My first foray into solitaire boardgaming, wish me luck.
Though not the first game to bear that name...pity...it's an excellent solo game, but an even better drunken, high-fivin', bad-guy shootin', party game for the military gear lovers in your life.
That's me!
It's a blast to play Swatter. You won't be disappointed.
Like Jim says it's great solo or with a couple of beer fuelled buddies blasting away baddies.
Cyrano and Barth ain't lyin'. You'll have a great time with it.
I bought warfighter ww2, my first jump into these games...but I just did the main game without expansions for now
Not sure how long shipping will take from NWS :-/
Usually pretty quick. It is a small, 1-2 person, outfit so they do get swamped sometimes.
Quote from: Swatter on December 16, 2016, 10:51:51 PM
Not sure how long shipping will take from NWS :-/
I've had mixed results over the years. The last package took a couple of weeks to be shipped and arrive.
Quote from: Swatter on December 16, 2016, 10:51:51 PM
Not sure how long shipping will take from NWS :-/
I ordered mine on wedneday, and delivery is due this Monday using their default shipping.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 17, 2016, 04:35:05 AM
Quote from: Swatter on December 16, 2016, 10:51:51 PM
Not sure how long shipping will take from NWS :-/
I ordered mine on wedneday, and delivery is due this Monday using their default shipping.
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Congrats on taking the plunge!
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 17, 2016, 07:34:14 AM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 17, 2016, 04:35:05 AM
Quote from: Swatter on December 16, 2016, 10:51:51 PM
Not sure how long shipping will take from NWS :-/
I ordered mine on wedneday, and delivery is due this Monday using their default shipping.
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Congrats on taking the plunge!
Looking forward to try ...if goes well, will invest in expansions.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 17, 2016, 07:46:18 AM
Looking forward to try ...if goes well, will invest in expansions.
I've wanted to pick up the Russian, LOLbrit, and Eastern Euro OpFor packs for awhile. Never got around to pulling the trigger, however, even when they were on a small discount at CSI a year ago.
Haven't been playing Warfighter often enough to justify it yet. Plus I'm in the same situation with others (such as Shadowrun: Crossfire expansion).
Nef, I think you're referring to the modern version of Warfighter, not the WWII version, correct?
Best not to confuse the newcomers :)
Though that begs the question: what if a modern combat squad went through time and had to fight WWII soldiers? Or the other way around? I wonder if either system could be played together, though I admit not knowing as I've not played the modern version in a while.
The game should be here on Thursday!
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 17, 2016, 05:34:27 PM
Nef, I think you're referring to the modern version of Warfighter, not the WWII version, correct?
Best not to confuse the newcomers :)
But.. but..
Title of the thread refers to "Warfighter Modern"!
Meh. Who has time to read? ;)
Cool! I ordered this game a while back as well. Its super fun and the game of choice for me and my buddy on our traditional steak-eatin' evenings. :) Beer, Steaks and wargames!
Combining most of life's greatest pleasures.
Well, my copy appears to have gotten lost in the mail....hopefully shows up prior to xmas since was my kids gift to me, although I am not too worried for myself, the kids will be disappointed not being able to give their "physical" gift to me. And of course it somehow got lost at some distribution facility, fairly close to my home.....few more days left to get here.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 20, 2016, 03:57:48 PM
Well, my copy appears to have gotten lost in the mail....hopefully shows up prior to xmas since was my kids gift to me, although I am not too worried for myself, the kids will be disappointed not being able to give their "physical" gift to me. And of course it somehow got lost at some distribution facility, fairly close to my home.....few more days left to get here.
Ugh..
Shipping quality's inevitable drop in quality through the holidays.
Hope my pending packages show up in one piece. Without having been crushed, pierced, or disappearing completely. :-\
Frustrating for sure, especially since it was so close....watching the tracker driving me nuts as I see the package incorrectly bounce from city to city.
Is Warfighter a true solitaire game, or is it primarily a multi-player game that can be gimmicked into single player? Thanks in advance.
100% solitaire. Arguably, it's more a solitaire game than can be an hoot MP. You're playing against the clever system, whether one or six players.
Yup, it's totally solitaire as Cyrano said. But, it can be played with more than one player if you want, and in that case it's completely cooperative.
I'm thinking of trying it out tonight - I'm finishing up the manual. One more day of work tomorrow and then off for 1.5 weeks, thank goodness.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 20, 2016, 07:51:01 PM
Frustrating for sure, especially since it was so close....watching the tracker driving me nuts as I see the package incorrectly bounce from city to city.
Whew...arrived today, 3 days late but certainly in time for xmas....can't wait to give it a go.
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Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 21, 2016, 03:10:50 PM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 20, 2016, 07:51:01 PM
Frustrating for sure, especially since it was so close....watching the tracker driving me nuts as I see the package incorrectly bounce from city to city.
Whew...arrived today, 3 days late but certainly in time for xmas....can't wait to give it a go.
