Bobitron
Explorer
The Shaman said:
Okay, here's my review.
+ Very easy to learn. I would say a half hour to get completely clear on everything. There aren't a lot of special rules. Some unit have features that others don't, but the feature is clearly detailed on the stat card and kept simple.
+ The minis are cool and of pretty good quality.
+ Fast paced. The game is limited to seven turns, so pretty quick and fits well into a 30-60 minute timeframe.
+ It rewards good tactics rather than rushing in with all guns blazing like some mini games.
- Expensive. The Base Set at $25 does not include enough minis to play a standard 100 point battle. Two Base Sets would be okay if restrictive, and I think two sets plus three boosters is your best bet. That's $95. We have the Base Set plus three boosters and that is a little over half of the 48 minis in the series. This is reflected in teh value, as well. A Base contains 12 minis and a booster 9. Not so good. D&D minis is a much better deal, especially considering the A&A minis are in 15mm scale and half of the units are infantry.
- The maps are fine in terms of game play, but suck in terms of quality. They are laminated paper, so should hold up okay, but the laminate is really stiff and it is tough to get them to lie flat. I would much rather have a normal game board type map. I am going to search the internet for a hex map game board, but it uses 2" (I think) hexes, so it might be tricky.
- Selection of troops is really thin. I wish they focused on one theater of the war rather than cram in the Italians, French, and Japanese with only a few units each. Just do US vs. Germany. With 48 models per set, that would give the opportunity for better selection and a additional realism. In the game we played, I had only one Sherman and had to add a Russian tank to use up my 100 points, and that's after buying three boosters.
I'm off to google up some maps and maybe check Ebay for some singles, damn it. I'm too broke for this crap. :\
Edit: Added a couple points.
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