General 6 Stars 1941 WW2 Game

@GAME-GURU said in BBR 6.7:

IMO, the beauty of classic and the nostalgia which got many of us into this hobby was that a game could be completed in a day…BBR is an 8 rd varient, timed for 6 hours per side in tournament play…among many other tweaks that enhance gameplay, the genius of bbr lies in a railing system that greatly speeds up land movement, blockades so one dd cannot block entire fleets, and a victory point system that rewards nontraditional play.

It stays close to source material so the leap from g40 to bbrr is not very large…one rd and you’ll have 90% of the ruleset.

I’ve taken looks at other varients… needless complexity for the sake of historical accuracy or multi-day games…not interested, especially with a group of guys with busy lives.

Well said, and my thoughts exactly…that’s why for me, BBR will always reign supreme among G40 variants.

@tomcoll67

Hello, I am interested in helping you create rules for such a scenario. To begin, I have some suggestions for unit and weapon rules.

D6 system

Land Units:

Infantry
cost-3 ipc A1/D2/M1 (A2 when supported 1 to 1 by artillery)

Mech Infantry
cost-4 ipc A/1/D2/M2 (A2 when supported 1 to 1 by artillery)

Artillery
cost-4 ipc A2/D2/M1 (first strike)

Self-propelled artillery
cost-5 ipc A2/D2/M2 (first strike)

Tank
cost-6 ipc A3/D3/M2 (can blitz)

Commando
cost-5 ipc A2/D2/M1 (target selection on a roll of 1)

Air Assault Infantry
cost-4 ipc A1/D2/M1 (M3 from airbase)

Surface to air missile
cost-6 ipc A2X3/D2X3/M1

Weapons:

Rockets

Cruise missile
cost-8 ipc M2 (launched from cruisers, destroyers, airbases and naval bases. Role 1 D6 for damage inflicted, 1-2= 1 hit, 3-4= 2 hits, 5-6= 3 hits.)

Anti-ship missile
cost-8 ipc M2 (launched from cruisers, destroyers and naval bases. Role 1 D6 for damage inflicted, 1-2= 1 hit, 3-4= 2 hits, 5-6= 3 hits.)

Sub launched ballistic missile
cost-12 ipc M2 (launched from subs. Role 1 D6 for damage inflicted.)

Intercontinental ballistic missile
cost-20 ipc M10 (launched from missile silos. Role 2 D6 for damage inflicted.)

So for anyone who’s played E&W, what did you like about the game?

For me, what it comes down to is managing equipment. Like, it’s very much an IPM-style game, so keeping your tanks and aircraft safe while at the same time exerting force as effectively as possible, is the whole puzzle of E&W. The early attacks made by the Soviets are usually about reducing the number of front lines they have to fight on, but also destroying NATO’s equipment (particularly transports, but also armor and fighters.)

@FieldMarshalGames:

$50 for a page of cardboard tokens!?!?!

That’s because they are OOP and collector’s items, just like that Honus Wagner baseball card.

Fortress America was broken. Did they fix it?

Gah?

I haven’t tried personally, but sounds like it would be pretty cool. Check out this link … it should get you in the right direction.

http://pub50.ezboard.com/fthrashersaxisandalliesforumsfrm2.showMessage?topicID=358.topic

Mista Biggs 8)

@GeZe:

good,
but i’ll probebly be overloaded with homework till about hmmmmm, grade 12.

ouch…