Look what came today....

[JudgeDredd]

Woooohoooooooooooooo



I broke the "no more board games" rule!  :o

[mirth]

I broke the "no more board games" rule!  :o

I break that rule about once a week. I'm eyeing this currently

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21149/war-suns

[bayonetbrant]

I broke the "no more board games" rule!  :o

I don't get to have that rule - occupational hazard

I break that rule about once a week. I'm eyeing this currently
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21149/war-suns

That game has one of the most gorgeous maps I've ever seen, too

[JudgeDredd]

Those are nice maps...and an expensive game!

I had this game back in 199...4 ish.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8976/world-war-ii-pacific-theater-operations

I've still got the counters all punched and in trays in the original box upstairs in the loft...but I lost the map years ago when we moved.

I don't think I really knew what I was buying back in the day! 

[bayonetbrant]

HotF is nice.  I've played the original Ring of Hills, but not the new one.

[TacticalWargames]

Now Lock N Load is under new management since the first LnL games came out are the new games any different to the old games that came out under Mark Walker? As Mark was the designer of the LnL games I was wondering if the newer games where still using Marks rule set?

I've only played the PC Stalingrad game and I hated the spotting mechanic which I presume is the same as used in the board games? The spotting mechanic would work fine for the Jungles of Vietnam but I don't think it worked well at all in the urban combat of Stalingrad.

A game that LockNLoad sells which is designed by Two Hour Wargames is Nuts! which I hope and pray gets a digital conversion.

[Capn Darwin]

The system rules are available on LnLs site to review and there is a print and play demo I believe. Either one should answer the question.

[mirth]

You can order a printed demo of the modern system for the cost of shipping.

[bayonetbrant]

Now Lock N Load is under new management since the first LnL games came out are the new games any different to the old games that came out under Mark Walker? As Mark was the designer of the LnL games I was wondering if the newer games where still using Marks rule set?

It's the same system.  It's been openly discussed / described as the same system.  There's been some rules clarifications / cleanups, but no real rules changes.

Yes, the spotting mechanic is still there.  It's a key part of the LNLT system.  Always has been; always will be.

[Pinetree]

I've only played the PC Stalingrad game and I hated the spotting mechanic which I presume is the same as used in the board games? The spotting mechanic would work fine for the Jungles of Vietnam but I don't think it worked well at all in the urban combat of Stalingrad.

How so? How is trying to spot a squad in cover in this:


any different to trying to spot one in this:

[Staggerwing]

Hmm...

I think you may have a point.

[Ubercat]

Is that second pic from a movie set?

[bayonetbrant]

Hmm...

I think you may have a point.

some days they make it easy for you ;)

[Pinetree]

Is that second pic from a movie set?

Looks like it, I think it might be from the new Russian Stalingrad movie. I just google imaged "Stalingrad". It's a good representation of the urban combat scape though.

edit: the white van on the right hand side gives it away  ;D

[TacticalWargames]

Thanks for the heads up!

Now Lock N Load is under new management since the first LnL games came out are the new games any different to the old games that came out under Mark Walker? As Mark was the designer of the LnL games I was wondering if the newer games where still using Marks rule set?

It's the same system.  It's been openly discussed / described as the same system.  There's been some rules clarifications / cleanups, but no real rules changes.

Yes, the spotting mechanic is still there.  It's a key part of the LNLT system.  Always has been; always will be.