ogre-desgners-edition-exercise-k.html?spref=fb (http://kriegsspieler.blogspot.com/2016/10/ogre-desgners-edition-exercise-k.html?spref=fb)
One must also mention the free app that makes running the game even easier, although it takes away the joy of dice rolling.
On the other, it is still "just" OGRE/GEV which are indeed fairly simple games -- just in a really, really big package. There's also a weird disconnect between the glorious 3D ogres and the fact that every other unit is a counter.
Bottom line, I like it and wouldn't sell it, but the prices for which it's beginning to go are silly.
Quote from: Cyrano on October 05, 2017, 09:37:42 AM
but the prices for which it's beginning to go are silly.
Depends on your definition of "silly," I suppose. $224 is not silly, it's way out of reach for me. But for the content, I get how it's a decent price. Unless you're talking even sillier prices than that...
True Grognards do not talk of price.
True Grognards that have their own defined budgets and ability do not. Mine are based on the whims of surveys and other random events.
I find your lack of fervor disturbing.
You haven't seen my office/game room, then.
Shall we compare game piles?
Considering you have an entire house to plug up with games, I'm guessing your mess is larger than mine.
I really do need to organize the game collection.
Me, too. I just don't have enough organization space, and zero support for getting what I'd like to make that happen. :(
I have some free shelf space. Just need to make use of it.
I have a new "bucket list" item in my life....
to obtain 1/5th of board games that you all have!! O0
Nah, just be a connoisseur like me and only by the good ones... not be like the game harlots these ruffians are...
And yes a game budget is a must. All budgets are a must. They find money in the most amazing places....
Barth's game budget must be something like the budget of the United States:
"No, really, it cost me $78 to buy a screwdriver at Home Depot!"
8)
That's actually an excellent idea...a little skimming off the top never hurt anyone, right?
I paid $100 shipped.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 05, 2017, 10:34:54 AM
That's actually an excellent idea...a little skimming off the top never hurt anyone, right?
Now yer thinking. O0
Quote from: Cyrano on October 05, 2017, 10:35:33 AM
I paid $100 shipped.
$100 is still a bit out of my comfort zone, but reachable. Eh, I'm good with what I have. I'd love to have that 30-pound monstrosity serving as a coffee table but honestly I have nowhere to put it. :(
I'm married....so I HAVE to have a budget :-[
Quote from: acctingman on October 05, 2017, 10:40:49 AM
I'm married....so I HAVE to have a budget :-[
There's a simple fix for that. :)
Married here as well... and my wife controls the main CC.... notice I said main.... :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Barthheart on October 05, 2017, 10:43:46 AM
Married here as well... and my wife controls the main CC.... notice I said main.... :coolsmiley:
your secrets!!...NOW!!! :P
Quote from: Barthheart on October 03, 2017, 07:07:35 AM
Very cool. The only one I ever had, and played, from the series was BAOR.
Having the whole series setup at once would be very cool.
PICS! :knuppel2:
Here we go then:
Here's the grand plan for the Central Front series:
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic477933_lg.jpg)
What they were able to produce were the maps #2 (North German Plain), #4 (BAOR), #6 (Fifth Corps), #8 (Hof Gap), and #10 (Donau Front). As seen here :smitten:
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(Sorry about the picture quality, my camera battery was empty, and cell phone zoom does not really work here)
Now, all I need to do is to print out and prepare all the newly designed counters for the series, get a table suited for this, and, well, retire.
Quote from: Crossroads on October 08, 2017, 02:51:28 AM
What they were able to produce were the maps #2 (North German Plain), #4 (BAOR), #6 (Fifth Corps), #8 (Hof Gap), and #10 (Donau Front). As seen here :smitten:
Now, all I need to do is to print out and prepare all the newly designed counters for the series, get a table suited for this, and, well, retire.
I just realised there's a Vassal module with the full setup for the five game series, too. Stretched to cover my two 23" HD monitors, the lowest zoom-out level is able to portray the whole saga.
If there's ever an excuse for getting a three-display system, this is it O:-)
Quote from: Crossroads on October 08, 2017, 03:11:23 AM
If there's ever an excuse for getting a three-display system, this is it O:-)
Or rather, a 2x3 display system? Maybe a 4K projector, and a large wall to display to, optimally? I so need to win big in state lottery before retiring.
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I have the OGRE Reinforcements pack but haven't opened it yet. I figure everything will fit into the main box (hopefully, anyway).
Holy Testicle Tuesdays, Crossroads!
Could you ever finish such a thing? I don't think hoping for retirement age would actually turn out as well, in getting it done, as you think! :wow:
Quote from: Nefaro on October 08, 2017, 10:20:45 AM
Holy Testicle Tuesdays, Crossroads!
Could you ever finish such a thing? I don't think hoping for retirement age would actually turn out as well, in getting it done, as you think! :wow:
So cool! One can always dream :dreamer:
I got a wild hair so I grabbed my copy of NATO: The Next War in Europe out of storage. I figured I was missing many pieces - it has 390 counters - but I counted 389 counters. What are the chances the one missing piece is the major components of the 1st US Armored Division? (I'm being hypothetical, I haven't gotten that anal to check that deeply. Yet.)
Dudes, brothers, comrades, that kind of bonkers sh*t is why lawdy invented COMPUTERS.
Anyone up for Normandy "Feet Wet", just shout. Two hundred and fifty turns, thousands of counters, and the computer keeps track of it all. I'm yer huckleberry...
Quote from: Cyrano on October 13, 2017, 10:43:39 PM
Anyone up for Normandy "Feet Wet", just shout. Two hundred and fifty turns, thousands of counters, and the computer keeps track of it all. I'm yer huckleberry...
What is this you speak of, Cyrano?
http://www.johntillersoftware.com/PanzerCampaigns/Normandy44.html
It's one of the monster scenarios in the above. Each of the PzC games has a monster; that in Stalingrad is truly mad.
Quote from: Cyrano on October 14, 2017, 11:43:45 AM
http://www.johntillersoftware.com/PanzerCampaigns/Normandy44.html
It's one of the monster scenarios in the above. Each of the PzC games has a monster; that in Stalingrad is truly mad.
I get my kicks playing one of the Corps sized engagement on (tactical, platoons mostly) Campaign Series as a 3x3 team game, one division per player.
Quite a few platoons to start with, but usually I am soon crying out for more :nerd:
Latest arrival:
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Oooh!
Aaah!
I went down to 'Murica this morning to pick up my new loot. I also borrowed a copy of Black Cross/Blue Sky from a friend to give it a once over.
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Sweet! First impressions ASAP! :D
My turn to OOooooOO! :nerd:
Quote from: Richie61 on October 20, 2017, 07:58:07 AM
Quote from: Crossroads on October 20, 2017, 02:22:57 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on October 18, 2017, 05:30:20 PM
My turn to OOooooOO! :nerd:
GMT :smitten:
Did you ever get Heroes of the Gap on a table?
Yes, yes I did! I knew there was a Squad level game out there somewhere I'd like, and indeed so it was :)
Quote from: Crossroads on October 20, 2017, 09:12:25 AM
Yes, yes I did! I knew there was a Squad level game out there somewhere I'd like, and indeed so it was :)
Nice! Glad you like it. Now you need the French module for it ;)
Quote from: Richie61 on October 21, 2017, 11:36:33 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on October 20, 2017, 09:12:25 AM
Yes, yes I did! I knew there was a Squad level game out there somewhere I'd like, and indeed so it was :)
Nice! Glad you like it. Now you need the French module for it ;)
Yes, I probably do, don't I :nerd:
The latest arrivals. Note the spam card (upper left) that arrived in the box with the games. :P
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Well, looky there. LnL hasn't disappeared into a black hole after all.
Quote from: bbmike on October 23, 2017, 06:42:38 AM
Note the spam card (upper left) that arrived in the box with the games. :P
I'd immediately return them.
Quote from: bbmike on October 23, 2017, 06:42:38 AMNote the spam card (upper left) that arrived in the box with the games.
and it worked... here you are!
Quote from: mirth on October 23, 2017, 07:59:24 AM
Quote from: bbmike on October 23, 2017, 06:42:38 AM
Note the spam card (upper left) that arrived in the box with the games. :P
I'd immediately return them.
The spam cards?
Quote from: bayonetbrant on October 23, 2017, 08:02:06 AM
Quote from: bbmike on October 23, 2017, 06:42:38 AMNote the spam card (upper left) that arrived in the box with the games.
and it worked... here you are!
I think I was about five years ahead of that card. :D
Quote from: bbmike on October 23, 2017, 08:07:03 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on October 23, 2017, 08:02:06 AM
Quote from: bbmike on October 23, 2017, 06:42:38 AMNote the spam card (upper left) that arrived in the box with the games.
and it worked... here you are!
I think I was about five years ahead of that card. :D
it's a brilliant marketing strategy.
Man - this game needs some real-estate!
Star Wars:Rebellion with the "DLC" Rise of the Empire
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We expect the filthy rebels to be crushed mercilessly, Admiral Dredd.
(Edit: Just pulled out my Edge of the Empire book, to brush up for a probably session later this week.)
Why aren't those mini's painted JD? :P
Quote from: acctingman on October 23, 2017, 04:30:09 PM
Why aren't those mini's painted JD? :P
Oooooh! Slackin!
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Painting hordes of the same mini sucks. But I guess you could always do the quick 2 colors + a wash thing just to give it all more color. Would still take up precious time, though.
I have neither the patience or - more importantly - the steady hands or the eyes for painting those I'm afraid :'(
What do you think of the new expansion? My group seems to like it but I'm not too keen on it myself. I prefer the old combat style to the new one with the set of cards and the re-rolls. I also find that the Empire is really behind the 8-ball with the Death Star under construction instead of already built. Because you have to build it on a remote system, you're stuck into one of the corners of the map and you have to wait until turn 4 before you can start moving.
We haven't played it yet - this will be our first time.
I didn't realise that change yet - until you mentioned it - but I barely used the Death Star for anything other than transferring units anyway.
Combat Tactic cards - I always found them a bit confusing on when/how many you could play so the new rules seemed much clearer - choose one and play at the beginning - however looking through them, they do look quite powerful and maybe drag out combat.
Love the new units and cards.
So the jury is out. I'm excited that it's going to shake up the game - maybe put my daughter on the back foot and help me win one! :DD
Anyone play Fighting Formations: Grossdeutchland Infantry Division by GMT?
Did a search and found a post from mirth on the game being on sale at Cool Stuff Inc and watched a video review of it, but I'd like more thoughts on it from folks here if it's something that's hit your table. Looks like an interesting system.
I'm supporting the P500 expansion of the game, but haven't bought the original yet. The rulebook http://www.gmtgames.com/ffgd/FF-GD_Rulebook_FINAL.pdf (http://www.gmtgames.com/ffgd/FF-GD_Rulebook_FINAL.pdf) mentions some rules that will require some getting used to.
Aside from an impulse-driven system, something like the lack of a stacking limit aside from a limit on vehicle column movement might not appeal to you, though it's debatable as to how much that matters with a limited number of units on the map.
Having little experience with board wargaming, I read the rulebook before ordering if that's possible to get a general idea of the design philosophy behind the game and its mechanics.
I'm currently playing the Galicia scenario from SPW's 'Der Weltkrieg' series.
Quote from: ComradeP on October 24, 2017, 07:44:57 AM
Having little experience with board wargaming, I read the rulebook before ordering if that's possible to get a general idea of the design philosophy behind the game and its mechanics.
That was going to be my next step, reading the manual, but I won't devote time to reading a manual unless my peers here have good experiences with it. I have too many reviews to do as it is. Maybe that's my answer right there, lol.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 24, 2017, 08:37:01 AM
Quote from: ComradeP on October 24, 2017, 07:44:57 AM
Having little experience with board wargaming, I read the rulebook before ordering if that's possible to get a general idea of the design philosophy behind the game and its mechanics.
That was going to be my next step, reading the manual, but I won't devote time to reading a manual unless my peers here have good experiences with it. I have too many reviews to do as it is. Maybe that's my answer right there, lol.
this +100
I'm a total NOOB to board games (and to a lesser extent PC war gaming) and I come here for my reviews. You guys are usually spot on about PC/board games and don't sugar coat your opinions.
Quote from: bob48 on October 24, 2017, 07:45:44 AM
I'm currently playing the Galicia scenario from SPW's 'Der Weltkrieg' series.
just to rub it into OJsDad? :)
^ You could have worded that better, Grammar Führer.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 24, 2017, 10:19:14 AM
^ You could have worded that better, Grammar Führer.
or maybe I worded exactly how I wanted to, knowing my audience was full of degenerates :)
Like any of us need prompting in THAT arena.
:-"
I tried out Time of Crisis tonight at the FLGS. Didn't really care for it very much. Too light and too random for my taste.
OST Vol II Airborne Expansion :D
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That looks perty :notworthy:
Nice rounded corners!
Barth has totally just screwed his ethics.
Sort of like catching a vegan eating a McDouble. ;D
I ain't screwed nothin. The counters come like that. So they are in their natural state, just like ALL counters should be, not mauled by soulless monsters like you lot. >:(
The 'natural' state is a solid sheet of cardboard. :uglystupid2:
Tool.
Quote from: Barthheart on October 25, 2017, 07:28:33 PM
Tool.
...of the trade
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https://twitter.com/varghulf/status/923279222273081344
Just arrived...
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^ Interested to see what you think of A Wing and a Prayer. First version I saw was an endless dice fest...dice over kill.
Cyrano and I tried to help David with shortening that aspect at Origins 2016.
Quote from: Barthheart on October 28, 2017, 08:22:40 PM
^ Interested to see what you think of A Wing and a Prayer. First version I saw was an endless dice fest...dice over kill.
Cyrano and I tried to help David with shortening that aspect at Origins 2016.
I just turned in an unboxing article earlier today, so that should be coming to the (Front Page) at some point. I'm definitely going to get it to my table soon. I did a lot of looking at other playthrough videos and reviews of the game and I couldn't find a bad thing mentioned about this game.
There's only two d6s in the box, and from what I've seen it plays very simply, so your feedback probably worked!
Just started trying A Wing and a Prayer. I'll have to wait before giving my full opinion, but the basic impressions are:
- The manual is not great - but understand whom this comment is coming from (a tech writer). The person that wrote it doesn't understand how to use commas, nor semicolons, and structures sentences in a way where you HAVE to use semicolons. I'll get over it as I work my way through it, maybe, but in more than a few places his lack of using commas makes for some confusing reading and a few WTF moments.
- The handouts are not organized well. I keep comparing it to B-17: QotS, which was VERY well-organized and it was easy to find tables. Some of the tables are a little confusing. Again, it will take some gameplay to work my way through it to give my ultimate impression and get used to them.
- There's some oddities in the design around escorts. I'm not an expert in the air war over Europe, but it seems your bomber squadron gets way too many escorts, or has too many chances to 'refill' them. I believe this was a gameplay decision but it really takes you out of immersion.
- Flak is not that dangerous when you're in a relatively large formation. The only way flak will damage your bomber (if it hits in the first place) is if you roll two 6s, and if you roll relatively high on the 2d6 follow-up roll. That's an early report from a first mission, so this mileage may vary in future turns.
- Interceptions by German fighters seems to only occur during a possible random event. Logically, the random events have more of a chance of occurring the further out from your base you are, but if an event does happen, there's no guarantee it's actually German interceptors. It therefore has a totally different feel to it than B-17, where you saw many more fighters. Again, though, that's maybe part of the design. I'm not sure I'm a fan of this mechanism quite yet - time will tell.
- The game has some spelling issues, which they're aware of, and David takes full blame for. I know shite happens in production, but the number of them is pretty bad (at least four places on the map are misspelled - e.g., "Sutgart" instead of "Stuttgart" ::) ).
On the plus side, the production values are fantastic; the manual's print is nice and large-ish, there's plenty of color examples, the counters are huge (but the font on them is somewhat hard to read, at least for me, unless I have them close) and pretty, the cards are decent, and overall the game LOOKS nice. It has some rough edges under the hood, though, which hopefully will clear out the more I play it.
On another note, I have a copy of Doolittle's Raid from GMT on the way (my own copy, not review). SDR, do you have this one too?
I seem to remember that B-17 Queen of the Skies was criticise back in the day because there were too many German fighters. The gunners on your B-17 could become aces in just a few missions. Made for more exciting missions but weighted too heavily in that direction.
Quote from: Barthheart on October 30, 2017, 06:10:02 PM
I seem to remember that B-17 Queen of the Skies was criticise back in the day because there were too many German fighters. The gunners on your B-17 could become aces in just a few missions. Made for more exciting missions but weighted too heavily in that direction.
That's exactly what I was thinking...but I couldn't remember if I was remembering it right, lol. Thanks for that heads-up.
I should note that anything I post above should be taken with a heavy grain of salt; I've only just got it to my table tonight and tried my first mission. We were intercepted on our way back to base, about halfway there. Two Fw-190s jumped our formation of nine bombers; we had four P-47s escorting, one of which had an Ace pilot. The Germans didn't have any Aces. The result was, both 190s shot down (good die rolls, admittedly), with one P-47 damaged. Somewhat interesting results considering the pairing. That one Ace really helped the P-47s a LOT, though.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on October 30, 2017, 06:01:18 PM
On another note, I have a copy of Doolittle's Raid from GMT on the way (my own copy, not review). SDR, do you have this one too?
Yup. Still working my way through the rules. I've played a few of the basic attack scenarios and the one that starts with the emergency launch from the USS Hornet but I haven't tried the naval aspect or the grand campaign with the planning yet.
I'm digging it so far but it's a
lot of work. You'll need a lot of containers for all the different draw piles as you work your way through. The attack runs in this one aren't nearly as detailed or as tense as those in the Dambusters game but that kind of makes sense as pinpoint accuracy isn't required here. As the manual says, when the target is Japan itself, every bomb dropped is going to be a hit. The tension in this one comes from the run up to the attack itself and then the escape to China or the USSR. I've not tried the naval part of the game yet (probably will this evening) but it looks like a very well designed system. Are you going to be able to link up with Nimitz and the Enterprise TF or will you be stuck going it alone with a defenseless carrier? Tension is built by seeing how close you can get to Japan before launching the raid. Pressing your luck increases the odds that the Japanese will discover the task force and launch a strike against it. Even if they don't locate the task force, there's an increasing chance that they'll get wind that something's in the offing and increase their alert level. Your decisions along the way all influence the secrecy/alert tracks.
Once you do launch the raid, you'll have to contend with possible accidents while trying to get B-25s off the carrier, adverse weather, contrary winds, and Japanese defences. The tension here comes mainly from trying to husband your fuel to give you enough time over Japan to find and bomb decent targets and then still have enough juice to make it to China and land. There (or Vladivostok if you used too much fuel), you'll have to worry about whether or not you can find landing strips. Whether Stilwell and Chiang Kai Shek were able to coordinate well enough to have the strips stocked with fuel and groundcrew as well as landing beacons, and whether or not any of these strips were located and overrun by the Japanese.
The grand campaign looks stellar. You plan the raid right from its inception. Lots of stuff going on there from diplomacy with the Russians, the Chinese, and the Army and Navy to aircraft selection and modifications, crew training and morale, security, and raid assembly. Then you're on to the raid itself and finally to the denouement. The denouement book itself is huge! More pages in just this one booklet than many games have in their core rulebooks.
This game isn't as intimately focused on the planes and crews as the Dambusters game but there's a lot more going on. I'm really pleased with this one.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it. I fell for it when I saw an overview video and loved the production quality. I also have Enemy Coast Ahead but admittedly have not had a chance to get it to the table yet. It was between Doolittle and possibly Nemo's War (2nd Edition), but this one looked like it would be better overall.
Played the second mission of A Wing And A Prayer, and it's growing on me bit by bit.
The first mission was one of the furthest targets in France, just past Paris. It was a cakewalk.
The second mission, not so much. We were jumped by no less than six Me-110s, three of whom were Aces (I rolled baaaaad), and we had no escorts. Two rounds of fighting and they damaged four out of six bombers. One had to drop out of formation but fortunately they made it back to base.
Played my first-ever game of Ogre a bit ago. Did the intro scenario in the base game (6th ed.) with a Mk III Ogre vs. lots of tanks and infantry. The Ogre kicked all their asses handily. It seems you gotta focus on the treads or the damn thing will have your lunch. I'll have to play it a few more times because I don't think I played it right.
I've got a copy of First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192455/first-martians-adventures-red-planet) coming tomorrow.
Thought it would be funny if, in an AAR of this game, some GH forum members were put on Mars and see how long it takes before they accidentally vent the habitation module. :)
Quote from: BanzaiCat on November 08, 2017, 08:03:39 AMbefore they accidentally vent the habitation module. :)
and with which appendage
Goats in Spaaaaaaace!!!
You're both signed up for the expedition to Mars.
How you don't turn the sterile environment inside the ship into a petri dish is going to be a fascinating study, but one unfortunately not covered by this game.
Maybe Star should be in on that, too? ;)
The First Martians game comes with four astronaut cards.
The dev has a link (http://portalgames.pl/en/first-martian-card-generator/) where you can upload a pic and then generate your own astronaut.
Photoshop would be a boon here. I wouldn't put your real likenesses in there, but an astronaut goat might be funny. ;D
Here's my pic....
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Not enough maple leaves.
Better...
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Bill the Galactic Canuck
Quote from: BanzaiCat on November 08, 2017, 08:03:39 AM
I've got a copy of First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192455/first-martians-adventures-red-planet) coming tomorrow.
Thought it would be funny if, in an AAR of this game, some GH forum members were put on Mars and see how long it takes before they accidentally vent the habitation module. :)
*cough*finish outpost gamma *cough*
^ ;D
Oh yes, that's much higher priority. First Martians has a learning curve. I'll be lucky to even get it to my table before the end of the year.
Quote from: Barthheart on November 08, 2017, 09:15:55 AM
Here's my pic....
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It's been a few decades but I thought Bill had two arms on one side of his body?
I found that cover too. It's the one I remember as well but all the rest were like this with 2 right arms, one on each side.
Quote from: Staggerwing on November 08, 2017, 07:56:54 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on November 08, 2017, 09:15:55 AM
Here's my pic....
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It's been a few decades but I thought Bill had two arms on one side of his body?
Quote from: Barthheart on November 08, 2017, 09:01:58 PM
I found that cover too. It's the one I remember as well but all the rest were like this with 2 right arms, one on each side.
His left arm is backwards on that cover.
Apparently a right arm.
That's what I said, 2 right arms, one on each side.....
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Both arrived earlier this week but I haven't had a chance to unbox either yet.
