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| jurgenaut wrote: | I have Tide of Iron, but I never did like it much. The scenarios out-of-the-box are pretty unbalanced. Fiddly line of sight with height differences.
The squad bases sound like a good idea, but the sockets are too small for the soldier models, so you have to smash them in with a sledgehammer and pull them using a set of pliers (or bust your fingertips, your choice).
Meh, maybe I got a bad print. But I got to play Combat Commander with a friend and found that a lot more rewarding. |
I just looked at Combat Commander, it actually looks pretty good except the component quality seems low compared with CoH (maps aren't cardboard backed). I have seen CC at my LGS so I might check into it a little more.
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| jurgenaut wrote: | I have Tide of Iron, but I never did like it much. The scenarios out-of-the-box are pretty unbalanced. Fiddly line of sight with height differences.
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I own ToI and all 3 of the expansions, and the game gets regular run in our group (Days of the Fox more then the regular edition) I agree with J-naut the line of sight is a little screwy, especially when trying to determine if you can shoot thru gaps in terrain etc. However, only the basic scenerios are lop-sided, the ones in the expansions are decent and the scenerio campaign book is actually quite nice. Fitting the infantry into the bases can also be a little tricky, however after playing several times they tend to loosen and can be removed/placed rather easily. I would recommend this game, the replayablitly is unlimited if you like to try out your own scenerios.
Unfortunately, I haven't played the other 2 so no comment.
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| Capt. Strange wrote: | | jurgenaut wrote: | I have Tide of Iron, but I never did like it much. The scenarios out-of-the-box are pretty unbalanced. Fiddly line of sight with height differences.
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I own ToI and all 3 of the expansions, and the game gets regular run in our group (Days of the Fox more then the regular edition) I agree with J-naut the line of sight is a little screwy, especially when trying to determine if you can shoot thru gaps in terrain etc. However, only the basic scenerios are lop-sided, the ones in the expansions are decent and the scenerio campaign book is actually quite nice. Fitting the infantry into the bases can also be a little tricky, however after playing several times they tend to loosen and can be removed/placed rather easily. I would recommend this game, the replayablitly is unlimited if you like to try out your own scenerios.
Unfortunately, I haven't played the other 2 so no comment. |
Glad to hear this...I was given a practically NIB set last week from a fellow gamer who decided it was not for them. This thread caused me to break out the rules and start reading. So far it looks promising. I am also glad to learn there are expansions if we decide we like it.
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| afilter wrote: | | Capt. Strange wrote: | | jurgenaut wrote: | I have Tide of Iron, but I never did like it much. The scenarios out-of-the-box are pretty unbalanced. Fiddly line of sight with height differences.
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I own ToI and all 3 of the expansions, and the game gets regular run in our group (Days of the Fox more then the regular edition) I agree with J-naut the line of sight is a little screwy, especially when trying to determine if you can shoot thru gaps in terrain etc. However, only the basic scenerios are lop-sided, the ones in the expansions are decent and the scenerio campaign book is actually quite nice. Fitting the infantry into the bases can also be a little tricky, however after playing several times they tend to loosen and can be removed/placed rather easily. I would recommend this game, the replayablitly is unlimited if you like to try out your own scenerios.
Unfortunately, I haven't played the other 2 so no comment. |
Glad to hear this...I was given a practically NIB set last week from a fellow gamer who decided it was not for them. This thread caused me to break out the rules and start reading. So far it looks promising. I am also glad to learn there are expansions if we decide we like it. |
Yeah, TOI has replaced AAM in my circle. We use the basic game and Days of the Fox. Great online support for scenarios. Lots of custom ones out there.
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| Jameson wrote: |
Yeah, TOI has replaced AAM in my circle. We use the basic game and Days of the Fox. Great online support for scenarios. Lots of custom ones out there. |
No say it is not so.....  I only made it several pages in last night, but I can see the similarities. I could also see using the Map boards for AAM as well.
Looking forward to giving it a try this weekend. I assume a basic scenario doe not take much more time than a 200-300 pt AAM game?
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