Table Tactics New Product Release

@Table:

@knp7765:

That OOB Soviet tank looks like it’s from one of the earlier A&A games where the Soviets were more of a burgandy color.  I got my games later, after they started using the current maroon color for the Soviet Union pieces but a while back I bought a lot of pieces on eBay and it had some of these burgandy Russians.

I have to agree with IL on this.  The current color of Soviet pieces for A&A is maroon, basically a dark brown with a reddish tint to it.  I realize that color matching 100% is very hard but you should come closer than this.  Perhaps these pieces can be used for other games, but your biggest amount of wargamers will want them for A&A.  Thus, that is where you will make your biggest sales.

I don’t have every A&A game out but what I see is an ever changing color selection.  Look back and you will see my German units do match some versions.
Also what I see in the latest Europe version is that the Russian and Italian units are almost the same color.

A lot of you may remember the old original A&A with the British tan and the light colored Japanese tanks and planes that were hard to identify on the board because they look so much alike.  The Japanese infantry were a little darker and that is what I matched my pieces with.  At least I got good feedback from that move.  :-)

Okay, I don’t understand something here.  I have read a number of people saying that the Russians and Italians look alike.  I look down at the board and I can tell them apart fairly easily.  Granted, we are basically talking about two shades of brown, but the Italians are more of a medium brown while the Russians are, to me anyway, quite a bit darker with a slight red tint to them.  I can’t believe that someone would get them so confused as to not be able to tell which is which on the game board.

I agree with knp - the colors are distinct enough on my board.

Jack, DrLarsens’ axiom is the best I’ve ever heard to describe what we are trying to do - “If it’s not COMPLETE, it must be COMPATIBLE”.

Make the French pieces in exact color matching to the AAE40 French pieces and you will have a runaway hit on your hands.

The russian guns are america. A tompson instead of a ppsh

The russian guns are america. A tompson instead of a ppsh

If you look closely, you’ll notice that he only has to mold sets for the infantry, one for the axis (which are all German small arms) and one for the allies (which includes a mixture of American and British small arms: note that it also has a Bren MG and SMLE rifle.)

If you’re actually planning to use TT’s new infantry (which seems to be a minority from what I’ve heard) just remember that the Russians did use plenty of lend-lease small arms… (including Tommy guns… which the Russians actually criticized for not having enough penetrating power compared to the PPSh against infantry all bundled up vs. the Russian winter.)

When are the new Russian pieces going to be available at Fairplay Games?

If the color doesn’t fit then you must flush it.

Oh, now, I wouldn’t go that far… speaking as someone who has eagerly collected every color variation I’ve been able to get, on the theory that I might have a use for each of them, as special units, etc…

But as a vender, it is key to get the color ACAP (As close as possible)

When are the new Russian pieces going to be available at Fairplay Games?

Exactly what I was wondering…

My only complaint from what I’ve seen of the new TT stuff is more towards Fairplay; how much do these pieces weigh?  30 pieces somehow comes to 9.50 for S/H from a warehouse via the post office?! or $20 via UPS or whatnot?!  It’s like paying twice for one set (doesn’t get that much better for buying a bunch either, unless I get $125 worth, which would be great, but dang…)  I may actually drive up to Flint to get these and save the shipping… or better yet, Jack, are you in Michigan?  Can I get some straight from you and give you the whole cut of money?

@LuckyDay:

My only complaint from what I’ve seen of the new TT stuff is more towards Fairplay; how much do these pieces weigh?  30 pieces somehow comes to 9.50 for S/H from a warehouse via the post office?! or $20 via UPS or whatnot?!  It’s like paying twice for one set (doesn’t get that much better for buying a bunch either, unless I get $125 worth, which would be great, but dang…)  I may actually drive up to Flint to get these and save the shipping… or better yet, Jack, are you in Michigan?  Can I get some straight from you and give you the whole cut of money?

haha, you think that’s bad?  I was hoping to order some of the other sets (with helicopters/jets) but I have to re-think it.  $29.50 for shipping to Canada on a $12 order.  :(

dang, you win, but that’s not a good thing to win at…

Okay Jack, you’ve got my attention. So let me be the first to ask… Hints? Details to share?

@Table:

I am in Michigan.  Where do you hail from?

I’m from Bay City, but live right now just outside Youngstown OH, so I’m back up fairly regularly.

The folks at FairPlayGames are letting me down.  I delivered the Russian’s to them 2 weeks ago and they have not put them up for sale.

All the more reason to create your own retail outlet for your stuff!