(I know, First Martians isn't exactly a wargame, and This War Of Mine isn't exactly a wargame but it does deal with conflict and surviving during a war...I'm reaching, please don't ban me).
Thought I'd check out the attic and yep, my copies of War at Sea and Victory in the Pacific are still there. 8)
I decided to try to give VitP a spin this weekend. At the end of Turn 2, the Japs have lost four flattops and one BB; the Allies have lost six CVs, six BBs, and five cruisers. Had three big battles where the Allies handily won one, it was kind of a tie on the second, and the third the Japanese cleaned house with the British.
It won't stay long as I need to get other things to my table, but it was nice to play this - it's been about 25 years since it's hit my table!
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^Nice! O0
My eyes!
They burn!
That map color scheme makes me suicidal.
Played my first game of Heroes of the Falklands yesterday. I screwed up/forgot a lot of the rules during the session but we had fun with it. The scenario had a company of Argie parachutists and heliborne troops conducting a pre-dawn assault on couple of platoons of British Marines stationed in a small town. I played as the Brits and it came down to the wire with the Argies winning on points 35/32.
Couple observations.
1) Brit light armour sucks! One got taken out by a rocket attack from an Alouette helicopter. The other got blown up by a bomb from a Pucara. Neither managed to hit a single thing before dying.
2) HE rounds from LAW rockets and bazookas seem very over-powered as they negate all terrain defence. I think I might use the depletion rule for ATGMs for LAWs and bazookas as well as the Argies were able to park themselves within a few hexes of the main building and just lob 3.5 rockets in turn after turn after turn. Seemed a bit excessive.
3) Who knew Pucaras could be so deadly? Air strikes seem like they're from a Michael Bay movie. The bloody thing made 3 passes in a single turn (every time anyone rolled doubles, the Argies got an air strike and there was a special rule that let Argies roll an extra die for all attacks so doubles were inevitable). On such small maps, it's easy for the planes to line up and nail 2-3 hexes full of targets with ease. (and the bombs use the same rule regarding terrain so any defence benefits are negated. Seems odd to me. Even foxholes and bunkers seem to offer no defence)
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This arrived today.
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I'm playing Eldritch Horror and have an AAR going at:
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=20985.0
^^Charlie Kane is my favorite character in that game. Every damn time he's part of the team, he ends up flying all over the board (not by his choice) and waking up in a new country. I've decided that he's an alcoholic who gets blackout drunk and travels internationally while intoxicated.
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I'm playing ASL S50 (N-463). Looks like a neat scenario with a full mix of combined arms. The Germans have to make their way south and end the game with enough firepower on a road at the bottom of the map. The free French are using British infantry counters and American tanks and gun. The playing area is constrained left-right, but there is a lot of terrain. The woods and buildings constrict it even more, and the orchards, buildings, and woods make long-range shots difficult. The Germans have the powerful JgPz V, with the mighty 88 and enough armor to survive just about any frontal hit. Their infantry is also good quality, they have some good leaders, and since it's late in the war, they also have Panzerfausts.
I was going to write an AAR, but I'm going to try to play through this quickly so that I can start my traditional December Bulge game.
What are the pennies marking?
Quote from: Bison on December 02, 2017, 02:48:42 AM
What are the pennies marking?
looks like some form of start line
Makes sense. I was also thinking maybe exit hexes or something of that nature.
Played a game of Race for the Rhine yesterday which was fun. Really unique WW2 game concept.
Colonial Twilight and also Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid.
Quote from: Bison on December 02, 2017, 09:01:14 AM
Played a game of Race for the Rhine yesterday which was fun. Really unique WW2 game concept.
Bison victorious as Patton! (Also pictured are Mike Dunn as Bradley and Justin Williamson as Montgomery).
Quote from: Bison on December 02, 2017, 09:01:14 AM
Makes sense. I was also thinking maybe exit hexes or something of that nature.
I didn't know for sure 'til TR confirmed it, but seeing the mass of Germans just above that row like the starters at a 5k race made me think of that.
Quote from: Bison on December 02, 2017, 09:01:14 AM
Played a game of Race for the Rhine yesterday which was fun. Really unique WW2 game concept.
I saw the pix :)
edit: just saw Sterrett's post - ninja'ed!There's another similar game from an older Battles! magazine.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/60228/race-berlin-final-struggle
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 02, 2017, 09:04:21 AM
Colonial Twilight and also Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid.
Doolittle is great! Fair bit of work flipping all the counters in and out of draw cups but it's worth it. My last raid bombed Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka to decent effect but our planned landing field in China got overrun by the Japanese and only one plane out of twelve made it to an alternate field. The rest had to ditch and their crews try to trek overland to Chunking.
Dammit..
Was thinking of doing a little tabletop gaming this weekend.
Then I got saddled with fixing family members' computers. Had to order another part, so I got PC guts and hardware taking up my gaming table. Not to mention my own upgrade to do in a couple days.
Too many hobbies! <:-)
Quote from: trailrunner on November 28, 2017, 08:48:04 PM
<a very beautiful picture of true wargaming bliss snipped for brevity>
I'm playing ASL S50 (N-463). Looks like a neat scenario with a full mix of combined arms. The Germans have to make their way south and end the game with enough firepower on a road at the bottom of the map. The free French are using British infantry counters and American tanks and gun. The playing area is constrained left-right, but there is a lot of terrain. The woods and buildings constrict it even more, and the orchards, buildings, and woods make long-range shots difficult. The Germans have the powerful JgPz V, with the mighty 88 and enough armor to survive just about any frontal hit. Their infantry is also good quality, they have some good leaders, and since it's late in the war, they also have Panzerfausts.
*This post GROG APPROVED*
I battled James in a couple of games. Supply Lines of the American Revolution and Combat Commander Europe. Supply Lines is a fun game with simple rules, but plenty of strategy.
Quote from: James Sterrett on December 02, 2017, 09:47:30 AM
Quote from: Bison on December 02, 2017, 09:01:14 AM
Played a game of Race for the Rhine yesterday which was fun. Really unique WW2 game concept.
Bison victorious as Patton! (Also pictured are Mike Dunn as Bradley and Justin Williamson as Montgomery).
Awesome O0
Theoretically it's a game of logistics, but really it's just a highly stylized version of Agricola. :D
Quote from: Bison on December 06, 2017, 11:04:45 AM
Theoretically it's a game of logistics, but really it's just a highly stylized version of Agricola. :D
You really know how to hurt me.
Never the less it's a fun game with war themes and elements.
Honestly it's a resource pickup and deliver game more like Steam or similar railroad games with a good amount of take that elements to make the "race" fun and challenging.
Sounds cool.
The stack:
Unconditional Surrender, which is on hold until my mounted map boards come in next week. I got a good deal at the FLGS.
Great Battles of the American Revolution. It's the new tri-pack of games. Pages through the rules. Beautiful boards but perhaps too much production value given the limited number of scenarios.
Wilderness War. CDG. Frankly not a lot of options for this particular conflict.
C&C Napolean. Should have the blocks stickered sometime this decade.
Clash of Giants: Civil War. Rules read just need to put the map under the plexiglass and play. Simple rules. Not sure how I'll like some of the abstractions like artillery.
I'm getting my mounted map boards for US on Saturday.
Nice! It'll be interesting to see how well the hexes line up between the boards.
They'd better line up perfectly :knuppel2:
Yeah! The owner and I were talking about similar boards from like US Civil War and he said that he still puts them under plexiglass. I don't recall exactly the paper map alignment exactly, but I think the board splits countries like Poland and Czechoslovakia in half.
I'll put mounted boards under plexi for the protection.
I need a bigger piece of plexiglass. I think mine is something like 36X30 or something like that but I know it doesn't cover the two maps for Ukraine 43 completely. I want to build a 48X48" table topper. Felt lining the bottom and a piece of plexiglass to cover paper maps.
Quote from: Bison on December 07, 2017, 11:18:30 PM
I need a bigger piece of plexiglass. I think mine is something like 36X30 or something like that but I know it doesn't cover the two maps for Ukraine 43 completely. I want to build a 48X48" table topper. Felt lining the bottom and a piece of plexiglass to cover paper maps.
I need a larger piece of plexi as well. I like the table topper idea.
I've got a quick, simple design planned, but the most expensive thing is the plexiglass. Plywood, wood trim, and felt less than $30 easily. Plexiglass is going to most likely double that cost.
That's still not too bad though. I need something like that myself. Could be a nice DIY project for after the holidays.
Quote from: Bison on December 07, 2017, 10:52:36 PM
The stack:
Unconditional Surrender, which is on hold until my mounted map boards come in next week. I got a good deal at the FLGS.
Great Battles of the American Revolution. It's the new tri-pack of games. Pages through the rules. Beautiful boards but perhaps too much production value given the limited number of scenarios.
Wilderness War. CDG. Frankly not a lot of options for this particular conflict.
C&C Napolean. Should have the blocks stickered sometime this decade.
Clash of Giants: Civil War. Rules read just need to put the map under the plexiglass and play. Simple rules. Not sure how I'll like some of the abstractions like artillery.
I have it, and while the arty rules do seem strange at first, it does sorta work. For a pretty simple game system, its actually quite good fun to play.
Quote from: mirth on December 07, 2017, 11:28:15 PMCould be a nice DIY project for after the holidays.
I've got a few for you :)
Quote from: bob48 on December 08, 2017, 06:11:59 AM
Quote from: Bison on December 07, 2017, 10:52:36 PM
Clash of Giants: Civil War. Rules read just need to put the map under the plexiglass and play. Simple rules. Not sure how I'll like some of the abstractions like artillery.
I have it, and while the arty rules do seem strange at first, it does sorta work. For a pretty simple game system, its actually quite good fun to play.
Thanks, Bob. Good to hear you found it to be an enjoyable play experience.
Plexible Design (7520 W 80th St, Overland Park, Kansas 66204, (913) 385-7539, https://www.facebook.com/plexibledesign/ ) does great custom plexiglass work.
Quote from: James Sterrett on December 08, 2017, 06:25:40 PM
Plexible Design (7520 W 80th St, Overland Park, Kansas 66204, (913) 385-7539, https://www.facebook.com/plexibledesign/ ) does great custom plexiglass work.
That's some nice work they have there!
School me: Is the reason for using plexiglass to cover paper maps so they stay put/don't get damaged? Or is there another reason?
It also keeps them flat so the creases don't complicate LOS.
Keeps em in place. Keeps em safe. That's pretty much it.
Quote from: Staggerwing on December 08, 2017, 06:42:48 PM
It also keeps them flat so the creases don't complicate LOS.
I think of that as part of keeping them in place.
Ok, makes sense. The way I avoid that problem now is having a map printed on board via a service like Print & Play (https://www.printplaygames.com/).
If I'm paying $50-60, i'd better not be printing anything.
Picked these up today.
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Quote from: mirth on December 08, 2017, 07:47:50 PM
If I'm paying $50-60, i'd better not be printing anything.
And you wanna call yourself a Groghead. (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarcentral.com%2Fpics%2Fshakehead.gif&hash=d6326b4159f7e626ec4cddc26ebf21b107565a04)
I'm not sure I made that claim.
RAF Battle of Britain
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:bd: :bd: :bd: :bd:
JD, how to you BoB? I've been tempted to buy it the last two years at WBC. Are you soloing it as the Brits?
I was under the impression that it is a solitaire game.
Quote from: Ubercat on December 09, 2017, 04:33:11 PM
JD, how to you BoB? I've been tempted to buy it the last two years at WBC. Are you soloing it as the Brits?
Its a solo game and I'm playing the Eagle campaign...Ze Germans
I seem to recall there being an expansion or update that allows opposed play or solo play as either side.
The version I have has solo for both side and rules to play 2 player. Great game.
Quote from: Barthheart on December 10, 2017, 12:01:03 AM
The version I have has solo for both side and rules to play 2 player. Great game.
+1
I own both the original and this new one. The original was a lot of fun to play, and so is the newer one. On top of that it gives you the 2-player option as well as a choice to solo as the Germans or Brits.
Quote from: Ubercat on December 09, 2017, 06:10:35 PM
I seem to recall there being an expansion or update that allows opposed play or solo play as either side.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 10, 2017, 12:28:33 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on December 10, 2017, 12:01:03 AM
The version I have has solo for both side and rules to play 2 player. Great game.
+1
I own both the original and this new one. The original was a lot of fun to play, and so is the newer one. On top of that it gives you the 2-player option as well as a choice to solo as the Germans or Brits.
What they said. The game is playable as Germans, British or 2 player - no expansion - straight out the box.
I'm playing the Germans (again) because I like the raid planning. I will (one day) play as the RAF - though I had heard someone say it was a duller affair.
New acquisitions
(https://i.imgur.com/MdiYAp8.jpg)
:bd:
Quote from: mirth on December 10, 2017, 10:18:48 AM
New acquisitions
(https://i.imgur.com/MdiYAp8.jpg)
Nice... I didn't the supplement... is it worth if I only have Poland?
It's free as a PDF so you can check it out and decide - https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=baf113cfb8dcd1cd&id=BAF113CFB8DCD1CD%2111206&lor=shortUrl (https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=baf113cfb8dcd1cd&id=BAF113CFB8DCD1CD%2111206&lor=shortUrl)
I'm not much of one for print-and-play so I picked it up for the extra counters (one and half sheets worth). I own all of the Next War games though so I know it will get used at some point.
Few pics from two games I played yesterday. First one was a 'Check Your Six!' Guadalcanal scenario. Second game was 'Spearhead' with an East Front '43 scenario:
(https://i.imgur.com/OJ2B6wk.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9ZSbp6n.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/EA2MQAG.jpg)
(https://imgur.com/I3JRleQ.jpg)
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What are you fighting? Fire elementals? :)
Nice pics.
Quote from: Barthheart on December 10, 2017, 10:41:35 AM
Quote from: mirth on December 10, 2017, 10:18:48 AM
New acquisitions
(https://i.imgur.com/MdiYAp8.jpg)
Nice... I didn't the supplement... is it worth if I only have Poland?
Next War series looks good but GMT wants a premium on a non-deluxe printing.
Quote from: Bison on December 10, 2017, 11:25:29 AM
What are you fighting? Fire elementals? :)
Heh. Yeah, the Russians had some unusual allies.
Those are the GM's fancy blast markers for the off board arty.
Ah makes sense.
I traded with a friend and got a copy of Tide of Iron (the original, not Next Wave), which is something I've wanted since I saw it at a convention in the mid-2000s. I saw the Stalingrad expansion for more than half off so I bought a copy...couldn't resist that one. Games are the salve that ease the pain!
You'll want to grab Fury of the Bear as well in order to get the most out of the Stalingrad set. A lot of the scenarios use components from both expansions.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 11, 2017, 08:36:27 AM
You'll want to grab Fury of the Bear as well in order to get the most out of the Stalingrad set. A lot of the scenarios use components from both expansions.
On my list, thanks. It's $59.95 on Amazon right now; the Stalingrad expansion was only $41. But that one is the next priority for TOI stuff.
You can get it for a paltry $42 CDN. That's like $1.50 in UD dollarydoos.
http://www.meeplemart.com/store/p/1903-Tide-Of-Iron-Fury-of-the-Bear.aspx (http://www.meeplemart.com/store/p/1903-Tide-Of-Iron-Fury-of-the-Bear.aspx)
Oh hell, that's a very good price!
Unfortunately my bandwidth is tapped out at the moment. I only have some potential in Amazon gift card credit right now.
I wanted to get the Fallout board game very much but it's a ridiculous $99.99 US on Amazon, whereas local gaming stores sell it for about $60. Fields of Fire is another one on my radar too. I didn't expect to get Tide of Iron but I'm looking forward to trying it out.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 12, 2017, 07:07:11 AM
http://www.meeplemart.com/store/p/1903-Tide-Of-Iron-Fury-of-the-Bear.aspx (http://www.meeplemart.com/store/p/1903-Tide-Of-Iron-Fury-of-the-Bear.aspx)
Edit: LOL, I checked to see what the shipping cost is for S&G, and it said "we are not currently shipping to your region." Racists! ;)
Can't find any threads in the forums re: Fields of Fire. Anyone play it?
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 12, 2017, 08:09:02 AM
Can't find any threads in the forums re: Fields of Fire. Anyone play it?
Another one on my "clipped but yet unplayed" list.
Time for an intervention. #:-)
...and clipping is half the battle!
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Some heroes don't wear capes. They clip counters.
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Bastogne, Standard Combat Series.
After mostly playing ASL this year, I'm looking forward to something simpler. When I was young, I remember playing AH's Bulge when I was home from school on Christmas break. It seemed sort of appropriate since the actual battle took place in December, and even though I lived in southern California, I tried to imagine what it would have been like to be fighting in the cold snow, or trying not to get killed on Christmas eve.
Anyway, back to Bastogne -- I have the Americans set up, but haven't set up the Germans yet since that involves actual thought. I'm going to be off work for two weeks starting this Friday, and might try to play a turn a day synched to the actual dates of the battle, although I'll be out of town for the first two turns, so I'll either play the first turn before I leave or play a couple of catch-up turns. I might even get ambitious and write an AAR as I go along.
One minor bummer -- I discovered that I'm missing a German counter. I've only played the game twice with a friend, and those were the mini-scenarios that didn't use that counter. Not the end of the world, and as I said in the previous paragraph, at least no one is trying to kill me on Christmas eve, so I can't get too upset.
^awesome
+10
Nice!
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 11, 2017, 08:36:27 AM
You'll want to grab Fury of the Bear as well in order to get the most out of the Stalingrad set. A lot of the scenarios use components from both expansions.
SDR, do you recommend any of the other expansions in particular? Really wanted the Russian Front stuff so I might eventually get Fury of the Bear first, but I'm wondering about Normandy and Days of the Fox. I assume they're just as good and it depends more on my taste?
Days of the Fox is the lightest. Not much in it compared to the others. Normandy adds a campaign and some new decks but it's mostly more of the same kind you get in the base game.
Got my mounted map boards for unconditional surrender today. I'm pretty stoked to play the game now.
Awesome O0
Quote from: Bison on December 13, 2017, 09:26:45 PM
Got my mounted map boards for unconditional surrender today. I'm pretty stoked to play the game now.
It's a great game. Very easy to play once you grok the combat system.
The video playthroughs I've watched have been pretty insightful about the game mechanics. First things first, however. I need to finish the Wilderness War campaign I've got raging across my table. All of Canada will be speaking French if the early game results are any indication of the outcome.
GAH! :timeout:
Quote from: Bison on December 14, 2017, 08:13:22 AM
All of Canada will be speaking French if the early game results are any indication of the outcome.
Excellente!
Quote from: mirth on December 14, 2017, 09:12:08 AM
Quote from: Bison on December 14, 2017, 08:13:22 AM
All of Canada will be speaking French if the early game results are any indication of the outcome.
Excellente!
The embarrassing part is that I'm commanding both armies have perfect information and cannot develop a plan to defeat the other side decisively! I should create a house rule authorizing the French and English player to trade strategy cards...
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 13, 2017, 09:24:30 PM
Days of the Fox is the lightest. Not much in it compared to the others. Normandy adds a campaign and some new decks but it's mostly more of the same kind you get in the base game.
Fair enough. I won't go down that rabbit hole until I know I really enjoy the game.
I did get Fury of the Bear. It was on sale on Amazon for about $53 for a while, then suddenly today it dropped to $31. I had a bit of Amazon credit left so I thought it would be silly to pass that up, especially since you recommended it.
I'm sure it took SDRs nudging to purchase a game. :)
Quote from: Bison on December 15, 2017, 10:12:56 PM
I'm sure it took SDRs nudging to purchase a game. :)
LOL - 1.2% SDR, 98.8% me
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 15, 2017, 10:31:17 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 15, 2017, 10:12:56 PM
I'm sure it took SDRs nudging to purchase a game. :)
LOL - 1.2% SDR, 98.8% me
Well, you did the math right at least
Quote from: mirth on December 15, 2017, 10:34:47 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 15, 2017, 10:31:17 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 15, 2017, 10:12:56 PM
I'm sure it took SDRs nudging to purchase a game. :)
LOL - 1.2% SDR, 98.8% me
Well, you did the math right at least
I also ran the math and it equaled one more game added to the unplayed but needs to be played eventually pile! :D
Quote from: Bison on December 15, 2017, 10:52:17 PM
Quote from: mirth on December 15, 2017, 10:34:47 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 15, 2017, 10:31:17 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 15, 2017, 10:12:56 PM
I'm sure it took SDRs nudging to purchase a game. :)
LOL - 1.2% SDR, 98.8% me
Well, you did the math right at least
I also ran the math and it equaled one more game added to the unplayed but needs to be played eventually pile! :D
That's advanced math.
'Show your work' type stuff.
Exactly
Hard core maths is what I do.
Better you than me
I have a lot of experience when it comes to adding just one more game to the to be played pile. Someday...someday will have played them all...unless I buy just one more game...
I've stopped doing the math on what I own versus what I will likely play in this lifetime.
Its for the best.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 15, 2017, 09:33:56 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 13, 2017, 09:24:30 PM
Days of the Fox is the lightest. Not much in it compared to the others. Normandy adds a campaign and some new decks but it's mostly more of the same kind you get in the base game.
Fair enough. I won't go down that rabbit hole until I know I really enjoy the game.
I did get Fury of the Bear. It was on sale on Amazon for about $53 for a while, then suddenly today it dropped to $31. I had a bit of Amazon credit left so I thought it would be silly to pass that up, especially since you recommended it.
I like the game quite a bit but it's heavy as hell to lug around and setup is a bit of a chore.
As that you selling all your X-Wing loot on Wargamer's Marketplace?
Quote from: mirth on December 15, 2017, 11:29:58 PM
I've stopped doing the math on what I own versus what I will likely play in this lifetime.
I quite like Budd's signature where he says he's in the wargaming middle ground, he's not buying every game he wants, just more than he needs :hug:
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 16, 2017, 12:39:02 AM
As that you selling all your X-Wing loot on Wargamer's Marketplace?
Yep, that's me. Already sold all the unopened stuff. The Feldherr MAXI case that's loaded to the brim is the next thing to go, I hope. I've had a couple of inquiries but no bites yet. I'd like to think 300 US is a fair price for all that stuff, unplayed and pretty much untouched (I hope, anyway), considering it's all about 400+ otherwise.
Quote from: mirth on December 15, 2017, 10:53:39 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 15, 2017, 10:52:17 PM
I also ran the math and it equaled one more game added to the unplayed but needs to be played eventually pile! :D
That's advanced math.
