Keep in mind that the game’s units are balanced out using the “Objective” in mind, not “Kill Everything”. The game ceases to be balanced that way, since the Vet. Tiger, despite being awesome, can still be delayed from getting to the objective, or at least disrupted and unable to contest it. The game isn’t set up for “kill everything” games. That’s part of your problem.
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@Der:
JCHANGES UP FOR DEBATE
88mm Flak - should it have Relocate 1 for playability purposes?
Covering Fire - should this SA require a hit to function?
I don’t think the Flak 88 should have relocate. But I’m a stickler for the historical aspect of the thing, that once it was set up it took a little while to break down. But it’s also a matter of scope: I mean, relocating artillery (even with veteran crews) should be beyond the time-scope of the game, but it isn’t… so I guess the Flak 88 should relocate 1 if the other big guns can do it.
But covering fire is iffy. You’re not rerally trying to hit; you’re spraying an area and forcing the enemy to keep their heads down. So my vote is keeping it as is.
Thus far everything is looking good, DL.
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I was just going to mention using Flamethrowers. Evil minds think alike.
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DJ, you seen to be echoing alot of concern I’ve heard elsewhere about the Veteran Tiger and the Heroes.
nods sagely
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ARGH! You said the “H” word! [Vader Impersonation] NoooOOOooooOOOOoooooOOOOooo!!!
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But if I didn’t get my hopes up how could WotC dash my dreams upon the jagged rocks of reality? And that’s what they do; I mean look at what they did to D&D…
:roll:
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The Partisans would get Defensive fire rolls if the tank moved to an adjacent hex… There’s no reason why the tank couldn’t move away though as long as it was on it’s own movement/assault phase- it can’t move away when it isn’t it’s turn (I’m not sure what you’re asking here).
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That pissed me off about set III actually. I hope set IV has the names on the bottom again.
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I think the fortifications look like poo’. I absolutely love the rules for them, but I hate the barbed wire model especially. I know they can’t do much better at that scale, but I’ll be making my own.
What do you suppose those two infantry models are? I have my theories, but they’re shaky.
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When I first got into the game I promised myself and my GF that I wouldn’t spend alot of cash on the game, so I haven’t bought more than 3 or 4 boosters for set 1, maybe 3 for set 2, and only 2 boosters for set 3, along with two starter packs (I wanted more terrain maps and counters, and basic rank and file). I did alot of trading too.
So my main two armies are the Germans and the Americans, with the British very close to them. I probably have a pool of 700 points for the first two and around 350 for the Brits.
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I’m no Grand Pubah of A&AM, but I’ll take a shot at these…
-How many units in a hex, infantry and vehicles, infantry with vehicles?
You can have 2 of your own in a hex, but no more than one vehicle. So you could have 2 Garands, or 1 garand and 1 Sherman, but not two Shermans. The grand total of units including enemy units is four units, but again, no more than one vehicle. So if you had that Garand and Sherman in a hex, the enemy could move two SS-Panzergrenadiers into the hex, but not one of them and a King Tiger.
-Do units have Line of Sight through friendly units, and if so can they fire through them at the enemy?
Yes.
-Does a hill give your units the capability of shooting over friendly units not on a hill?
See above question. Hills give cover, block line of sight and often funnel AFVs who have a hard time getting through them, but other than that they don’t do much (except for some special abilities, that function in hills).
-How does charging an enemy hex work?
You move into the hex and provoke defensive fire. Soldiers don’t provoke defensive fire from vehicles.
-If a unit dies from defensive fire, can it still fire back?
Yes, defensive fire only causes disruption (which means that the enemy who gets shot up doesn’t make it into the hex he was going for). The disruption is immediate in that you don’t wait for the casualty phase to flip it over. This means that the guy firing back, the whole who provoked the DF, has a harder time shooting back now (as per disruption).
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The Sniper SA isn’t negated by anything that ignores cover, because ignoring cover isn’t the same thing as negating cover. The cover is still there, so the sniper SA is still in effect. But yea Rex is correct: sticking another figure in the hex with a sniper is a recipe for doom, since Blast targeting the other figure will hit the sniper as well.
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The British one is awesome. I mean, they’re both good, but I’m not a fan of Romania until they get more units (y’hear me WotC?). Believe it or not, I predominantly play the Brits, but I still don’t have a Humber. I’m not one of those guys who spends a ton of cash on this game, so I haven’t scored one of these bad boys. I want one though. Oh how I want one… or three.
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~GRIM~ you got your wish! (what a waste of a good wish) :wink:
Hhahahaha! Dude seriously! I shoulda played the Lotto.
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Thank WHATEVER they’re not all rare. I don’t plan on using heroes, so if my Rare turns out to be Rommel or something I’m going to be ticked. I’d probably melt the figure out of spite.
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It should be good. Heroes might be broken but then just don’t play with them.
Except they will be the rare you get in the booster, which would suck.
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About time! With the Char Bis being out, maybe the French will finallt be a fieldable army on their own w/o having to field the same stuff every single time. Yea, I’m stoked for set IV.
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Yea, that’s true: every person that swears off A&AM is another eBay set up for grabs. Of course, enough people swearing off A&AM means no more expansions, so it’s one of those “be careful what I wish for” deals. ;)
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The ruins and bocage are pretty cool. I don’t like the guys trees, but trees are cheap to buy anyway. I’d definately do it up with the first two things though.
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There already is a BoB set of scenarios out, and I think SPR is done too. The Avalon Hill A&AM forums has a scenario sections. You can find them there.
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