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Lord Frisk posted:I was literally just about to ask for tactical level WWI games. Landships is the only one that really jumps to mind. Has some p. unbalanced scenarios though. Ted R. did try his hand at this scale too with Royal Tank Corps. Game play chat: I've been good about playing the stuff I buy but once I'm, done with a game I tend to be done done. Not much gets multiple goes unless it's really...uh "stimulating."
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Red poppies also exists but I don't know much about it.
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Lord Frisk posted:I was literally just about to ask for tactical level WWI games. I guess Paths of Glory will have to stave off my brother in law until Great War Commander is finally published. There's The Great War by PSC Games based on the Commands & Colors ruleset (I think). Trench Zone In Flanders Fields Red Poppies by Worthington Games, maybe. There are a few others, but these come to mind.
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Hey Goons! I've decided to
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tomdidiot posted:Hey Goons! I've decided to I really like Last Blitzkrieg. It's a great system that has some interesting features, esp. the way they do supply, support units, and activations. I think it does a good job of setting up the nail-biting grittiness of a good strategy game. However, for me the weirder rules took quite a bit of effort and practice to fully wrap my head around, but when I did I was well rewarded. I feel like Last Blitzkrieg is the best Battle of the Bulge in my collection (I also have AH BotB and Ardennes '44). This is a long review, but I agree with pretty much everything that was written: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1621939/last-blitzkrieg-battalion-level-combat-wwii I have not played The Greatest Day but it looks good, too.
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Oh baby yes give it to me I was thinking about doing a LP of either Kampfgruppe Peiper or Pegasus Bridge Also, I mentioned to Olli (the guy with the crazy amount of ASL counters and boxes) that I wanted the scenario cards for Festung Budapest and he was like YEAH OKAY WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS, NO PROBLEM, GOT A BUNCH. What a great fellow.
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COOL CORN posted:Oh baby yes give it to me My plan is either: A. Goons pick leaders + their stance (Are they reckless and shoot even with heavy + DRMs, or will they always refrain from extended range shots, or what unit is their "I MUST KILL THEM ASAP" target) B. Goons pick general strategy for each day. (Do we focus attacks on the apartment block in B17-C19 or strengthen the right flank?) Or maybe both? I definitely want to have some input for which reinforcement groups get picked and how they get deployed. Maybe even throw in a German vs Hungarian meta as they fight for Purchase Points and/or VP. Good relations between the two allows them to form firegroups together (splitting any gained VP) and so on.
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Finster Dexter posted:Wait, are you playing on that whole map??? The idea would be to play the Northern (with Southern being off-limits) until CG III is "supposed" to start. Keep all the units from CG II and add CG III. 
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Jobbo_Fett posted:My plan is either: Gonna hijack your thread to post my Pegasus Bridge CG as well  Finster Dexter posted:Wait, are you playing on that whole map??? HASLs are a hell of a drug
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Or maybe have parts of Southern not off-limits, but giving you a + DRM or - PP for infringing on another Russia commander's territory/going outside your mandate/pissing off Stalin.
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COOL CORN posted:Gonna hijack your thread to post my Pegasus Bridge CG as well Would enjoy that, unironically. Let's Play Advanced Squad Leader: Playing this alone is such a HASL Jobbo_Fett fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Oct 6, 2016 |
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Oct 6, 2016 19:48
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That's HASL?? oh no I want it so bad, now
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Would enjoy that, unironically. If you insist... 
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Finster Dexter posted:That's HASL?? oh no I want it so bad, now HASL just stands for Historical ASL - modules that use a proprietary huge map instead of the standard interchangeable modular boards. They usually have a "campaign game" that involves buying units and multiple days and board control etc... Some examples of HASLs - Red Barricades, Kampfgruppe Peiper, Pegasus Bridge, A Bridge Too Far, Blood Reef Tarawa, Festung Budapest, Valor of the Guards, etc...
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COOL CORN posted:HASL just stands for Historical ASL - modules that use a proprietary huge map instead of the standard interchangeable modular boards. They usually have a "campaign game" that involves buying units and multiple days and board control etc... I knew H was historical, but I didn't know it was played on huge maps. I thought it still used the regular dinky maps. If you guys are doing LP of HASL that will be pretty cool.