More like managerial accounting, which is rooted in the algebraic ratio of unicorns to leprechauns, but not as confusing as Advanced Squad Leader CRT calculations.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 16, 2017, 10:18:52 AM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 16, 2017, 12:39:02 AM
As that you selling all your X-Wing loot on Wargamer's Marketplace?
Yep, that's me. Already sold all the unopened stuff. The Feldherr MAXI case that's loaded to the brim is the next thing to go, I hope. I've had a couple of inquiries but no bites yet. I'd like to think 300 US is a fair price for all that stuff, unplayed and pretty much untouched (I hope, anyway), considering it's all about 400+ otherwise.
X wing not for you?
Not that it's not for me. I collected them fully intending to play, but just never got around to it. I ended up collecting one here, two there, over the years, and finally put the brakes on last year. Since I wasn't playing it I knew I'd need to try to sell it at some point so I left most of it untouched.
The game is brilliant and the minis are flippin' beautifully detailed. It's just not something I've managed to get into play-wise is all.
Yeah it's better to just go with wings of glory. :)
Quote from: Bison on December 16, 2017, 10:27:22 AM
Yeah it's better to just go with wings of glory. :)
%**@$, Bison. Not helping. :P
Quote from: Bison on December 16, 2017, 10:27:22 AM
Yeah it's better to just go with wings of glory. :)
Or Sails of Glory
And Armada.
Armada > I've heard it's being discontinued. It's another Star Wars rabbit hole I don't need to go down.
Sails of Glory > I've thought about it a time or two, but I'm not that much into that kind of thing.
I did, however, sell off some stuff and turned around and...
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I wanted to get Fallout but Mice and Mystics was a surprise.
I've seen Fallout for $100+ and then lately, $60 or so locally. The place I bought this is selling them for $47. (Amazon has it for $100 right now, lol. Should have bought a few more and sold them myself.)
M&M I've seen for ridiculous prices. One place wanted $74, which is a lot less than I've seen it priced at online. The same place selling Fallout for super cheap was selling it for $53.
Done and done. :)
Edit: YES NOT WARGAMES, I know.
I need to put in an order from some GMT counter trays. The danger of course is some game ends up in the cart at the same time.
I managed to get a copy of 'Rommel's War' by L2 Design. Should be here next week.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 16, 2017, 02:09:03 PM
Armada > I've heard it's being discontinued. It's another Star Wars rabbit hole I don't need to go down.
Sails of Glory > I've thought about it a time or two, but I'm not that much into that kind of thing.
Been rumours about Armada being discontinued for almost 2 years now. Even if it is, there's enough there now to make it replayable for a long, long time. Besides, the Star Destroyer minis are awesome!
Quote from: Bison on December 16, 2017, 02:31:30 PM
I need to put in an order from some GMT counter trays. The danger of course is some game ends up in the cart at the same time.
I have a ton of those counter trays for various games but I've discovered something that I think is better for larger wargames. Craft trays from Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Organizer-No-Spill-32Comp-13-7X8-6X1-Clear/22027056. Something like Red Winter or other games with lower unit counts are great for the GMT trays but when you get into monster war games like Case Blue or Last Blitzkrieg, I found the Walmart trays to be superior. Last Blitzkrieg fits in 2 trays, one for each side. Each division has it's own compartment and I even taped a picture of the division patch to each one. I threw all the step counters in a big ziplock bag.
All my ASL stuff fits in about 8 trays. How many GMT trays would that be?
The only downside is that they generally don't fit in the games box. How often are you going to travel with monster games anyway?
I'm going to go with something similar for combat commander and ASL once I get around to dealing with sorting that beast. I really want the trays for games were lower counter counts like Wilderness War, Normandy 44, ect...
Quote from: Ubercat on December 16, 2017, 04:21:51 PM
Quote from: Bison on December 16, 2017, 02:31:30 PM
I need to put in an order from some GMT counter trays. The danger of course is some game ends up in the cart at the same time.
I have a ton of those counter trays for various games but I've discovered something that I think is better for larger wargames. Craft trays from Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Organizer-No-Spill-32Comp-13-7X8-6X1-Clear/22027056 (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Organizer-No-Spill-32Comp-13-7X8-6X1-Clear/22027056). Something like Red Winter or other games with lower unit counts are great for the GMT trays but when you get into monster war games like Case Blue or Last Blitzkrieg, I found the Walmart trays to be superior. Last Blitzkrieg fits in 2 trays, one for each side. Each division has it's own compartment and I even taped a picture of the division patch to each one. I threw all the step counters in a big ziplock bag.
All my ASL stuff fits in about 8 trays. How many GMT trays would that be?
The only downside is that they generally don't fit in the games box. How often are you going to travel with monster games anyway?
You can get a Plano 3701 (slim case - better for digging out counters) for about the same price and the lid will lock iron shut. You also get 2 more partitions (34) than this one.
^I'm finding those trays are far superior to anything I've used in the past. The only caveat is that they may not fit all game boxes perfectly. I'm finding that I have about a quarter of an inch overflow when I try to put the game box cover on.
Michael's Crafts is also another great place to find these trays.
Received this yesterday afternoon. I'm hoping I like it so I can back the Pacific expansion next year.
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Quote from: bbmike on December 17, 2017, 09:28:23 AM
Received this yesterday afternoon. I'm hoping I like it so I can back the Pacific expansion next year.
Oh, you'll like it. It's a lot of fun. If you played the modern version you'll find this one superior. At least, IMO I think.
Memoir 44 Winter Wars battle. Basically, I'm a master tactician.
Just for a change, I'm spoilt for choice. I have a copy of long-lusted-after 'Rommel's War' by L2 Design and 'Liberty Roads' from Hexasim, still in the shrink, and sister game 'Victory Roads' on its way and due maybe tomorrow.
Quote from: bob48 on December 21, 2017, 03:15:12 PM
Just for a change, I'm spoilt for choice. I have a copy of long-lusted-after 'Rommel's War' by L2 Design and 'Liberty Roads' from Hexasim, still in the shrink, and sister game 'Victory Roads' on its way and due maybe tomorrow.
Amd I am so very jealous.
OH come now - you've added a fair few new games of late. I must admit, it was toss-up between Victory Roads and Holland '44.
Let's not make this about me and my game purchases.
;)
Bob, you can't really go wrong with Holland '44 either, at least if you enjoy more traditional hex and counter games. The rules of play left some corner cases open, but mister Simonitch keeps an active forum presence over at CSW and possibly elsewhere so most if it has been covered by now.
I still stand by my initial impression that the airborne landings are a tad too easy. Allied victory around turn 10 is certainly possible (the reported results thus far tend to be German victory or Allied victories around turn 10), but the Germans are not powerless. Their OOB (and defensive line) is wafer thin though, so there all that many counters on the board and turns can be completed fairly quickly.
I've been working on a review for a while, completion of which has been delayed twice thus far, but it should be up next week.
Are the landings randomized or permanent/always in the same location?
The first turn landings are always in the same location. You roll 1D6 to see how the landing goes, 1-4: fine, 5: Scattered, 6-7 Scattered + step loss, 8+ Scattered + 2 step losses (this can kill some units). Scattered means units attack at half strength and can only move 2 hexes using Tactical Movement, it's removed at the end of the Allied turn. The step loss becomes a Returnee step that can be returned at a rate of 1 per turn starting the turn after it is earned/they are earned. An S-2 result only results in 1 returnee step, the other one is seen as an actual loss.
At the start of the AM turn for each day, you roll for the weather for the AM and PM turn. DRM of -1 for day 2 and +2 for day 3. You can get none, four or eight airborne landing points (1 unit=1 point regardless of size) and are limited to one landing per day, regardless of the weather. This can lead to some tricky decision making, as you might have to choose between immediate reinforcements this turn or more reinforcements next turn. In addition, the 1st Polish Airborne Brigade can't land until all turn 3 reinforcements have landed.
There are die roll modifiers for landing on non-clear hexes (+1 for polder, +4 woods and towns) or landing in contested (enemy ZOC) or enemy occupied hexes. Glider infantry and airborne artillery can only land on clear hexes. You can't land on city or marsh hexes.
Starting on turn 3, you can land on the designated drop zone/landing zone or the adjacent hex, if the unit type can land there. The first waves tend to be mostly para, the reinforcements mostly glider which means the German player only needs to put a ZOC on a handful of hexes to make a landing more risky. I rolled 5,5,5,6 on reinforcements for 101st Airborne which hurt three glider units and killed one due to a +2 contested DRM.
Starting on turn 6, you can land on or adjacent to any drop zone/landing zone of the parent division if terrain permits. The Polish can land at their own drop zones, or the 1st Airborne drop zone/landing zones.
Starting on turn 9, you can land on or adjacent to any drop zone/landing zone of any division.
Variability comes from the weather and which hex you pick for the jump/landing. It's simple on paper, but requires planning in advance for the Allied player as airborne landings happen before movement. Example: if the German player moves units in such a way that there's an EZOC on a landing hex that you want to land on during turn 3, you can't remove that EZOC prior to landing. Landings can be postponed without penalty, but any remaining airborne landing points are never moved over to a different (part of the) day. Use 'em or lose 'em.
Thanks for explaining that, ComradeP.
I thought I'd heard there was alternate set-up rules?
I have the game coming...today, hopefully. Regardless it should be a lot of fun.
In addition: the drop zones/landing zones are planned or historical. The difference between the two is primarily the flexibility to pick a drop zone/landing zone later on and one battalion from the 101st having its historical inaccurate drop at Heeswijk instead of Veghel. It doesn't necessarily suffer the historically poor landing, that's up to a roll.
On turn 1, you roll 1D6 per drop zone/landing zone, which means the American landings can still be rough as the British make a concentrated drop on 3 hexes and the Americans need 6 for the 82nd Airborne and 5 for the 101st. On other turns you roll 1D6 per unit.
I'm not aware of any alternate setups for Holland '44, this seems to be one of the most if not the most historical game of the "series" thus far in terms of setup options. No alternate reinforcements or entry areas, aside from those that open up during the game. Regardless of where the frontline is, the entry areas remain predominantly German aside from two areas directly adjacent to the southern map edge (this represents the, slow, advance on the flanks).
Thanks for the info, ComradeP - its a game which is firmly on my 'want' list.
There are a variety of player-created aid cards over at CSW in the Holland '44 topic, those might help you with learning how the system works and as a reference of course. I find myself checking the Rules of Play from time to time for specific rulings, but most of the rules are easy to grasp and remember.
Quote from: ComradeP on December 22, 2017, 01:46:14 PM
There are a variety of player-created aid cards over at CSW in the Holland '44 topic, those might help you with learning how the system works and as a reference of course. I find myself checking the Rules of Play from time to time for specific rulings, but most of the rules are easy to grasp and remember.
O0
Christmas present
(https://i.imgur.com/PD2Pt3B.jpg)
I've been looking at that one too mirth, but don't know if it's my cup of tea.
Any impressions would be greatly appreciated.
Quote from: ComradeP on December 28, 2017, 02:15:01 AM
I've been looking at that one too mirth, but don't know if it's my cup of tea.
Any impressions would be greatly appreciated.
I'm going to try to play it in the next week or so and I'll let you know what I think. It's the same system as Dawn's Early Light, a game I very much enjoy. Simple to learn and fast-playing, but still very enjoyable.
1960: The Making of the President (GMT) just arrived at my door, thus ends my 2017 run of board game acquisitions.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 31, 2017, 02:20:49 PM
1960: The Making of the President (GMT) just arrived at my door, thus ends my 2017 run of board game acquisitions.
you've still got a few hours to get over to the FLGS
I was spoiled over Christmas by the family. Several games including Washington's War, Arquebus: Men of Iron, and American Insurrection: Liberty or Death, a pair of proper counter picking up and moving tweezers, and a 2mm Oregon Clipper.
Quote from: Bison on December 31, 2017, 06:26:46 PM
I was spoiled over Christmas by the family. Several games including Washington's War, Arquebus: Men of Iron, and American Insurrection: Liberty or Death, a pair of proper counter picking up and moving tweezers, and a 2mm Oregon Clipper.
Welcome to the OL clipper club!!!
Thanks. I'm just trying to decide which game to turn into my learning experiment. I'm leaning toward Clash of Giants: Civil War...poor Union and Confederate counters are potentially about to be annihilated.
Round those suckers!
So should I keep my fuzzy counter corners to mail to Barth for proper disposal?
Quote from: Bison on December 31, 2017, 06:48:42 PM
So should I keep my fuzzy counter corners to mail to Barth for proper disposal?
I like to bag them and send him a pic. It's like counting coup.
Happy New Year jerkfaces. Off to drink and carouse. Smell you all after midnight.
Quote from: Gusington on December 31, 2017, 07:03:14 PM
Happy New Year jerkfaces. Off to drink and carouse. Smell you all after midnight.
Ok...so what game is on your table tonight, ya drunk?
Apparently some sort of scratch n sniff game
Beware the finger.
Truth
I'm in trouble. I've just clipped 1/2 of Wilderness War and the whole process, besides creating a beautifully rounded-corner counter, is a highly addictive and relaxing process.
Have Aveeno close by. Your hand will ache more than when you were 13 and alone at home with dad's Playboy collection.
I fear the thought of clipping a game with a ton of counters like Combat Commander or ASL...
I tried it with Carrier and its 800+ counters.
But you're correct, there's something relaxing about clipping while having some comfort movie on. I just gotta pay attention because sometimes the clip doesn't come out right.
Quote from: Bison on December 31, 2017, 08:08:56 PM
I'm in trouble. I've just clipped 1/2 of Wilderness War and the whole process, besides creating a beautifully rounded-corner counter, is a highly addictive and relaxing process.
One of us....
Another soul lost..... :'(
What plays in Barth's mind every time he reads one of these posts...
Ya go at that right.
Oh and Sarah is what! :dreamer:
Well, I finished up Wilderness War. Clipped the counters, organized them into a counter tray, and still managed to get everything including sleeved cards into the box.
Next up? I'm going to put more stickers on blocks to finish the British army in C&C.
Yes. I'm old and lead a wonderfully boring life on New Year's Eve. :D
Quote from: mirth on December 31, 2017, 07:06:59 PM
Apparently some sort of scratch n sniff game
I read thus as "scotch and sniff."
Holy crap. Who would have guessed that putting stickers on wooden blocks could be so exhausting? Next up the French army and then the Portuguese. Someday I'll actually play the damned game!
One day, I'll understand the need for clipping counters. Today is not that day.
\m/
<== Currently clipping the ship counters for WS&IM, 1975 AH edition.
I am wondering if I've gone too far.
Quote from: Cyrano on January 01, 2018, 02:00:46 PM
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I am wondering if I've gone too far.
If you're wondering, you've gone too far....
Quote from: Barthheart on January 01, 2018, 02:03:16 PM
Quote from: Cyrano on January 01, 2018, 02:00:46 PM
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I am wondering if I've gone too far.
If you're wondering, you've gone too far....
Barth the first step of enabling is encouraging people to continue doing what they are doing.
Cyrano, I think its great that you've undertaken this momentous task. Did Patton wonder if he drove the 3rd Army too far too fast? Did Napoleon wonder if a little Russian winter weather should deter his ambition? I recommend that you continue on the path of clipping enlightenment assured that you are creating artistic beauty.
I counted out forty blue blocks..that process ended my stickering ambitions for the night and 2017.
Thank you Bison. I am now far more serene. And sure.
And my wife stickers my blocks. That is not a euphemism. That would be a weird euphemism.
(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/500x/59735452/i-bet-she-does.jpg)
Choices, choices. I could start the process of stickering the French army or I could punch and clip counters for Unconditional Surrender.
Of course, GMT should have shipped Unconditional Surrender in a 3" deep box because there is no way I'm getting a counter organizer and the new map boards to fit in the box. The map boards are a beautiful work of art but basically fill the box on their own.
Quote from: trailrunner on December 13, 2017, 04:04:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/XILNGSp.jpg)
Bastogne, Standard Combat Series.
After mostly playing ASL this year, I'm looking forward to something simpler. When I was young, I remember playing AH's Bulge when I was home from school on Christmas break. It seemed sort of appropriate since the actual battle took place in December, and even though I lived in southern California, I tried to imagine what it would have been like to be fighting in the cold snow, or trying not to get killed on Christmas eve.
Anyway, back to Bastogne -- I have the Americans set up, but haven't set up the Germans yet since that involves actual thought. I'm going to be off work for two weeks starting this Friday, and might try to play a turn a day synched to the actual dates of the battle, although I'll be out of town for the first two turns, so I'll either play the first turn before I leave or play a couple of catch-up turns. I might even get ambitious and write an AAR as I go along.
One minor bummer -- I discovered that I'm missing a German counter. I've only played the game twice with a friend, and those were the mini-scenarios that didn't use that counter. Not the end of the world, and as I said in the previous paragraph, at least no one is trying to kill me on Christmas eve, so I can't get too upset.
I finished the game this evening (sorry, no pictures). Despite being off of work for the last two weeks, I didn't achieve my goal of playing the game in real time (one turn per day between 18 and 27 December). I actually got real busy over the holidays, but no complaints.
The Germans managed a minor victory by taking part of Bastogne and holding it for several turns. The Germans could have played more aggressively and probably achieved a major victory, but it would have been risky. Instead, they decided to consolidate their forces and protect their gain at Bastogne. The Abrams task force entered early, which I thought might save the day for the Americans, but the counter attack fizzled because of the earlier German decision to play it safe and fortify Bastogne.
That looks really cool TR. I really need to get over my dislike of MMP rulebooks.
I just ordered the Tsushima set from Topside Minis
http://topsideminis.com/product/tsushima-11800-scale/
I also want to give props to Wargames Vault. I ordered several rules related products to use with the Tsushima ships. Where I could, I ordered printed copies in addition to PDFs. On one item, I forgot to include the PDF. When you order both versions, it saves you a couple bucks over ordering them separately. I emailed their CS about adding it to my order. A few minutes later they had added it to my account gratis (I would have gladly paid).
Excellent CS on their part. I've ordered a number of things from them in the past year and have been very pleased. The printed books are B&W, but they are nicely done and worth the cost imo.
Bison, what's your beef with MMP rulebooks?
Quote from: ComradeP on January 02, 2018, 01:27:43 PM
Bison, what's your beef with MMP rulebooks?
Mostly I've just become accustomed to the GMT method. Rulebook and play/scenario book with a nice extended gameplay example. So nothing, in particular, I'm just not enamored with the organization and presentation of MMP rulebooks.
Despite events, I'm trying to distract myself by having a go at one of the smaller scenarios from 'Victory Roads'. I have to say, I very much like this system (I acquired Liberty Roads at the same time) and the components are excellent quality. The counters are a work of art!
Quote from: bob48 on January 03, 2018, 04:32:52 PM
Despite events, I'm trying to distract myself by having a go at one of the smaller scenarios from 'Victory Roads'. I have to say, I very much like this system (I acquired Liberty Roads at the same time) and the components are excellent quality. The counters are a work of art!
Nice O0
Quote from: bob48 on January 03, 2018, 04:32:52 PM
Despite events, I'm trying to distract myself by having a go at one of the smaller scenarios from 'Victory Roads'. I have to say, I very much like this system (I acquired Liberty Roads at the same time) and the components are excellent quality. The counters are a work of art!
Very cool. I broke out the maps for Unconditional Surrender last night to play the first learning scenario, but my table is too narrow. >:( I'm going to be forced into building my table topper sooner rather than later I guess.
You would like these Hexasim games, Bison - I guarantee it >:D
Ah the old encouraging me to spend money trick, eh? I like it.
Would I do a thing like that? ::)
Hopefully I will actually have some time to read some rules and play something this weekend.
Played a two-player game of Blood Rage this evening. The game is a lot of fun with four or five players, but with two players it's just meh.
Punching counters for Clash of Giants: Civil War last night made me regret not have my exacto knife, but very happy I have the new clippers. I thought I'd ripped a few of the backs of the counters punching them from the sheet.
Played a massive 4-player, 800 pt battle of Star Wars Armada today. Two of us were hoping to get two new guys interested in the game. I think we may have been a little over ambitious and threw them in the deep end right off the bat. Still, it was an interesting game and it was nice to see so many ships out on the table all at once.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4737/39509472831_97b5cee55c_h.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4641/25638993568_08e547fc23_h.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/UdnXkMq.jpg)
I played Rifles in the Ardennes, which is a light, solo game. According to the publisher, it's supposed to take 60-120 minutes to complete a game, but I think 30 minutes is more realistic.
I didn't care much for the game. The rules need a good editing, and there are a few inconsistencies or holes. Most are easy to figure out or to come up with a house rule, but for such a simple game I would have hoped that everything was pretty tight. The game is available as a PnP, but I bought the ziplock version. The components are pretty nice, with large, thick, glossy counters, but I had a helluva time getting the counters loose from the sprue. I spent a lot of time with an x-acto knife and wound up mangling some counters.
The game itself is pretty simple -- move up and down the stripes, with a relatively simple combat system:1d6 plus combat factor plus modifiers is compared to defender's target number. Units that take damage first get suppressed, and if they take damage again before recovering, they are eliminated. The AI for the defenders is pretty simple. You can be either the Germans, Americans, or Russians, and the AI can be any side (even Russians vs Americans), but there isn't that much difference between the forces. And the game in no way represents any battle in the Ardennes -- it's just a generic WW2 squad-level game. Some of the youtubers compared it to Fields of Fire, but I've never played that game.
I've been playing a lot of ASL lately. I knew Rifles was a simpler game, but it was still a big downshift. Whenever I moved my Russian group with impunity, I kept thinking they should be taking DFF and getting creamed. In the game I played today, I didn't have too many though decisions, and the Russians won Mission 2 handily. Maybe they just got a bunch of lucky rolls? I haven't played the game enough to know. One good thing about the game is that the setup has randomness in the setup, which may add variety and replayability.
These guys need better minis :P
https://twitter.com/_6RIFLES/status/952201730879578113
^No, that's exactly how Command Post Wargaming at Origins should be!
"Flick 'me Up" as CPX tool.
Let it be so...
Tsushima ships from Topside Minis
(https://imgur.com/yQ6b3Pr.jpg)
And Pre-Dreadnought era rules to go with them
(https://imgur.com/TTG0vG9.jpg)
I'll be very interested to know how that plays. Its a fascinating period.
Finally received a couple of holiday sale purchases.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarcentral.com%2Fpics%2Ffodcv.jpg&hash=b0207cf8a45d830b32b932ce29884e17d20c7ea2)
You got FoD!
^Now if I can remember what my Origins teacher taught me about it. :P
Don't worry. You'll be running at Origins in 2018 ;)
Hey, bbmike, let me know how the Civ board game plays out. That one was on my list for a while but it didn't quite make the cut.
