Posts made by Viracocha

I agree - why would you ever want the task force markers (rubbish)?  When there will be enough room to display all the fantastic ships - and it looks far more intimidating/cool.

@Krieghund:

Most rules errata are not rules “bandaids”, but simply mistakes that were made in the production of the rulebook.  A missing word or sentence can make a big difference in the interpretation of a rule.  Personally, I would rather play a game the way the designer(s) intended it, rather than based on an error in the rulebook.

I’ll warn you in advance, this one does have a few errors.   :oops:

I did not directly refer to erratas as “bandaids,” you did.  To reiterate, I personally don’t like it when bids and “add-on rules” are needed to balance a game.  An “erratum” or errata, is a list of errors or corrections in regard to a body of text.  These are prone to happen (though too many makes me think that the company needs to hire competent or more editors).  But introducing new rules in order to balance a game… well, that shows flaws in the game mechanic itself - which to me is a much more serious issue, and one that shows poor workmanship.  Typos or bad sentence structure - eh, no big deal.

@Veqryn:

I am absolutely praying and praying that this game is balanced.   A very good number of people in my play group refuse to use bids or anything the equalize the game, and also do not recognize anything that doesn’t ship with the game (no rules errata, etc., if its not in the rule book that ships, its not in this playgroup), which kind of sucks.

Most of my players are of this same opinion. And I personally, think it’s lame to have to introduce bids and ‘bandaids.’ If a game needs too much of those - then it fell short of the mark in the first place (incidentally, we don’t use bids in AAA50th - and it’s been fairly balanced).

FMG’s latest update makes me all giddy and warm inside!  :-D

@Brain:

Once again, thank goodness for FMG

Was thinking the same - though Pacific looks/sounds great in many ways… I think many elements to do with the minis blow. Will the Royal Navy ever get their own sculpts? (but Russian did?  Nice ships - don’t get me wrong… but they never see the board). Glad FMG is here to help me properly trick out the game.

Thanks  :-D

I too was wondering about this… is it like the old Pacific edition in regard to the Burma Road rule?  Is it just artillery they can build? (which makes sense)

@Brain:

If I read that right this game shipped to the US would cost $142.90 ($84.50+$58.00).
If this is true I will wait for a review from someone.

Hey BD - yeah, that’s the way I understood it as well (about the same price to ship to London)… I was thinking the same.  I have a closet full of lame games, I’ve become more selective over the years.  Hey IL, throw up a review (or three of them, one for each copy - eh eh eh) once you get your shipment.

Received this about the game:

Dear International Customers,
Thank you for your patience and your interest in a set of the “Field Command: Singapore 1942” board game.  Please see the attached files for details & images of the game.  The great news is that we are now ready to process international orders!

Price
The game is available to you at the launch price of USD84.90.  The usual price is USD89.90.

Shipping
Our shipping vendor is SingPost (i.e. Singapore Post), which is reliable and cost-effective.  The shipping costs (inclusive of fuel surcharge, packing material and handling) & times via Air Parcel are as follows:

US  USD58.00  15 to 21 working days
UK  USD58.00  12 to 17 working days
Australia  USD49.00  11 to 15 working days

There is no hidden cost.  The final cost you pay will be the sum of the game price and the shipping cost above.

If you are from another location, pls reply to this email and we will advise you shortly of the shipping costs.

Process
The fulfillment process is as follows:

1.  Reply to this email with the receipient’s name, order quantity and shipping address.  Please make sure the shipping address is clear and absolutely accurate.
2.  We will then send you an email via PayPal for payment.
3.  Click the link in the email to make payment via PayPal via numerous modes, including credit card.  A PayPal account is not needed.
4.  Once payment is received, we will ship the item.
5.  We will then send you an email to advise that the item has been shipped.

As this is a new process, I would like to apologize in advance for any teething problems that may occur and hope again for your patience.

Offer Price for Second Set
As the Holiday Season is here, if you order a second set, we will offer a 5% discount on both sets (USD80.60 each) and we will absorb the incremental shipping cost.  This offer expires on 31 Dec 2009.

Happy Gaming!  And Happy Holidays!

Yik Lin
Game Design & Project Lead
WORLDSFORGE PRIVATE LIMITED
tel:  +65-9656-7916
fax:  +65-6323-3705

Oh!  There goes the teaching license! eh eh eh  :-o

Hmm… just looked them over.  I’m loving the map - some serious dodging and weaving through the expanse of sea zones - excellent potential for some serious naval action.  Spotted a few new minis (the dive bombers and a half-track, otherwise they look like the same sculpts…).  We need some more info - eagerly awaiting the report from the first couple of games… or any more info!  :roll:

Yeah - I got the same form letter yesterday.

@Jermofoot:

Offer her an alcoholic beverage, a neck massage, then ride your way to an “A”.

Eh eh eh - smooze her.

@Brain:

If and when you get more info please post it here as I am very interested.

Will do.

Yeah, I contacted them as well, no reply yet.  I was wondering if I should even post it because I figured such a game was probably already covered somewhere here… but I just couldn’t find anything.  So no one here has tried it out (or was able to purchase a copy before it became out of stock)?  It does look of high quality… never heard of the company or designer(s) though.
:?

ADD: Found out a little more, but not much  :-(.  The infantry are the same size as A&A, the japanese Chi Ha tanks are slightly larger, much like M44, the british carrier is smaller than AnA tanks, but “by the look of it” (according to the person who owns a copy) it should be in scale as AnA tanks.  Wanting to get some other impression about the game’s dynamic though - the above info is from the person who wrote a very favourable review… but I always like to get alternate views ya know?  Again read the review of the game on BGG, I’m intrigued - they really didn’t publish much in regard to when it will again be in stock…

http://www.worldsforge.com/index.html

Looks interesting, BBG has a review and some other pics.  Any thoughts from anyone who has played it?

I am gaping at what appears to be the finest plastic tank sculpt I’ve ever seen! Wow… I’m all in.

I hope it turns out ok.  :|

Hm… I’ll be frank with you, the statement “I automatically didn’t do any of the work” isn’t a strong selling point.  In light of that, I’d basically say tough luck - and my head of the department would defer to my judgement.  BUT, your instructor(s) will not have heard/read that statement… so they’ll be none-the-wiser.  If you decide to take it to the department head, tread lightly.  Hmm… perhaps that is the grade you deserve? (don’t get bent out of shape because I said that, I’m just wondering - you knew that this class was that important to your future endeavors…)

Good luck.

Heya Bardoly, we have the same profession.  Would be interested to “talk shop” sometime…

Yeah - weave up the thread!