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You know what, I'll let you guys pick which HASL I do (including Pegasus Bridge above, which is the smallest HASL): Blood Reef Tarawa (please no) [Tarawa Atoll, Pacific]  Red Barricades [Stalingrad]  Valor of the Guards [Stalingrad]  Kampfgruppe Peiper - The Bridge at Cheneux [Ardennes]  Kampfgruppe Peiper - Decision at La Gleize [Ardennes]  Kampfgruppe Peiper - Clash at Stoumont [Ardennes] 
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COOL CORN posted:You know what, I'll let you guys pick which HASL I do (including Pegasus Bridge above, which is the smallest HASL): Those all look dreamy, no way could I choose
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Since Budapest isn't on the table I'd like to see one of the Stalingrad scenarios
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I wanna pick VotG simply because Red Barricades is getting a reprint soon™
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StashAugustine posted:Since Budapest isn't on the table I'd like to see one of the Stalingrad scenarios 
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Me and he1ixx are supposed to play VOTG someday, so I might veto that in favor of Red Barricades. So, that's basically 3 votes for RB, I'm gonna do that. 
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I just stumbled on this new little company Hollandspiele. So far they have two wargames and some sort of solo game. They also have a game about the opium trade/wars by Cole Wehrle (the Pax Pamir designer) in the works and they teased on their facebook page that they are working on getting the license to an 18xx. I read the rules to the medieval game looks like it gets a lot done with minimum fuss. The WWII game is based on the design of Bulge 20, a game I've been meaning to play for quite a while. Prices seem awfully cheap for POD and they sell print-and-play copies on wargamevault. Looks like a publisher to keep an eye on.
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COOL CORN posted:Me and he1ixx are supposed to play VOTG someday, so I might veto that in favor of Red Barricades. I'm so excited.
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I'm not into the whole ASL scene, but holy poo poo those maps are loving awesome.
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WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:I'm not into the whole ASL scene Your wallet thanks you in advance
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MikeCrotch posted:Your wallet thanks you in advance Right on, brother. I lack a lot of sense when it comes to throwing $$$ at games and have avoided ASL for this very reason. I would get myself in serious trouble going down that path. That Stalingrad stuff looks sweet as hell though.
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WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:Right on, brother. I lack a lot of sense when it comes to throwing $$$ at games and have avoided ASL for this very reason. I would get myself in serious trouble going down that path. That Stalingrad stuff looks sweet as hell though. Yeah Stalingrad looks great and the Red Barricades campaign is a completely epic affair with resupply, reinforcements, a moving front. Really cool stuff. I can't wait to play it.
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Yo, CC, get Platinum so I can work out a similar ruleset for stuff with you. It'll help if we end up using the same thread.
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Yo, CC, get Platinum so I can work out a similar ruleset for stuff with you. It'll help if we end up using the same thread. OK done
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I really do love craigslist, got another deal. This time for a BA fallschirmjager army under $100 x38 infantry Panzer 3 Panzer 4 Puma Armoured Car Hanomag Half-trak x2 HQ blister Mortar Blister MMG blister Sniper, flamer models
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Finster Dexter posted:My craigslist never has cool game stuff I wasn't aware you could even buy anything on Craigslist that wasn't the services of sex workers
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My craigslist is a depressing rustbelt wasteland where people try to sell game consoles for more than you would pay at gamestop.
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Finster Dexter posted:My craigslist never has cool game stuff I moved somewhere full of cool people and it suddenly opened the floodgates. There was not anything on it in Arkansas besides chickens/pigs and hunting equipment. e: Thought this was the historicals miniature thread whoops goodness fucked around with this message at 23:42 on Oct 7, 2016 |
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I have probably ask before but what's the best war game to teach a 10 year old? I have taught him to play star realms and castles of burgundy so he is capable of more. I was thinking Memoir 44?
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Ropes4u posted:I have probably ask before but what's the best war game to teach a 10 year old? M'44 is a great game for kids. It's fairly simple, and you get to play with little plastic army men!
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COOL CORN posted:M'44 is a great game for kids. It's fairly simple, and you get to play with little plastic army men! That's what I was thinking. I wanted it anyways so...
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Playing Next War: Taiwan as my first big actual wargame. It feels odd how you can't support a defense on a tile using adjacent friendly forces in a similar manner as to how attackers can. Hell is this an ok thread to talk about rule confusion etc?
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