Quote from: mirth on January 14, 2018, 07:14:13 PM
Don't worry. You'll be running at Origins in 2018 ;)
I can run get you drinks and sandwiches while you work the tables! :buck2:
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 14, 2018, 07:31:50 PM
Hey, bbmike, let me know how the Civ board game plays out. That one was on my list for a while but it didn't quite make the cut.
Will do. It gets good reviews!
Quote from: bbmike on January 14, 2018, 08:19:03 PM
Quote from: mirth on January 14, 2018, 07:14:13 PM
Don't worry. You'll be running at Origins in 2018 ;)
I can run get you drinks and sandwiches while you work the tables! :buck2:
That's the attitude that makes it tempting to return in 2018 ;)
Quote from: bbmike on January 14, 2018, 08:19:48 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 14, 2018, 07:31:50 PM
Hey, bbmike, let me know how the Civ board game plays out. That one was on my list for a while but it didn't quite make the cut.
Will do. It gets good reviews!
I almost bought it a few weeks ago, but then I saw Mice & Mystics for ungodly cheap so Civ got kicked to the curb.
Looks like a fun scenario. I didn't realize when I chose it that there were no vehicles and no guns (ASL speak for things requiring a to-hit).
(https://i.imgur.com/LxdyWwf.jpg)
Hisssssssssssss
Can't seem to pull myself (or my daughter) away from this
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4759/38883434345_08ba1c8c5f_h.jpg)
Quote from: JudgeDredd on January 19, 2018, 12:47:57 PM
Can't seem to pull myself (or my daughter) away from this
That's value, mang! :bd:
Paint those minis! Or at least wash the details.
And clip your counters!
All the counters are already rounded... dink. :P
Quote from: Barthheart on January 19, 2018, 01:53:29 PM
Paint those minis! Or at least wash the details.
Painting those minis is going to take sooooooo much time
The latest version, including expansions, just showed up.
Gonna be some solitaire wholesomeness soon. :coolsmiley:
(https://s10.postimg.org/3zbx5nxq1/Ranger_bg1.jpg)
Cherish it - that might be the last version to roll off the press since Bill passed away.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 23, 2018, 05:42:01 PM
Cherish it - that might be the last version to roll off the press since Bill passed away.
That's why it went to the top of my shopping list. :-[
Yeah, I think I'm going to hold on to mine for the time being. I'd LIKE to learn how to play it because it's so different.
Just arrived today;
http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_SHE.html
Quote from: bob48 on January 24, 2018, 10:10:52 AM
Just arrived today;
http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_SHE.html
Nice, bob! You'll have to let us know what you think after you've given it a go a few times. O0
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 24, 2018, 10:23:38 AM
Quote from: bob48 on January 24, 2018, 10:10:52 AM
Just arrived today;
http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_SHE.html
Nice, bob! You'll have to let us know what you think after you've given it a go a few times. O0
Review! Pics!
I first need to sort out a photo hosting site since I stopped using PB.
Just attach them directly to your posts with the +Attachments and other options thingy at the bottom...
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I must be out of date then, as I thought that we had to use a hosting site?
There's a few threads in the forums about recommended photo hosting sites. You can attach directly as Barth mentions, or select any hosting site you wish. I use tinypic.com for AAR hosting and such.
Oh. OK, thanks.
Took me a bit to find the thread, sorry for the delay:
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=20849.0
Thanks, BC. I do remember reading it at the time now I see it again.
Quote from: bob48 on January 24, 2018, 11:54:56 AM
I must be out of date then, as I thought that we had to use a hosting site?
You don't
have to, but lots of people do. After the PhotoBucket debacle I've started just attaching them to my posts.
It's more user friendly to embed the images in the posts. Most of the time, I don't bother with attached images as they want to be opened on my computer.
Ah, but then you can embed the photos that are attached. Here's some examples: http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=20828.0
Quote from: Barthheart on January 24, 2018, 02:21:21 PM
Ah, but then you can embed the photos that are attached. Here's some examples: http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=20828.0
Not many people who attach their images seem to do that, but it is nice that you do.
If you're doing a long-form AAR, isn't that the only option - to embed images hosted on another site?
I thought attaching them to your posts here means they go to the bottom of your post.
Look at the example I linked.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 24, 2018, 04:26:54 PM
If you're doing a long-form AAR, isn't that the only option - to embed images hosted on another site?
I thought attaching them to your posts here means they go to the bottom of your post.
They do, but they also generate a link you can then embed. From Barth's example:
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=20828.0;attach=11663;image
Maybe storage space isn't an issue, but if everyone attached the images instead of linking to them I would think that would take up space and maybe even slow the web server a bit?
Quote from: Barthheart on January 24, 2018, 04:28:03 PM
Look at the example I linked.
I did. Read what I said. :P
"long form" meaning, long AAR post with images interspersed throughout. Like my D&D AARs.
Unless I'm totally missing something, because that link just shows one image per post? Could be I'm just ignorant.
Quote from: bbmike on January 24, 2018, 04:35:47 PM
Maybe storage space isn't an issue, but if everyone attached the images instead of linking to them I would think that would take up space and maybe even slow the web server a bit?
And that is why I seemed to remember that we had been requested, back in the early days of Grogs, to use hosting sites like FB.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 24, 2018, 04:38:28 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on January 24, 2018, 04:28:03 PM
Look at the example I linked.
I did. Read what I said. :P
"long form" meaning, long AAR post with images interspersed throughout. Like my D&D AARs.
Unless I'm totally missing something, because that link just shows one image per post? Could be I'm just ignorant.
Sigh.... fine look at this example then: http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=19134.0
Thanks, Barth. I didn't recall that AAR being embedded like that. I appreciate it.
Quote from: bbmike on January 24, 2018, 04:35:47 PM
Maybe storage space isn't an issue, but if everyone attached the images instead of linking to them I would think that would take up space and maybe even slow the web server a bit?
Could be a storage issue. Not sure about performance issues. Takes time for the page to load the files regardless of where they are stored. I guess there could be problems if you can attach massive images to the posts. I haven't looked to closely at the limits on attachments here. Most of the image hosting sites seem to automatically optimize the images as you upload them.
I imagine performance might be lessened from the site here calling the URLs from image hosting sites? Maybe not that big a deal, but if there's a lot of users online at the same time, perhaps? I'm curious.
Usually I upload them as is/large-sized, then change their size in the tag in the post if necessary.
Game of Thrones: The Board Game
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Map overview
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Player aid card
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 25, 2018, 07:02:49 AM
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Usually I upload them as is/large-sized, then change their size in the tag in the post if necessary.
I do the same with my pics, usually fairly large upload and resize in the tag.
I didn't come up with this either. I noticed that Airboy was using this technique in his AARs. http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=18129.0
If told not to do it I'll stop but I've not read anything on the site that suggests it's a bad thing.
Quote from: W8taminute on January 25, 2018, 08:02:00 AM
Game of Thrones: The Board Game
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Not a fan of Game of Thrones but that still looks pretty cool.
Quote from: W8taminute on January 25, 2018, 08:02:00 AM
Game of Thrones: The Board Game
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Map overview
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Player aid card
About halfway through season 6! O0 How do you like the board game?
Quote from: mirth on January 25, 2018, 06:59:04 AMNot sure about performance issues.
leave it to Mirth to worry about 'performance issues'
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Quote from: Barthheart on January 25, 2018, 08:27:10 AM
Not a fan of Game of Thrones but that still looks pretty cool.
Yeah and it's actually not that bad gameplay wise.
Quote from: bbmike on January 25, 2018, 08:32:55 AM
About halfway through season 6! O0 How do you like the board game?
Season 6 is awesome. I finished binge watching the entire series a few months ago. Can't wait for Season 8!
The board game is actually pretty fun to play solo. It's not overly complex but it's definitely not simple either. The hard part playing solo is that you know what orders everyone will secretly play because you have to do the preplanning for every house yourself. I imagine that with human opponents this game could be a good gateway game for friends who are not sure about board gaming.
But as far as solo play is concerned, I'm having fun. Really easy to get into and keep a rhythm going. I find that when I play wargames I can only take so much before my brain gets fried. (Yeah I'm getting old).
^Yeah, I'm close to wrapping up binge watching it. Great stuff!
Good to know solo play is fun. That's probably the only way I would play it. O0
Quote from: Barthheart on January 25, 2018, 08:25:50 AM
If told not to do it I'll stop but I've not read anything on the site that suggests it's a bad thing.
We're gonna overload the budget server GH is hosted on...LOL. ;)
Quote from: Barthheart on January 25, 2018, 08:25:50 AM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 25, 2018, 07:02:49 AM
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Usually I upload them as is/large-sized, then change their size in the tag in the post if necessary.
I do the same with my pics, usually fairly large upload and resize in the tag.
I didn't come up with this either. I noticed that Airboy was using this technique in his AARs. http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=18129.0
If told not to do it I'll stop but I've not read anything on the site that suggests it's a bad thing.
It's a nice service for sure. I lost several of my AARs first with DropBox personal changing its Public folder policies, then Photobucket going all anal with their policies. So very happy to continue attach screenshots here, until told not to, of course.
Just arrived today. :)
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Quote from: Barthheart on January 24, 2018, 11:38:41 AM
Just attach them directly to your posts with the +Attachments and other options thingy at the bottom...
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I must be a Luddite 'cause I can't get the bl**dy thing to work :pullhair:
Quote from: bbmike on January 26, 2018, 05:31:35 PM
Just arrived today. :)
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I read GMT's notes on their next Expansion reprint for it.
Apparently they had included a set of thicker counter replacements for the earlier print runs of the core game. Since the expansion has counters of different thickness. But they're not including those replacements in the new Expansion print run.
Having an earlier print run of the core game, if I were to pick up the new run Expansion, my counters would be different thicknesses. :pullhair: Doesn't entice me to pick up the xpac.
In The Trenches;Dough Boys.
OK, so how do I change the image size, please?
Quote from: bob48 on January 27, 2018, 06:28:32 AM
In The Trenches;Dough Boys.
OK, so how do I change the image size, please?
I believe there's no other way but resizing the image (or a copy of it) before attaching it here.
Quote from: bob48 on January 27, 2018, 06:28:32 AM
In The Trenches;Dough Boys.
OK, so how do I change the image size, please?
Ok so now that the photo is attached, view your post like anyone else would and click on the photo. It will appear huge! Right click on the huge photo and copy. Now edit yer post and put in the regular image link stuff and save yer post. That should work.... although my Win10 no longer copies picture links by using the copy function for some reason so I have to open the page with IE11...
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This is the large image with a width of 900px applied to it. The forum code looks like this:
{img width=900]http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=13.0;attach=12391;image[/img}
Just replace the { } with [ ] and it will be renedered as an image instead of as code.
You can't resize the attachment in the post window but you can do as Barth suggested and copy actual the url of your attachment and then past it into the body of your post as a link using the img/img tags. If it show up YUGE in preview then you can edit the leading image tag itself from [img] to [img width=xxx] where xxx is the pixel size across. 400 to 800 is a good place to start, then adjust as needed.
EDIT: as Mirth just did...
Quote from: Nefaro on January 26, 2018, 09:07:11 PM
I read GMT's notes on their next Expansion reprint for it.
Apparently they had included a set of thicker counter replacements for the earlier print runs of the core game. Since the expansion has counters of different thickness. But they're not including those replacements in the new Expansion print run.
Having an earlier print run of the core game, if I were to pick up the new run Expansion, my counters would be different thicknesses. :pullhair: Doesn't entice me to pick up the xpac.
Good to know. I think there was a
Grogcast that discussed this very thing- was it good or bad that reprints/add-ons/expansions improved component quality but were different from the original ones.
Thanks guys - I'll give it a go.
Is your game a...goer, eh? Nudge nudge, he asked him knowingly!
I finally found that picture I'd been looking for of the divisional-level Panzer Leader game from Origins. It was 2009...
^If John Tiller did board games...
I won't be impressed until they do a re-creation of the Battle of Kursk via Squad Leader. :buck2:
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 27, 2018, 09:31:30 PM
I finally found that picture I'd been looking for of the divisional-level Panzer Leader game from Origins. It was 2009...
That's, what, four PL boxes on that table? I cried a little.
Quote from: Crossroads on January 28, 2018, 02:23:22 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 27, 2018, 09:31:30 PM
I finally found that picture I'd been looking for of the divisional-level Panzer Leader game from Origins. It was 2009...
That's, what, four PL boxes on that table? I cried a little.
There's a couple hundred home-made counters to go w/ the home-printed river across the back, which the player on the left had to cross as a part of the early scenario just to get on the map
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 27, 2018, 10:23:34 PM
I won't be impressed until they do a re-creation of the Battle of Kursk via Squad Leader. :buck2:
Would you settle for ASL doing just the Prokorovkha part? http://www.vftt.co.uk/files/tactiques-stalnie-prostori-cg.pdf (http://www.vftt.co.uk/files/tactiques-stalnie-prostori-cg.pdf)
In my first ASL tournament, I lost my last game to the translator, Alain Chabot.
I'm not surprised at all. That's awesome and worrying at the same time. ;D
@staggerwing: That photograph is why Panzer Battles is sexy...to some...like me. It's PB/PL -- same scale -- and you can do the entire freaking Normandy invasion. Not that I have. Yet.
@Uberhaus: I am backing slowly away from that looking for an exit and a weapon.
Space Empires 4x on the table right now, but with the Civ6 expansion out I don't know when I'll get to start. And note that I had to use my Federation Commander board. The one that comes with SE4x is too big for my wee gaming table. :(
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^nice O0
Quote from: Cyrano on January 31, 2018, 12:12:00 PM
@staggerwing: That photograph is why Panzer Battles is sexy...to some...like me. It's PB/PL -- same scale -- and you can do the entire freaking Normandy invasion. Not that I have. Yet.
@Uberhaus: I am backing slowly away from that looking for an exit and a weapon.
I just began a JTCS West Front PBEM 3x3 battle on V Panzerarmee at Bulge. The map, with 250m hexes, is 300 x 200 hexes, that's 60 000 hexes to maneuver in.
The designer had divided the map to three historical operational areas, with Unpassable hexes running diagonally, separating the areas from one another. He's allowed the historical roads to cross over these boundaries however, so, at stages, it is possible to agree to move a certain formation from one sector to another.
It is on, I've got the northern most sector, with 2d Volksgrenadier D. leading the line, and Fuhrer Begleiter D. as reserves, arriving later.
How these works is that the three players on each side agree on a save-game password, then the first player does his part, saves, passes on to second, rinse and repeat, and the third player finally ends the turn and sends over. To have an addtional roleplaying factor, we agreed on a C-in-C who gets to decide who gets what available generic assets, so for instance it is entirely possible should there be an opportunity elsewhere I'd need to pass over Fuhrer Begleiter to central sector, say.
at 94 turns as whole, this will likely take well over a year to complete. St Vith here I come... :uglystupid2:
Just arrived today - so, on the table but still in the box, if you know what I mean,
'Last Eagles - Ligny 1815' from Hexasim.
^ Better'n an evening toddy to put one to sleep, eh? ;)
Absolutely.
GLOOMHAVEN
https://kriegsspieler.blogspot.com/2018/02/another-door.html (https://kriegsspieler.blogspot.com/2018/02/another-door.html)
You, sir, suck. :P
I'm just jealous, that's all. Especially after your numerous Facebook posts and the GC I edited a couple of days ago, ha. :(
That game does look pretty awesome but in all honesty I have no room for it anyway.
Spending the rainy afternoon upstairs.
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O0
Not on my table, but pretty cool
https://twitter.com/StrangerHQ/status/968941277549965312
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Playe a game of Kemet this evening. I'm a big fan of the Matagot trilogy of games - Kemet, Cyclades, and Inis.
I have Mice & Mystics on my table right now and am having a lot of fun with it.
Just arrived!
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Quote from: bbmike on March 09, 2018, 06:59:09 PM
Just arrived!
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Hrmm..
Have had that on my wishlist for awhile now. Keep getting fenced for a couple reasons so maybe I should just live it, vicariously, through others instead.
if you play the full-length 8-hour campaign game, make sure you pick the Indians. I've never, ever seen them lose the full-length scenario.
It must be God's justice shining through. They were innocent victims all the way, and deserved to defeat the white man.
I though God was on the side of the Big Battalions.
As somebody told me when I was just a wee little boy, God told the Indians that if they danced for him, he would ensure that they would defeat their enemies and keep control of their lands. I remember thinking " Gee, what a lying asshole god was."
yeah, well... in Liberty or Death, the Indians have control over a lot of the western frontier provinces, where there is absolutely no reason for any of the other combatants to go, other than to poke the Indians.
The French aren't even in the game until it's too late to do anything.
The Colonials aren't strong enough to poke the Indians and still run from the British.
The British have no reason to pick a fight with their nominal allies.
So the Indians set up in the frontier, build a crapload of villages, and everyone finally realizes what Custer realized ("Holy crap! That's a lot of Indians!") there's too many of them to put much of a dent in their head start of villages.
Note that this really only applies if you're playing the full-length game. Shorter games and the Indians don't have enough time to build all those villages, and the Colonials are a little stronger at the start and can afford to bleed off some strength to chase around Indians.
^I'm assuming you are talking about multiplayer and not solo? I'll have to check out what BGG says about it. If nothing else I'm sure someone has already houseruled a way around it. Not sure when I'll get it to table but it will be solo when I do.
Quote from: bbmike on March 10, 2018, 08:46:24 AM
^I'm assuming you are talking about multiplayer and not solo? I'll have to check out what BGG says about it. If nothing else I'm sure someone has already houseruled a way around it. Not sure when I'll get it to table but it will be solo when I do.
multiplayer, not solo
Fortunately, Andean Abyss and FitL seem to be much better balanced than that! They're the only two COIN games that I've played.
Quote from: Ubercat on March 10, 2018, 09:53:29 AM
Fortunately, Andean Abyss and FitL seem to be much better balanced than that! They're the only two COIN games that I've played.
LoD is pretty balanced in any scenario except the long one. And the long one is only unbalanced if you have an Indian player content to stay out of the fray and just reinforce/build on the frontier and cede the coast to everyone else.
Last night's group game. Play test of a WWI night trench raid game done in 28mm and using Operation Squad for rules.
Custom table built by my buddy Wayne, who will be running the game at Huzzah! (http://mhwa.info/huzzahcon) (our local Con).
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German assault troops. Since this is a night action, Wayne painted the figs and terrain in shades of gray. Creates a very cool effect.
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Low angle shot of the table looking through the wire toward the trench line. Wayne did an amazing job on the table.
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As you may have noticed in the other pics, my camera lens has a scratch that blurs part of the pic. Worked out pretty well for this pic though as it makes it look like the battlefield is covered by smoke or fog.
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German troops approaching the wire (didn't actually cross here. There were three gaps in the wire where the Germans could cross).
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Later in the game with the Germans assaulting a portion of the British held trenches. The British had the advantage of cover, but the Germans were trained trench fighters, liberally equipped with grenades and gear for close assaulting.
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Wider view of the assault under way.
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As might be expected from this type of game, losses were heavy on both sides. In the end, it was a minor German victory. The assault troops were able to break into the left and center, destroying two British squads in the process.
Very fun game. The rules are easy to pick up and we were able to play to a conclusion in about 4 hours. It will make a perfect convention game.
Looks amazing! (and now I feel shame due to the dozen half painted minis that have been sitting in such a state on my bench for the last 2 months.)
It does look good - very atmospheric!
+1. The photos have a 'historic' look to them because of the colors (or lack of). O0
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, that's absolutely some of the best work I've ever seen! Kudos and I bet it was a helluva lot of fun. :bd:
Just in!
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I've only played the base game once so far but I've really enjoyed it. I also have the Close Encounters expansion (which was hard to find).
Have you take the shrink off yet?
Not yet, but at least it's off of Fields of Despair!
Quote from: bbmike on March 14, 2018, 08:18:12 AM
Not yet, but at least it's off of Fields of Despair!
:bd:
Bet he hasn't punched it out yet tough.... L:-)
He's still stickering the blocks :P
I'll need another lesson at Origins on how to do that.
They're stickers. It should be self explanatory.
Quote from: mirth on March 14, 2018, 08:48:34 AM
They're stickers. It should be self explanatory.
Don't take them for granted!
I accidentally stuck Greek War Elephant stickers on an Eastern/Indian colored block, and vice versa, in C&C Expansion 1.
My OCD almost caused a stroke after seeing what I had done.
^Exactly my point!
Precisely why my bride graciously stickers ALL the blocks in this household. I could never bear the annoyance of screwing one up and she's far better at it than I am.
Yesterday's game. Sicily 43, Germans vs Canadians using Spearhead (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10916/spearhead) for rules (I played German).
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12 turn scenario. The Allied victory conditions were to have 15 rifle platoons in the German table end at the end of the game. German VC was to deny the 15 platoons.
On turn 12, the German Fallschirmjager conducted 3 close assaults on Canadian rifle platoons. The FJ won two of the three assaults, but that left the Canadians with exactly 15 rifle platoons (they started the game with 24 rifle platoons) in the German zone.
Very close run thing and a very fun game.
I just got the Normandy expansion for Tide of Iron. Funny since I haven't tried to learn ToI yet and have two other expansions for it. I guess there's worse things to be addicted to.
Well, also got Tiny Epic Western and the Heart of Glorm expansion for Mice & Mystics...lol.
Gloomhaven.
Presently 0-3 on the same Bandit Commander S.O.B. and I am not freaking having it.
We were so close...
I picked up a copy of Federation Commander: Klingon Border for 50% off at a convention last weekend. (and then promptly bought Romulan Border, Tholian Attack, the consolidated FC rulebook, a Reinforcements booster pack, a 4'x6' space mat with hexes, and several out of production Star Trek Heroclix minis because I have a problem....)
I loved playing the base game of Star Fleet Battles back when I had a sharper mind, lots of free time, and very little money. I kinda dropped out of it once the pace of gameplay got too slow what with all the drones, anti-drone drones, and fighter squadrons.
I haven't seen or heard too much about SFB of FC lately but I did see some guys running a game of it a few years back and they said that Federation Commander streamlined a lot of the rules and made it a much faster and more accessible game. I read through the rules (stupid drones are still in there and they got rid of the fun stuff like ECMs and ECCMs) and we're going to give it a whirl on Thursday. Looking forward to it to see how it gets on with my friends who are really into Armada. (that's the reason for the minis. They'd never countenance a game with chits.)
Set the game up on the table to run through some of the rules in solitaire mode just to make sure I've got them down.
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Here are some of the random Heroclix minis I found at nerd stores (and the unpainted Enterprise from my Fleet Captains game). I've got a few more on the way in the mail. The red Vulcan thing will sub for a Tholian for now.
