Just wondering if anyone else has checked this one out:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25245/wwii-the-struggle-for-europe-and-asia
And here’s their own site:
http://www.ww2wargame.com/game_design.html
Looks kinda cool… :-o I like the way they designed it so that the miniatures of your choice are mounted on the chits… HBG is mentioned, so I imagine this game is already known to some folks here. Anyone give me the ‘lowdown’ on it? In other words, anyone out there play the first edition or perhaps had a part in the play testing of the second edition?
wow…… does it come with 2 maps? because looks like there are 2 maps
Anyone see general cards! Pieces are cool too…
Ya 2 maps. 4’ x 6’ � Europe and 4’ x 6’ map for Asia. So maps together make it a 4’ x 12’ Global map. Might get Europe just to see what they have for rules to implament into my game. Looks like you have to print your own counters and buy pieces. I like the ships at skytex where you can buy in packs.
I’m fond of large maps, but I’m unhappy with the shape of Africa in this one – it’s so stretched horizontally and compressed vertically that it was only by checking for the presence of Europe to the north of it that I was able to identify it as Africa. A&A maps involve size/shape distortion too, but not to this degree.
Coach is in contact with the game’s owner’s. He’s worked a deal with them so he can carry the games on his site. If you buy from the site listed above, you have to email them to order. From Coach you can get electronic only files or have it printed on the vinyl. Here’s the link for HBG:
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/The-Struggle-For-Europe_p_727.html
Coach is in contact with the game’s owner’s. He’s worked a deal with them so he can carry the games on his site. If you buy from the site listed above, you have to email them to order. From Coach you can get electronic only files or have it printed on the vinyl. Here’s the link for HBG:
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/The-Struggle-For-Europe_p_727.html
Thats awesome, but how are we going to get all those minis for the game!
I guess that’s the beauty of this game. You can get whatever minis you want. A&A, HBG, FMG, GHQ, etc, etc. How much you want to spend and how detailed you want to get will likely be the limiting factors. HBG carries or will carry just about everything you need. There is also a link on the product page that is a suggested shopping list.
I guess that’s the beauty of this game. You can get whatever minis you want. A&A, HBG, FMG, GHQ, etc, etc. How much you want to spend and how detailed you want to get will likely be the limiting factors. HBG carries or will carry just about everything you need. There is also a link on the product page that is a suggested shopping list.
Does the game come with the control markers and general pieces?
Does the game come with any pieces?
Hey - we are playing the Struggle for Europe and Asia at the Origins Game Convention in Columbus, Ohio 1-3 of May if you are in the Midwest.
The game does not come with pieces - you need to use your own or buy them separately from HBG, FMG or one of the other miniature sites.
A couple of pictures from a game we played last weekend - one from the beginning of the game (Autumn 1939 turn) in France and one from the Summer 1940 turn in North Africa.
Hey auk - thanks for posting those pics - looks awesome. Wish I could make it to that convention. Know of any third-party reviews on the game… (hint?;-)
Does the game come with the little cards under the units?
the game comes with all of the counter/bases in files for you to print out. A good method is to print them out on glossy label paper (they are sized to be printed out on 8.5x11 inch solid sheets). Print out on an inkjet printer and then stick the whole sheet on white styrene plastic sheets. Then score the individual counters using a round razor wheel that is attached to a plastic guide (available at most stationary stores) to create your counters.
Our group also mounted the planes on small metal wire pegs so the planes stand up off of the counters by a quarter of an inch or so - you can get sense of what you can do with that in the pic below:
I believe Imperious Leader has this game and may have even showcased one or two years ago at a convention. Maybe he can give us some info on it. I looked at the game’s own forum and IL was talking about getting it and showcasing it.
IL?
WOw Auk… that is such an awesome looking setup you have. :-o
IL was one of the first buyers of the first edition game several years ago. I think we turned him on to Skytrex and tumbling dice… Anyway, we learned a lot of what people liked and did not like so much with the first game. We took a lot of good ideas from different people and built this second edition a few years ago. The pics above are all from the second edition game.
I have been living abroad for the last few years so have not had much time to play or take it to conventions, but that is beginning to change. We will be taking this game to Origins in Ohio at the end of the month (as well as a playtest version of the Asia/Pacific theater) and am looking forward to taking over the World, er, I mean playing it there for a few days. :evil:
Finally getting back to posting some of the pictures from the Origins Con in Ohio earlier this Summer. We had a blast playing a 3 day game of Struggle for Europe with 10-12 players coming in and out over the course of the game and about 3-4 die hards that played it through to the bitter end!
Here are some pics of the action - I’ll post more later so you can see how the game progressed:
Fall of France in 1940 - German battles in the Spring and the battle board of Guderian’s battle for Champaigne which pretty much sealed France’s fate. . .Note the placement of front line, support and reserve units on the battleboard which is unique to the game system. Better leaders can move more units from reserve to front line every round of combat.
Wow, I love that battle board! Great idea having a ‘front line’, ‘support’ and ‘reserves’ sections. All sorts of possibilities here… Larry, take note! :-)
Here are some more shots of the Origins game:
Army Group South’s deep penetration of the Ukraine all the way to the gates of Stalingrad in Autumn 1941 (the Germans attacked Russia early in the Spring of 1941).
Also - Rommel’s advance into Egypt. . .
Jumping forward - By the Spring 1942, the Russians had stabilized their front in the Ukraine. By Spring 1943, the Allies had invaded North Africa and driven the Axis back into Tunisia.
