Another scenario played tonight against my Dad. FF15 Dance Of Totenkopfs. A big scenario, but using only 2 boards, with piles of Tanks with air power (2 Stuka strafes and 1 Sturmovik) and a Nebelwerfer card. Great stuff with tanks brewing up all over the show. Only problem I discovered afterwards was that the scenario is designed for 2 Ivan versus 1 Hun (although perfectly playable with Ivan conducting 2 separate 'player' operations etc) and in the scenario it is noted that:-
Reminder: Each Soviet player takes a turn for every one German turn!
We done this incorrectly as we allowed Germans a phase in between each Ivan phase thereby restricting the Ivans a great deal and making Hun rather too effective. Still it was a lot of fun and well worth a replay, especially as Germans (ie my father) came out winners.
We both really enjoy this game with its excellent aesthetics and game play without being bogged down with overly complex systems and can therefore accept its abstractions as a trade-off against sheer fun. T34 (right centre) close assaults a Tiger but fails miserably !!
Deaths Head commander plotting destruction of next T34
Overview of scenario after first couple of phases
Looking forward to release of latest Conflict of Heroes expansion 'Price of Honour' which covers Poland 1939 but also includes updated counters for Awakening The Bear. However despite its imminent release in USA and elsewhere it seems to have no outlet in UK as yet !!! Hopefully in time for Santa to deliver ?
Dance of the Totenkopfs is really tough for the Germans and sacrifices must be made. But Petrol is the prize!
ReplyDeleteA few hundred games were shipped to Esdevium in England a week or so ago, so hopefully they will start advertising the game and PoH will find its way to the stores within 3-4 weeks.
Hi Uwe
ReplyDeleteYes a toughie but I made it easier for them by giving them too many turns !
Good news about POH, although my wallet and spouse may think otherwise !! :-)
Cheers
Hello again Sgt Steiner,
ReplyDeletewas reading your blog, lots of fun stuff. Im a FOG player so interested to read your post on FOGR.
On your pictures of conflict of heroes, your map has 3 D hill counters. I was not aware of those, are those custom or can you buy them?
thanks for the great posts.
Steve
Hi FGR
ReplyDeleteAm not much of a fan of FOG but I do like FOGR !?
Re COH these are 'overlays' that came with Storms Of Steel that have hills on one side and villages etc on other. Not 3D as such just same thickness as counters.
Cheers
Gary