New game called: Battle of France 1940

No problem, John!
If you have any more problems, feel free to ask questions!
Hope everything goes well,
Freddy

John Brown,
Just in general, the defending power is always still “in the battle”, even if the opposing player is the one attacking. Remember, that after the first round of combat (Germany attacks, then France/Britain defends) the defender can RETREAT his/her units so to reinforce another territory or to escape a certain loss. So in the previous example, if Germany attacks and is sure to win, the french defender can retreat after the first round of combat. OR he can continue on if he so chooses, but it is an option.

The game is built upon the “blitzkrieg effect” of rapid movements into enemy territory, and the opposing ability to escape and retreat when in a losing position. If the rules (on pg. 7, 12) are not clear, please tell me because I will need to change that for subsequent editions.

Sorry, but I made a mistake in the last post, AAA guns only move one space, not two. Sorry about that
Thanks,
Freddy

@Freddy:

John Brown,
Just in general, the defending power is always still “in the battle”, even if the opposing player is the one attacking. Remember, that after the first round of combat (Germany attacks, then France/Britain defends) the defender can RETREAT his/her units so to reinforce another territory or to escape a certain loss. So in the previous example, if Germany attacks and is sure to win, the french defender can retreat after the first round of combat. OR he can continue on if he so chooses, but it is an option.

The game is built upon the “blitzkrieg effect” of rapid movements into enemy territory, and the opposing ability to escape and retreat when in a losing position. If the rules (on pg. 7, 12) are not clear, please tell me because I will need to change that for subsequent editions.

Sorry, but I made a mistake in the last post, AAA guns only move one space, not two. Sorry about that
Thanks,
Freddy

Somehow, I missed that section on page 12. I will definitely have to reread that for sure. If I have any more questions, I will be sure to ask.

Thanks again, Freddy! :-)

John

Hey Freddy, Can ships retreat? Also sometimes if ships can retreat, can they retreat forward, or do they have to go back?
Just trying to understand. Thanks

Shedder,
Yes ships can retreat, and they can retreat to any open sea zone, even if that means they “retreat forward.” They cant retreat into a battle, but still. They cant retreat into the same sea zone they were attacked from either.
Hope that helps,
Freddy

Hey everybody!!
To showcase a little more about my game, and how it is played, I have created a “First Look” kinda thing for the game. Its just to give an idea of some mechanics, and how the board looks with real pieces on the map. It also addresses how big the board is compared to the pieces and other such things. I have updated my website (France1940.com) on “About the Game” and I have posted it on youtube! If you guys have any questions feel more than welcome to ask me anything!
Here is the link for the First Look teaser for the game!
Thanks,
Freddy
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_7v3ZT4awFU

Just a heads up, guys, I have created another trailer entitled: %Battle of France 1940 trailer" (original title, I know). In also working on a tutorial video as well!!
Please check it out here
https://youtu.be/B_dM2pJcvpo

@Freddy:

Just a heads up, guys, I have created another trailer entitled: %Battle of France 1940 trailer" (original title, I know). In also working on a tutorial video as well!!
Please check it out here
https://youtu.be/B_dM2pJcvpo

Thanks Freddy! I will have to checkout your tutorial video, when your done. :-)

Hey all,
I just wanted to get the word out that I will be attending FMGcon in Oshawa, Canada! I will be at a vendor table selling the game so if you are in the area and want a closer look at the game and the components come on by! If you will be attending I am looking forward to meeting and discussing the game with you!!
Thanks,
Freddy

I like. I’m going to the site after saying this. The Germans shouldn’t have superior tanks. They didn’t. They just used them properly. The only way I can think of to simulate the difficulties the French soldiers faced would be a week long meth binge for the French player. At that point the average individual would have reached 10% of the level of ineptitude displayed by the French high command. Continuing the binge beyond a week is unhealthy though so we will just have to settle for the 10% effect.

I love how the first sentence of the description is “This is not America’s fight.”

The11HP20,
I agree with your point on how the tanks were not of themselves of better material or better equipped. However, that is not to say that the Germans as a whole did not have a distinct advantage in the way they manned and used the tanks.
For example, the Germans had an extra gunner in the “cockpit” than their french counterparts. Additionally, they were equipped with radios that the French simply did not use with armor. Both of these caused the German army to have a superior armored force. The way I chose to describe these “armored” forces as being superior is with a lower pip system. I didn’t see a better way of showing it than lowering their defense values. I am VERY open to a more applicable suggestion- in fact I would appreciate such ideas.

In terms of the whole “meth” thing… I don’t have a valid way of putting that into the rulebook hahaha
“The french player must take Methamphetamines for no less than seven days prior to the playing of the game.” Which, BTW would be the best rule ever…
Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks guys,
Freddy

@calvinhobbesliker:

I love how the first sentence of the description is “This is not America’s fight.”

At the time, was it? We weren’t really “into” European politics at the time.

Freddy, thanks for doing that video with Young Grasshopper. This will help me learn the game better, when I get around to it. Awesome job, my friend. Awesome job. :-)

Thanks John Brown,
I hope that it will be useful as both an introduction to the game, and a tutorial for new players! I hope you find the time to play some time, and that it will be a fun game to play and re-play.
Freddy

@Freddy:

@calvinhobbesliker:

I love how the first sentence of the description is “This is not America’s fight.”

At the time, was it? We weren’t really “into” European politics at the time.

I know it wasn’t, I was just a bit amused that you pointed that out. But it’s a nice change from the usual A&A games where all the allies beg the US for help everywhere.

Also, would it be possible to list the number of each type of piece that comes with the full game? I’d like to see if I already have enough pieces to play the game.

In terms of units needed to play, you probably have the units needed.
I would say that if you have any game (not 1941) that contains mechanized units you have enough units to play. You don’t even need blue units to play the game, Russians will work perfectly fine. If you have any set of french units, that is more than you will need. The “full” set only comes with an abbreviated set of french units from G40.
Freddy

@Freddy:

In terms of units needed to play, you probably have the units needed.
I would say that if you have any game (not 1941) that contains mechanized units you have enough units to play. You don’t even need blue units to play the game, Russians will work perfectly fine. If you have any set of french units, that is more than you will need. The “full” set only comes with an abbreviated set of french units from G40.
Freddy

Oh, so the full set doesn’t include British or German pieces?

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Freddy:

In terms of units needed to play, you probably have the units needed.
I would say that if you have any game (not 1941) that contains mechanized units you have enough units to play. You don’t even need blue units to play the game, Russians will work perfectly fine. If you have any set of french units, that is more than you will need. The “full” set only comes with an abbreviated set of french units from G40.
Freddy

Oh, so the full set doesn’t include British or German pieces?

The full set comes with German, British and French pieces. 120 pieces. You get 50 British, 50 French and 70 German Pieces. I hope this helps. I don’t have the breakdown, but not all of them are OOB. some come from Historical Board Gaming, which is cool. :-)