| Sir Able Brush | 20 May 2017 7:48 a.m. PST |
These arrived this morning (thanks Too Fat Lardies) so I blogged about first impressions, a sort of surprisingly smelly unboxing and a good read of the rules… Summary though is very period flavoursome with a good chunk of fun added in… bit.ly/2rCrY7X Sorry – a glitch published a previous thread several time. I hope this one works better. |
Big Red  | 20 May 2017 8:44 a.m. PST |
Nice overview. We used the command and control system and it was fun and adds a great deal to the game with very little effort – except the effort made to decide where to allocate limited resources to keep your plan rolling. |
| WeeWars | 20 May 2017 8:59 a.m. PST |
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| Marc the plastics fan | 20 May 2017 9:11 a.m. PST |
I received mine today but they have been put in the birthday pile (soon, my precious, soon). So this was a good read I can see me painting up some more skirmishers. That way I can keep my units whole which suits me visually. Looking forward to trying these out |
| Dave Jackson | 20 May 2017 9:55 a.m. PST |
Looking forward to receiving mine! |
| Scott MacPhee | 20 May 2017 11:00 a.m. PST |
Sounds a LOT like Pickett's Charge, which is a good thing. I am excited to give them a read through. |
| Sir Able Brush | 20 May 2017 12:01 p.m. PST |
I've added some of the very useful videos created by the publishers to flesh out my impressions… bit.ly/2rCrY7X |
| toofatlardies | 20 May 2017 12:28 p.m. PST |
Sir Able Great to read your first impressions. As a game designer, I think Dave has knocked the ball out of the park with this set. I think you'll find the Command & Control mechanism plays every bit as well as it reads. Great fun. Cheers Rich |
| Fat Wally | 20 May 2017 12:49 p.m. PST |
Having received mine this morning I've spent a great part of the day perousing at my leisure. Looks great, reads well. As I've played 20+ games of Pickett's Charge the mechanisms are very familiar but the rules are definitely Napoleonic and not ACW in flavour. They actually look even more fun than PC, which is in itself fantastic. Hats off to Dave, Rich, Henry at al. Top product. Having sold all my Napoleonics some time ago I'm now going to try and tinker them for the SYW of which I have loads of figures. |
| nsolomon99 | 20 May 2017 4:16 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the review, champing at the bit for mine to arrive in distant Australia. Fat Wally, my thoughts exactly, have loads of 18th Century troops but yet to find a set of rules that really grabs me. I'd be very interested in whatever you develop. Nick PS. Der Krieg Kunste are good but I'd prefer the command level of General d' Armee |
| Fat Wally | 21 May 2017 2:45 p.m. PST |
That's exactly my feelings too Nick. Happy enough with DKK but the C&C of GDA is so much better. |
| roundie | 22 May 2017 2:30 a.m. PST |
Got my PDF copy today, still reading but like what i've read thus far. |
gets started with Flintloque.