Posts made by Feddy the Frog

Ch0senfktard,
Sorry for the inconvenience, I will look into whether that was an anomaly in printing or a more general mistake. Sorry about that, and I would be willing to send you another copy of the rulebook if you want.
Freddy

TacoJohn,
Sorry about being late on answering your PM. I’ll have to delay and discuss with my partners for digital copies of the rules and set up charts. I will discuss it with them, and I’ll get back as soon as I can. If you have any more questions please ask though!
Thanks man,
Freddy

Hey guys! I have an update for you guys!
I have been in contact with the amazing folks at Field Marshal Games, and they are now selling The Battle of France 1940 on their site! Please go check them out, at fieldmarshalgames.com! There is a limited time sale going on over there!
Thanks to all the great guys over there, I really appreciate all their help!
Go check it out!!
Freddy  :mrgreen:

Thanks John Brown for clarifying that,
I totally didn’t mean to say that the sets ONLY contain french units, what I meant was that the pieces are simply OOB french units (some are from HBG, which does a fantastic job in terms of units) but I personally don’t have any unique sculpts to offer. Sorry for that mistake!
Freddy

In terms of units needed to play, you probably have the units needed.
I would say that if you have any game (not 1941) that contains mechanized units you have enough units to play. You don’t even need blue units to play the game, Russians will work perfectly fine. If you have any set of french units, that is more than you will need. The “full” set only comes with an abbreviated set of french units from G40.
Freddy

Thanks John Brown,
I hope that it will be useful as both an introduction to the game, and a tutorial for new players! I hope you find the time to play some time, and that it will be a fun game to play and re-play.
Freddy

Thanks so much Young Grasshopper for taking the time to interview me! I really appreciate it, if there are any questions feel free to ask!
Freddy

@calvinhobbesliker:

I love how the first sentence of the description is “This is not America’s fight.”

At the time, was it? We weren’t really “into” European politics at the time.

The11HP20,
I agree with your point on how the tanks were not of themselves of better material or better equipped. However, that is not to say that the Germans as a whole did not have a distinct advantage in the way they manned and used the tanks.
For example, the Germans had an extra gunner in the “cockpit” than their french counterparts. Additionally, they were equipped with radios that the French simply did not use with armor. Both of these caused the German army to have a superior armored force. The way I chose to describe these “armored” forces as being superior is with a lower pip system. I didn’t see a better way of showing it than lowering their defense values. I am VERY open to a more applicable suggestion- in fact I would appreciate such ideas.

In terms of the whole “meth” thing… I don’t have a valid way of putting that into the rulebook hahaha
“The french player must take Methamphetamines for no less than seven days prior to the playing of the game.” Which, BTW would be the best rule ever…
Any suggestions are welcome!
Thanks guys,
Freddy

Hey all,
I just wanted to get the word out that I will be attending FMGcon in Oshawa, Canada! I will be at a vendor table selling the game so if you are in the area and want a closer look at the game and the components come on by! If you will be attending I am looking forward to meeting and discussing the game with you!!
Thanks,
Freddy

Just a heads up, guys, I have created another trailer entitled: %Battle of France 1940 trailer" (original title, I know). In also working on a tutorial video as well!!
Please check it out here
https://youtu.be/B_dM2pJcvpo

Hey everybody!!
To showcase a little more about my game, and how it is played, I have created a “First Look” kinda thing for the game. Its just to give an idea of some mechanics, and how the board looks with real pieces on the map. It also addresses how big the board is compared to the pieces and other such things. I have updated my website (France1940.com) on “About the Game” and I have posted it on youtube! If you guys have any questions feel more than welcome to ask me anything!
Here is the link for the First Look teaser for the game!
Thanks,
Freddy
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_7v3ZT4awFU

Shedder,
Yes ships can retreat, and they can retreat to any open sea zone, even if that means they “retreat forward.” They cant retreat into a battle, but still. They cant retreat into the same sea zone they were attacked from either.
Hope that helps,
Freddy

John Brown,
Just in general, the defending power is always still “in the battle”, even if the opposing player is the one attacking. Remember, that after the first round of combat (Germany attacks, then France/Britain defends) the defender can RETREAT his/her units so to reinforce another territory or to escape a certain loss. So in the previous example, if Germany attacks and is sure to win, the french defender can retreat after the first round of combat. OR he can continue on if he so chooses, but it is an option.

