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  • @coachofmany:

    Give us 10-14 Days to show you the current sets that are being worked on as well as Games that are also in line to be made. We all are very busy trying to gear up for Gencon and finish up Amerika as well as several other games, maps, sculpts, sets, ideas, etc. We appreciate all the excitement in the sets and pieces and HBG has spent much money and time to hopefully bring us up to the next level.

    For the ones who attend Gencon, you will be able to see a sneak Peek at some other games and sculpts we are working on.

    If it seems that we are all over the board is because we are, we are trying so many things and hope that our Customers jump on board.

    We will have the new games show up on BGG as well as our website and also show the sets in line to produce.

    I’m sorry if this has been asked and answered somewhere else.  I haven’t seen it.  Where at GenCon will you be setting up?  Will it be in the A&A ballroom?  A&A HQ?  Or will you be in the exhibitor hall?  I’ll be at GenCon Wednesday through Sunday, so I definitely want to see what you have and the sneak peaks you have to share!

  • Sponsor '17 TripleA '11 '10

    Here’s a breakdown of how to find us at GenCon:

    Amerika will be in Hall E, Blue 28-29 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

    Midway will be in Hall E, Blue 3 on Friday and Blue 1 on Sunday.

    Barbarossa will be Hall E, Blue 4 on Friday and Blue 11 on Saturday.

    To get a complete listing of all of our dates, times, and locations, go to the “Find Events” search on the GenCon page and search by group/company. We are #215 on the list.

  • Sponsor '17 TripleA '11 '10

    SHIPPING DELAYS DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER!!!
    Please allow some additional time to receive your orders right now. A severe storm in Central USA has knocked out all power to HBG. You will receive orders as soon as possible. Thank you!

  • Sponsor '17 '13 '11 '10

    @Variable:

    SHIPPING DELAYS DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER!!!
    Please allow some additional time to receive your orders right now. A severe storm in Central USA has knocked out all power to HBG. You will receive orders as soon as possible. Thank you!

    We got power back this afternoon, so I am working as hard as I can!


  • Finally got around to placing an order for some new pieces from HBG.  Thanks, HGB!

  • Customizer

    @coachofmany:

    @Variable:

    SHIPPING DELAYS DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER!!!
    Please allow some additional time to receive your orders right now. A severe storm in Central USA has knocked out all power to HBG. You will receive orders as soon as possible. Thank you!

    We got power back this afternoon, so I am working as hard as I can!

    Yeah, we had some of that same nastiness up here in Wichita. Lost power for about an hour and a half. How long were you guys out?

  • Sponsor '17 TripleA '11 '10

    Despite the crazy weather at HBG, we are having a BIG SALE this Saturday and Sunday in case you missed it in the newsletter and on FB! Discounts on all Battle Pieces Sets, roundels, and Battle Bucks. Check it out starting Saturday morning.

    knp7765- A few hours without power. Downed trees everywhere. Power flicked on and off throughout the day. More tonight…

  • Sponsor '17 '13 '11 '10

    @Variable:

    Despite the crazy weather at HBG, we are having a BIG SALE this Saturday and Sunday in case you missed it in the newsletter and on FB! Discounts on all Battle Pieces Sets, roundels, and Battle Bucks. Check it out starting Saturday morning.

    knp7765- A few hours without power. Downed trees everywhere. Power flicked on and off throughout the day. More tonight…

    Still 37,000 without power here in Tulsa, we lost power for one day but we are up and running .

  • Customizer

    The Allies needed a boost to thier bombing capabilities.  So picked up some Mitchells , Corsairs, and Avengers.


  • I know you guys are busy but I have completed my coaster set from you guys for WW2(AWESOME) Guys are gonna laugh their butts off when they see them. Real nice touch to the feel of the game night. Question are the WW1’s in the que? Would definitely order them as well. Thanks HBG.

    Dave

  • Customizer

    Hey guys, check this out. Been using some of HBG’s cool pieces. At this point in the game, Germany has developed Jet Fighters, represented by the Me262. Imagine Me262s on a Graf Zeppelin class aircraft carrier. Pretty cool looking I think.
    You might note that Germany has also developed Long-Range Heavy Bombers, as represented by the great Ju488.
    The Tiger tanks don’t represent any advance in technology. I just like using them.

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  • '18 '17 '16 '15 Customizer

    @knp7765:

    Hey guys, check this out. Been using some of HBG’s cool pieces. At this point in the game, Germany has developed Jet Fighters, represented by the Me262. Imagine Me262s on a Graf Zeppelin class aircraft carrier. Pretty cool looking I think.
    You might note that Germany has also developed Long-Range Heavy Bombers, as represented by the great Ju488.
    The Tiger tanks don’t represent any advance in technology. I just like using them.

    At this point… is the game not yet over?

