Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anybody has played BBR with G40. I’m not big on “Variants” of any game. However, with G40 being way too long (thus TripleA and G42 tourny versions to play in one sitting) I was somewhat interested in this. I downloaded the rules, and wow! This is amazing! Can’t wait to play! Basically G40 with slight moderations and improved victory conditions. It looks like it’s really gaining steam with a lot of people too. HBG’s 1936 Global War and other of the like seems too complicated- like G40 on steroids. That’s NOT what I’m looking for. IMHO, BBR takes a good game in G40 (minus the long victory conditions) and high bids and makes it great. I’m interested to hear if…

1. Anyone plays it here, can you play it on Triple A?
2. For those who have played several games? What to you think of my early assessment so far?
3. For the critics, what are the cons in your opinion that makes you play other options.?(I’m assuming if you want something more involved, that you look for another variant game).

I would play, but I just got into BBR (BloodBath Rules) Ruleset for G40. Pretty popular these days…with tournaments in 4 cities now. Probably the best version of the game I’ve seen yet…and I’m not one for house rules or variants either. You should check it out…You can search quick rule tutorials on Youtube.

Long time Triple A player that has returned recently. It’s been several years so I forgot how to set up a Triple A PBF game. G40- 2nd edition. I downloaded Triple A. It will come back to me once sometime reteaches me again.

@The-Captain Yes, interesting that these rules may become “official” at some point. Personally, I like BBR for its simplicity and not overly complex.

1. You can actually finish the game in one sitting.
2. Rules are minorly adjusted or tweaked to maximize dynamic play.
3. Tech and objectives are slightly adjusted to open the board for more strategy to a new level.
4. Play and action are so much faster and impactful in this version.
   In a nutshell, its just more fun!
   …and as they say…
   “Once you BBR…you never go back!”
   So true!

@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.

@The-Captain Yes, interesting that these rules may become “official” at some point. Personally, I like BBR for its simplicity and not overly complex.

1. You can actually finish the game in one sitting.
2. Rules are minorly adjusted or tweaked to maximize dynamic play.
3. Tech and objectives are slightly adjusted to open the board for more strategy to a new level.
4. Play and action are so much faster and impactful in this version.
   In a nutshell, its just more fun!
   …and as they say…
   “Once you BBR…you never go back!”
   So true!

@barnee Hi no thx, I just got into BBR (BloodBath Rules) for G40. Pretty popular ad very good. Best variant I’ve seen yet. You can search tutorials on Youtube…the one by The Chaplain is the Best I think. Check it out.

I would play, but I just got into BBR (BloodBath Rules) Ruleset for G40. Pretty popular these days…with tournaments in 4 cities now. Probably the best version of the game I’ve seen yet…and I’m not one for house rules or variants either. You should check it out…You can search quick rule tutorials on Youtube.

@TheMarshall said in 1940 reference cards:

National Objective cards can be found here:  http://www.mediafire.com/?sgz3gr48qxs6l

Looks like you are missing Japan 1 National Objective card in MediaFire download. Can you submit that?

@SwampFox-0 Hi, I’ll msg. you.

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anybody has played BBR with G40. I’m not big on “Variants” of any game. However, with G40 being way too long (thus TripleA and G42 tourny versions to play in one sitting) I was somewhat interested in this. I downloaded the rules, and wow! This is amazing! Can’t wait to play! Basically G40 with slight moderations and improved victory conditions. It looks like it’s really gaining steam with a lot of people too. HBG’s 1936 Global War and other of the like seems too complicated- like G40 on steroids. That’s NOT what I’m looking for. IMHO, BBR takes a good game in G40 (minus the long victory conditions) and high bids and makes it great. I’m interested to hear if…

1. Anyone plays it here, can you play it on Triple A?
2. For those who have played several games? What to you think of my early assessment so far?
3. For the critics, what are the cons in your opinion that makes you play other options.?(I’m assuming if you want something more involved, that you look for another variant game).

@Guderian1

Hi, I have version 6.1 but when I download this file and press “Open Saved Game”, it doesn’t load- nothing happens. Not sure what is wrong.

@Guderian1 Not really sure what to press here. How do I download? I need instructions. I found out that my download is not the latest.

@squirecam All in all, dice makes the game fun for me. Even online, I rarely use the calculator. When you play AA players have to accept that there are scores of individual battles in a game, so therefor by stats…

1. Most battles will play out to their odds to a certain error.
2. You will get dice whipped- the question is when and where.
3. You will get real lucky- the question is when and where.

The last two points are outliers that will happen in any game. The fun and tactical part of AA is that since you don’t know when it is gonna happen or where, that tests players tactical thinking as they have to swivel and pivot their strategies to a new sets of circumstances. Some may say the dice in an archaic game mechanic way even represent the “fog of war”.

Btw, just wondering what the bid was for FTF more than online as these days I enjoy the company of people in gaming. And yes Smorey’s tourneys and online ones are really 2 very different games. Having been a part of both, I can truly say that the online players have a vast amount of experience, being able to play 10-20x more games than any FTF tournament players. However, FTF players have the advantage of more rigid parameters in their tournament experience (shorter time clock, no calc and a stripped down tourney setup).

Both are great in their own right, but you definitely have to switch gears a bit when going from one to the other.