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I did a little painting on some (red stripes and front on one of the TNG eraRomulans. Different nacelle tip colours on the Birds of Prey.) to help distinguish between models when they're on the table.
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Initial setup. 2v2 fight between the Federation and the Romulans. Feds are bringing a heavy cruiser and a destroyer vs a Romulan-owned Klingon thingie and a Bird ship.
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Ship cards and minis for the Klingon thingie and the Bird ship.
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Ship cards and minis for the meddling Federation.
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And CHARTS!!!!
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That brings back many a horrific memory of playing SFB many moons ago...
But it looks cool regardless.
Horrific? I think you meant "awesome"!.
(yeah, it got a bit ridiculous after a while with all the rules on top of rules on top of rules and having to track every single missile, plasma torp, and anti-missile drone over the space of 32 phases every turn.)
Federation Commander cleans up a lot of the minutiae and speeds things up quite a bit but it's still pretty dense and requires a bit of book-keeping. Nothing like SFB though and having the laminated ship cards helps a lot.
50% Off? You lucky bastidge. You go all-in when you go, don't ya? :D
Look like you got some paintin' to do now, too.
I didn't mind drones (aka 'space missiles') so much; at least they kept things interesting despite requiring more effort. Getting rid of the ECM/ECCM whack-a-mole was a good move. Didn't need it, because it was a guessing contest.
Reducing the amount of phases per turn, in FC, was also another good call.
It's still thick on rules. Just a bit faster than SFB, which is a big plus. :bd:
Nah, I don't think I'll have to do much painting at all. I was able to track down a fair number of Heroclix ships which come pre-painted. Other than adding a few distinguishing marks on identical models, I suspect I'll just leave them as is (or at most, use a dark wash on some of the Feds). I don't even know if the game will gain any traction with my gaming groups. Armada or Sails of Glory is about as heavy as most are willing to go, rules-wise.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on March 20, 2018, 10:23:06 PM
Nah, I don't think I'll have to do much painting at all. I was able to track down a fair number of Heroclix ships which come pre-painted. Other than adding a few distinguishing marks on identical models, I suspect I'll just leave them as is (or at most, use a dark wash on some of the Feds). I don't even know if the game will gain any traction with my gaming groups. Armada or Sails of Glory is about as heavy as most are willing to go, rules-wise.
So they're all about having minis? Allergic to cardboard, eh? #:-)
Quote from: Cyrano on March 18, 2018, 10:51:00 PM
Gloomhaven.
Presently 0-3 on the same Bandit Commander S.O.B. and I am not freaking having it.
We were so close...
Soon as we unpack I'm getting this bad boy back on the table. I'm soloing, but I'm on the 6th scenario! Awesome game.
Quote from: Nefaro on March 20, 2018, 11:45:30 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on March 20, 2018, 10:23:06 PM
Nah, I don't think I'll have to do much painting at all. I was able to track down a fair number of Heroclix ships which come pre-painted. Other than adding a few distinguishing marks on identical models, I suspect I'll just leave them as is (or at most, use a dark wash on some of the Feds). I don't even know if the game will gain any traction with my gaming groups. Armada or Sails of Glory is about as heavy as most are willing to go, rules-wise.
So they're all about having minis? Allergic to cardboard, eh? #:-)
They come from a minis background. Their Bolt Action stuff alone has got to be north of $5k.
I played SFB often back in the early 80s with a friend of mine (the only friend that played SFB). I got to the point where I hated it because he only chose Gorn ships, which had homing plasma torpedoes. I never could figure out how to counter those damned things. >:(
I picked up a game called Star Saga yesterday. Highly rated on BGG, awesome-looking minis, basically a sci-fi themed dungeon crawl so there's a lot of tactical battle elements to it.
JH, Brant and I were talking about "lifestyle" games last night.
I think SFB was the first one I ever bumped into, although the Napoleonic minis the crew I grew up with played probably should count.
The guys I played SFB with in the mid-1990s still put on a big game every year at GenCon. I do not comprehend this, but I do admire it. At a distance.
Oh, launch shuttle > homing torpedo.
Long Live the Tholian Web!
IIRC, the best way to take out homing plasmas was with transporter bombs. Even if the blast didn't destroy them, it'd usually do enough damage to weaken the torp to the point that it was useless. Of course you did have to drop your shields to beam the bomb out which left you vulnerable to other fire...
^ I was never the aficionado my friends were, but I always dreaded lowering shields...
Played out our 2v2 game today. Klingons vs Federation. It was fun and a lot faster paced than SFB. My friend liked it quite a bit but hated having to do math.
I think I might start using 2 10-sided dice to track energy rather than the track on the card. Might be easier.
I ordered a copy of Iwo: Bloodbath in the Bonins. It's a solitiare DG folio game, but after watching some review vids of it, it looks like a good game. And I've always had a fascination with that particular battle.
Just arrived today. Got it because Derek Case's video review was compelling.
The counters kind of suck, but the map is pretty nice.
Played another game of Blood Rage yesterday afternoon. A good buddy of mine really, really like it. I'll play and it's enjoyable but there are better conflict and area control games on the market.
Finished a game of RAF: The Battle of Britain 1940, and wrote up a full (i.e. finished) AAR for it (believe it or not). Submitted it for front page (wherever that is) inclusion for future posting (another parenthesis just because).
Learned and played some Battle for Moscow and Triumph and Tragedy yesterday. The Russian player staled my German advance. I needed to be much more aggressive attacking before the mud seasons. In T&T, I won a Soviet economic victory. I just let the Germans and Western powers duke it out over in France while I used political cards to consolidate power in Persia, Turkey, Rumania, Spain, Portugal, Sweden...soft power won the day. Fun game but I don't think it'd be as enjoyable with only two players.
Just got a few el cheapo solitaire games off of Wargamer's Vault - Der Kessel, March to the Sea, Target Bearing 093 Degrees, Courtroom Clash, and Going Ashore.
Now I just gotta figure out how much it's going to cost to print-and-play this stuff...LOL.
Print them at work for...uh...work purposes.
^ Yeah, thinking about that. It's a pain because the printer there doesn't always work and getting a job like a game stuck in there means when they fix it yet again it'll spit it out when I'm not there. Plus adding thicker stock to it doesn't always work when it's loaded. But I'll probably give it a try after I've had to change the titles of the files, since those show up in a report and I don't need sixteen game files appearing out there.
Who runs your IT? Former Stasi?
Close.
Just a POS large printer.
Honestly its one of the detractions of purchasing print and play. But I guess there are worse art and craft projects than building game components.
Learning the rules to No Retreat! and Napoleonic 20. Plan on forcing the oldest to play thwith otherwise when I set up the board to work through the mechanics.
Taught Memoir 44 to the kids this evening and played out the Pegasus Bridge scenario.
Quote from: Bison on April 03, 2018, 08:26:58 PM
Taught Memoir 44 to the kids this evening and played out the Pegasus Bridge scenario.
You're a good dad O0
*sniff*
I taught my boy that same scenario six years ago. Memoir '44 remains his #1 tabletop game.
He'll be co-running C&C:N at Central Command come June.
The future is bright!!
Quote from: Cyrano on April 03, 2018, 10:14:41 PM
The future is bright!!
But you're not studying nuclear science.
Seriously? Nobody gets the Timbuk3 reference? Y'all suck.
Anyway, just got Black Orchestra today, which I unboxed and took for a spin, as well as Raiders Of The Deep, which I'm really looking forward to as well. I've also got DVG's 1500: The New World, which I did an unboxing article for and will try solo here by the weekend I think.
I got it.
I juuuust kept walking.
Best player count for "Black Orchestra"?
I played it solo with little trouble. The game recommends you control two Conspirators at that level, which fits well considering the game's mechanics.
I watched Game Night play it with four players (https://youtu.be/Tjef4kkGqls) and they had a good time.
My thoughts right now (and this may change) is that more players means you need much greater cooperation and coordination as the turns will fly by quickly in a five- or four-player game (watch a bit of the video above to see what I mean).
The BGG community says the 'best' is three players, which I think I would agree with. I'd play it with two or three initially and then maybe do a four- or five-player game if you're of a mind to want to try.
Quote from: Cyrano on April 06, 2018, 09:52:21 AM
I got it.
I juuuust kept walking.
I guess if they did a fife-and-drum version with bagpipes you'd not take umbrage to this song so quickly? :P
(https://i.imgur.com/JeCqn82.jpg)
Near the end of this ASL game. The Italians are lined up that way because victory conditions require them to get enough firepower on the road, and they only way they can muster a decent attack is to string together a fire group of adjacent units. Even with the feeble Italian squads, the US had terrible, terrible luck.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 06, 2018, 10:32:46 AM
Quote from: Cyrano on April 06, 2018, 09:52:21 AM
I got it.
I juuuust kept walking.
I guess if they did a fife-and-drum version with bagpipes you'd not take umbrage to this song so quickly? :P
QFT
No Retreat! The Russian Front late into the night or is it early into the morning after mid-night? Learning the rules and sequence of play. Really, really like the game but the rule book needs a revision for clarity in some places. Also if you include optional pieces developer/publishers please for the love of old tired brain mention it with words and images somewhere, somehow with the game.
Debating the merits of getting a playmat for Wings of Glory....thoughts?
If you're into the game, I'd say go for it. The mats are very nice.
I just don't understand the logic of the measurements. Game recommends a 36X36 play area but the official product is 27X39. Seems odd.
Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2018, 08:22:22 AM
I just don't understand the logic of the measurements. Game recommends a 36X36 play area but the official product is 27X39. Seems odd.
Pretend you're watching one of those 70's television broadcasts of Tora Tora Tora or Midway where the TV station decided to squeeze the whole movie onto the screen instead of either letterboxing or chopping off the edges.
Wings of Glory in HD widescreen.
I guess it be better than using painters tape to out line the area that I've done in the past. Maybe I should just pick up a piece of blue felt. Seems just as good and significantly cheaper.
I like that the mats are designed so that you can lay several of them out and at the terrain features match up. If you're looking for a 36x36 inch mat, you might want to look at tinywargames.
http://www.tinywargames.co.uk
Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2018, 08:22:22 AM
I just don't understand the logic of the measurements. Game recommends a 36X36 play area but the official product is 27X39. Seems odd.
I don't know enough about the game to comment.
Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2018, 08:34:21 AM
I guess it be better than using painters tape to out line the area that I've done in the past. Maybe I should just pick up a piece of blue felt. Seems just as good and significantly cheaper.
The official mats look very nice, but they are pricey (the game is pricey in general, imo). The felt would be a step up from what you've been doing. There are plenty of other mat options out there too.
How'd you end up playing WoG? I've considered it in the past, but I don't care for it being without altitude ranges.
What do you mean by altitude ranges? It does have rules for altitude in the game. They work well for WWI but don't transfer over to WWII very well.
The time I played the World War 2 game it was all at a single altitude.
Maybe I was playing Wings of War and not WoG. It was several years ago.
Quote from: mirth on April 07, 2018, 12:40:02 PM
Maybe I was playing Wings of War and not WoG. It was several years ago.
A lot of guys play without the alt rules. The rulebook is divided into basic, standard, advanced, and optional rules. Alt is either in standard or advanced but it gets treated as optional by many. The chit system provided in the game box to track alt is a bit cumbersome but there are 3rd party stands with alt indicators on the bases that work very well.
http://www.aerodromeaccessories.com/index.php/flight-stands.html (http://www.aerodromeaccessories.com/index.php/flight-stands.html)
Thanks. I've seen the flight stands being used in other games and I was a little confused about it. I was just reading through some of the WoG alt rules and it sounds very similar to CY6.
SDR has it right. I have some WW2 planes but want to go to WW1 dogfights.
Played a brief battle here and instantly preferred it to WW2.
Played a couple of patrols in Raiders Of The Deep. Managed to sink a couple of small freighters on the first patrol, totaling 2200 tons. Got the Iron Cross 2nd Class for my first successful patrol. Next patrol, sank the HMS Aboukir (12000 tons). That patrol earned me the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Hanseatic Cross to boot (though it's October 1914 and the Hanseatic Cross, I don't think, came into being until 1915, but whatever).
Took no hits on the first patrol and one hit on the second (just hull damage). Charmed life thus far. Hopefully it stays that way. But since this is WWI, there's so damned few torpedoes to actually do damage. I shot most of my U-boot's wad at the Aboukir to get good odds at blowing her up, which I barely did. There were two other capital ships with the Aboukir, but I didn't bother to attack them (capital ships are damned hard to sink). Managed to avoid detection after their retaliation and didn't find any targets after that.
14200 tons sunk thus far, not too bad.
Damn good first patrol for WWI.
Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2018, 03:54:46 PM
SDR has it right. I have some WW2 planes but want to go to WW1 dogfights.
I prefer WWII to WWI but the rules for climbing feel very out of place for WWII. They were lifted straight from the WWI rules set and it shows.
Quote from: mirth on April 07, 2018, 06:04:56 PM
Damn good first patrol for WWI.
I completed a couple more patrols - we've sunk 34,500 tons so far and the next patrol goes out in August 1915. The last patrol, I sank SIX ships, though to be fair they were mostly unescorted freighters. I used the deck guns a lot on them as there's only six torpedoes for the U-19 type. We had one hairy patrol a couple before this one where we got hammered by escorts but really got lucky and avoided major damage.
The worst patrol was one where on our first outing we sank one 1000 ton ship, then the escorts hit our diesel engine, which meant we had to abort the patrol. But getting that one sunk ship meant it was successful at least.
Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2018, 07:43:41 AM
Debating the merits of getting a playmat for Wings of Glory....thoughts?
I have a playmat for Wings Of Glory that I've been looking to sell.
My biggest issue doing so is the odd box shape. It's long, thin, and triangle shaped. Can only imagine how much shipping would cost on that, if I could find a box to properly fit it in without using a huge one full of dead space. I guess just wrapping it's own box up might be the easiest. Not like the rubber & cloth mat inside is prone to getting smashed. ;D
In the end, I suspect that they'd charge as much for shipping that odd-shaped thing as it's worth. :-\
Quote from: Nefaro on April 08, 2018, 10:10:30 AM
Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2018, 07:43:41 AM
Debating the merits of getting a playmat for Wings of Glory....thoughts?
I have a playmat for Wings Of Glory that I've been looking to sell.
My biggest issue doing so is the odd box shape. It's long, thin, and triangle shaped. Can only imagine how much shipping would cost on that, if I could find a box to properly fit it in without using a huge one full of dead space. I guess just wrapping it's own box up might be the easiest. Not like the rubber & cloth mat inside is prone to getting smashed. ;D
In the end, I suspect that they'd charge as much for shipping that odd-shaped thing as it's worth. :-\
Just roll it in a picture tube. Shuold be pretty statndard shape for shipping.
Oh, and how much? :)
Quote from: Barthheart on April 08, 2018, 03:01:35 PM
Quote from: Nefaro on April 08, 2018, 10:10:30 AM
Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2018, 07:43:41 AM
Debating the merits of getting a playmat for Wings of Glory....thoughts?
I have a playmat for Wings Of Glory that I've been looking to sell.
My biggest issue doing so is the odd box shape. It's long, thin, and triangle shaped. Can only imagine how much shipping would cost on that, if I could find a box to properly fit it in without using a huge one full of dead space. I guess just wrapping it's own box up might be the easiest. Not like the rubber & cloth mat inside is prone to getting smashed. ;D
In the end, I suspect that they'd charge as much for shipping that odd-shaped thing as it's worth. :-\
Just roll it in a picture tube. Shuold be pretty statndard shape for shipping.
Oh, and how much? :)
Being a rubber & cloth mat, I could actually just fold it up and put it in a regular box, ideally for cheaper media mail shipping via USPS (if they still offer that cheaper shipping to CAN). As long as you don't need the original box it came in, which is shaped like a triangular shipping tube, but longer than the ones at the office. The mat is a few inches longer than most of the shipping tubes around here.
Just looking to clear some space. Already sold my Wings Of Glory starter kit awhile back, and I already have some larger game mats I prefer to use for other stuff. It's yours for $15US + shipping. PM me your address and I can get a shipping estimate to see about getting reasonable shipping cost & save some money.
I have the "City" map (27"x39"), only used it once:
https://www.amazon.com/Wings-Glory-City-Game-Mat/dp/B00BD9ZI36
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aresgames.eu%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2F800x600_wings-of-glory_WGA502B.jpg&hash=e3fd75e135701735c09f02995768e7c383f83718)
Play tested a game today. I need to figure out what game(s) to teach a buddy tomorrow evening. No Retreat! Or Combat Commander. Less rules refreshing with No Retreat!, but I don't get to play CC as much as I'd like to. First world problems incoming.
No Retreat
Most likely unless my dark horse Washington's War wins out.
I guess I should mention the game being tested is one of my designs.
Quote from: Bison on April 13, 2018, 03:56:46 PM
I guess I should mention the game being tested is one of my designs.
Nice!
The good Dr.'s comment "its much better than it seems it should be." ;D
^lmao. Sounds about right from him ;)
I have Target For Today inbound, as well as Robinson Crusoe 2nd Edition.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 13, 2018, 04:41:36 PM
I have Target For Today inbound, as well as Robinson Crusoe 2nd Edition.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 13, 2018, 04:41:36 PM
I have Target For Today inbound, as well as Robinson Crusoe 2nd Edition.
I want to try Robinson Crusoe. I've read that it's quite the brutal game and very hard to win.
Oh lord ::)
Don't judge me from your rut on the road to gaming utopia!
There's cool food and pelt meeples in RC!
Quote from: mirth on April 13, 2018, 04:49:30 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 13, 2018, 04:41:36 PM
I have Target For Today inbound, as well as Robinson Crusoe 2nd Edition.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
You need a drink.
You Meeple-lovers need a drink.
I honestly don't like people meeples. I do like icon-based or item-based ones, though.
I'll just snort some cocaine.
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It was an honor to be a nominee
It was an honor to be anything after snorting that much coke.
I really wish you two could just stay on topic.
What's the topic, again?
Naked counter clipping
You can snort the clippings afterwards, too.
I save them as tribute to Barth.
Should totally do a macaroni art project, but make it of counter clippings instead.
Poor. Barth and his fuzzy counters.
Canucks....
I can't imagine the arthritis I'd have after clipping 2000+ counters for that Iron Sky game.
Quote from: Bison on April 13, 2018, 03:51:44 PM
Play tested a game today.
the new Ukraine block game in the Corps Commander series?
Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 13, 2018, 08:47:23 PM
Quote from: Bison on April 13, 2018, 03:51:44 PM
Play tested a game today.
the new Ukraine block game in the Corps Commander series?
One of my own, but in an observer role not as a schizophrenic solo player.
No Retreat! was on the table last night. The game is very good at capturing the feel of the eastern front without hundreds of counters. Every single decision has significance. My opponent and I played until 1:30 am before calling it a night but the tide was turning and his Soviet red wave was being the slow inevitable march toward Berlin.
Couple of pics from yesterday's ACW (Shiloh) game
(https://i.imgur.com/etByUY2.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vlptTBR.jpg)
Quote from: Bison on April 13, 2018, 04:54:58 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 13, 2018, 04:41:36 PM
I have Target For Today inbound, as well as Robinson Crusoe 2nd Edition.
I want to try Robinson Crusoe. I've read that it's quite the brutal game and very hard to win.
Even the supposedly easy first scenario is brutal.
I haven't circled back around to get more plays in. With more experience it should get easier, but I still doubt it will ever be easy at all. Especially if you move up to the fancier scenarios.
EDIT: Which is a good thing in Solo/Co-op games. If the automated death dealing mechanics in those aren't always on the verge of killing you for making poor strategic choices then they did it wrong.
I'm trying to get through Robinson Crusoe's rules now - man, 40 page rule book = not so easy. There's so many things going on in this game, even after watching the good "How It's Played" video and a few other play through videos I'm still not really sure I'll be able to wrap my head around all the concepts. I was pleasantly surprised, though, that there is a true solo variant where you get Friday and Dog to help you out (rather than a 'solo' variant being you play however many characters you want, which I think is still do-able, but not until I have a few plays under my belt).
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 15, 2018, 01:11:42 PM
I'm trying to get through Robinson Crusoe's rules now - man, 40 page rule book = not so easy. There's so many things going on in this game, even after watching the good "How It's Played" video and a few other play through videos I'm still not really sure I'll be able to wrap my head around all the concepts. I was pleasantly surprised, though, that there is a true solo variant where you get Friday and Dog to help you out (rather than a 'solo' variant being you play however many characters you want, which I think is still do-able, but not until I have a few plays under my belt).
Just do eeet!
I read through the rulebook once, before playing, and still wasn't sure about some things. It made more sense when I did a solo playthrough (with Friday & dog) and just followed through the turn sequence in the book IIRC.
:))
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/eea37a5d8b008ee55de322ee00a4add8/tumblr_npbcw2Rhgf1r1juiro1_500.gif)
I DEED EET
...though it seems way too easy from a survival standpoint. However when you consider you, you know, have to WIN the bloody scenario, it becomes exponentially more difficult when it's just one player. That wood you need to build your signal fire in the first scenario is near impossible to do unless you focus on other producers early (like the Dam). But, you can't really produce without exploring, and Dog is a big help with that at least. And Hunting, though I've gotten damn few Hunt cards so far.
I might have self control issues...
Which shall I play first?
(https://i.imgur.com/7vmIoGW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XDz0GaX.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ZOQiXRt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XwjVE2w.jpg)
:o
Impulse buying spree?
Quote from: Cyrano on April 15, 2018, 10:04:55 PM
I might have self control issues...
That's not the only issues you have. Size discipline! :knuppel2:
Someone here (Barth? Bayonet?) said to me to put width=800 after the first IMG tag - so where images just have img, I now change them to [img width=800 (with a closing square bracket after it which I can't put in because it'll screw the post up) and they then look like this
(https://i.imgur.com/7vmIoGW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XDz0GaX.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ZOQiXRt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XwjVE2w.jpg)
And now I can see them, I love me some Combat Commander and think I will buy some other games in the series (I only have Europe at the moment)
The Rise and Fall of the British East India Company looks cool - not something I'd normally go for but I know a little bit about the East India Company so I imagine it's trade based?
John Company, so you can write up a review ;D
Why does Combat Commander show as 2 player on BGG when it's single player, isn't it?
Quote from: JudgeDredd on April 16, 2018, 05:03:48 AM
Why does Combat Commander show as 2 player on BGG when it's single player, isn't it?
there might be a single-player variant, but CC is a 2-player game
oh. Maybe I just enjoyed playing it solo.
