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I got the idea of using beads to emphasize the tipping color system for aircraft from Sky Marshall. He uses larger, more visible beads on his flight stands, matching his tiping system to help identify his aircraft. After trying to shop for beads like his, I was fortunate that my daughter had an elaborate & organized colorful collection of thousands of these little beads she no longer used - and their holes perfectly fit HBG’s metal flight stands. I have no idea from where we got the beads. She had meltedthem to make creatures and pictures, if that helps identify them. Thanks for watching & commenting. Good luck finding something that works for your table.

Thanks for watching & letting us know your are enjoying the game. It is a great game designed to be played in person. We are trying an alternate ruleset allowing TH-cam Wars and a few other rule changes. A Ton of Fun to play.

That is our consumption method in this rule set. We wanted to simplify the supplies and avoid consuming 1 supply for a medium armore to move or 1 supply for an entrire task force to blitz attack. If a player has only 1 supply depot, they pay only one supply consumption- but on a map this big, that would mean most of their forces are not in supply and could not conduct combat operations. The blanance point is found by the player.

@@CaptainG9318 That is soo much easier than tracking supplies for all the different attacks.

@HamboneHQ agreed.

That was Doug’s call. Comes in very hand if the Soviets win initiative and German & Axis Minor forces attack independently.

@@CaptainG9318 Doug does have some good ideas.

No, for units just 10. Red is 5, Green is 3.

If you pre-order the game/map, HBG is offerring complete sets by faction or the entire game. www.historicalboardgaming.com/Global-War-1985-Faction-Sets-Pre-Order_p_11786.html

@@CaptainG9318 ok. Thanks!

We go into more detail in game 2, scheduled to start next week. We record full turns for those who want the details as well as end of turn recaps for those who just want the overviews. Boston Bruce just launched a series of videos going over the original base rules. Highly recommend checking out his videos as well.

@@CaptainG9318 looking forward to it, ill check out his channel as well. i agree on your take with the original supply system, where youre pretty much forced to hoard your armies which limits the strategic aspect with having mass stacks. one thing i changed in my games was giving the axis minors build points when mobilized, similar to global war 1939, while compensating Russia with some Siberian points to balance it out. i just wanted a way to give the pieces i got for the minors some more play ability

@@n00bbuddy87 love that idea & the reasoning behind it. Get those pieces in play!

That’s a lot of map! Glad you must have the table space for it. But it is an awesome map, perfect for Global War 1985.

Great minds. If you saw our first game, we are playtesting rules to address a lot of the same issues. We allow non combat to anyzone currently controlled, including just taken. We added attrition attacks to artillery, we allow blitz attacks, we apply encirclement rules - which the enemy can try to breakout at combat penalty or, if unsupplied, surrenders entirely. We added partisans, bridge rules for river crossing. Definately checkout the first game recap videos. Welcome feedback from others who also play & love this game.

​@@CaptainG9318 I just started watching the first game play, going good so far. And have seen some of the questions to new enchantments. encirclements are a good add, but do the encircled troops disband after a turn or two ?

@matthewbrowning994 if Encircled in supply (ie have a supply depot in the encirclement) suffer -2 penalty in combat, also consume supplies at double rate (2 per turn normal, 4 in snow). If Encircled w/o supplies- can not make any attacks. If not ‘rescued’ by friendly forces on the owning player’s next turn, the units surrender en masse and are removed. Encircled cities can ‘draw supplies’ via ports, as long as the port is open and there is another friendly city on that body of water that has a line of supply. You will see examples of both in game 1.

@matthewbrowning994 depends whether there are friendly supply depots inside the encirclement. Encircled forces have -2 combat penalty (attack or defense). If they are out of supplies (no depots inside encircled zone). Then they can not attack. Aif friendly forces do not breakthru to them, they are removed at the end of the next controling player’s turn. If they have supplies, supply consumption is double rate and they can attempt a breakout attack or hold out until friendly forces reach them, or they consume all their supplies.

The Troubles and the African National Congress (ANC) were both new Random Events we were testing for the lead game developer. I dont believe they have been finalized yet as we made some more adjustments based on that game.

