tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post5288275486887318535..comments2024-03-28T16:32:41.081+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Germantown by GMTNormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-58837223657993000772017-10-09T04:57:05.575+00:002017-10-09T04:57:05.575+00:00Mark, I have just checked my dealer out and was su...Mark, I have just checked my dealer out and was surprised at the breadth of the series. Thanks for highlighting, I will explore further. On reflection, when I think of some of the things I have bought, I am surprised that I have spent so much time on this hobby and yet not given this series the look it obviously deserves.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-1061108534792885022017-10-06T21:10:26.769+00:002017-10-06T21:10:26.769+00:00Granting that the BAR is not for everyone, I can s...Granting that the BAR is not for everyone, I can say I enjoy it. For the counters, COA learned from the La Batt system that there needs to be some way to tell the organization of a unit and thus despite the 'color', the counters are actually pretty easy to use. The rules, though a bit involved when looking at them, are not as difficult as they look, helped by one of the best organized and written rule books in the Hobby. <br />The double pack is of BRANDYWINE & GERMANTOWN is really a great bargain. For your purposes, I think, the maps, though beautiful, probably cover more space than you'd also like.<br />One thing the BAR AWI sub-system had to introduce was 'voluntary rout', allowing the Continentals to move when they need to do so in the organized-disorganized fashion. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832958110000568569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-1893133738295318582017-09-18T11:24:02.752+00:002017-09-18T11:24:02.752+00:00ThanksThanksPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-91897763188938467162017-09-18T05:24:09.640+00:002017-09-18T05:24:09.640+00:00Thanks Peter, I think you would enjoy a gander at ...Thanks Peter, I think you would enjoy a gander at the exclusive rules to this game as there are elements that you could draw into your own AWI games.<br /><br />Here is a download link, scroll down to Germantown exclusive rules.<br />https://www.gmtgames.com/t-GMTLivingRules.aspx<br />Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-35320201977529590422017-09-18T05:18:21.060+00:002017-09-18T05:18:21.060+00:00Thanks Jonathan, it is only recently that I have c...Thanks Jonathan, it is only recently that I have come to realise that I have fallen into a formulaic review style, probably because I don't really see myself as a reviewer, as I only write about things I like, so my stuff is absent of the essential critique element of a review, but I agree that a consistent approach works well, as does this format. <br /><br />I have never really looked at BAR, for rather superficial reasons, it has always struck be as complex and the counter artwork puts me off, I suppose I should actually take the lid off a game before being so dismissive.<br /><br />In some D10 based games, you don't feel its 'presence' so much. I think you start to here, but it still sits within reasonable bounds for me.<br />Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-90001334889115236442017-09-17T23:18:06.311+00:002017-09-17T23:18:06.311+00:00Another first rate game review from your pen, Norm...Another first rate game review from your pen, Norm! I appreciate your review format and that you tend to stick to the same template review after review. Lends a lot of consistency to your review process. The astute reader will quickly pick up on and anticipate your next step. Adding in a short play example is really icing on the cake.<br /><br />For Germantown, when I first saw your headline, I thought you were tackling CoA's Brandywine and Germantown. I was REALLY looking forward to your perspective on that game and series since I tried and failed with BAR many years' ago. The GMT version looks to be set one level higher in abstraction than COA's BAR series. This one looks more playable.<br /><br />As for the usage of D10, sometimes the possibility of wild swings I can accept; in other designs, I cannot. Sounds like D10 works for you in this setting. While I enjoy chaos in my game too, too much variability in a game is less an intellectual contest and more of a bout with fate.<br /><br />The best part is that after finishing, I have a good idea whether or not the game may be to my liking. I would enjoy reading more on design philosophy within each game. That might be interesting to others as well.<br /><br />Again, excellent job.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-14122218171683457202017-09-17T21:31:10.173+00:002017-09-17T21:31:10.173+00:00An interesting and in-depth review. I enjoy readin...An interesting and in-depth review. I enjoy reading your conclusions of the game, and a game that interestingly uses D10.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.com