This game can really shine as a small scale, 2v2 game. It suffers from the same problem that all modern combat games do that keeps me away from the period: the modern battlefield is really deadly. We as gamers don't grasp that and tend to shy away from rules that emphasize it. Which is a shame. Attacking an entrenched enemy, we really should have play the scenario last night with a 3-1 ratio in troops.
But, I do have some excitement. Lion Rampant showed up in the mail yesterday. I am a big fan of Dan Mersey's earlier book Dux Bellorum and can't wait to hit one of my favorite periods: Middle Ages.
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All in all BA is a good game, not perfect but is enjoyable. I think the major thing is when people compare it to Warhammer(ish) games is simply that mechanics are going to be similar in some sets in many instances. Order may change, names may change, but often they tend to flow along the same lines. To me when people start saying things is they are trying to justify not playing a game. Which is fine, play with what you like is my thought.
Nice table-top, but yeah - I don't much like games in which one really foul piece of bad luck means you have no chance of coming out a very poor second. On the 'Lion Rampant' thing, check out 'Pauly Wauly's Other Wargames Blog' for a recent game played with that rule set.
the tankies have it right with the WWII period for land warfare
6mm
and lots of potential to put lots of things into action ... the smallest action being a brigade on brigade normally
the Industrial War period starting after 1820 all starts to look the same to me, thus why I have not pursued the periods in tabletop miniatures
board-games and computer simulations they can be a good time
table top miniatures?
not so much
Yeah. . . I have some 28mm WW2 minis and models that may never see the light of day. . . There's still hope for the MicroArmor! Jon's terrain and toys look good!
I'm hoping we can iron out the wrinkles. I blame a lot of the problems with this game on myself seeing as I balanced the forces too much instead do weighing them in the allies favor since the Germans held the defensive position.
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