Quote from: Nefaro on April 09, 2018, 10:29:44 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on April 08, 2018, 03:01:35 PM
Quote from: Nefaro on April 08, 2018, 10:10:30 AM
Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2018, 07:43:41 AM
Debating the merits of getting a playmat for Wings of Glory....thoughts?
I have a playmat for Wings Of Glory that I've been looking to sell.
My biggest issue doing so is the odd box shape. It's long, thin, and triangle shaped. Can only imagine how much shipping would cost on that, if I could find a box to properly fit it in without using a huge one full of dead space. I guess just wrapping it's own box up might be the easiest. Not like the rubber & cloth mat inside is prone to getting smashed. ;D
In the end, I suspect that they'd charge as much for shipping that odd-shaped thing as it's worth. :-\
Just roll it in a picture tube. Shuold be pretty statndard shape for shipping.
Oh, and how much? :)
Being a rubber & cloth mat, I could actually just fold it up and put it in a regular box, ideally for cheaper media mail shipping via USPS (if they still offer that cheaper shipping to CAN). As long as you don't need the original box it came in, which is shaped like a triangular shipping tube, but longer than the ones at the office. The mat is a few inches longer than most of the shipping tubes around here.
Just looking to clear some space. Already sold my Wings Of Glory starter kit awhile back, and I already have some larger game mats I prefer to use for other stuff. It's yours for $15US + shipping. PM me your address and I can get a shipping estimate to see about getting reasonable shipping cost & save some money.
I have the "City" map (27"x39"), only used it once:
https://www.amazon.com/Wings-Glory-City-Game-Mat/dp/B00BD9ZI36
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aresgames.eu%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2F800x600_wings-of-glory_WGA502B.jpg&hash=e3fd75e135701735c09f02995768e7c383f83718)
It arrived today, despite the freezing rain storm here, in perfect condition. Thanks! O0
Quote from: Barthheart on April 16, 2018, 12:38:48 PM
It arrived today, despite the freezing rain storm here, in perfect condition. Thanks! O0
That was faster shipping than I expected. :)
I may sell my
Sails Of Glory core game, and the couple extra ships I have for it, in the near future. Will offer them here, first, before elsewhere. In case someone wants the age of sail themed version.
On second thought, there are probably a few different games I'll be selling so will put up a list.
Looks like I'll be moving this year. Turning some of the board games that I don't expect to be playing anytime soon into far more mobile cash.
Cyrano of panzerde are your Sails guys. ;)
Quote from: Barthheart on April 16, 2018, 07:28:47 PM
Cyrano of panzerde are your Sails guys. ;)
Cyrano probably already owns everything created for this stuff. ;D
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:)
O0
Quote from: Nefaro on April 17, 2018, 11:27:50 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on April 16, 2018, 07:28:47 PM
Cyrano of panzerde are your Sails guys. ;)
Cyrano probably already owns everything created for this stuff. ;D
Hey, people with completionist disorders have feelings too...
Quote from: mirth on April 17, 2018, 12:16:04 PM
O0
Having just got my feet wet with the Next War series, which I am very impressed of, I am a bit afraid Ty Bomba's BADASS rule set don't quite compare to them. It's (less than) half the complexity, but then again, half the price as well, so hopefully fun regardless.
I will post a few pictures once we get into Putin's Northern War, but we'll likely play a couple of NW:Poland games first :)
Quote from: Crossroads on April 17, 2018, 12:23:13 PM
.... but we'll likely play a couple of NW:Poland games first :)
Good ... then you can teach me..... :P
I am learning to walk with it as well. It plays better than how the manual reads, but of course I have Tinkershuffle there who's played it before.
(https://m.popkey.co/e3ec7a/Zmed6.gif)
Having two cheat sheets, one for CRT column shifts, and another for DRM modifiers, would be a great start. At the moment that information is scattered all over the manual, under each unit type section. I haven't unboxed these yet, though, maybe the Supplement has something like that.
Actually, the living manual in sections 9.5 and 9.6 does a quite nice summary of all things affecting a CRT shift or a DRM. I am only reading Standard Rules at the moment, that's what we played with too.
I really need to get this on my table
https://twitter.com/irishshylock/status/985502242731102209
I went and picked up my copy of
(https://www.agorajeux.com/9709-thickbox_default/triumph-and-tragedy.jpg)
And left with
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Too. I lack will power.
I want all the CDGs but still have to wait for the reprints of Paths of Glory and Empire of the Sun, which I should just P500 now.
I have the MBT expansions on the way and then I'm going to get At Any Cost: Metz 1870. Compass has a whole list of games coming that I have my eye on.
So many games so little time and money. I also need to P500 Ardennes 44 and France 40 and SPQR. Jesus we need a support group.
I assumed that's what this was...
Wait, this is an enablers group, isn't it?
^bingo
Quote from: Cyrano on April 17, 2018, 04:36:23 PM
I assumed that's what this was...
Wait, this is an enablers group, isn't it?
Yes it is
Hi, I'm Mirth and I'm a Cardboard Harlot.
In a positive development I was able to put back Operation Dauntless so it is possible to reason with insanity.
You need Operation Dauntless.
I need more time and more bookshelves...and perhaps Operation Dauntlless too.
Operation Dauntless is more of a way of life than a game.
More so then say ASL?
Less sociopathic than ASL
Quote from: mirth on April 17, 2018, 02:42:53 PM
I really need to get this on my table
https://twitter.com/irishshylock/status/985502242731102209
Yessir :)
Target For Today is on my table. I'm trying to get through the manual...not that it's hard to get through, it's hard to find time. This overseas project I'm working on means my hours are totally screwy across the board. Yesterday I was able to sit down for almost a solid hour and got through several pages of it. Very happy to see the game is essentially B-17 Queen Of The Skies on super-steroids, so the flow is the same, which will make it a bit easier to get through, I'm hoping.
Anyone interested in joining a B-17 crew once I'm ready to get started?
Yes, those of you that joined the Outpost Gamma crew...I've had issues with the files. I've tried to recover them off my old work laptop but it's not working. I'm still looking for backup files...I need time to go through my external hard drives to double check them. Since something on TfT would mean just photos I don't need my work laptop nor Photoshop to do something with that.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 19, 2018, 10:19:43 AM
Target For Today is on my table. I'm trying to get through the manual...not that it's hard to get through, it's hard to find time. This overseas project I'm working on means my hours are totally screwy across the board. Yesterday I was able to sit down for almost a solid hour and got through several pages of it. Very happy to see the game is essentially B-17 Queen Of The Skies on super-steroids, so the flow is the same, which will make it a bit easier to get through, I'm hoping.
Anyone interested in joining a B-17 crew once I'm ready to get started?
Yes, those of you that joined the Outpost Gamma crew...I've had issues with the files. I've tried to recover them off my old work laptop but it's not working. I'm still looking for backup files...I need time to go through my external hard drives to double check them. Since something on TfT would mean just photos I don't need my work laptop nor Photoshop to do something with that.
I look forward to your detailed analysis - I have it waiting to be played O0
Oh - and I bagsy tail gunner :notworthy:
Quote from: JudgeDredd on April 19, 2018, 10:27:21 AM
I look forward to your detailed analysis - I have it waiting to be played O0
Oh - and I bagsy tail gunner :notworthy:
I hadn't planned on doing a review but I might as well considering I covered similar titles. I guess Brant won't complain too much to have more content. ;D
JD do you have B-17: QotS?
As for tail gunner, it's all yours - just remind me when the time comes. I'm sure I'll forget, that's the way my brain rolls. :-\
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 19, 2018, 11:00:55 AM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on April 19, 2018, 10:27:21 AM
I look forward to your detailed analysis - I have it waiting to be played O0
Oh - and I bagsy tail gunner :notworthy:
I hadn't planned on doing a review but I might as well considering I covered similar titles. I guess Brant won't complain too much to have more content. ;D
JD do you have B-17: QotS?
As for tail gunner, it's all yours - just remind me when the time comes. I'm sure I'll forget, that's the way my brain rolls. :-\
I do - but I'll likely not go back to it as I now have TfT :buck2:
^ Exactly my thought as well. There's just too many detailed (e.g. awesome) elements to TfT. Not that B17 QotS is bad or lacking, but this is next-level stuff.
I imagine it'll be a target-rich environment like B-17 QotS. B-29 tried to alleviate that but it became more of a navigation sim than a bomber sim. I still need to review my thoughts on its expansion, Hell Over Korea.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 19, 2018, 03:42:57 PM
I imagine it'll be a target-rich environment like B-17 QotS. B-29 tried to alleviate that but it became more of a navigation sim than a bomber sim. I still need to review my thoughts on its expansion, Hell Over Korea.
I recall house ruling the multi-part navigation, in the original B-29 (Japan) set, down to one roll. It was a quick and dirty fix, and needed to be ironed out, but something like that was needed to keep the interesting bits flowing.
The Hell Over Korea expansion looks like it improves some of the less enjoyable parts, along with making it more deadly. I got the impression that the Korea expansion is where B-29 hits it's stride although I've not yet played it either. So many games stacked up on the "to do" list. :-"
Just arrived and hopefully on the table sooner rather than later (I have to finish up a Space Empires game first).
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^most excellent!
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:)
Putin's Northern War, the (step) sister game to Putin Strikes, almost ready to rumble!
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I was really looking towards this one, as it would add the Northern Europe theatre of war to Putin Strikes, which has the map from Black Sea to Baltic Sea.
As advertised in their site too (so not that this was a surprise), Putin's Northern War only has one map sheet though, so it does not have full of Finland even in it, let alone the Arctic Sea region with Murmansk in Russian side and Norway, of course, in the west.
Would have been great to have a combined map like that, but, alas, not going to happen. So, step sister, at most.
I will put a post out how it played.
Quote from: Crossroads on April 21, 2018, 05:46:52 AM
Putin's Northern War, the (step) sister game to Putin Strikes, almost ready to rumble!
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I was really looking towards this one, as it would add the Northern Europe theatre of war to Putin Strikes, which has the map from Black Sea to Baltic Sea.
As advertised in their site too (so not that this was a surprise), Putin's Northern War only has one map sheet though, so it does not have full of Finland even in it, let alone the Arctic Sea region with Murmansk in Russian side and Norway, of course, in the west.
Would have been great to have a combined map like that, but, alas, not going to happen. So, step sister, at most.
I will put a post out how it played.
Why they decided to go with this minimap, that does not feature even whole of Finland, let alone a map same size that would reach to the Arctic Sea, with Murmansk and Norway too, I have no idea. Opportunity missed for sure. :(
Putin Strikes map, bottom, and Northern War map, top.
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What sort of maneuver would you expect to occur that far north?
Quote from: Bison on April 21, 2018, 10:28:47 AM
What sort of maneuver would you expect to occur that far north?
Well, as Putin Strikes covers the land mass from Black Sea to Baltic Sea, so Northern Struggle not covering the Nordics up to Arctic Sea is a missed opportunity in itself. I haven't done any analysis as what Russian Western Military District formations are possibly left out, but they are responsible for protecting their Northern fleet at Murmansk / Arkangel oblasts, so if that area is not included in the map, and yet those units would be available, that's lazy design.
This is what the game marketing material says:
QuoteThe Finns and Swedes have their entire combined ground force in the Allied side's OB. The Russians would be looking to wage and win this campaign as quickly as possible, but without logistically and administratively disrupting their entire ground force. Accordingly, they are given everything normally available in their Western Military District reinforced with all the new offensive-oriented units they've lately been creating. That includes almost all of their special operations branch, the expanding list of new heavy divisions, and the ultra-elite Order of Suvorov & Kutuzov Heavy Sapper Brigade.
Finnish formations also include the Jaeger Brigade, which is specialised for arctic conditions and for operations in Lapland, but here they are operating elsewehere.
So at minimum there should be some formations and air assets there to protect the key strategic assets there, and on the other hand it should be an interesting area for operations too, especially if Norway would be added to the game, too. The game maps can be put togehter, and the rules allow for map combinations.
Not good, extending that map would not have been much of an effort.
Game group meetup day today. We played a team game of Triumph and Tragedy but we only got to 1939 when the war was about to begin. :( Kids played several games of Santorini and King of Tokoyo. Good time had by all.
Quote from: Bison on April 21, 2018, 06:24:36 PM
Game group meetup day today. We played a team game of Triumph and Tragedy but we only got to 1939 when the war was about to begin. :( Kids played several games of Santorini and King of Tokoyo. Good time had by all.
Pretty sure King of Tokyo has a player limit! :D
I'm not getting the joke.
smh
You said "the kids" played King of Tokyo. You have what, a battalion's worth? How do you fit them all around the table let alone to play King of Tokyo?
It was funnier in my head. Like most things.
Oh right. Technically the player count would accommodate them all but the majority are too young to play. We did play some Animal Upon Animal this morning for an hour or so with the rules. Next stop? ASL!
That's a helluva long step to take. But if you get them into board games and wargaming now, they sure won't have money for drugs or booze later! ;D
No one willingly chooses ASL. ASL chooses you.
I played Squad Leader a lot back in the late 80s. Solo. Had a buddy or three that played wargames but nobody wanted to try SL.
I got severely burned out on it.
I love block games. I don't so much love putting the stickers on them. Currently working on Triumph and Tragedy...soon my precious...soon you'll be ready to hit the table.
Quote from: Bison on April 25, 2018, 08:04:08 PM
I love block games. I don't so much love putting the stickers on them.
+1 zillion
Raise a child who's good at it and likes it.
Glad I did.
Also, I am a degenerate game-orderer.
Something happened last night deep into the whiskey and my P500 esploded...
I exploded my P500 orders the other night and I was totally sober. I consoled myself with the thought that there is no way they all charge in the same week. :)
Got in a few one on one games of Wings of Glory WWI tonight. My friend and I have both played a fair amount of WWII but I've only played WWI a few times and he'd never played it before tonight. Took a few turns to get used to the slower pace but we both enjoyed it quite a bit. The rules seem to fit the speed of WWI planes a bit better than it does for WWII.
First matchup had me controlling a Handley Page O/400 bomber with a Sopwith Camel and a Nieuport 28 as escort vs a Fokker Dr I, a Fokker D VII, and an Albatross D.III with an ace pilot (sniper skill). I needed to get my bomber across the trench line and try to bomb a German HQ.
My initial deployment.
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Wide view of initial setup.
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Germans had a little too much schnapps prior to take off (buddy had a few brain farts planning out his moves.)
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My escorts pull out ahead of the bomber and manoeuvre to cut off the Jerries.
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My escorts are able to tie up the Germans and the bomber slips past. We set the Dr.I on fire and it goes down a few turns later.
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The Albatros managed to break away from the furball and get on the tail of the O/400 but wasn't able to do much damage. I had a great line on the target but muffed my timing and missed the drop by a few hundred feet.
We decided that fighting a large bomber would be better suited to a game with more players and planes so we reset and just had a straight up 3 vs 3 dogfight. The Germans kept their same planes and I swapped out the bomber for a Sopwith Triplane (in hindsight, it was pretty outclassed. Should have gone with a later war fighter).
Lots of fun with some really good manoeuvring on both sides as we got a feel for how the planes worked. I had some really bad luck in the gunnery department and jammed the guns on the Camel and the Nieuport and ended up paying the price. The Camel started burning and spun in. The Nieuport suffered a damaged engine but was still in the fight and did a good amount of damage to both the DrI and the Albatros but after the Sopwith Triplane went down with a dead pilot, we decided to call it a night.
Burning Camel. A Nieuport with a good shot at the DrI but with both guns jammed and a Tripe trying desperately to avoid a collision with the Jerry triplane.
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Fun stuff. Were you using the altitude rules?
Man I love the look of the No Man's Land mat.... :smitten:
I'm going end up buying more fighter minis sooner rather than later.
Quote from: Bison on April 26, 2018, 05:48:08 AM
I'm going end up buying more fighter minis sooner rather than later.
:bd:
Quote from: mirth on April 26, 2018, 07:20:09 AM
Quote from: Bison on April 26, 2018, 05:48:08 AM
I'm going end up buying more fighter minis sooner rather than later.
:bd:
I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad that you are encouraging me to acquire shiny new game things.
Hey, I'm picking up three more GMT games on Saturday :P
Oh shiny! What you getting?
The FRG and BAOR expansions for MBT and At Any Cost: Metz 1870.
I've looked at At Any Cost a few times on Amazon. Also GMT's Triumph and Tragedy.
T&T doesn't do much for me.
Triumph and Tragedy is a very good game but it is a three player game. It does have two player rules but I'm not sure it would have the same tension during the various phases that you get with three players. And it is definately not a game to be played solitaire.
I'm just not that interested in the subject matter or the card mechanic. I like the historical period from a reading/research standpoint, but it doesn't really grab me as a game.
That said, I'm one of the few gamers on the planet who doesn't love Twilight Struggle either.
Oops, I got that wrong. I meant Illusions of Glory, not Triumph & Tragedy. For some reason I thought the Eastern Front game had 'Triumph' in the title. :-\
I've played Illusions of Glory. Good game and good system.
Quote from: mirth on April 26, 2018, 08:14:36 AM
I've played Illusions of Glory. Good game and good system.
I've read a complaint or two on BGG that the game is unbalanced in favor of the Germans, but in my mind that's normal as the Germans greatly outclassed the Russians on the ground. Do you have any thoughts on the game's balance? How many times have you played it and which side(s) did you play?
I've played it a couple times. The Germans definitely outclass the Russians, but I didn't think the game was unbalanced. You certainly have to play a certain way as the Russians to be successful.
One more question - can it be played solitaire? I know it has card-driven mechanics (at least I think it does) so that's a detriment to solo play, perhaps. I know it's not a soloable system, but maybe it can be played if you just do your best for each side?
I saw the back of the box in some unboxing vids and it says '6' for solitaire suitability, which isn't great but isn't bad.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 26, 2018, 08:37:52 AM
One more question - can it be played solitaire?
I'm really not the guy to ask about solo play :P
I've played it two player, but it's not one I own and I never considered solitaire suitability.
I need to create a YouTube channel and call it "Playing With Myself" and just cover games to discuss their solitaire suitability, from those made for that purpose to those that are not meant to be played that way - you know, with 'friends' (whatever those are). :buck2:
or you could write a series for the site about it
Quote from: BanzaiCat on April 26, 2018, 08:42:14 AM
I need to create a YouTube channel and call it "Playing With Myself" and just cover games to discuss their solitaire suitability, from those made for that purpose to those that are not meant to be played that way - you know, with 'friends' (whatever those are). :buck2:
I would watch it. Cyrano wouldn't.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 26, 2018, 08:44:15 AM
or you could write a series for the site about it
Now there's a thought
Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 26, 2018, 08:44:15 AM
or you could write a series for the site about it
You don't think that's too close to Gus' column? Doesn't "What's Gus Playing This Week" also mean him playing with himself? ;)
Yeah but that's on the computer... we want to hear about your fiddling with your cardboard....
What's BC fondling this week?
^-^
I mean, sure it seems like a good idea and it might fit well with me. I see a lot of people post to the Wargames and Solitaire Wargames groups on Facebook asking questions about recommendations and such. Hmm.
Quote from: mirth on April 26, 2018, 08:51:32 AM
What's BC fondling this week?
Don't give BB any ideas.
Just in time for International Tabletop Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TableTop_(web_series)#International_TableTop_Day) this Saturday!
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^ O0
That's a fun interesting game.
That's another one I've been ogling.
Yup, we used the alt rules.
Time of Crisis is fairly popular here but I didn't really care for it during my few attempts. Goes on a little too long for a game that's a little too light imo.
Going to try Washington's War tonight.
Washington's war is a great game.
I'd love to try WW out. Either of you up for some live play over Vassal in the near future?
I've never played before. I expect to get slapped around. I hope I at least get a powdered wig and some tight pantaloons though.
Quote from: Bison on April 26, 2018, 06:56:46 PM
Washington's war is a great game.
Decidedly in the "meh" category for me. I'd much rather play Star Wars Rebellion I think.
That's too bad. I'd have thought that trying to outmaneuver each other while grabbing colonies would be fun. I'm not a Star Wars fan so I haven't tried Rebellion but I guess grabbing planets is even more fun.
Wasn't that much maneuvering really. It was mostly me as the Rebels slapping down political control makers everywhere and the Brit player trying to play whack-a-mole to stop me. In the end, it felt more like we were playing Go than a wargame. Really odd supply rules in effect once the map fills up. I ended up winning even though I only won one battle and lost 4-5.
What did you expect? The American Revolution was not fought and won through large decisive battles. It was an insurgency.
"Rebellion" is the better game, but it does sound like you're criticizing "WW" for being a game about the AmRev.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on April 27, 2018, 05:16:40 AM
Wasn't that much maneuvering really. It was mostly me as the Rebels slapping down political control makers everywhere and the Brit player trying to play whack-a-mole to stop me. In the end, it felt more like we were playing Go than a wargame. Really odd supply rules in effect once the map fills up. I ended up winning even though I only won one battle and lost 4-5.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on October 08, 2013, 08:06:07 AM
From Globalsecurity.org (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/vietnam/vo-nguyen-giap.htm)
QuoteGiap's nearly fatal mistake in the anti-French war was the too-early challenge of French forces in open battles during the first half of 1951. In three battles, the Viet-minh were defeated each time and Giap almost lost his position as Viet-minh commander in chief. The Viet-minh immediately went back to stage II - smaller battles on their own terms in scattered areas.
The basis of this fame is Giap's leadership of the Viet Minh in their victory over the French in the Indochina War. Giap's fame as a tactician and strategist were exaggerated, that neither his tactics nor his strategies were new or imaginative. Giap's greatest ability was an organizer of the masses in a total effort behind the war. Giap successfully combined the roles of civil organizer, politician and battlefield leader in achieving his victory over the French.
simple word replacement
QuoteWashington's nearly fatal mistake in the anti-British war was the too-early challenge of British forces in open battles during the first half of 1777. In three battles, the Colonials were defeated each time and Washington almost lost his position as Colonials commander in chief. The Colonials immediately went back to stage II - smaller battles on their own terms in scattered areas.
The basis of this fame is Washington's leadership of the Colonials in their victory over the British in the AWI. Washington's fame as a tactician and strategist were exaggerated, that neither his tactics nor his strategies were new or imaginative. Washington's greatest ability was an organizer of the masses in a total effort behind the war. Washington successfully combined the roles of civil organizer, politician and battlefield leader in achieving his victory over the British.
