tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post3667787581249738540..comments2024-03-27T20:12:05.513-04:00Comments on SOUND OFFICERS CALL!: Bypassing Isigny: A Battlegroup Overlord AARDisgruntled Fusilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-54517871246305105872021-08-30T06:22:06.012-04:002021-08-30T06:22:06.012-04:00Thanks Paul! It's one of my favorite parts abo...Thanks Paul! It's one of my favorite parts about the BG rules!Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-78937184576316828722021-08-30T02:57:32.304-04:002021-08-30T02:57:32.304-04:00Great write up mate. I do love the chaos the a chi...Great write up mate. I do love the chaos the a chit pull can bring, but not when I thought I was doing something nasty to the enemy and then they turn it back on me :-)Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-10244669017304604612021-08-26T19:43:04.940-04:002021-08-26T19:43:04.940-04:00That sounds outstanding Darren. Perhaps your hex ...That sounds outstanding Darren. Perhaps your hex based Vapid-Fire??<br /><br />Yes sir! AWI on the table now!Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-35728119029500127302021-08-26T14:47:51.496-04:002021-08-26T14:47:51.496-04:00Great game - and I do love that 20mm stuff.
Did so...Great game - and I do love that 20mm stuff.<br />Did someone say AWI :)<br />Also, is it worth setting up something digitally for Rapid Fire sometime?Duc de Gobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-19773813198568374402021-08-23T15:26:05.153-04:002021-08-23T15:26:05.153-04:00Greetings Jon! It was a fun game even if we didnt...Greetings Jon! It was a fun game even if we didnt finish it. I'd love to schedule another remote AWI battle. Right now I have Norms TFON on the table but with AWI forces. I wanted to see how the skirmish rules played out and they are very good I'm finding.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-39789928722296335992021-08-23T10:54:48.374-04:002021-08-23T10:54:48.374-04:00Looked like a fun and tense game, Steve. If you a...Looked like a fun and tense game, Steve. If you are in want of more gaming action, we can schedule another remote AWI battle. What AWI activities do you have on your gaming table?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-81181087027733038102021-08-23T07:37:53.531-04:002021-08-23T07:37:53.531-04:00Hey Steve we were commenting that we've never ...Hey Steve we were commenting that we've never seen that happen before and weve been playing BG since 2014-2015. The Germans really took a beating with bad American chit pulls and worse order rolls.<br /><br />I havent played BKC in a long time! I've played Norms Tigers at Minsk quite a bit, and also "Iron Cross" and Flames of War. Those are my go to sets lately.Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-84967612818278369832021-08-23T07:35:02.026-04:002021-08-23T07:35:02.026-04:00Thanks Norm it was a fun, sharp little fight. I t...Thanks Norm it was a fun, sharp little fight. I think I used to enjoy BG because of all of the "friction" it had and how it played differently each time. There was a perceived sense of "realism" it brought with it, along with the thrilling sense of not knowing when an opponent would break their morale. Those things created wonderful environments for games. <br /><br />That said, I feel like I'm moving away from BG nowadays because (take yesterday for example) the amount of work that goes into setting up a proper game is significant. Additionally, there are many important rules scattered all over the book(s) and at some point yesterday, we wanted to confirm a rule about panzerfausts. That's it - just confirm something. We had no less than 3 hardback books open, scattered across the table and couldn't find the answer, and Ken left a question on the FB page to which Piers responded with such a mean spirited and snotty response that it just took the wind out if our sails (he removed it since).<br /><br />Rant over. I think the other thing I'm noticing is that when you have combined arms BG games, the action is decided before the infantry come to grips. That and the propensity to get "stuck in the mud" when an opponent rolls 1 after 1 after 1 for orders really bogs the game down.<br /><br />Battlegroup has a sweet spot I think and that would be games with a platoon on the table and an accompanying vehicle. <br /><br />The future is wide open for me and WW2 games!Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-9586944592353405592021-08-23T02:22:47.327-04:002021-08-23T02:22:47.327-04:00That's a lovely looking game but the Germans c...That's a lovely looking game but the Germans certainly were deserted by 'Lady Luck!'. I tried the Battlegroup rules some years ago as they promised so much, but rather like Chain of Command, they never clicked for me. In the end I've stuck with BKCII which I know and love, even for smaller scale actions. Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194255716971534690.post-18150213588712116932021-08-23T01:27:41.634-04:002021-08-23T01:27:41.634-04:00The 20mm infantry are a charm. It's surprising...<br /><br /><br />The 20mm infantry are a charm. It's surprising how hard it can be to get back into a ruleset, even after just a few months away, especially when playing such variety in the meantime.<br /><br />I recall you saying that you were a big Battlegroup fan, but that had got a bit burned out on it. I like the rules, but it sits here with O'Group and I really only want to keep one of those sets.<br /><br />I like the ideas being the slim Rapid Fire Reloaded set, but think it needs a tweak on the penetration table, so that gun / armour relationships are moved there instead of being in the 'to hit' part of the process.<br /><br />Like you, I would rather see a game a bit more through to the end, even if things look a bit inevitable, but perhaps with rules exhaustion, it was an okay place to stop.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com