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Flashman,

There’s an event card that implies increased Chinese assistance if the US player does certain things, but no actual Chinese units or direct intervention (well, there are some Chinese freighters that are delivering supplies in the game, but no combat units). The game doesn’t explore any possibilities of any US incursion into North Vietnam (something that would never have been sanctioned by any President), although you can get too aggressive and risk losing US “National Will” in all sorts of ways (invading Cambodia, for example).

As to why Vietnam and not Korea, Korea may be the next game we do! Vietnam is simply the designers singular passion, and he is a true expert on the subject, so that’s how this game came into being.

:-)

Guys, we crossed 50% funding yesterday! (we’re actually at 54% now).

We have two and a half weeks to go, so jump in and order your game and any add-ons (like a double set of game pieces) so we can keep the momentum going to make sure this campaign happens!

The closer we get to our funding goal, psychologically, the more people then pledge for the game so that they don’t miss out on getting their game. Ergo, if you intend to order, the sooner the better.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523186582/vietnam-war-miniatures-axis-and-allies-type-wargam?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=The War in Vietnam

Eric :-)

taamva,

Yes, and thanks for your comments. You’re right, this is a labor of love, not a method to make any real money at all, that’s for sure. This is why everybody is amazed that, for 800+ pieces, it’s merely 0.17￠ per game piece! (to say nothing of the actual game they get)!

I was one of those kids that bought the plastic box full of 2D plastic and cheap soldiers. I did that once and learned my lesson. In fact, in some circuitous way, it’s an experience like that which led me to this project, to make sure this game and the game pieces are top notch.

Fortunately because I am not the designer of the game, I am able to sing the game’s praises without being accused of over-selling or bragging, and it was the designer’s vision to use all these beautiful game pieces, and so I can see how that is a major attraction. There’ll not likely be a game like this to come around again, so that’s why I think gamers are jumping at the chance (Did I mention we crossed 50% funding today?)

Eric  :-D

The poll will be closing itself by default in another half hour or so!

:roll:

Narvik, SS

Yes, the Jumbo maps were simply a request by others, so I can’t claim any particular inspiration; I merely offered what a lot of players seem to want. :-)

The Jumbo map set will be a total playing area of 44x68" (four 22x34" maps arrayed as a rectangle). I have to admit it will be a grand map; it’ll look spectacular once set up.  :-o

Regarding the pieces, yes, I hope many of them find other uses in other people’s games or adaptations or so forth. I can see a fair number of people making a Cold War variant for their Axis & Allies game with these pieces, for example, which is great! Or, someone may want to make their own tactical game or so. I love it.

:-)

Love your avatar, by the way, Imperious Leader. I just finished watching the entire five seasons of Combat! a few months ago (took me forever to finish! I would watch an episode each night at dinner time).

Best episode, I think, is Hills are for Heroes.

taamvan,

You make a very good point, in fact a point I am familiar with from all the games I have designed and developed over the years. Indeed, I’ll commend your insight on this point because most people do want extra pieces, so I thought it was unnecessary to explain that idea (i.e., this doesn’t imply that the game will become more complicated!)

But since you shrewdly bring it up, I will state publicly that the game’s design is finished and complete, and we have no intention of complicating what already works. These extra miniatures may, at best, be offered up as optional additions, or they simply become the actual game piece for what is presently represented by a rule or an event card or whatever.

I should say (for anybody with your concern), these extra pieces are more along the lines of not wanting to be using Panther tanks in Axis & Allies 1940. We would like to give players the actual article in terms of the equipment being represented by a rule or an event card…or just if someone wants to have an actual Aussie infantry somewhere on the map.

And, too, a fair number of people just want the game for the extra miniatures, and so this gives them more miniatures to have as a bonus for backing the game!  :-D

The poll is proving to be very interesting. The AH-1 Cobra, for instance, has maintained a steady lead from the beginning, and it still does!

What is interesting is that, for the ton of game pieces this game offers (in addition to all the other bonus items), there’ll not likely be so much offered this inexpensively anytime soon (if ever); there’s simply no escaping the cost of producing so many unique and individual game pieces.

Even Hasbro doesn’t attempt it (which is why they only offer a minuscule variety of sculptures for their games), so this game is actually a flat out bargain for what you get, whichever edition.

:-)

We’ll have to be satisfied with the riverine pieces!  :-D

That’s great to hear!

This game is unique in that the topic is the designer’s singular passion, so it’s not merely the next variant, ya know. You walk away from each turn feeling like you have the secret new understanding of the Vietnam War.

I’ve designed and developed a lot of games professionally, but I had never quite seen a game like this, one that is simple and yet also historically accurate. Wargames should have been designed like this from the beginning.

:-)

Aha!  :-D

There IS a Hanoi Jane event card in the Communist’s event deck!

Greatly appreciated. Everybody has until the last week of March when the Kickstarter campaign ends, so that might give you some time.

Even still, my man, prioritize that vacation! Life is short and you’ve got to enjoy it while you can.  8-)

Narvik,

Firstly, thank you for backing the game!

As to the poll, yes, I have different polls out to gauge different preferences (and it’s just a matter of adding them all up). There are the backers (like you) and then there is the general public of gamers who have no vested interest in the game, per se. Kinda like the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ sort of thing. It is interesting, the various polls are very close to each other.

And, guess what, as a backer, you now get to vote twice! (the poll here and the poll once you actually back the game!)  :wink:

Regarding the video, yes, I have a new video planned. Hopefully it will be up by this evening, as a matter of fact.

As to BGG, I actually sent them of a bunch of images and the like, but they’re not exactly greased lightning as to when they get things up, and probably they’re even slower on the weekend. But more is coming, yes indeed!

Great idea about the WW3 game! I will do that (making its own BGG entry); thanks for the suggestion. It’ll probably take BGG a week to get that up, too, but better late than never. Great idea. That game will have a couple hundred pieces.

As to zombies, I’m going to stay well clear of that. I’m not involved with this game because of the money (that’s what it’s so cheap for all the stuff you get); I’m doing it because I am involved with Vietnam veterans projects in my personal time, and I just find the war very interesting for a number of reasons; this game is a chance to present the war in a game setting that anyone can play and actually understand the war while having a good time.

By the way, for anyone that does like zombies, I can recommend a good old classic movie called The Last Man on Earth (starring Vincent Price). One of the first zombie movies made, but still a good movie even these days. That’s about as far into zombies as I get, but a decent little movie.

Eric  :-D

Oh, you bet! I am excited to bring to this to everybody.

New ads will be going up this weekend, and I’ll have a new video on the Kickstarter page tomorrow (with any luck).

Well I must say that the poll is very interesting so far.

At the moment, the frontrunners are:

AH-1 Cobra
US Marine
Vietnamese Village
H-34 Helicopter
Army Ranger
Viet Cong extra type
Earthen bunker
Australian and ROK Marine

However, the 155mm howitzer and M-50 Ontos are right behind.

Poll still has five days to go!

Thanks for participating,
Eric

At least he would be distinct.

Because of the way the castings are arranged, the Aussie could be gray (on the same cast as all the other gray units, like the aircraft carriers, the WW3 game’s British and Bund pieces, etc.), or simply olive green like the Americans (or possibly light green like the ARVN, although that might confuse it with the ARVN.) The only way to actually have another color is if we had a whole bunch of figures to do in that color (an unfortunate reality of the manufacturing process) :-)

Yes, every edition would get all the extra and new pieces (even the base edition!)

Thanks for backing the game!

Yes, just about.