WAR ROOM - New Larry Harris Game

@CWO:

@LHoffman:

I don’t quite understand how this game could be considered to NOT compete with A&A. Whether or not it ever will on a distribution scale is something else entirely, but in terms of content and plot, A&A and War Room appear extremely similar. The terms, language and framework are basically identical.

The concept of competition between games of this type should perhaps be seen differently as competition between, let’s say, competition between Apples and PCs, in which the choice of one translates into the rejection of the other.  Gamers aren’t likely to feel that they have to buy either The War Room or A&A rather than both.  A&A, in fact, already faces plenty of competition from itself, given that Europe 1940, Pacific 1940, A&A 1941, A&A 1942 and A&A 1914 are all on the market simultaneously, and will soon be joined by the Anniversary reprint.

That is true; people are not prohibited from purchasing and playing both. However, I was speaking from both a brand perspective and as it relates to competition in the genre. Nightingale Games is obviously not affiliated with Avalon Hill or Wizards of the Coast. So financially they would compete for market share, to some degree, if War Room ever became as established and widespread as A&A.

More than that, both games are in the same genre and have a radically similar model. The level of similarity makes them tantamount to the same game in the grand scheme, albeit with slightly different mechanics. So you have a group of friends over to play games: which do you choose A&A or War Room?

There isn’t a right answer to that question, but the differences between the two games appear to be limited. I am talking big picture.

Wow this is big news! Looking forward to get more info about this new game.

So far I like the new styl map and the fact that it’s all about simultanious movements and hidden information. Might be a very intense game!

BTW did anyone notice the distinct differences between the two images on nightingale’s website? The top image shows square and oval shaped counters were as the second image shows mainly round tokens and a hexagon one (apart from the square country trackers in the middle) Definitely two different prototypes.

@Tjoek:

BTW did anyone notice the distinct differences between the two images on nightingale’s website? The top image shows square and oval shaped counters were as the second image shows mainly round tokens and a hexagon one (apart from the square country trackers in the middle) Definitely two different prototypes.

Good catch. I didn’t recognize that.

Today they announced:

A PDF draft of the rules for WAR ROOM (currently aiming for July 20)

That will be interesting…

Counters instead of minis?  LH has lost his GD mind!

Chits are for grognard NERDS!  Come on, man… Real war games have minis! This is like, going back in time?

This game is going to be a total bomb.  There can be no question about it.

Hi all, I lurk a lot but haven’t posted much outside of the Revised Boards and in the comments sections on a few Youtube Channels.

I’m hyped for War Room, and I was even more hyped when I looked at my email this morning and learned that I would potentially get to see a demo of the game at a con I’m going to later this month (WBC in Seven Springs, PA).

I was super hyped to get to meet the legend himself…  Until I look at my calendar…
I’m going on 7/21-7/23 for the A&A tournament but the Nightingale Crew isn’t going to be there until the 27th.  Kind of weird that the creator of A&A has to miss a tournament for his own game, but he probably had scheduling issues.

Anyway, back to lurking/riding the hype train.  Just thought I’d share this bit of almost-news with you all.

@Young:

I’m betting on this right now… A group gathering playing a game of the WAR ROOM will be known as a “Pizza Party” (I said it here first).

It would definitely be called a pizza party if the game board depicted a southern polar view rather than a northern polar view, as can be seen from the topmost and bottommost maps in the Wikipedia article titled “Territorial claims in Antarctica”.

Well who in their right mind would believe the Earth is round?  That’s just silly.

Especially with thise fake moon landings……

News:

https://www.nightingale-games.com/war-room

I kinda get this game. Its really different, but relies on a return to the MB unit mix plus artillery.

Concepts make sense and i like that AA and Artillery are finally in the same unit

Thanks Hoffman and look forward to hearing any more news, YG.

I don’t know if anyone else has noticed but the website now has a basic gameplay turn sequence on it with more photos. It’s cool to see how much units cost; not in terms of money but in terms of resources, namely Oil, Steel and Other Strategic Resources (OSR). Looks like you bid Oil to see who goes first, then players move their units simultaneously… Battles ensue and you can choose either an Offensive or Defensive posturing for your units. Air battles are resolved first, then land battles. Looks like units can be retreated or withdrawn for Repair - except for attacking (or Offensive) Infantry. There’s loads to look at on there and I am personally stoked!!  :lol:

Thanks for sharing Lozmoid. Sounds very interesting. I look forward to hearing more from YG after the tournament.

@Young:

Larry Harris and Thomas Gale will be at Young Grasshopper’s G40 Axis & Allies tournament in Oshawa Ontario Canada September 23, 24th… they will host a demonstration of their new game “The WAR ROOM” which will be streamed live on my YouTube channel.

More news and announcements to come, in the meantime… myself and the Cliffside team are very tiered right now… time to rest.

You are in the big time now YG. Nice work.

Yeah check out the images on the Nightingale Games site!  Man this game looks cool - do I see rail lines?  What the deal with those dice?  WOW!