Latest Wargaming Acquisitions

Bison · September 21, 2013, 11:45:14 PM

Grrr...just discovered one of the expansion boxes has a torn corner like the on I got off Amazon. Fortunately I've got an entire roll of packing tape to fix game boxes.

GJK · September 22, 2013, 12:06:38 AM

Uh oh, he's even changed his avatart to a Panzer counter! :)

Let me know what you think about it. I'm | | that close to going ahead and removing the shrink on my copy and having a poke at it myself.

GJK · September 22, 2013, 12:09:23 AM

By the way, have you seen the VASSAL module for Panzer? It looks *really* good!

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Panzer

Bison · September 22, 2013, 08:59:30 AM

Quote from: GJK on September 22, 2013, 12:09:23 AM
By the way, have you seen the VASSAL module for Panzer? It looks *really* good!

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Panzer

I have and it looks great. Not sure if I installed the extensions correctly though...:(

Bison · September 22, 2013, 09:01:10 AM

Quote from: GJK on September 22, 2013, 12:06:38 AM
Uh oh, he's even changed his avatart to a Panzer counter! :) .

This is actually a counter sample from Expansion #3, which I'm P500 this time. Maybe I can get an undamaged box this time.

mirth · September 23, 2013, 08:27:43 AM

Bison if Amazon/Roundtree doesn't resolve things to your satisifaction, make sure you note your displeasure in the seller comments on Amazon.

Bison · September 25, 2013, 11:21:12 PM

Quote from: mirth on September 23, 2013, 08:27:43 AM
Bison if Amazon/Roundtree doesn't resolve things to your satisifaction, make sure you note your displeasure in the seller comments on Amazon.

That's the plan. Just need to set aside some time to write a logical response to form my displeasure about the condition of the game I received. The key is to be not too tired to form rational sentences.

LongBlade · October 25, 2013, 08:54:51 PM

Score!

The discussion about the new chariot racing game from Matrix piqued my interest so I hit Ebay and looked around for Circus Maximus. Tonight I snagged it. Only bidder.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300993928495

Toonces · October 25, 2013, 10:41:58 PM

Nice LB.

I did better, though. Today I went to the FLGS with my buddy, the one that looks like it's from an episode of Pickers.

Anyway, I did a once-through of the boardgame section, fondled some minis, looked at a few models. Then I did a once more through the boardgame section just in case. Under a copy of some other used boardgame there was this ziplock bag full of stuff. Pulled it out and it is a well-used copy of Magic Realm, one of my grail games. So I did an inventory of the tiles and player cards, tons of chits, so I gave the guy $20 for it.

Not sure it's complete, but it should be complete enough for a game or two!

LongBlade · October 25, 2013, 11:56:40 PM

Awesome. Nothing like a grail game!

Nefaro · October 26, 2013, 08:49:50 AM

Went on a spending spree the last couple weeks. Picked up:

Thunderbolt Apache Leader
Last Night On Earth
Rune Wars
Silent War
Birds Of Prey

..and these are yet to arrive:

Check Your 6! Jet Age
CY6! Star & Pyramid expansion
The Kaiser's Pirates
Boots On The Ground
Labyrinth: War On Terror
Republic Of Rome
Wings Of Glory starter
The American Aces (meant to get the Aces High version but chose the wrong one by accident. They're inexpensive so I'll eventually get it along with Excalibre's Ironclads sometime in the future. )

There are quite a few in there that are solitaire capable, but not all.

Damn.. that list is larger than I originally thought. :o I'd like to hear any praises or warnings you guys may have about specific ones. I've played some TAL and just laid out Silent War in preparation this weekend. Just finished reading the Rune Wars manual and will be on to the Birds of Prey Quick Start manual for my evening reading habit. Dunno when I'll get a group game going for those, however, so it'll mostly be familiarization runs with the group-oriented stuff. I'm really looking forward to checking out some of the other air combat games and The Kaiser's Pirates, when they show up.

JudgeDredd · October 26, 2013, 10:31:09 AM

^ What - no World in Flames Nefaro? :P

I've been toying with getting Phantom Leader Deluxe.

Arctic Blast · October 26, 2013, 02:20:01 PM

Quote from: JudgeDredd on October 26, 2013, 10:31:09 AM
^ What - no World in Flames Nefaro? :P

I've been toying with getting Phantom Leader Deluxe.

As have I.

That's a great list, Nefaro. Last Night on Earth nails that Zombie B-movie vibe. If you do end up really liking it and want more, Growing Hunger is a terrific expansion, and Timber Peak is a nice standalone expansion. However, I would avoid Survival of the Fittest. It adds a bunch of overly fiddly nonsense to a basic game that struggles for it.

TA Leader is really good, but I simply wasn't playing it so I decided to trade it on.

Runewars is outstanding. The only problem at all with that game is that it's a very big item (I have the original coffin box edition) for something with a 4 player max. It manages to actually be a fairly simple game from turn to turn once people get the hang of it, though.

Boots on the Ground is an interesting little game. I had it for a while, then traded it on after playing it many times. The components have a...'different' look to them (the board in particular), but the game works. The box it comes in is a flimsy piece of crap, though.

Let us know what you end up thinking of Republic of Rome. I've been tempted previously. Some positive words here will probably push me over the edge. ;D

GJK · October 26, 2013, 03:44:34 PM

I looked at Boots on the Ground very closely but the reviews on BGG swayed me against it. I'd like to try it though some day. It may be one of those games that you play a few times and then move it along as AB did. Another one that is similar that I keep meaning to pick up is Phantom Fury (does quick double check to make sure that one isn't in your list of "my 100 games I bought the other day" list) ;D . PF info: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91010/phantom-fury

I also picked up the Wings of Glory starter kit and a few planes not too long ago. We just haven't gotten that one to the table yet. It's a light game, easy to learn and should be quite fun especially if you have some kids that you're trying to break in to wargaming. I was reading your all's posts about CY6! and that's one that I'll have to look in to some more. I have the planes now for it. :)

No personal experience with the rest but TaL interests me. I'll be curious to hear how easy it was for you to pick up and whether you think that it has the replayability in it to go back on to your table after several plays.

JudgeDredd · October 26, 2013, 03:49:58 PM

I think I did an AAR on Thunderbolt Apache Leader - on here somewhere I think

yep - here
http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=4287.15

I don't know if that will help you.

It was different to Phantom Leader and Hornet Leader in that there was a more tactical element to it. You had to plan your route to maximise your destruction and try and keep in cover and avoid hill hexsides.

I really liked it - but my favourite is Phantom Leader still.