  • Customizer

    Believe it or not, it wasn’t quite over yet. We were using the Anniversary board and victory cities. The Axis needed 15 of the 18 to win. The US and China gave Japan fits in the Pacific and the Allies still had Washington, San Francisco, Honolulu, Sydney and Manila.
    I think the next round finished it. Germany invaded and took Eastern US while Japan finally got their stuff together and took the Philippines and Australia.

  • '18 '17 '16 '15 Customizer

    @knp7765:

    Believe it or not, it wasn’t quite over yet. We were using the Anniversary board and victory cities. The Axis needed 15 of the 18 to win. The US and China gave Japan fits in the Pacific and the Allies still had Washington, San Francisco, Honolulu, Sydney and Manila.
    I think the next round finished it. Germany invaded and took Eastern US while Japan finally got their stuff together and took the Philippines and Australia.

    I was going to say…  :wink:

    If the Axis didn’t win after all that, I think there would be a case of titanic mismanagement.

  • Customizer

    Well, not necessarily. What if the US suddenly came up with B-2 bombers, Abrams tanks and Terminator foot soldiers?


  • @knp7765:

    Well, not necessarily. What if the US suddenly came up with B-2 bombers, Abrams tanks and Terminator foot soldiers?

    Those would take a pretty substantial research effort to produce with 1940s technology…but at least the M1 Abrams has the advantage of being available from HBG:

    http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Modern-Tank-M1A1-Abrams_p_431.html

  • '18 '17 '16 '15 Customizer

    Excellent way to bring us back to topic. Nice!

  • Sponsor '17 TripleA '11 '10

  • Customizer

    Hey guys,
    Thanks to HBG, we are getting a wider array of units that we can incorporate into our existing A&A armies and navies. I have been working on a list of values and have run into a few problems. I am also dabbling with moving to a D12 system since it gives more options to squeeze in some units.
    One problem I am having is early war vs. late war equipment. Like Russian fighters: OOB gave us the Yak 3 (late war) and HBG gave us the I-16 (early war). The Yak 3 was a very good fighter and could compete with the Luftwaffe fighters but the I-16 performed very poorly by comparison. So I first thought early war fighters should be Att 2, Def 3, Move 4, Cost 8-9. Then I thought the P-40 was also considered early war and it was a pretty decent fighter. Plus, the Germans had the Me 109 since the beginning and it was top notch. So how do you distinguish different early war fighters?
    Another problem is early war vs. late war battleships. OOB gives us the USS Iowa (late) and HBG gives us the USS Nevada (early). I understand the differences in the actual ships, but what would be the differences for game purposes?
    Here are some of my ideas going from cruisers to battleships:
                              D6 A  D  M  C    D12  A  D  M  C
    Light Cruiser              3  2  2  10            6  4  2  10
    Heavy Cruiser            3  3  2  12            6  6  2  12
    Pocket Battleship      4  3  2  14          7  5  2  14
    Battle Cruiser            ?  ?  2  16          7  6  2  16
    Battleship (early)        ?  ?  2  18          7  7  2  18  2 hits to sink
    Battleship (late)          4  4  2  20          8  8  2  20  2 hits to sink
    Heavy Battleship        4  4  2  24          8  8  2  24  3 hits to sink

    So there are a few of my ideas. Do any of you agree with them? Or, perhaps have any suggestions?
    I was also wondering if Battle Cruisers and Pocket Battleships should be considered the same class or different. I think Battle Cruisers were heavier armored and armed than Pocket Battleships, which were sometimes considered very heavy cruisers. Also, should Battle Cruisers also take 2 hits to sink? Any other differences between early war BBs, late war BBs and Heavy BBs? Any ideas would be welcome.

  • '18 '17 '16 '15 Customizer

    Extending the list of purchasable units to different levels of light and heavy or elite status could serve to bog the game down a bit and just make it more complicated. I mean after all, few people have the resources to buy OOB battleships or the desire to buy cruisers, let alone all of these variants. This also may be my preference for using a 6-sided die; there are only so many numbers to use. It does limit the differences in unit types.

    But maybe that is just me… My intent has always been to use whatever units HBG makes as doubles for the OOB, mostly regardless of their wartime status. So a Nevada-class battleship would be like a normal battleship 4-4-20. An I-16 would be the same as a Yak 3 and so on.

    However, in looking at your chart for ships, I will say that I do like it. Ships are one area where I can really see this working (as opposed to fighters or even tanks). I would like to see heavy battleships and heavy carriers as purchasable unit types.

    The real challenge will be for some less historically minded people in identification of what class of ships are on the board. It is easy to tell the difference between a battleship and an aircraft carrier, but what about a light cruiser and a heavy cruiser? A light cruiser and a destroyer? A battlecruiser and a cruiser or a battleship? Really I am not so worried about that, if anything the confusion should be entertaining.

    Or, what if there are two different sculpts for essentially the same unit type? For example: what if (and very likely) HBG produces two light carrier designs for the US or Japan (or what if one is called and escort carrier and the other a light carrier)? Will you try to differentiate them or use them interchangeably as a light carrier?

    A simple solution is the best solution. But at least we have variety.

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