| Lee494 | 12 Apr 2020 11:43 p.m. PST |
Quickly scanned the posts and might have missed this. Sorry Looking for specifics on rules and minis. Thinking of buying
One of the New Bundles. Are the minis all resin or resin with metal parts? How hard is assembly? Are the rules just another version of 40k for WWII like Bolt Action, or do they offer something for serious naval wargamers? And I know this is speculation but what are the odds Warlord ever releases more ships beyond the staring Bundles. My coffers are full of gaming Dead Ends. Don't need another one! Thanks in advance for your help! |
| Bede19002 | 13 Apr 2020 5:31 a.m. PST |
I've heard that the rules are a reprint of the old ones published by Mongoose games. I don't think that they are for "serious" naval war gamers. The scale of the ships is, I believe, the same as the old Axis and Allies naval miniatures, so you're not limited to those produced by Warlord regardless of whether they produce more. That's all I know. |
Tgerritsen  | 13 Apr 2020 8:30 a.m. PST |
The game isn't out yet. The rules are not a reprint of the Mongoose game (I actually would have preferred that). There is little info out there than what is on the Warlord pages. The scale is 1/1800, which is the same scale that the old Axis and Allies War at Sea game used. Other than that, we will have to wait to see. |
| Dan Cyr | 13 Apr 2020 10:45 a.m. PST |
Lots of 1/1800 scale ships available at Shapeways via 3D printing. For example: link |
 David Manley | 13 Apr 2020 11:33 a.m. PST |
TGerritsen, the rules are the 2nd edition if the Mongoose "Victory at Sea". Nor greatly different. |
| Wargamer Blue | 13 Apr 2020 2:46 p.m. PST |
From the articles I have read on the rules, the basic game mechanics are exactly the same as the original VaS. Looks like the damage recording is handle a lot more efficiently which is a good thing. As a fan of the original rules, I'm really excited for the new version. |
| gamershs | 13 Apr 2020 3:15 p.m. PST |
I have 1/1200 and 1/2400 ships (fleets) and didn't want to go into another scale so contacted Warlord to see if they would be selling only the rules. They let me know that the Victory at Sea release was being delayed due to what's going on. I do not want another scale where I will have to be ordering ships at premium (3D printing) costs. |
| Tgerritsen | 13 Apr 2020 3:54 p.m. PST |
Thanks, David. Good to know. I had been told they were all new rules, and the images of the game didn't reveal much. I already have a ton of 1/1800 ships, so I hope there is a rules only version. |
| Wargamer Blue | 13 Apr 2020 5:56 p.m. PST |
link Have a read of the above Warlord VaS game overview article TG. I can't see any changes the original rules? |
ScottWashburn  | 14 Apr 2020 6:22 a.m. PST |
If this is anything like Warlord's Cruel Seas game, I expect that there will be data cards needed for each ship and you can probably only get them by buying their ship models. |
| coopman | 14 Apr 2020 10:48 a.m. PST |
You have to buy the rules to see what's in them.
You have to buy their ships to get the stats/data cards.
You can do the above or move on.
I am moving on… |
| David Manley | 14 Apr 2020 1:07 p.m. PST |
The boat data for Cruel Seas is in the rule book, you dont need the data cards. The same will most likely be true for VAS as well |
's first experience with 1:4800 scale naval models.
