Why is russia getting stomped so hard?
And why the hell would they stay in Stalingrad to -fight-Â it’s obvious that it’s going to be a slaughter…Â Retreat/withdraw/re-engage.
Dont panic Garg, its just a test game. The Russian player found out what not to do. Namely retreat and turtle up in Moscow and Stalingrad. The Russians need to sacrifice rear guard units and trade space for time. Time to reach full mobilization and accumulate offensive units.
In a number of places, I see stacks of black or blue chips with no combat unit on them or even near them. What do those represent?
Those are supplies used to activate land or air units in a zone. A supply token has to be in the same zone or adjacent to it to activate that zone. Once the units in a zone are activated they may move in the combat phase or later in the non-combat phase provided they did not move in the combat phase. Of course the supplies have to be kept moving “during non-combat” which creates an interesting logistics problem. The supplies may be moved with three types of units. Trains, trucks, and air transports. The logistics are a real nightmare until you play a few games and develop a plan for getting them to the front. I think it is fun and challenging. But if you dont have a lot of patience then it may be better to play a simpler game without supply.
@SS:
So no advance weapons for minor countrys and is the armor for minors in adv setup medium tanks?
I made a small change in our game. The minors had the light tanks on the setup and mediums were available starting with turn two. No heavy tanks in the game for minors. I streamlined the game a little by using Italian units for all the minors. There is plenty to keep track of in the logistics department. See the brown units in the lower left of the photo.
@Imperious:
Pouring more salt into the wounds of FMG is wrong. They got wiped out by a fraudulent Chinese company and let the people who have money lost deal with them. Don’t need more people who have not lost anything from them complaining for people they could not care about.
HBG has already took it upon themselves to grant credits for whomever lost money for orders not filled.
I had German sets on pre-order for the longest time, and HBG gave me credit for this. They will do the same for you too.
Just leave it alone, it will take care of itself.
Yes, I have been given credit with HBG for the full amount I spent with FMG including shipping. Considering the whole FMG deal with the Chinese has gone bust, I think that this was a great option. We are all indebted to HBG for stepping up like they have.
I would like to see the Green Bay Packers teams of the 60s turned “loose” on these overpaid weenies of today. LOL
I had a chance to play a few rounds of this great game a couple of weeks ago and my initial impression was….Wow! Having played a lot of AAE 99, needless to say, this game was thick with strategy and logistics. The supply and oil vein really keeps you involved, playing out every move in your head 2 and 3 rounds in advance. I won’t lie, if the supply is removed from the game, I wouldn’t miss it, haha, does make for an interseting view of the conflict, not taking into account the real price of war.
So, many different pieces with attack and defend skills allows you to purchase just what you need to execute your actions with ferocity and accuracy. Again, the AA Europe game gives you a tank, Barbarossa gives you 3, as well as Self-Propelled and Tank Destroyers!
Overall, this game is visualy stunning, when I walked into the room, it was already set up, it took me by surprise, nice big map, lots of territories but historicaly accurate with cool font, I always say that the pictures don’t do it justice and when you see this game “In the vinyl (flesh)” you’ll agree. This game is rich, robust, and full of flavor…like a cigar! Enjoy!
The logistics are a real challenge for the axis. I have not played the Russian side yet. Finding a way to stop the axis from gaining their objectives may be just as big a challenge. In the photo, SS panzers approaching Stalingrad. They got that far into Russia by rail. Need to find a way to bomb them before they get that far.
The ME262 is smaller than I expected. The DO17 wings look kind of like glider wings. All the others are very nice looking. Thanks, HBG for the extra Tigers. I think I have all the Tigers I will ever need now.
afrothunder12
IDEA:
Then you can paint all your T-34s brown or Red and use them as extra Russian Tanks.
Char b1 are awesome looking and they were bigger than any German Panzer IIIs or 1Vs at the Invasion of France.WARRIOR888
I painted those blue T-34s about a year ago and use them for T-34/85s.
I was able to post some photos yesterday.
Like your old one! Well the one your using.
I wont be change mine, My awesome tech breakthrough well help me take mosscow :-D
What does a mossy cow look like? I dont recall ever seeing one of those. It must spend most of its time on the north side.
@Young:
Yes, I cahanged it again…. in case you haven’t noticed, I’m having an identity crisis.
Little Hopper, just who are you anyway? Just how is ca hanging different from regular hanging? You are not related to Cminke are you? LOL
Battle of Stalingrad on the battleboard.
Ready for the battle of Stalingrad.
Turn 7 of todays Barbarossa game.
Just got the shipping notification for the new HBG German units.
I am getting the upload is full message this morning, 1/10/13
–Jeff28
 Yes, I tried to post this morning with a lot of text and one photo. I am not a typist, so losing a lenghty post is quite frustrating.
I have decided to change my prediction. I predict that Bama wins big. Has the game started yet?
The advanced rules originally contained a supply system where you split supplies into infantry supplies and oil for vehicles. We deemed the system too cumbersome without any benefit to gameplay so it was axed.
2 supply system is referring to the optional oil rules. The supply system in Barbarossa is in depth enough without adding another tier. So we decided to remove the oil rules.
OK, I got it.
