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ChrisBBB | 17 May 2015 1:46 p.m. PST |
Another positive review of Bloody Big Battles has been published, this time in "Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy" magazine #78. My thanks to reviewer Eoghan Kelly for writing a nice review including these quotable quotes: "simplicity, coupled with some clever structuring of the turn, lends a degree of elegance to how the game plays out" "the presentation of each battle is well done" "all in all, a good set of rules, which will allow players to recreate the battles [of this period] in an evening" Eoghan's main complaint is that BBB does not provide army lists etc to support games other than the historical battles in the BBB and BBEB books. It's a fair criticism, but not an insurmountable problem for your averagely knowledgeable and creative wargamer, and I'm happy to say BBB players are already spontaneously addressing it. Dave Bennett has created a points system for BBB which his group is playtesting and refining. A working version can be found in the files of the BBB Yahoo group. Chris Bloody Big BATTLES! link bloodybigbattles.blogspot.co.uk |
KTravlos | 17 May 2015 2:02 p.m. PST |
Good to hear the good words! |
Broglie | 17 May 2015 2:48 p.m. PST |
Another positive review – well done! |
Austin Rob | 19 May 2015 11:40 a.m. PST |
Actually, Rob Smith created the points system. Dave posted it. :-) |
ChrisBBB | 20 May 2015 4:34 a.m. PST |
Sorry, Rob! In that case I'm happy to stand corrected and to give the credit where it is due. I've amended my blog post accordingly too. Thanks again for creating the points system. Chris |
Austin Rob | 20 May 2015 1:44 p.m. PST |
No worries. We have found enjoyment with both historical scenarios and point-based games. |
mashrewba | 21 May 2015 12:29 p.m. PST |
My FPW figures are on 90mm bases -will these rules work with that? |
ChrisBBB | 21 May 2015 2:58 p.m. PST |
90mm bases are too big to be treated as single bases. You'd probably have to just call each such base a unit (representing 2 to 7 BBB 1" bases), and decide on a way to track its formation and strength. Chris |
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