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Very good point. I rarely comment on 3d printing as i'm not well informed on it and there are so many people more qualified to talk about it.

Good point :D

Thank you!

Hiya, Each box would come with the correct unit cards and an A5 copy og the rules? You'd need a tape measure, dice and a template, although you could make one of these out of paper/card. Welcome to the game. :)

Thank you for the kind comment.

The battle for the last parking spot!

You get used to breaking armour apart. I usually play some form of Infantry list :)

Check out "O group" by too fat lardies

I've heard good things about O group.

Yeah, it can end up car parky. Its not for everyone. :)

You don’t really need to do anything to play BA in 15mm. The weapon ranges are far more ‘in scale’ for 15mm than 28mm.

That actually sounds quite interesting. I'd love to know a little more about how you've integrated that.

Thanks for your interest in my "house rules" and I'd be interested in any recommendations. 1. Set up teams on the board as normal, except "Ambush" units are handled as Hidden units with their positions on board written down during unit deployment. 2. Both players go through the normal Starting Step. Units in Overwatch are marked with a Bolt Action die showing "Ambush" (I'm going to 3D print some custom dice.) Overwatch units can not move, but they can pivot and fire at any time during the turn including when the other player moves a unit. 3. For each remaining unit (including artillery, but not Hidden Units) put a Bolt Action die in a bag and draw one die (just like Bolt Action). That unit can shoot, or move and then shoot using normal FoW rules. Mark units that Dash with "Run", units that move using Blitz can fire as normal or Opportunity Fire (mark as Ambush") later. Units moving at Tactical are marked with "Advance". Once a unit shoots change the die to "Fire". A unit that does not shoot leaves the die as "Ambush" (units that Blitzed using Halted ROF) or "Advance" (moving ROF) and can fire as Opportunity Fire later in the turn like Overwatch. 4. Hidden Units are concealed and revealed when within 4" of an moving enemy unit or at any time by the owning player (even when their opponent is moving a unit). They are placed on the board in Overwatch, or announce they will Assault, or they may move doing a Dash or Tactical move to avoid an enemy unit. If they move they are subject to receiving Opportunity Fire. If they Assault the unit assaults immediately. (need to play test this more) 4. Artillery is kept off board unless it is a mortar unit or a unit the player wants to use for direct fire at some point. A die drawn from the bag can be used to shoot or move that artillery unit as normal. 5. When all dice have been selected and played, units that have not fired need to do so before the Assault Step. 6. Play the Assault Step as normal. Concealed Infantry and then Armored Tanks assault first. Units that were in Overwatch can't assault. Defensive fire and Counterattack work as normal. 7. Pick up all the Bolt Action dice and begin a new Stating Step. Other ideas: 1. Veteran Units: I believe that Veteran units would be more accurate and have a higher ROF than just being harder to hit than just trained units. I want to play test adding +1 ROF to both Halted and Moving ROF. I also think Veteran units should get a -1 to the Hit Number. This would make Veteran units much more powerful and may require adding some more points to the cost of a Veteran unit. Based on looking at unit card options this may just be 2 points, but it would require some play testing. 2. I'm think about using split-fire for using part of your ROF on different targets, or using a reduced machine gun ROF for the hull machine gun against infantry while the turret fires on a different target (tank). 3. I plan on using Building Destruction rules I found at "mostlytanks.wordpress.c o m/2015/03/19/flames-of-war-house-rules/". I put spaces in the .com because I have had TH-cam delete posts were I have a real link. 4. This doesn't change the game, but the "Bailed Out" term bugs me. A crew isn't going to jump out of and back into a tank like a Jack-in-the-box. Except for the "Gentleman's War" early in N. Africa, crews bailing out were machined gunned. Soviet crews were told not to bail out unless the tank was on fire and could be shot if they disobeyed. Late German crews were told to do the same thing. What makes more sense to me is that the crew is "stunned", having received some damage or minor injuries, and they can't move or shoot until they recover. Sorry for the long post , but I wanted to explain what I'm doing. I am open to any suggestions or additions.

That sounds great. Would love a link :)

That's a very good point! I should really get on and base all my infantry!

