Introduction and Overview If you are new to Wild Blue Yonder, it might be hard for you to break past the wall of rules to get into the campaigns. This short series of articles will help you dive straight into the easiest campaign (Rommel Attacks), and you can read the pertinent rules as you go. […]
Wild Blue Yonder Campaign Tutorial (Part 1 of 3): Setup Read Post »
Examples of PlayFor those of you interested in learning more about one of our newer P500 offerings, The Barracks Emperors, here are a some notes from Brad and Wray as well as a few videos for you to enjoy. -Rachel
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Designer Blogs, Examples of Play, Playtest Reports, VideosIntroduction When I was first introduced to Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea by its Designers (Chris Vorderbruegge and Mark McLaughlin) one of its facets which held immediate appeal was that conflict/battles in this game, called “Competitions”, DID NOT INVOLVE ANY DICE ROLLNG!! I’ve been a gamer for decades, since playing my first wargame, Avalon
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayBelow is Part 2 (and Final) of The Last Hundred Yards Armor Example of Play. Part 1 can be found here.
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayThe following example of play not only demonstrates how the armor system works in the LHY but also how the system models actual armor tactics used during WW2. These include tactical concepts such as Enfilade Fire, Fire and Maneuver (i.e., leap frogging), Halt & Fire, Shoot & Scoot and Reverse maneuvers to avoid enemy fire.
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayThe following is an excerpt from the Red Storm example of play. This one covers surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), electronic warfare, anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), and air-to-ground attacks.
Cleared Hot! – A Red Storm Example of Play Read Post »
Examples of PlayThe following is an excerpt from the Red Storm examples of play. This one covers air-to-air combat and is intended to help players learn the system by walking through a beyond visual range (BVR) and dogfight combat between a US F-4E Phantom II and a Soviet MiG-29A Fulcrum.
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Examples of PlayHere’s another great set of brief (about 2-3 minutes each) videos from Joel Toppen, this time taking us inside Scenario 4 of Fighting Formations. Enjoy! – Gene
Fighting Formations Scenario 4: Series Replay Videos Read Post »
After Action Report, Examples of Play, VideosIn Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of Joel’s video AAR of Next War: Poland, he covered the action during turns 1 -6 of the campaign game. In this article, we’ll pick up the action during turn 7. Enjoy! – Gene
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After Action Report, Examples of Play, VideosContinuing our detailed exposition of gameplay in Nevsky—Teutons and Rus in Collision. Part 3 covers storming an enemy garrison—including our first closeup look at the nature of forces and fortifications in the Levy & Campaign system. Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Note: All images below are playtest images, not final art. We are within the Campaign portion
Nevsky: Crusade on Novgorod Replay – Part 3 Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of Play