tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post7603376155411947178..comments2024-01-15T20:17:19.683+00:00Comments on Legatus' Wargames Armies : Wargames Illustrated 300th Editionlegatus hedliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-37621334483780291162012-10-01T10:35:07.892+01:002012-10-01T10:35:07.892+01:00I must admit to being a bit of a WI basher over th...I must admit to being a bit of a WI basher over the last months, far too mush Flames of War for my liking, but I'm looking forward to the bumper issue. I did buy and paint up a ton of their Desert wars stuff, read the rules, then sold the lot!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-34128346549941588962012-10-01T09:31:36.747+01:002012-10-01T09:31:36.747+01:00Scott, that's very helpful. The other think I ...Scott, that's very helpful. The other think I don't like, of course, is element basing.<br /><br />I think you are right about X-Box's etc. My son would never give up his time on Battlefield Bad Company to paint figures. <br /><br />I haven't looked at Bolt Action at all. Sounds interesting. Especially of they come up with early WW2 or North Africa supplements. Maybe I need to visit Orc's Nest this week!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-33254633470105949802012-10-01T02:01:16.832+01:002012-10-01T02:01:16.832+01:00Regarding your FoW comments, the new plastics in t...Regarding your FoW comments, the new plastics in the new starter set, will certainly be easier to assemble and model with for those transitioning from 40k... I did get a reasonably positive reaction when I demo-ed FoW at the local GW club, though while interest of WWII was certainly tweaked, the result was a switch to using 20mm airfix plastic toy-soldiers and tanks, using a yahoo group WWII-40k rules derivative!<br /><br />Still, its a start... ;-), and if it unplugs them from their computers and Xboxs and Iphones etc etc, so much the better ;-)<br /><br />I know what you mean about the 'FoW visual' - it took me a while to accept it. Reality is you can spread out your tank platoons (command distances being anything from 4-8" between vehicles, depending on platoons command rating) but players often gaggle their vehicle together to hide behind the same piece of cover, and to maximize shooting on one target. The flip side is you can pay dearly if a template weapon knocks out all your vehicles in one strike!<br /><br />And I suppose like any wargame the appearance is always going to be abstracted to a certain degree, it just depends on what you are comfortable with.<br /><br />Must admit I greatly enjoy the game now, despite rarely winning!<br /><br />You mentioned '40 guys and one tank' - I think you may want to check out Bolt Action from Warlord games - seems right up your street!Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-67300160186832861312012-09-30T17:45:08.924+01:002012-09-30T17:45:08.924+01:00"FoW suffers from the Warhammer 40K problem o..."FoW suffers from the Warhammer 40K problem of too many tanks too close together"... hear hear.... anther one of my (increasing number of) bugbears.... right up there next to hex terrain, painted in eyes, and 1/300 miniatures..... sigh... turning into a grumpy old man....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-54413587183635980682012-09-30T16:15:12.078+01:002012-09-30T16:15:12.078+01:00Yes, that ad is a little bit perplexing for an old...Yes, that ad is a little bit perplexing for an old wargamer like me. I may need more than Lemsip...nurse!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com