Monday, March 09, 2020

Field Of Battle 3rd Edition nearing publication

Brent Oman author of Piquet Field Of Battle (my favourite set of wargame rules by far) posted on 'Bakebook' the following image of his proof copy of Field of Battle 3rd edition to whet the appetite (or annoy my very soul !!) for upcoming release.

Rules extended now to cover 1642-1900 AD to include English Civil War period.
I believe several other additions and tweaks to an already excellent rule set are included and I wait with baited breath to part company with some dosh to obtain these.
Lancashire Games I understand will be UK/EU distributors but PDF version will also be available (expect I will end up with both).

I heartily recommend the rules even sight unseen as the FOB system is excellent being a superb balance of playability, low-medium complexity, historical flavour, 'tweakability' and good plain damn fun without being dumb, and best I have encountered overall.
Not a set for 'total control' freaks but an excellent battle set generating a great game narrative.
It is also a super set for solo play for you now trendy 'self isolaters' out there !
Of course your mileage may differ but if so I think you are missing out or just plain daft :-)


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8 comments:

  1. Duc de Gobin1:06 am

    YEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

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  2. uiduach OB1:22 am

    Great! I had nearly despaired of seeing it.

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  3. Jonathan Freitag2:26 am

    Interesting!

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  4. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)10:57 am

    Really looking forward to this!

    Christopher

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  5. Gonsalvo3:19 am

    The biggest additions are adding the ECW and the Season of Battle campaign system, BUT there are significant changes to UI (no more negative UI, a unit is removed when it hits zero but UI for Artillery and Cavalry increase by one), and especially the elimination of the "maneuver" card, and redefinition with new options and decisions on the Leadership card, plus reducing the number of deck types to three.

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    1. Sgt Steiner9:23 am

      Only three decks, I guess like us no one ever played worst vs best ? :-)

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    2. Duc de Gobin10:56 pm

      Ah now that is interesting.
      3 decks makes sense.
      Maneuver is worth taking out too.
      Will be interesting to see how increased UI for cav and arty works out. Cav makes sense - not sure about arty - it always seems tough enough to shift.
      Also intrigued with the increased flexibility of the leadership card now.

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    3. Sgt Steiner11:16 pm

      Hi D

      Maneuver covered pretty well by rolling even on move card. Only really used card to form square or gain/deflect flank.
      Dont think UI change is much different just destroyed on zero rather than negative 1.
      Interested about new options on Leadership Card as well as the period rules.

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