Great! Enjoy.
I found that reading the Manual is a little awkward. It lists the gameplay elements first and after that the gameplay sequence. I would think its more logical the other way around.
YouTube also has some tutorials / playthroughs in case you find the manual confusing.
What is the realistic entrance requirements to play this game? Just the initial game itself, or are there must-have expansions? Or..are ALL of these expansions good enough to justify, on a first day purchase?
Quote from: DennisS on December 22, 2016, 08:54:34 AM
What is the realistic entrance requirements to play this game? Just the initial game itself, or are there must-have expansions? Or..are ALL of these expansions good enough to justify, on a first day purchase?
The base game is all you need to play. You'll essentially get the U.S. versus the Germans in that one, and you'll get to play the U.S. I'd suggest just sticking with the base game and if you like it, go for the expansions, which will add a LOT of different sides to play - you can play as the Germans, Poles, Soviets, British, and can add additional gear and other stuff to your decks.
It's up to you of course if you want to get any of those expansions - it's really just a matter of taste and what does it for you. I imagine the Soviet and German expansion packs would be big for any player that wants to do some Russian Front gaming. The others, it just depends on your level(s) of interest in those theaters and participants.
The Gear expansion is good; anything that gives you more options gear-wise is great, but as mentioned, the base set is good for you to get familiar with it. I'd recommend just starting with that and if you like it, go ahead and go nuts with the expansions if you'd like. It would suck if you bought all of it and then realized you didn't enjoy the game, though I don't know of many folks that own this that DON'T like it, to be honest.
The only amendation to B_C's comments that I'd offer is that I FAR prefer the mounted battle board to the paper one that came in the original boxed version. I don't know if there's a ready way to come by one, but, if you can, do so.
You certainly do NOT need a lot of the extras that DVG added to the KS such as the bullet dice (a horror), the metal markers (nice, but so are the counters they replace), the soldiers (can't imagine using them), &c. All that effort would have been well better spent on extra decks or scenarios.
One fascinating thing is how much room there's left over in both of the footlockers, even after you load in all the expansions. Curious to see how far DVG takes this.
Now I'm at work and want to have another go at a campaign mission in modern...
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 22, 2016, 09:33:22 AM
Quote from: DennisS on December 22, 2016, 08:54:34 AM
What is the realistic entrance requirements to play this game? Just the initial game itself, or are there must-have expansions? Or..are ALL of these expansions good enough to justify, on a first day purchase?
The base game is all you need to play. You'll essentially get the U.S. versus the Germans in that one, and you'll get to play the U.S. I'd suggest just sticking with the base game and if you like it, go for the expansions, which will add a LOT of different sides to play - you can play as the Germans, Poles, Soviets, British, and can add additional gear and other stuff to your decks.
It's up to you of course if you want to get any of those expansions - it's really just a matter of taste and what does it for you. I imagine the Soviet and German expansion packs would be big for any player that wants to do some Russian Front gaming. The others, it just depends on your level(s) of interest in those theaters and participants.
The Gear expansion is good; anything that gives you more options gear-wise is great, but as mentioned, the base set is good for you to get familiar with it. I'd recommend just starting with that and if you like it, go ahead and go nuts with the expansions if you'd like. It would suck if you bought all of it and then realized you didn't enjoy the game, though I don't know of many folks that own this that DON'T like it, to be honest.
BC i think he was asking about the Modern game not WW II ? ....at least the thread headline is about Modern
but maybe Denis was asking about the newer release anyway?
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 22, 2016, 09:33:22 AM
Quote from: DennisS on December 22, 2016, 08:54:34 AM
What is the realistic entrance requirements to play this game? Just the initial game itself, or are there must-have expansions? Or..are ALL of these expansions good enough to justify, on a first day purchase?
The base game is all you need to play. You'll essentially get the U.S. versus the Germans in that one, and you'll get to play the U.S. I'd suggest just sticking with the base game and if you like it, go for the expansions, which will add a LOT of different sides to play - you can play as the Germans, Poles, Soviets, British, and can add additional gear and other stuff to your decks.
Is this the
Warfighter "Modern" thread still?
:-"
Quote from: Nefaro on December 22, 2016, 04:36:42 PM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 22, 2016, 09:33:22 AM
Quote from: DennisS on December 22, 2016, 08:54:34 AM
What is the realistic entrance requirements to play this game? Just the initial game itself, or are there must-have expansions? Or..are ALL of these expansions good enough to justify, on a first day purchase?
The base game is all you need to play. You'll essentially get the U.S. versus the Germans in that one, and you'll get to play the U.S. I'd suggest just sticking with the base game and if you like it, go for the expansions, which will add a LOT of different sides to play - you can play as the Germans, Poles, Soviets, British, and can add additional gear and other stuff to your decks.
Is this the Warfighter "Modern" thread still?
