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-Midnight_Reaper
Variable's Battle of Midway - Now available!
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There is a .pdf file for the rules that comes with the game when it’s purchased.
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What is it like to play? What is the objective? How balanced is it? And how much fun? :P
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What is it like to play? What is the objective? How balanced is it? And how much fun? :P
Please tell us more!
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Here is the “object of the game” from my rules:
The Battle of Midway is a two-player game with one player controlling the U.S. forces defending Midway Island and the other player controlling the Japanese forces attempting to sink the U.S. fleet and invade the island.
While the U.S. faces grim odds in this battle, they have one major advantage � they have broken the Japanese radio code. They know the location and makeup of the Japanese forces; while the exact location and makeup of the U.S. fleet is unknown to the Japanese. The Japanese must first find the U.S. fleet before they can attack it, while simultaneously protecting their carriers from the inevitable counter-attack by U.S. aircraft.
For the U.S. to achieve a decisive victory they must sink 4 of the 5 Japanese carriers, matching the success of the real battle. Sinking 3 Japanese carriers or any combination of 4 capital ships (carriers and battleships) will give the U.S. a major victory. The Japanese will achieve a major victory if they sink 2 of the 3 U.S. carriers and destroy the airbase at Midway, forcing the remaining U.S. ships to retreat; and a decisive victory if they sink all 3 U.S. carriers and destroy the airbase at Midway, which paves the way to land the troops and take control of the island and the Pacific theatre. Alternatively, each unit in the game has been given a Victory Point value. The game can be played to 10 or 12 Victory Points (recommended), depending on the length of game you want. If both sides achieve the required points in the same turn, the side with more points wins the battle.
It plays similar to Guadalcanal in mechanics, but it has a few changes. I think balance is good since the Japanese player has to locate targets before attacking the zone. The US does win. I would say that testing different tactics as the Japanese is key to winning for them. Just like BOTB, if you make a bunch of costly moves at the beginning, you have little chance to recover. Very quick turns. Both players are involved at the same time like GC. I do think that many more eyes and minds on the game could help tweak that just like any other game like this. If you like Guadalcanal and Battle of the Bulge, it has a very similar feel. If you’re strictly about global games and larger units, this may be your thing. If there are any rules updates that need to be made, I will make them available.
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What are the Airbase is the middle of the ocean for?
The AA guns in the ocean are AA guns on Naval ships, right? -
Who are the two Admirals on the map?
I’m assuming Nagumo and Spruance.
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What are the Airbase is the middle of the ocean for?
The AA guns in the ocean are AA guns on Naval ships, right?In the pic with the white map, right? That was the first test map. I was using the little base markers to track fuel. It’s better to have something small like that, but colored chips can be used too.
@Col.:
Who are the two Admirals on the map?
I’m assuming Nagumo and Spruance.
Nagumo and Fletcher. Fletcher was given overall command shortly before the attack.
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Another option to track fuel for the aircraft is these from HBG. They work quite well:
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I’ve decided to make the rules available to all. Have a look, see if you like it. If you do, please buy the printed map from HBG for the game.
PLUS: You get a sheet of the above mentioned aircraft fuel counters for FREE with the map!
I plan to use my rules system for future games in the series. Additional units will start to be included for island combat, submarine combat etc. Coach is already helping by making fuel tokens and submarine condition tokens. Check the HBG Facebook page for details on those.
You can download the rules from BGG in a few days, or follow this Mediafire link to get them now.
Thanks for the support of Team Blue Games and Historical Board Gaming!
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Cool! Looks like an AWESOME game! :-)
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Great deal going on right now. Price has been reduced to $39.95. Included with the map from now thru the 7th is:
4 olive Avengers
4 green Avengers
2 green P40s
1 acrylic AA gun
1 acrylic airfield
1 sheet of cardboard damage markers
1 orange poker chip
and as always 1 sheet of cardboard aircraft movement tokenshttp://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Custom-Game-Battle-of-Midway-Map-Rules_p_694.html
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Just received my Map and shipping only took 3 days. The map is very nice and since I collect all the War At Sea minitures they look great on the map. So the nice thing is we can play either with the War At Sea minitures rules or with the Battle of Midway Map rules. Im one of the lucky ones whos wife happens to enjoy playing all the Axis&Allies games and since we are a fan of The Pacific this was a nice addition for us. Keep up the good work HBG. Very Nice!
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Zenosco, I need pics of those W.A.S. minis on my map! Sounds awesome. Glad you are enjoying the game already.
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I did take some nice photo’s of the set up with most of the minitures involved in the Battle of Midway. This is the basic set up I used. The War At Series doesnt produce all the actual ships that were involved at Midway so alot of the ships I substituted with what I have. Keeping track of planes I used different sculps and colors of what I also have on hand. My wife likes to play US so I always play Japan. So far I am 3-0 against her, but she is getting better as she is learning the game.
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Picture 1 is Japan’s Main Carrier Fleet and a Picture of the Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Shokaku is representing Hiryu along with the Battleships Haruna and Kongo. Cruisers I used are the Tone, Atago and Chikuma. Destroyers are the Isokaze, Yukikaze, Shigura and Murasame.
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Set up of the initial Japanese Midway Invasion Force with 4 Cruisers - The Haguro, Agano, Suzuya. And 2 Destroyers - The Nagatsuki and Akitsuki.
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The U.S. Task Force 16 and 17 set up I started with in sea zone 17 - CV Yorktown, CA Phoenix, CA San Diego, CA Houston, DD Phelps and DD Sumner. In sea zone 5 - CV Enterprise, CA Richmond, CA Cleveland, CA Salt Lake, DD Laffey and DD Bagley. In sea zone 6 - CV Hornet, CA San Francisco, CA Atlanta, DD Kidd and DD Hoel.
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CV Enterprise with her planes on deck in photo 1. CV Yorktown with her planes on deck with CV Hornet in the background in photo 2
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Wow! Thanks for all the pics… Those minis really bring the game to life. I’ve got some painted A&A pieces that I need to finish so I can do the whole setup like this too. Looks fantastic!
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I just received approval to demo Midway at Pacificon this year! If you’re in the San Fran area and want to check it out, come on by…
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