I know the history. I'm criticizing the game because it just wasn't very interesting to play. The mechanics are rather dull. Play a card for an event, recruit, move a single general, or (most commonly), simply place a political control marker on the map. If you have more markers in a colony than the other guy, you have control of the colony. Americans can place markers in any empty space. Brits have to place theirs adjacent to one they own. Armies can flip ones they're camped on at the end of the turn. If your marker is surrounded and there are no adjacent blank spaces, it's out of supply and goes away. Most of the game was just spending cards to slap markers down with very little in the way of anything else. To me, it just didn't make for engaging gameplay and the tension just never really built up. The opposite was true. We had some big fights and manoeuvres at the start but once I realized the importance of popping down markers, that's pretty much all I did. Get the Congress somewhere out of the way (can't place markers if the Brits take their location and send them scurrying which the Brits managed 3 times) and just start throwing down markers and discarding events to strip Brit ones until the game ended. Never even managed to get the French involved.
The card actions you describe are generally true of all the CDGs similar to Washington's War like The Wilderness War, For the People, and Paths of Glory. You are correct that a major consideration of the game is political control of the colonies which does shift often. I think the game models the political uncertainty during the war fairly well with simple mechanics. Anyway, I can understand why it does not appeal to you but I do think there is more to the game that perhaps another playthrough or two would expose.
It's the beauty of the hobby. Not every game is for every player but every player can find a game that provides fun and excitement for them.
Damn it. I just negotiated for the Age of Sails starter kit and the HMS Britania expansion ship. I need an intervention!
Quote from: Bison on April 27, 2018, 08:27:02 PM
Damn it. I just negotiated for the Age of Sails starter kit and the HMS Britania expansion ship. I need an intervention!
Think of the children! You must leave all loot to them!
I intend to sink them during a glorious kitchen table naval battle!
Quote from: Bison on April 27, 2018, 08:27:02 PM
Damn it. I just negotiated for the Age of Sails starter kit and the HMS Britania expansion ship. I need an intervention!
But first, some game mats and a half dozen French and Spanish ships of the line.
I actually got a game mat too. But I'm going to need to get more ships too. The question is really if I want more planes for wings of glory first.
Decided to take a break from ASL and try something different.
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That is substantially different from ASL
Quote from: trailrunner on May 12, 2018, 04:52:40 PM
Decided to take a break from ASL and try something different.
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MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
...I mean, good choice! O0
You're one to talk.
My review and five-article-long AAR on this very game speak for themselves.
Maybe not very well, but they speak, dammit.
That thing went 5 articles? :P
Where might one find these articles?
There was a lot of padding.
"Uhhh...uhhmmm....errr..."
Quote from: bbmike on May 12, 2018, 05:05:49 PM
Where might one find these articles?
Good question
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@Bison: Ships > Planes
Selah.
I was excited to get DVG's 'War of the Worlds,' but the rules are rather confusing. I'm going to have to read through them again.
The game looks cool, though.
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^ I'm still waiting for my copy. I went with the Old Blighty edition.
I've been humming and hah'ing over what game to put out. Gaming real estate is a premium in the summer months because I want to make models in the good light....
I've had the Heroes of The Falklands manual out. I've had the Target for Today manual out. In the end, I've choosen to go back to Conflict of Heroes. Bawb sold me the collection Storms of Steel and Price of Honor and I bought the Solo pack some time ago.
Opening the manual I immediately remembered how excellent the rules are. This is going to be pretty easy to get into. Much simpler imo than LnL games. I prefer the scale of the LnL games and love some aspects of the games - but the tight time scales on the missions, spotting, morale and the requirement of a leader to be able to steady a unit just exasperate me. They are absolutely realistic aspects - but from a gaming perspective, they just leave me feeling frustrated.
So - in short, Conflict of Heroes it is - and I'll give the Solo expansion an outing too.
I just started listening to an audiobook about Guadalcanal so the urge to break out CoH: Guadalcanal has been growing. I've played it a handful of times with some guys from my local group and everyone enjoyed it quite a bit but none of them were willing to take on any but the first three scenarios in the book as all but those first three incorporates hidden setup/movement.
I picked up LnL: Heroes of North Africa and it looks like it'll be fun. I was surprised at how few German and US units were present in the game and just how many Italian units are present.
I also picked up the DVG version of Down in Flames: Aces High and Down in Flames: Guns Blazing as they were on clearance at one of the mail order stores a few weeks ago. It looks like it could be a fun little game. Sadly, the components in the Guns Blazing box have some quality control issues. Oh well, for the price I'm not too worried about it.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on May 17, 2018, 02:22:14 AM
I just started listening to an audiobook about Guadalcanal so the urge to break out CoH: Guadalcanal has been growing. I've played it a handful of times with some guys from my local group and everyone enjoyed it quite a bit but none of them were willing to take on any but the first three scenarios in the book as all but those first three incorporates hidden setup/movement.
I picked up LnL: Heroes of North Africa and it looks like it'll be fun. I was surprised at how few German and US units were present in the game and just how many Italian units are present.
I also picked up the DVG version of Down in Flames: Aces High and Down in Flames: Guns Blazing as they were on clearance at one of the mail order stores a few weeks ago. It looks like it could be a fun little game. Sadly, the components in the Guns Blazing box have some quality control issues. Oh well, for the price I'm not too worried about it.
I'm not sure and I'll do some digging, but I wonder if the "hidden units" and "pre-planned artillery" are taken care of in the solo expansion...brb (admittedly though the solo expansion isn't compatible for anything other than AtB, SoS and PoF)
So I didn't see anything mentioned about existing firefights with hidden units of off board arty being taken care of - however, the Solo expansion has it's own firefights with "rumoured units" where a unit might be there and might not.
So the expansion comes with some specific firefights.
I have At Any Cost: Metz 1870 and Fields of Fire 2nd Edition coming today, and Tide Of Iron Next Wave coming next week.
On the table ATM is 'Black Wednesday - The Battle of Krasni Bor 10-11 Feb 1943'. This one of the 'Gamers/MMP' Tactical Combat Series games and is interesting as it features the 250th (Spanish 'Blue') Division.
Finished my first game, played all by myself, of 1754 Conquest. Great game. Easy to play especially when played alone. Took me about 75 minutes to finish but only because 3 of the four truce cards were in play by the end of turn 3. (I did do my best shuffling of the decks but obviously it wasn't good enough.
Enjoy:
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^That's an excellent series. I played 1775 at Origins last year and ended up buying it.
Quote from: bbmike on May 27, 2018, 04:34:32 PM
^That's an excellent series. I played 1775 at Origins last year and ended up buying it.
Why didn't you buy MOO?
I eventually did. :-[
Is it out of the shrink?
Ask me at Origins. :hide:
Cardboard Harlot
Shrink off?
All of them. That's how we get at the rules.
Actually played?
Next question.
Playing Red Poppies Campaigns: Ypres this weekend
I'm going to make a concerted effort to finally learn Tide of Iron this weekend. Now that I own the old coffin box (from a trade last year), the Next Wave box, and the expansions (Fury of the Bear, Stalingrad, Normandy, and Days of the Fox), seems maybe that's the next step.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on May 28, 2018, 01:14:06 PM
Playing Red Poppies Campaigns: Ypres this weekend
Do give us a report O0
Arrived today. I'm warming up my credit card up for Origins. :P
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Nice! Break the shrink on that one!
Not until after Origins!
Killjoy
Armageddon Wars.
Syrians rebels VS ISIL. First training scenario.
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On the virtual table...
Red Poppies: Ypres
Start of Scenario 1,
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The Brits are badly outnumbered, but not in such a bad spot. Many of the German units are disorganized after their advance, and the Brit artillery will eat the Germans alive if they try to take the guns.
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Start of Turn Five, in previous turns, the Brits tried to rush the town from the North, but were beaten back. The Germans tried to advance on the British artillery but were cut up. Superior British infantry fire and artillery have taken a heavy toll... But the Brits can only win by taking the town. Time for the Worcesters to fix bayonets again...
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Turn 6 saw a German win... The Brits did not have good command and control, and the Worcesters were forced to assault without artillery support. The Worcesters were gunned down by some really good rolls from German infantry fire...
Overall, the rules make the game move really fast... Doing a campaign scenario next...
Quote from: Barthheart on June 08, 2018, 08:41:25 PM
Armageddon Wars.
Syrians rebels VS ISIL. First training scenario.
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Those counters look clipped.
Nope, they come pre-rounded.
That's why they look so nice. Except for those bits on the sides.
Getting ready for a Pacific battle with my new rulebook and dice tower from Origins.
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Hooray!
Is it a pointlessly tall and elaborate dice tower?
(Please say yes!)
Quote from: Cyrano on June 23, 2018, 06:13:41 PM
Hooray!
Is it a pointlessly tall and elaborate dice tower?
(Please say yes!)
No, and I even failed to buy the Shame tumbler (https://www.thebrokentoken.com/modular-dice-tumblers-shame/). :-[
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Now playing 'Canadian Crucible - Brigade Fortress at Norrey' another one of the TCS games from MMP.
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I got this game from my daughters for father's day a couple of weeks ago. My wife and I spent a couple of days at a cabin this past week, which gave me a chance to break it out and play it. So far I'm 0-2, but I think this will be a very hard game to ever win.
^ Trailrunner, that IS a very challenging and unforgiving game. I have yet to beat it myself.
Got home at about 1am this morning and of course the first thing I do is go right to the box that Dan at DVG sent to me - Pavlov's House. Youse palookas have posted a lot about this on FB and I really look forward to this one. I will be doing a first look article on it at some point this week. I haven't broken the wrap on it yet - I want to wait until I have time to take the proper pics (and get my game table set up again).
I picked up Pendragon. I have no idea why. I didn't really take to the few COIN games I've tried so far and the period doesn't hold any special interest for me but for some reason, I'm excited to play it.
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cool! let us know what you think :)
I've been wondering why those COIN games are so popular. Maybe it's the Eurogame appeal combined with part of a wargame's complexity, but I don't find any of the COIN games released thus far particularly appealing. Nice looking maps/boards and some interesting ideas, but the way the ones I've read about simplify complexity is not my cup (or Holy Chalice, to stick with the Arthurian theme) of tea.
Even with the numerous delays and the release schedule still being a bit inconsistent, GMT is keen on releasing new COIN editions/games as they sell like hot cakes.
Some other wargaming bestsellers, like Twilight Struggle also don't interest me all that much. I can see why they sell well, but to me hex and counter is the bread and butter of wargaming.
The good thing about GMT is that they use the proceeds from those big sellers to help fund the grognard games.
Quote from: ComradeP on July 17, 2018, 06:26:02 AM
I've been wondering why those COIN games are so popular. Maybe it's the Eurogame appeal combined with part of a wargame's complexity, but I don't find any of the COIN games released thus far particularly appealing.
I think it's a combination of the multi-player interactions along with the very high-strategic overview of the game that appeals.
It's nice to have a game where you're not trying to min/max every possible math factor for every attack out there and have a much more narrative game.
Combat in Pendragon is a lot more involved than other COIN games and is very mathy.
Incidentally, though I also try to get the best possible odds, I find board wargames to offer less opportunities for min/maxing than digital wargames due to having a separate movement and combat phase.
It's difficult to make the kind of deadly breakthrough/exploitation moves that digital wargames allow you to make. There might be an advance after combat mechanic of some sort, but it's usually not as effective as simply being able to move and attack per unit instead of per phase for all moving/attacking units.
We tried out a 4-player game of Pendragon last night. It was SLOOWWWWW. The introductory scenario is only supposed to take an hour to play. We played for 3 and didn't finish. Not sure what I think but I wasn't really enjoying it at the time. A lot of that was due to the fact that none of the other players had played a COIN game before and were unsure of how the commands available to the different factions were meant to function (I still have trouble working out how to achieve my goals using the commands and feats available to me) and that bogged things down quite a bit.
I'll give it a few more plays but I think, like the other COIN games, I want to like it because it looks like it should have a lot of theme coming through from the components as well as from emergent gameplay but that theme never seems to really develop so playing it feels like a bit of a slog. Most of my COIN sessions seem to devolve into the more experienced players using very gamey tactics to achieve their victory conditions in ways that completely break immersion. Usually, the promised interaction between the 4 players ends up being very limited on the board itself and mostly just seems to be about jockeying for initiative and making sure that you block the other players from getting the good event cards. To me, that doesn't make for an especially enjoyable or rewarding experience.
The best thing you can do for a new COIN player is to give them the 'bot' flowcharts. For the first 2-3 turns, have them follow the flowchart to get a sense of the options and processes during the turn.
The bots won't always guide you to the best possible move in any given turn, but they'll keep you from making a dumb move, and in a learning game, they're a good guide through the different processes each turn.
Once you get a sense of the options available based on where you acted in the turn sequence, you can kick the training wheels out from under them and let the turns roll.
We played a 4-player game of Star Trek Ascendancy tonight. Klingons, Federation, Romulans, and Cardassians. Great fun! We drew random factions and I started with the Klingons which was a challenge as they don't suit my play style at all. The Borg showed up fairly early in the game and forced us to team up to try and wipe them out. The Romulans were able to knock out the one assimilated Borg world and then a combined Klingon & Federation fleet fought off a Borg cube (well the Klingons did. The Federation cowards cut and run after the 3rd round of combat.)
It was a long game that culminated in a 3-way fight between the Feds, the Romulans, and the Klingons (the Cardassian player was new to the game and so was pretty far behind by the end of it). The fighting stalemated in the middle of the map but thanks to the Klingon's special ability to amass culture from inflicting losses in space battles, I was able to gain an Ascendancy victory a turn before the Federation would have done so. Never seen the Klingons score a cultural win before.
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^That looks awesome! O0
ST Ascendancy is a GREAT game, but it takes up SO much table space - I have it, as well as the Cardassian, Ferengi, and Borg expansions. I barely have room on my game table for three factions, let alone all six (unless there's more at this point).
:D
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SEAL Team Flix? Nice. :bd:
O0
I'd like to learn more about that one. You're doing a review, right? ;)
Got some vacation coming up so maybe I can...
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Had a 7-player game of Sails of Glory today. Lots of fun with some bad seamanship all-round!
Scenario had 2 Spanish frigates and two ships-of-the-line escorting a treasure ship into Cadiz harbour. They're beating against the wind to get around the headland when some pesky Brits show up and try to steal the prize with three ships of the line.
Things went badly for the Spanish right off the bat when the lead frigate missed her turn and ran aground on a shoal, causing chaos in the line astern. The Brits were able to get in and cause some heavy damage while the Spanish attempted to sort themselves out. The first frigate eventually got off the shoal but was heavily damaged by that point and stuck soon afterwards. The two Spanish ships of the line managed to get some solid broadsides into the Brits and sank one. The second Spanish frigate managed to run herself aground and suffered the same fate as her twin. The largest British ship hove to alongside the Spanish treasure ship and a boarding action ensued but the Brit marines were not expecting such a large crew on the prize (those wacky Spaniards sure seem to like to pack their ships to the gills with men) and the Brits actually suffered greater losses in the melee than the Spanish. The fighting went back and forth for 3 vicious rounds before the Brits stuck their colours but not before de-masting the treasure ship and slaughtering 90% of her crew.
One Brit ship of the line burnt to the waterline soon after the hull of a Spaniard 2nd rate collapsed and she sank. The final Brit ship of the line closed in for the kill on the one remaining Spanish SOL with a damaged mast, her steering was hampered and she managed to run herself aground in such a way that the Spanish treasure ship and the crippled SOL could both get what few guns they had left to bear and pounded the Limeys into submission before they could pull themselves off the shoal.
3 Brit SOLs bear down on the Spanish traffic jam after the leading frigate hits a shoal.
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Brits split their squadron with two turning left to tackle one poor frigate while one turns right to deal with the only Spanish SOL still under sail.
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The lead Spanish frigate finally managed to extracate herself from the first shoal only to run aground on the next shoal in line and then get pounded into matchsticks by two full broadsides (honestly, by this point, it was a mercy killing)
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Final Brit SOL runs aground as does the treasure ship. Spanish SOL rakes her from the bow and sets her alight.
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looks like a lot of fun :)
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on July 21, 2018, 09:39:13 PM
Had a 7-player game of Sails of Glory today. Lots of fun with some bad seamanship all-round!
Scenario had 2 Spanish frigates and two ships-of-the-line escorting a treasure ship into Cadiz harbour. They're beating against the wind to get around the headland when some pesky Brits show up and try to steal the prize with three ships of the line.
Things went badly for the Spanish right off the bat when the lead frigate missed her turn and ran aground on a shoal, causing chaos in the line astern. The Brits were able to get in and cause some heavy damage while the Spanish attempted to sort themselves out. The first frigate eventually got off the shoal but was heavily damaged by that point and stuck soon afterwards. The two Spanish ships of the line managed to get some solid broadsides into the Brits and sank one. The second Spanish frigate managed to run herself aground and suffered the same fate as her twin. The largest British ship hove to alongside the Spanish treasure ship and a boarding action ensued but the Brit marines were not expecting such a large crew on the prize (those wacky Spaniards sure seem to like to pack their ships to the gills with men) and the Brits actually suffered greater losses in the melee than the Spanish. The fighting went back and forth for 3 vicious rounds before the Brits stuck their colours but not before de-masting the treasure ship and slaughtering 90% of her crew.
One Brit ship of the line burnt to the waterline soon after the hull of a Spaniard 2nd rate collapsed and she sank. The final Brit ship of the line closed in for the kill on the one remaining Spanish SOL with a damaged mast, her steering was hampered and she managed to run herself aground in such a way that the Spanish treasure ship and the crippled SOL could both get what few guns they had left to bear and pounded the Limeys into submission before they could pull themselves off the shoal.
3 Brit SOLs bear down on the Spanish traffic jam after the leading frigate hits a shoal.
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Brits split their squadron with two turning left to tackle one poor frigate while one turns right to deal with the only Spanish SOL still under sail.
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The lead Spanish frigate finally managed to extracate herself from the first shoal only to run aground on the next shoal in line and then get pounded into matchsticks by two full broadsides (honestly, by this point, it was a mercy killing)
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Final Brit SOL runs aground as does the treasure ship. Spanish SOL rakes her from the bow and sets her alight.
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I don't even own the game but the ships were buy 2 get one free at Origins. They were so cool looking I couldn't resist.
How many did you buy? Get the base set. It comes with 4 more ships and rules with which you get to blow them up.
Some pics from the Franco-Prussian War game I played in yesterday. Rules were Age of Valor (derived from Age of Eagles/Fire and Fury). Figs were 15mm. Scenario was "Retreat to Metz" with the French fighting a delaying action while the Prussians were trying to catch and defeat the French before they could fall back to Metz.
We had a small group (5 players - 2 French, 3 Prussian) so there were plenty of troops for everyone to push. The French held some high ground and 3 villages behind the hills. The Prussians attacked across the entire line, but the main Prussian weight was across open ground on the right flank. When we had to call it, the greater Prussian numbers in men and guns were having effect and the flank was being turned.
Some (extremely) lucky die rolling by the Prussians had already pushed the French out of one village. If we had played to conclusion, it would have likely been an overwhelming Prussian victory.
The French line at the start of the battle
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French Chasseurs, in a stand of woods, await the Prussian attack. The main French line extends beyond them.
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Prussian Uhlans meet a charge of heavy French cav. The French used the bulk of their cavalry to screen their left flank and delay the Prussian advance for as long as possible. They made several charges against the Prussians until, battered and exhausted, the French were forced to fall back.
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Prussian Dragoons which rather recklessly advanced too quickly at the start of the battle. They narrowly avoided being overwhelmed by the heavier French cavalry. Discretion being the better part of valor, they fell back behind the Uhlans and mainly avoided contact for the rest of the battle.
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Prussian artillery supporting the assault
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Prussian Grenadiers have cleared the Chasseurs from the woods and are preparing to charge the rest of the French line. The yellow marker indicates the unit is "worn" having take a certain number of losses. However these are elite Grenadiers and still pose a threat.
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Looks fantastic!
Looks like a lot of fun :)
I played a couple of the small scenarios in RAF Battle of Britain, but it didn't really hold my attention. I kept thinking about ASL, so that's what's going back on my table next.
Meanwhile, I got a dice cup:
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I tried out the new Warhammer40K minis game, Kill Team tonight. My gaming buddies are all going nuts over it and asked me to give it a go. I've never been much of a 40K fan as I don't like the aesthetics or lore. I haven't played the minis game since it was first released as I wasn't enamored with the rules. I thought the LOS rules were silly and there was too much dice rolling. Kill Team promised to address a lot of the issues and offer up a cheaper, quicker alternative to the full 40K game.
The map consists of a 3'x3' play area with some really nice 3D terrain that comes in the base kit. I believe that squads are built on a points-based system but I'm not 100% on that as I was given a pre-built force of Imperial Guard (or whatever the Latin name they go by now is Astra militarium or somesuch) to fight against a squad of Orks and goblins. Kill Team is smaller scale than 40K so you move each mini as an individual unit rather than squad by squad (you'll only have 12 or so minis on the table per side). Line of sight is still a bit goofy to me in that you can shoot at an enemy as long as you can see the tiniest portion of the figure or base so there's a lot of fiddling with positioning and a lot of arguing back and forth about being able to see or not see. At least when it's individual figures it's not nearly as silly as regular 40K where you can light up an entire squad if you can see one millimeter of a single mini.
I still found that there was a lot of dice rolling required and much of it felt unnecessary. Units have a base movement allowance of 6" or so (varies depending on type) but you roll a d6 and add that to the base movement allowance if you want to advance or 2d6 if you want to charge. Shooting involves rolling to hit (with mods for range and cover), then rolling to wound, then the enemy rolling to save against the wound, then you rolling the wound severity if they fail to save and then finally rolling to see if they fall if they're on any terrain higher than ground level. A lot of time is spent rolling dice to no effect. I would have preferred a single roll using d100s with modifiers but I suppose it might take just as much time to read the charts and add up all the mods. Oh well.
There is overwatch and initiative breaking "ready" fire but no opportunity fire. That means an enemy can start behind cover and sprint across a a large distance of open terrain in full sight of your units, but if they're able to reach a spot out of LOS of your units, you can't shoot at them. I found it counter-intuitive and made setting up a bit of a challenge as my initital instinct was to set up in defensive terrain with good, overlapping fire lanes. Not much point in doing that here as you're better setting up out of charge range because if they reach you, you get no chance to fire at them while they're advancing on you (with a few exceptions such as snipers).
Each game only lasts 4 rounds so there isn't a lot of time for tactical nuance or maneuvering. The attacking force really does have to go in hard and hope for the best with the dice rolling. Each side does generate a number of command points per turn that they can spend on special, faction specific abilities which can add some variety though.
As you may have guessed, I'm still no fan of Warhammer minis but at least this one plays out rather quickly so it's not too bad. I'll play again if asked but won't be buying into it myself.