:-"
Is there a difference? :peace:
I think the Modern version is more 'unique'. There are a lot of WW2 games and, for me, the system shines in the special forces setting and not really the WW2 classic battles.
So I prefer the Modern game to the WW2 one, just because it fits that setting better IMO.
(I have played both versions)
Quote from: Cyrano on December 22, 2016, 10:14:36 AM
The only amendation to B_C's comments that I'd offer is that I FAR prefer the mounted battle board to the paper one that came in the original boxed version. I don't know if there's a ready way to come by one, but, if you can, do so.
You certainly do NOT need a lot of the extras that DVG added to the KS such as the bullet dice (a horror), the metal markers (nice, but so are the counters they replace), the soldiers (can't imagine using them), &c. All that effort would have been well better spent on extra decks or scenarios.
One fascinating thing is how much room there's left over in both of the footlockers, even after you load in all the expansions. Curious to see how far DVG takes this.
Now I'm at work and want to have another go at a campaign mission in modern...
I totally agree and would add a mounted map board instead of "the extras".
I found I didn't have enough of a particular card at one time - I can't recall what it was : I think it was Water Bottles - so extra cards would've been more prefereable
oh - and I'm referring to the game in the title of the thread - NOT the WWII version. :-"
Quote from: GJK on December 22, 2016, 06:03:42 PM
Is there a difference? :peace:
there is indeed a significant difference approach not only in the theme and locations
Modern Game.
You select and carefully kit-out a preferable small team, something like maybe 2-5 operators, and pick from 27 items, 30 skills/attributes, and 43 (common for USA)weapons. Think Delta, Seals, SAS
i didn't made the count for Brits and Russian, ...IIRC its just an exchange of the weapons available specific to those nations
(I have the full blown game ...even got the Russian Operators finally, because of some other cards strewn in that pack)
worth mention: with (IIRC the footlocker) expansion came not only the mounted board but also night missions and the night equipment and rules
as a unwritten house rule you are expected to get all your boys out, some maybe medevaced mauled badly but all still alive or the mission is 'emotional' a failure, even if the objective got destroyed.
WWII Game
Your are supposed to build a general larger squad (usually with a MG-team gunner and loader to provide suppression fire and maneuver elements, for leapfrog tactics) with small selection of individual WWII weapons/toys to pick from. casualties are expected and you even add extra
bullet-magnets and
meat-bags soldiers to your team to reduce the odds a mission-critical soldier is targeted and you plan to sacrifice those with a action card when the luck in battle turns against you.
worth mention new in the WW2 game beside deployable MG, harsh winter environment drains your soldier health if you don't plan for it with coats or sending natural-hardend soldiers on patrol who can endure it for a given time (spending hardy-points) and melee combat got a more detailed rule-set
My comments stand, whether or not he's doing the modern or WWII version of the game.
Step 1: Get the base game and see if you like it. If you do, buy expansions.
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Clip counters!
We hope to review this aswell as the recently released WW2 version early next year at the AWNT website.
I still haven't had a chance to play the WW2 version with all it's Kickstarter expansions but I've read the rulebook and it promises some great gaming narrative whilst playing.
It came in the mail today and I'm very excited. I think might do an AAR.
Quote from: Swatter on December 23, 2016, 09:24:33 PM
It came in the mail today and I'm very excited. I think might do an AAR.
will be watching for it....can't play my version until after xmas:(
Just a little update here:
I have played through 10+ missions so far. The rules are not too complicated, but there seems to be much room for interpretation when it comes to how everything comes together. Overall, I like it a lot.
I disagree somewhat with a design philosophy with this degree of resource scarcity, especially when you consider the coolest part of the game is equipping your teams. To me, the resource scarcity artificially creates tension, rather than tension naturally flowing from the game play elements working together.
To this end I have been working on some house rules to replace the campaign rules. It's a work in progress, but here is the basic rules that govern my campaign rules:
-Weapons and equipment don't cost resources. Resources are exclusively used to buy your team members.
-Loadout and physical card availability are the only restrictions on selecting weapons and equipment.
-You can have up to 3 player soldiers per mission and any mix of the other types up to 8 total.
-Player soldiers can have a max of three skills and may continue to purchase skills if they discard and an existing one.
-Each skill acquired adds +1 to the cost of the next skill. So, if you already have two skills, the third cost + 2.
-Each objective is 3 further than stated on the card and any other modifiers.
-Each mission get a -2 to turn limit, in addition to another other modifiers.
This may not be perfectly balanced yet. In my mind, special forces operations are not run on a shoe string these days. So, I am expecting the player to complete every mission unless back luck interferes a great deal. The key is to balance the victory conditions, which I haven't yet figured out. Plus, I don't believe a campaign should end when a mission is failed. Perhaps you should pick a core of ten soldiers to work with throughout the campaign. The campaign ends when you casualties are too great to continue, perhaps?
Let me know what you guys think.