Thanks for the clarifications…

One thing I wish is that there was SOME sort of board/war gaming that my son and I could play that was like A&A boardgames but took a lot less time. That was why were were interested in miniatures.

We both like playing A&A, but the 3-5 hour game wears us down.

Thanks to all for the great ideas and encouragement…A&A Minis is sounding more and more interesting.

So to answer a few of the questions you all had…and pose one or two more:

I am planning on playing with my teenage son, and we are interested in actually playing rather than collecting.

I get the gist of what you have all posted, but one thing that I guess will make me sound dense is

1. do I NEED a starter/base set to get the rules for a particular flavor (Task Force, Flank, Zebra, etc.)
2. Does a base/starter set have enough pieces and parts to let us actually get started (even on a limited scale) to give it a test run without spending major $$$

Thanks!

Morning all,

Am thinking of diving into miniatures but am feeling lost on where to start (in the sense of what to buy). I have no problem tracking down what I need, but not sure which “set” I should get.

I have heard from folks about the ground starter pack, the naval and the Angels but not sure if in the end it will all come full circle or I should try to start with something specific and work my way into things slowly (time and budget issues).

Any ideas greatly appreciated,

Thanks

Thanks Kreighund, that’s what I thought.  :-D

This came up because my tactical son took Russia because I got too obsessed with trying to take Germany with my US Forces.

I guess that means we must fight WW2 again to see who will come out again!

Morning all!

New poster to the forum, previous player back in 1984 with the first edition, currently playing 1986 2nd edition with my teenage son.

As I am a bit rusty, we played a dry run game where we did our best to follow the rules/play as best as possible with many trips to the rulebook and internet. However, a few things came up during the demo game. Any help/tips are greatly appreciated!

Blitzing
Just wanted to make sure that blitzing with armor is the only way to acquire unoccupied enemy territories…

Combat/Counterattack
When the defender is rolling for their counterattack, should the number of dice be thrown column by column (based on number of units above and below the casualty line for THAT column) or in TOTAL (based on number of units above and below the casualty line in TOTAL)?

Thanks-

Cinefyl