Thank you so much for your kind comment. Its great to hear you and Dad are still interested after all these years. Early War is being redone (Poland, France etc)

@@OverlordGamesStore Oh that's awesome! And yea he decided he wants to get the kasserine starter kit cause he wants to play that battle, I'm hoping he likes the game so that we have something new to play with each other.

Do you mean for example the Eastern Front compilation?

@@OverlordGamesStore I bought the Afrika book and it’s everything you need for midwar Africa. I like the improved arsenal of units.

Just got to be careful for speedy light tanks with Sextons. Also, completely agree about Ambush. If you have Ambush they work wonders.

I remember Open Fire! I believe I bought the original one with the plastic Shermans which were made of a weird plastic.

Yeah, can sometimes save the Firefly.

Leave it out of command. 100% you are going to blow the test sooner or later.

Agreed

Agreed

I would suggest for the Americans the 'Combat Command' set. For the Germans it depends which period you are looking for!

Great to give you some motivation. Keep going. Its worth it!

Make some vids of your progress. I need some inspiration too.

I hope the video helps you decide what to go for next :)

Lol

Yeah the Allies rules allow you to add US Paratroopers to your British tanks for example.

Hi Rik. It can sometimes devolve into parking lots rather quickly if the situation requires it. That is a criticism which i've always found to be reasonably accurate. The models are so much better. With most of the combat platoons in hard plastic is such an improvement from my old falling apart panzer 4s! The soft plastics i've had a few issues with but Battlefront have always replaced bad casts with no questions asked.

@@OverlordGamesStore good to know. Might be worth getting back in to, with a few home brew rules to prevent vehicle clusters.

Give it a try. I've had a real blast playing Flames of War. If you are ever passing by Somerset in the UK let us know and we'll gladly give you a game. :)

What would you put in a British Starter set?

@@OverlordGamesStore hard to say as I don’t currently own a British army… Cromwells and Churchills are a thorn in the side of my Germans though

Absolutely. I think command cards could even be a video all of its own!

Absolutely! I didn't catch that. Thank you :)

Hi Chris, There is no way to immobilzing a tank to my knowledge. The closest thing would be to bail a tank out.

No, only bailing out the crew.

That's true. Many have gone elsewhere. Plenty of different options to play. Find a set that suits.

Absolutely, social media is crucial for keeping in touch!

Its great to hear you have a thriving community. Any growth is good growth.

Thank you. How are the preparations for Operation Saltire going?

Going good. We are getting a good mix of local and travelling players signing up. This is what we are really aiming for, mixing the local with the wider FOW community and establishing an annual focus for the Scottish players.@@OverlordGamesStore

Out of interest, will there be any battle reports coming out of it? Its great to have events where the wider community has the option of mixing it up.

There will be coverage, though not any reports from the competitive matches. Hopefully from some of the more sociable games. We should be live on the days too to let folks see how things are going as well as the awards. @@OverlordGamesStore

Fantastic. I'll keep an eye out for the coverage.

Thank you very for much your kind comment!

Thank you for your kind comment!

Very simple to play. Still a move shoot assault system. Not too much to keep track of and this is easily achieved with the marker sets. It's not a 100% historically accurate rulesset but does fill that Hollywood vibe.

@@OverlordGamesStore thanks. I just got the Kursk set, so looking forward to trying it out 😁

Thank you. We will do!

Oh yes

Glad you enjoyed the video!

We can have a look at how much postage would be. Throw us an email at Overlordgamesstore@gmail.com and we can discuss. :)

Who is your local store? I’d be interested in talking to them.

@@RobTheHandsome1 I do like this store, but they claim they "cant order" FoW products. I know they were not a decent sales item before, so I understand them not stocking it anymore. I actually just found a fairly local store that I can get FoW from, so all is well now.

@@xgcskiman Might have something to do with a minium order value , that BF asks for on for orders . 🤔

We have battle reports in the works. I'm unsure about whether we'll do unit breakdowns at the moment. Its certainly an idea for the future.

Thank you for the sub! Flames of War has so much potential for growth. Fingers crossed it keeps growing. :)