The game is built upon the “blitzkrieg effect” of rapid movements into enemy territory, and the opposing ability to escape and retreat when in a losing position. If the rules (on pg. 7, 12) are not clear, please tell me because I will need to change that for subsequent editions.

Sorry, but I made a mistake in the last post, AAA guns only move one space, not two. Sorry about that
Thanks,
Freddy

No problem, John!
If you have any more problems, feel free to ask questions!
Hope everything goes well,
Freddy

John Brown,
First, some of German units that are stationed near the back and not near the front lines can still make attacks usually. Tanks and Mech Infantry can move three, and infantry, artillery and AAA can move two. So perhaps the movement rules are throwing that a bit off.

Second, in the scenario where the German units attacked allied forces and are destroyed, yes another zone can attack this same territory again. However, the combat move phase is much different than the A&A system in that you DO NOT MOVE ALL YOUR UNITS INTO COMBAT AT ONCE. Move one “division” and resolve combat immediately, THEN you can move your other units and resolve combat one-by-one.

Just FYI, There are some german units that cannot take place in battle immediately, don’t move them before move/combat phase. “Combat move/immediately resolve combat” phase still goes before non-combat move

EXAMPLE: If you have some units attacking a territory, resolve combat immediately; If you lose, you can bring more units from another zone in to attack that same territory. Even if that division loses, you can bring in another division, and another until you win (or just run out of units! hahaha  :evil:)
ON THE FLIP SIDE, if you win with that first attack, the second division of units (lets say made up wholly of tanks) can move three spots: One into the zone just cleared by the previous attack, and then TWO MORE ZONES to attack a territory or city further into enemy territory.  
If that doesn’t clear the combat up, I’ll be more than willing to try and explain it in more detail again. If anyone has any more questions I am always here to help clarify. Thank you for your question, John.
Thanks,
Freddy

UPDATE!

The Battle of France 1940 is officially on sale! I have updated my website: BattleOfFrance1940.com accordingly.
There are two options for purchase:
One is a complete set with units for the French, British and Germans, the board, rule book and combat cards. The pieces are not original, and are the exact same as the ones in both editions of Europe 1940. For those who already have those pieces, the second option includes the board, the rule book, and a complete set of combat cards.

Now is the time to ENGAGE. ATTACK. CONQUER.

I listen to film scores on the side, (Hanz Zimmer for the win) and this one seems to fit pretty well with the game as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6BCj1Yesvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzE4cKps1IE
From “Gears of War”
Any feedback on the game/soundtrack selection is appreciated!!
Thanks,
Freddy

Thanks Imperious for posting the links on my behalf!
If any of you have any questions for me, feel free to PM me at any time!
Thanks,
Freddy

Hey all,
I’ve been around the forum for about three, four years and am just now starting to post haha. I have about 6-7 of these games including global, and I have to say that AH really got this one right.
Around here, I see alot of people rightly complaining about the 1914, just in general. The lack of pieces, the asinine IPC chart (who thought that was a good idea?) and the laughable “balance” of the game OOB. I for one, did not care for the original 1942 because the board was too dang cramped! Pieces piled into Germany and sea zones in the pacific got crowded after three ships.

But, although I am a active member of the BMW (bi+ch, moan and whine) society, I do want to take the time to tell Larry and the folks at AH (although they will never really see this) that they really did a fine job with this game! Germany finally has some space, the IPC chart isn’t larger than the board, the new chips are small enough for the game spaces and the balance is perfect. Sure, the allies could use 4-5 IPCs, but that is pretty dang good! I’ve only played it a couple times (gotta love Christmas gifts) but already it is one of my favorites. The map really allows for more strategies but still allows me to have a life.
In all, I have seen a lot of people (me included) quite fairly say that some games were out of wack (pacific 1940?). But, if I get pissed then, I think it is only fair that I say that this game is quite possibly my favorite out of 7ish games, and that AH really got it right!  :-D