Got it, I'm looking forward to their inclusion! Thanks for the quick reply! Also, is there a timeline for when the national reference sheets will be out as well? I'm looking for info on the board setup. I know HBG has the overall unit count listed, but I'd like more detail on setup at a territorial level so I can prepare to have models on a national basis (e.g Leo's for Germany, Chally's for UK, etc.) Thanks again and keep up the good work!

We really enjoy it. When I get back from my travel, Flak88 and I will be doing another playtest and providing the feedback to HBG. Exciting stuff.

Thought you were poised for a comeback there…

Thanks. It was fun.

Thanks. Just a bit of GW85 flavor fun.

Thanks. It was fun.

I ran the results right before midnight as the contest ended with the 14th. But, if any consolation, when I checked for any final entries, there were still open spots on each team in the #10 slot. So you would have been NATO 10, and NATO’s roll was a 5. Appreciate you watching, hope you enjoy Global War 1985!

Thanks, hope whoever wins enjoys using them on their table. There is a lot of new options open to players in GW85- cruise missile, chemical weapons, state sponsored terrorism, insurgencies, battlefield nukes. Plenty in this game to enjoy.

I got it initially because I had already built up all the pieces I needed to play GW36/39 and was looking for other games - different games, not other versions of the same thing- that I could play using those pieces. I ended up getting Barbarossa, Operation Iceburg (Okinawa) and Invasion Italy, one at a time. All it took was getting the map & downloading the rules. Each has specialty units, unique rules and their own flavors. All three were fun and I’m glad I got them- they were exactly what I was looking for.

@@CaptainG9318 I have a bunch of different Axis and Allies games, so I could probably cobble together enough for other games. Worth a look! Thanks again!

@IamHakone-di8im Good luck and enjoy!

There are a lot of new capabilities and attack options available to players in Global War 1985: from Surgical Strike air missions to Theater Nuclear Missile attacks; Air Cavalry Assaults to Counter Value ICBM attacks. I love ‘em all.

This is a ton of fun to play in person, lots of team work between Allies or opportunities to strike common enemies. Enjoy!

The escalation toward war thru DEFCON is a great and important mechanic indeed. How aggressive does the Warsaw Pact want to be early in the game. Hostile actions can trigger reaction by China and the West to increase their defense readiness posture, including their Defense Condition. Their DEFCON level allows for expanded deployments of units and more aggressive response options.

Thanks, appreciate the support. Good luck in the Giveaway!

True indeed. It is a great looking map, a unique Cold War map. There is little better than F-14s sitting on a supercarrier in the Indian Ocean, or Warsaw Pact tanks massed along the border in Central Europe.

Me too. There is a ton of 80s flavor in this game. Great excuse to breakout the cassette collection while playing the game.

It is a great looking map.

The SOSUS zones do pose threats for enemy sub movements. But the bold may choose to move forward despite the risk…

Yes! Cant wait to see the Community playing this great game.

Thanks.

With play options in Scenarios 1,2 &3, the game can be played with as little as 2 and as many as 7 players.

You and me both. The random events will make each game different and the many scenarios will give ample opportunity for the community to try new and exciting strategies.

@@CaptainG9318 That is a great point. I was fortunate enough to pick up the GW 1914 game a few months back and the random events are my favorite new addition to the game as well as my play groups’s favorite new mechanic. Always have to keep on your toes and plan for the unexpected!

Thanks. Really looking forward to that game as well. Should be a great weekend.

Me too!

Love the 80s Naval aviation in this game.

100%. The different smaller conflicts can pop up anywhere with the random events, grow out of control, and escalate into all out war. Quite a lot of fun.

Its a really fun game, enjoy.

Awesome! Dont forget China. One of my favorite parts of the game is how it works much like G40 in that players have many options in what scenario they want to play and where in the world they want to fight.

@@CaptainG9318 I am looking forward to the China and Global aspects. The Iran/Iraq war and other parts I’ve seen in the TH-cam wars interest me a lot. All of it combined. From all I’ve seen I think it’s going to be great!