The Great War 1914-1918: Clash of Empires

So you’re pimping up old hex and counter games with plastic minis. OK.

Let me know if you ever do Kingmaker.

Just curious, how many of these do you intend to sell?  I would love a copy but I don’t think my wife will let me buy any more board games after 2012’s flurry of A&A editions and then me buying AA1914.

Maybe in the future if this is still being produced for a couple years.

Oh, and is this different than ‘The Conflict’ that is stickied at the top of this forum?

Another fan of ViktoryII here.I sold most my metal Nappy ships and use theirs.Great game!

Man three WW1 games?  Well, ‘The Conflict’ website says ‘coming in 2012’, so who knows.  Your game (IL) looks better anyway.

@BJCard:

Man three WW1 games?  Well, ‘The Conflict’ website says ‘coming in 2012’, so who knows.  Your game (IL) looks better anyway.

Actually it’s 4…
but I don’t think I will find the nerve to put myself into “publishing hell” :evil:
:wink:

Besides I think IL’s game will be awesome!

But maybe I should consider putting the rules and board up here for some WWI geeks!? 8-)

4?

We play our WWI game which is simply called Central Powers & Entente (in reference to Axis % Allies) for about 6 years now.

In the middle 2000s our gaming group which is some A&A veterans for almost 30 years felt like having played every strategy and every move so we thought:
What about creating a really fresh scenario ourself and in the process improve various aspects of A&A not well captured/simulated?
So we came up with WWI because the conflict is far more balanced from the outset and “diplomacy” comes to the table as an important additional strategic factor.

In the end the game features the following elemental changes/improvements:
1. Historical Accuracy (as close as possible)
2. Diplomacy as a new step in the turn order
3. Historical Events (Russian Revolution, US War Entry, Hindu-German Conspiracy)  
4. A&A Rule Improvements

Just some remarks:
-> 1.
We wanted to really feel like the military leader of the power facing the real questions of the war. Therefore Germany’s First Army exactly is placed where it historically stood when the game begins (October 1914) and not anywhere else. And in the correct strength as well. We did not want the situation of A%A Anniversary for instance in which Japan has 9 fighters (for about 2800 aircraft) and Germany 4 fighters (for about 3000 aircraft) Same with infantry: Japan mobilized 1.4 million men but in the game it gets 18 infantry initial setup whereas Germany attacked Russia with 3.5 million men alone but gets 18 infantry as well. Were the units are placed as even another story. We simple wanted the game to feel authentic!

-> 4.
One Example: We always disliked that casualties can be chosen! General: “How did our offensive go today?” Major:“Well, we lost too many tanks but we sacrificed some infantry instead!” If you think about it, this is simply ridiculous so unit types of casualties are rolled out in a second step after rolling out the number of hits.

In short, it’s a fully fledged out WWI game with extremely high historical accuracy, balanced gameplay and various rule additions and improvements!

The only purpose was to generate challenge and fun for our gaming group (and some “guests” to drop by). Just did not feel the urge to publish it officially like stated above. But WWI is immensely interesting therefore I posted the original WWI thread on MR Larry Harris website to push him a bit to create his own version! ;)

Definitely sounds interesting!

Would love to see your rules & set ups 8-)

@BJCard:

4?

Actually 5, if you count Diplomacy.

I don’t know Diplomacy isn’t really WW1, more like the balance of power at the turn of the century.

Been away from this site for a while. Came back about 2 days ago and realized that 1914 was out. Almost bought it then stumbled upon this thread. This game……seriously it sounds awesome and i am so excited!! WOOO! HOOO!

@KjBush:

Been away from this site for a while. Came back about 2 days ago and realized that 1914 was out. Almost bought it then stumbled upon this thread. This game……seriously it sounds awesome and i am so excited!! WOOO! HOOO!

Who knows when this game will be out though- the official A&A 1914 is out now!  Could always buy this version when it comes out.

@BJCard:

@KjBush:

Been away from this site for a while. Came back about 2 days ago and realized that 1914 was out. Almost bought it then stumbled upon this thread. This game……seriously it sounds awesome and i am so excited!! WOOO! HOOO!

Who knows when this game will be out though- the official A&A 1914 is out now!  Could always buy this version when it comes out.

I’m a poor college student. I think that says it all :D

@Old:

Would love to see your rules & set ups 8-)

I will open a new thread called “World War I: Central Powers & Entente” to not spoil this thread.

Here: All honour to IL!

My picture analysis (and the implied qestions) fit better on this thread, so I’m adding it to this thread… Also in hopes of an answer from IL…

So, IL… do you know what ships are pictured in the preview images you’ve shared so far?  The resolution is uneven on my screen and given two angles of the shot, I can’t quite be sure, but this is what I think I’m seeing…

1. Top: German Kaiser-class BB (the diagonal layout of the midships turret seems to make this a natural guess; the Brits also did some diagonal layouts, but the turret shape says “German” to me on this one, but I can’t quite be sure…)

2. Middle BB: One of the three British 13.5" “super-dreadnought” classes (i.e., Orion, KGV, Iron Duke.  Can’t quite tell which as the stack/mast layout is obscured.  If I’m wrong about the turret shapes, though, and the above is the British one, than this must surely be the German Konig-class, the only German all-centerline class with a single mid-ships turret.)

3. Lower BB: Must surely be the French Courbet class, the only class I can think of with 2 wing turrets together with two sets of fore-and-aft superfiring ones.

4. Upper Cruiser: I’m thinking French Gambetta class ACR, with its four stacks, obvious tumblehome and 8 turrets in a hexagonal (or would that be octagonal?) layout.

5. Lower Cruiser: Omaha-class CL, with its obvious 4 stacks and 2 twin turrets (an unusual feather for CL’s back then) which might be a bit of an odd choice since they didn’t make it into the war at all, but I’m not bothered, as I think they’d look like a good fit together with the US 4-piper destroyers.

6. Upper Destroyer: One of the British Admiraly classes; can’t tell which…

7. Middle Destroyer: One of the US 4-piper, “flush-decker” designs, not sure which…

8. Lower Destroyer: One of the German Grosse Torpedoboots (again, I can’t tell which…)

If Dreadnought sculpts are indeed SMS Kaiser, HMS Iron Duke and Courbet it would be top spot!
Well, of course Austrian-Hungary’s ought to be Viribus Unitis! 8-)