"Battlefronts WWI Sales sheet" Topic

PDF link

"Full rules and army lists available free with your copy of Wargames Illustrated 322"

Wow! The rumors are true. Could this make WW1 mainstream? Exciting prospect.

Very interesting idea of marketing. Could really go a long way in making WWI mainstream.

Wow indeed. $100 USD for a starter box? Not bad….. I wonder who in battle front feel asleep and let that price stand? :)

Wow! Those look really neat . . . and shiney! I wonder if they will be out at Historicon? For my wallet's sake, I hope not.

Looks nice so far. The armies shown even look reasonable, if tank heavy.

This will be one to watch.

Flames of the Great War!

The link doesn't seem to work for me. Is it down?

Looks good, other projects will now have to go on hold.
Bet early war infantry won't be available until after the yanks have arrived.

Martian Front 15mm and now WW1 FOW 15mm. Lots of goodies that can me used for both.

Looks cool!

I like that their selling 2 A7V's in a box, means you can by 10% of the entire German tank production in one go

I wonder if the rules are 'stand-alone' or will require the purchase of the WW2 set.

Regardless, this does look interesting.

Wow! This could be ww1 set to get. Maybe.

I think the rules are coming in those magazine Wargames Illustrated?

@VonTed – that's what I read too – but, weren't the Vietnam and Middle East rules actually just a supplement for the FoW rules ? You needed the full rulebook for them to be useful.

Ahhh, but re-reading – it does say "full rules" in WI 322.

The introductory rules from the "Open Fire" WW2 starter box set are available free online, and the full rulebook in mini size can be found quite cheaply, so even if these do require the WW2 rules you won't have to shell out for the hardcover rulebook if you don't want to.

The lists bear some relationship to WW1 but they are designed for FoW not for historical accuracy. For example, there are too many anti-tank rifles, far too many tanks, too many MMGs, no German spigot mortars but rifle grenadiers, too many Stokes mortars, etc, etc. The stormtroopers are described as 'an unstoppable force at close quarters', which misinterprets how the specialist stormtroopers achieved their success tactically. It should be noted that most infantry regiments had their own Stosstruppen units by this stage of the war and there were no specialist Stosstruppen (ie from units such as Sturmbataillon Rohr) for the attempt to take Villers Bretonneux.

These are not criticisms. FoW is designed to provide a particular gaming experience. The army lists in the PDF are fully consistent with this.

Robert

Any exposure WW1 gets is fantastic in my book. I'll support it for the miniatures and terrain, the rules are a wait and see, but if it catches on (even mildly), then its a good thing for everyone who's into the period.

I wonder how they will reproduce the role and effect of the incessant artillery?

Undoubtedly the same way they handle division-level and higher artillery in the WWII version. I look forward to the British 9.2" howitzer battery making its first on-table appearance.

LT

I prefer the higher level game of Great War Spearhead for WW1, but still, be very interested to see the miniatures.

WHen is the release date for the minis?

The rumour I heard said August release, but that is only rumour and speculation. Most probably based on the release date of the issue of Wargames Illustrated with the rules supplement.

If the minis are not ready when the rules come, I imagine that ALL the other 15mm WW1 mfg's will be happy as can be.

LVLAURN, I am with you on this FWIIW.

Robert

Agree Lang and Robert :D