Forgot to take photos so here are some random ones I grabbed off the web.
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I'm scheduled to run a demo game of Federation Commander at BottosCon in November this year so I strong-armed several "willing" participants into play-testing my scenario at the FLGS last night. I need to tweak the balance a bit but happily everyone said they enjoyed the game and thought the scenario was interesting. The game went a lot slower than I had anticipated as only one of the players had any previous experience with the game and it took everyone a while to get familiar with the movement system. I had intended to take a lot more photos (especially more close ups) but I got wrapped up in the game and forgot.
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I had a guy on Etsy make up some dial counters for me last week as I felt using dry erase pens to keep track of energy use on laminated sheets every turn was a bit of a chore and got kind of messy. I'm quite happy with the work he did but I wish I'd asked for a slightly different design. That's on me though, not him. He put together exactly what I'd asked for.
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Nice dials.
Busted out LnL Heroes of Normandy yesterday. Neither of us had played for a few months so we were both rusty on the rules and the first few impulses had a lot of mistakes. Fun game though. Scenario takes place on June 7th and has Brit airborne troops with a 57mm AT gun and a lone PIAT team trying to delay German armour pushing to the beachhead. I played as the Brits. While my AT gun wasn't able to inflict any casualties (it only got two rounds off and both bounced), I did succeed in pinning the Jerries down long enough to get the win condition. As a bonus, a wounded Sgt managed to scramble up onto a StuG IIIG and take it out with grenades. What a hero!
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I finally got to play DVG's Modern Warfighter card game. I had never played it or the WW2 variant for that matter.
As I was the host, I prepared by reading the rules once, then watching a couple episodes of GimpyGamer's videos on it, and off we went. We picked a short mission first, then a longer one, and were able to finish to games in the time we had.
No pictures, but was great fun!
Quote from: Crossroads on October 02, 2018, 01:02:58 PM
I finally got to play DVG's Modern Warfighter card game. I had never played it or the WW2 variant for that matter.
As I was the host, I prepared by reading the rules once, then watching a couple episodes of GimpyGamer's videos on it, and off we went. We picked a short mission first, then a longer one, and were able to finish to games in the time we had.
No pictures, but was great fun!
What were your missions? Which adversaries?
Seems like a DVG kinda week. I ended up playing a campaign game of the DVG version Down in Flames on Sunday. We played the Battle of Britain campaign and used the Wingman expansion for the first time. Adding in wingmen and doubling up on the number of bombers makes each engagement very deadly. I don't think we had a single fight last more than 4 turns before one side or the other was swatted out of the skies. Fun back and forth even though my RAF took a thorough beating at the hands of the Luftwaffe.
Quote from: Barthheart on October 02, 2018, 01:45:20 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on October 02, 2018, 01:02:58 PM
I finally got to play DVG's Modern Warfighter card game. I had never played it or the WW2 variant for that matter.
As I was the host, I prepared by reading the rules once, then watching a couple episodes of GimpyGamer's videos on it, and off we went. We picked a short mission first, then a longer one, and were able to finish to games in the time we had.
No pictures, but was great fun!
What were your missions? Which adversaries?
Our very first mission was against Middle East insurgents, we tried out the Short and Sweet mission, with objective on track #3, and only two team members with not a lot of resource points. Thought that would be a good one due to its small size. Going got tough immediately, we got duly roasted at location #2 with some bad dice and difficult enemies.
Then we tried out the High Impact Jungle mission with an objective of killing the kartel boss. There we fared better, got to location #4, where we got pinned down, with opponents stacking on us from previous locations as well us having bypassed them. It was good fun though.
I also finished watching Gimpys High Impact Jungle mission play through, and got a lot of ideas how to fare better next time. Oh, there will be a next time :)
I will be picking up Expansion #1 on my way home, too. Gotta have more gear! :knuppel2:
Get it all! You won't be disappointed. I just backed the Wave 3 KS... :D
Play a couple of jungle missions to get good at eh game, they tend to be easier.
The mid-east are a large step up and need some real planning but the very rewarding when you win.
The Eastern Europe adversaries are really tough. Takes a lot of practice to win those.
Quote from: Barthheart on October 03, 2018, 08:46:26 AM
Get it all!
Oh don't say that! I very much try not to. :timeout: :D
Dammit, I went and looked at their Kickstarter page.
Kickstarter is the work of Satan himself, I tell you! No mere mortal can resist... for long... I try...
DO IT! >:D
Quote from: Barthheart on October 03, 2018, 09:17:32 AM
DO IT! >:D
Well I already ordered the #2 Expansion pack... :nerd:
Meanwhile, got an email that my Normandy: The Beginning of the End game has shipped from the Kickstarter. I already received the mounted X-MAPs, they look gorgeous. Can't wait for the game itself :smitten:
Quote from: Barthheart on October 03, 2018, 01:22:59 PM
Quote from: Crossroads on October 03, 2018, 01:08:49 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on October 03, 2018, 09:17:32 AM
DO IT! >:D
Well I already ordered the #2 Expansion pack... :nerd:
O0
I have the 2nd Edition core game. I read from somewhere the rules are to their third version. Are v3 rules available somewhere as a download? A quick google revealed some old links that are not there anymore.
Ah, they were under the product page, though the core game itself was out of print.
https://www.mcssl.com/content/assets/42/426114/PDF/warfighterrules-v3.pdf
Awwwwww craaapppp! I totally missed Warfighter Modern's Wave 3 going live on KS!
I had reserved cash to go all-in on this one, but for some reason I never received the notification! Bullocks! :uglystupid2:
Meanwhile 1985: Under an Iron Sky has been delivered at a service point ready to be picked up!
Also I have been re-energizing my ASL endeavors.
Quote from: Yskonyn on October 04, 2018, 08:54:31 AM
Awwwwww craaapppp! I totally missed Warfighter Modern's Wave 3 going live on KS!
I had reserved cash to go all-in on this one, but for some reason I never received the notification! Bullocks! :uglystupid2:
Meanwhile 1985: Under an Iron Sky has been delivered at a service point ready to be picked up!
Also I have been re-energizing my ASL endeavors.
Maybe you can get in on the Backerkit to buy stuff... not sure how that works though...
Yeah I have shot DVG an email asking if there's a way I can still become an early bird.
Warfighter Modern is such a nice game with a few friends and a jug of beer.
Anyone interested in playing some Warfighter co-op in Table Top Sim?
On the virtual table...
At Any Cost: Metz 1870
My opponent is 3000 miles away. Played real-time with Skype and Vassal.
Like this game system. The use of event chips is just right. No uber chits that overpower the flow of the game, but that add the right level of unpredictability.
The French III Corps makes a final assault on Vionville. A scrappy group of Prussian guns and sharpshooters held them off from the town. The French eventually push them out, only to lose the town in a Prussian counter-attack. Earlier turns saw the Prussian X and French IV Corps chew each other up in the central part of the board.
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This has been on my radar for a while now. I already have 'Position Magnifique' formerly published as 'Duel of Eagle' from which this game is derived. Its an excellent system and a very interesting battle.
Quote from: bob48 on October 07, 2018, 11:20:17 AM
This has been on my radar for a while now. I already have 'Position Magnifique' formerly published as 'Duel of Eagle' from which this game is derived. Its an excellent system and a very interesting battle.
I have "Duel of Eagles" as well. "At Any Cost" is definitely worth getting if you enjoy Luttmann's "Blind Swords" system.
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/25079/blind-swords-system (https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/25079/blind-swords-system)
The only issue I have with the system itself is that is not the greatest for asynch PBEM type play. Some chits can be used during the other player's turn. But that is just the nature of the beast, and frankly, new releases that are perfect for asynch play are becoming more rare.
^Thanks for that, I think that has pretty much decided it for me O0
Someone's been to BGG Marketplace again :smitten:
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Couldn't wait for the new ones? :D
Quote from: Barthheart on October 09, 2018, 12:58:35 PM
Couldn't wait for the new ones? :D
Of course not :nerd:
I've been on a lookout for the Untold Stories for quite some time, the few items made available been always priced out from what I was ready to pay. Not this one, was sold together with Paris is Burning even.
Super cool.
I was wondering if the prices on US would drop as the re-release approaches.
It's a big deal to make most of the scenarios in the Compendium work.
Quote from: Cyrano on October 09, 2018, 03:10:16 PM
Super cool.
I was wondering if the prices on US would drop as the re-release approaches.
It's a big deal to make most of the scenarios in the Compendium work.
Yes, some of the add-ons can be quite a mess to set up.
You are probably aware of this scenario guide already but here goes:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/52636/waw-scenario-guide
Saw that a little while ago :):
http://grogheads.com/review/7767
Quote from: Cyrano on October 09, 2018, 04:26:28 PM
Saw that a little while ago :):
http://grogheads.com/review/7767
:hide: :2funny:
Set up the Crusader scenario of DAK to bag up the the counters for a quick set up at a convention:
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:bd: :bd:
Normandy kickstarter delivered today as well. There's some serious counter clipping going on at the weekend :smitten:
:bd:
:tickedoff:
Quote from: Barthheart on October 12, 2018, 02:21:49 PM
:tickedoff:
I got burned for the first time with a second hand game, although it was the Counterattack booklet with just one row of chits. They were clipped with a nail clipper! Why would anyone do that >:(
Quote from: Crossroads on October 13, 2018, 11:51:02 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on October 12, 2018, 02:21:49 PM
:tickedoff:
I got burned for the first time with a second hand game, although it was the Counterattack booklet with just one row of chits. They were clipped with a nail clipper! Why would anyone do that >:(
Before reliable corner rounding tool ?
Quote from: Nefaro on October 14, 2018, 10:35:44 AM
Quote from: Crossroads on October 13, 2018, 11:51:02 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on October 12, 2018, 02:21:49 PM
:tickedoff:
I got burned for the first time with a second hand game, although it was the Counterattack booklet with just one row of chits. They were clipped with a nail clipper! Why would anyone do that >:(
Before reliable corner rounding tool ?
Exactly.
There were sevaral items available today for sale at our local gaming club. Picked up these two O:-)
Nice acquisitions. That WW3 game seems to be part of a series. Don't know much about it but looks good.
Quote from: W8taminute on October 22, 2018, 08:12:17 AM
Nice acquisitions. That WW3 game seems to be part of a series. Don't know much about it but looks good.
Thanks :) I don't know much about it either, but looked like it could be fun so thought why not.
Edit: Seems like a three-game series. Found this cool pic from Geek with all three being played as a campaign
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Wow that does look cool. I'm lamenting the fact that I'd totally play a game series like that but have absolutely no time to dedicate to a monster of a board game like that. But I suppose if I could secure a room where no one would disturb my game I could play something like this in small doses over a long period of time. 8)
That's the reality isn't it. At most I can take two evenings off each month, although lately it has been more like one evening every two months. I need to go to college again :D
Quote from: W8taminute on October 22, 2018, 08:12:17 AM
That WW3 game seems to be part of a series.
GDW's series, that included
Third World War / Battle for Germany
Arctic Front
Southern Front
Persian Gulf
If you can find a complete set, unpunched, you could make a down payment on a car with them.
Much-beloved, for a good reason
Quote from: bayonetbrant on October 25, 2018, 08:59:30 AM
Quote from: W8taminute on October 22, 2018, 08:12:17 AM
That WW3 game seems to be part of a series.
GDW's series, that included
Third World War / Battle for Germany
Arctic Front
Southern Front
Persian Gulf
If you can find a complete set, unpunched, you could make a down payment on a car with them.
Much-beloved, for a good reason
Good to know! I have only one, and it is punched, so no new car for me :))
Just pulled the trigger on ASLSK1, can't wait to get into this game.
Finally got 'At All Cost' on the table.
Let me change things up a bit by sharing with you all what's not on my table right now.
What's not on my table right now, much to my annoyance, is Paths of Glory by GMT Games. I ordered a copy from the P500 back in the late summer of last year. Their website claims the game has been shipping since December 27, 2018. Yet here I am still waiting in early February 2019.
I phoned GMT last week and the lady on the phone told me we will ship that order for you today Mr. "W8taminute". Well here it is a week later and nothing is in my mailbox yet.
I sent them an email this morning and haven't heard back from them yet.
GMT may make quality products but their customer service is abysmal. Next time I will order my GMT games through Amazon unless the price is prohibitive. I strongly urge you and everyone I can come into contact with to NOT BUY DIRECTLY FROM GMT. Their customer service is abysmal and non existent.
To be continued.....
P.S. By the way I'm not very happy right now in case my tone was not clear in the message above.
What's on my table now: ASL SK1-3 plus the pocket guide. Haven't exactly played a game yet, just been reading rules, watching videos, and admiring the counter art :smitten:
Panzergruppe Guderian. I haven't gotten to it in a couple of weeks but it's still sitting there, with turn 1 just barely started.
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Testing out using the maps on the iPad instead of the dry erase.
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On my pool table right now:
Great game... and needs a pool table to play on.... :bd:
Testing out the app and rules solo before getting a full game of this going on Saturday.
Yer boat seems to have gone together well... or did you glue it? Mine's really loose and will need glue and reinforcements.... :P
Yup. Glued it.
GMT's Bloody April
Playing a double blind game done over vassal with turns sent in by email.
The ref is Terry Simo, the game designer. So no arguing with him about the rules.... :-"
It is 11:13am, March 24, 1917...
My flight of 4 Sopwith Pups from the 3rd British Naval Squadron, took off from Marieux 8 minutes ago and is just now reaching its patrol altitude of 10,000ft. Did a slower climb to save fuel.
Mostly sunny, with broken clouds above me. Strong wind out of the SW. Good tailwind pushing me along. But it will become a hellish headwind if my guys get shot up behind German lines and have to escape.
The flight is about to turn East to the first patrol waypoint behind German lines at Bois de Berlon, just West of Cambrai.
My orders are to conduct offensive patrol to disrupt German scout activity.
So far, the sky is empty. Except I can see a friendly BE2 to my left rear, about 6000 feet below me, struggling to climb to recon altitude.
The flight has 4 historical pilots, Capt Harold Kerby, FSL John Malone, Fl Co Herbert Travers and FltLt Lloyd Breadner
Two of these guys will go on to become Vice Air Marshalls in the Canadian Air Force....but that is years away. Today they are just cannon fodder.
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Woah! Spoiler alert! I'm flying for the Huns in that same game. ^-^
I didn't read, just skipped by when I saw what yer post was about. O0
This should be a fun way to play Bloody April. Should make for some good AARs.
Quote from: Barthheart on July 13, 2019, 01:17:02 PM
Woah! Spoiler alert! I'm flying for the Huns in that same game. ^-^
I didn't read, just skipped by when I saw what yer post was about. O0
This should be a fun way to play Bloody April. Should make for some good AARs.
Oops... :-[
Yes this will be good....:)
Slowly but surely learning full ASL. I've had Beyond Valor on the board for a while now (albeit with Starter Kit rules) but now I think it's time to step up to the full rules plus Yanks. I also got Red Factories and haven't touched it, cause I'm a fuckin' idiot who doesn't like having spare cash :DD
No I don't have an ASL problem, you have an ASL problem. :-"
Can't wait for the Red Factories map to be digitized. Have only played a single scenario FtF so far. The map is massive and is in for lots of love once it is ready for Vassal.
Hit me up if you're ever in the mood for a match via VASL al_infierno.
:bd:
Quote from: Rekim on August 19, 2019, 06:59:14 PM
Can't wait for the Red Factories map to be digitized. Have only played a single scenario FtF so far. The map is massive and is in for lots of love once it is ready for Vassal.
Hit me up if you're ever in the mood for a match via VASL al_infierno.
I've been learning ASL as well. I've think that campaigns rather than one off scenarios are my main interest. To that end I have
Decision at Elst for ASLSK, as well as
Hatten in Flames and
Red Factories.
The standard HASL campaigns are a dream to play. The only downside being the long playtime. I played a good chunk of Valor of the Guards CG I recently (by far the smallest of VotG's 4 campaigns). After ~4 months playing one night a week we calculated another 10 months would be needed to reach the finish line. We decided to pack it in early. Just too many other ASL products in our to-play queue vying for VASL time. And I'm just talking MMP products. I absolutely will play CGs at some point. Might need to wait for semi/retirement.
The Hatten CG has been getting good buzz. Also hear it is more manageable in size.
Been playing La Bataille des Quatra Bras for 8 hours every Saturday with a guy that lives in town that happened to follow La Bataille on Consimworld and saw my posts there. He's a former Army Captain (retired- went enlisted to officer) and is a huge Nappy gaming fan. He has own set of miniatures rules and was a wargamer from the 70's to the 90's when he got in to race car driving. Now he's too old for race car driving and since meeting me, he's picked up interest in gaming again. We plan to hit each game of the series since between us we pretty much have them all. A fun guy to game with and we're both having a blast with this.
Just got Last Blitzkrieg by Dean Essig and Multi-Man Publishing yesterday. It's the first game in his Battalion Combat Series. My 7 foot pool table is not wide enough for the full set of maps to lay flat so I'm going to have to get some plywood or something else to put on top of the table to expand it. There are 6 counter sheets so I'm going to get a couple of plastic trays for all the units and markers. Can't wait to get playing it!
Edit - Not sure why it's out of focus. Looks fine on my phone.
Busted out ye olde Hornet Leader.
In the middle of a Medium length Iraq '91. All is going well despite one string of bad luck resulting in a shootdown (and successful SAR).
Escape From Hades.
Solitaire game from Hollandspiele.
Halfway through first game of space jailbreak. Going pretty well but time is ticking and I still haven't found the prison cells of the Princess or the Elder Aliens (for the good VP).
Played Dominant Species yesterday with some friends over TTS using Zoom for voice. A great game, and a great way to play.
I'm learning MBT. I think I have the basic rules down pat (the only PitA being LOS over obstacles when you are on a higher elevation - but it is classic PitA for every wargame ever made :tickedoff: ).
I'm liking the system so much that I already ordered FRG, BAOR and 4CMB. Still, I think that Modern Warfare at the "Panzer" scale is too deadly - as tanks can fire across the map with a good chance to destroy the enemy. While the Advanced Rules change this, to me the best approach for Modern Mechanized Warfare is still platoon/200-500 meters hexes. Anyway, we are having a blast, and that's what matters.
Well I have 3 tables set up right now. One has Salerno '43, one has Hood Moves North, and the third has a Fire in the Lake game that I"m playing on Vassal but following along on the tabletop so I can study it better. About to end though so probably another COIN game going there to play.
Played a face-to-face learning game yesterday of "The Devil's to Pay" covering the first day of Gettysburg.
Hermann Luttmann groupies will recognize this as the first game using the "black swan/blind swords" system.
To translate that statement for most human beings it can be described as a relatively fast playing, low record keeping system that emphasizes the chaos of the 19th century battlefield. Getting your troops into position on time is just as hard as fixing bayonets and charging.
The game is published by Tiny Battles Publishing and true to the publisher, has a small footprint. Great for sticking in the suitcase and taking on a trip.
My opponent and I enjoyed the game, and plan on playing it again.
here is the link for a game description:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280999/devils-pay-first-day-gettysburg (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280999/devils-pay-first-day-gettysburg)
I'm going to have to see if Calandale did a video on that game Arizona. I know he played a monster game covering Gettysburg (I think) but not a smaller game.
Quote from: W8taminute on September 29, 2023, 09:12:09 PMI'm going to have to see if Calandale did a video on that game Arizona. I know he played a monster game covering Gettysburg (I think) but not a smaller game.
Right. The next "black swan" game was "A Most Fearful Sacrifice" that covers the entire battle of Gettysburg, and basically includes the first day scenarios as well.
I have it, and it is a very nice mounted board, with extra large counters and hexes (for old eyes). But I am not sure I have a table large enough, even if my wife would let me keep it up long enough to play. BTW, the box is very large, heavy and I'm pretty sure its bullet-proof.
I will probably just play on Vassal.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329089/most-fearful-sacrifice-three-days-gettysburg (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329089/most-fearful-sacrifice-three-days-gettysburg)
I've played a couple of single map scenarios of A Most Fearful Sacrifice and loved it. When I'm done with my move and you are interested I'd give you a game on Vassal
I'm just beginning to feel my way around these forums, so this looks like a safe place to make a first post. I just broke out Avalanche Press's Avalanche (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5173/avalanche-invasion-italy) from 1994. I got it when it first came out, never played it, and just recently acquired another copy. It's unpunched, so it'll be a while before I actually set it up and start playing it. This past summer I got a bee in my bonnet about Sicily and the Italian campaign, and I've been doing a lot of reading, and selecting/playing games about both. Good fun!
Btw I started my reading here: Sicily and the Surrender of Italy (https://history.army.mil/catalog/pubs/6/6-2.html) This site is a treasure trove of information about every aspect of the U.S. Army. If you're specifically interested in histories about the U.S. army in WWII, start here: https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/collect/usaww2.html
You'll have to let us know how it plays. I love a good Sicily/Italy game. I have Salerno '43 from GMT and I see they are working on the next game for Italy, think it will be called Gustav '43 or something similar. Right now on my table in the man cave I have Crossing the Line from Vuca Simulations and downstairs on the breakfast nook table I'm rounding the counters for Silent War 2.0 to play as well. Girlfriend is away starting her new job so figure why not use all the table space. :cool:
Quote from: nelmsm on January 25, 2024, 08:11:06 PMYou'll have to let us know how it plays. I love a good Sicily/Italy game. I have Salerno '43 from GMT and I see they are working on the next game for Italy, think it will be called Gustav '43 or something similar. Right now on my table in the man cave I have Crossing the Line from Vuca Simulations and downstairs on the breakfast nook table I'm rounding the counters for Silent War 2.0 to play as well. Girlfriend is away starting her new job so figure why not use all the table space. :cool:
Speaking of Sicily and Southern Italy, I have the Norman Conquests version of Civitate 1053 (Normans knock out the Teutonic Papal Army and checkmate the Byzantines in one quick hit) and I just picked up my attempt to simplify the latest Gazala battle game (the Fall of Tobruk):
Quote from: nelmsm on January 25, 2024, 08:11:06 PMYou'll have to let us know how it plays. I love a good Sicily/Italy game. I have Salerno '43 from GMT and I see they are working on the next game for Italy, think it will be called Gustav '43 or something similar. Right now on my table in the man cave I have Crossing the Line from Vuca Simulations and downstairs on the breakfast nook table I'm rounding the counters for Silent War 2.0 to play as well. Girlfriend is away starting her new job so figure why not use all the table space. :cool:
I will! Just make sure you don't drop any counters around that breakfast nook. She'll be sure to spot them! 😂