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Historical Naval Games / Re: Open Beta! Playtesting is open for PACIFIC COMMAND

« Last post by crikeymiles on November 28, 2023, 03:35:33 pm »

Thanks for taking a look guys!

In response to the feedback I've had so far, and due to the fact that I've been very focused on the manuscript right now, I've just released a v1.2 of the Beta Rulebook, much expanded and clarified.

Some key changes to know about:

* Rookie vs seasoned Squadrons are gone (they are moved to a different mechanic)
* Search planes aren't cards anymore
* Air Actions now two actions: Recon and Airstrike
* "Faction" rules introduced, using a more coherent mechanic called "Mods"
* Flight Deck is now round up
* Catapault just lets you make recon actions, not have Squadron cards
* Fixed the 'bump and reveal' bug several folks had reported
* Added Santa Cruz and Coral Sea scenarios
* Added the "Arcade Mode" scenario generator
* Added Gambits (not yet tested, so expecting bugs with them)

You can grab the new version by reloading it from here: https://planetsmashergames.com/pacific-command/

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Historical Naval Games / Re: Open Beta! Playtesting is open for PACIFIC COMMAND

« Last post by Kelly on November 22, 2023, 08:24:55 pm »

Thank you, I have my copy printed out and looking forward to going through it.

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General Discussion / Re: Perspectives on progress

« Last post by Easy E on November 20, 2023, 12:53:52 pm »

A lot of people recommend moving things if it doesn't get used in a year but I recall a time in my life where that maxim would have left me without any wargaming models!  There was a period of time where I didn't get to play much, had no money, and had most of my stuff painted.  This led to me goofing around with papercrafting, sculpting, and rules writing. 

Now, because of those lean times I have found that I still have a taste for DIY wargaming, cheap and easy being a big preference over glamor.  I also never get rid of anything, because I WILL find a use for it. 

Often times that is what motivates me to write new rules.  I have some stuff I want to hit the table with.

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News and Rumors / Re: 2023 Great Wargaming Survey

« Last post by Easy E on November 20, 2023, 12:49:02 pm »

My incompetence at 3D printing is paying off!

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MBS Media / [Substack] Getting Started in Naval Gaming

« Last post by Ruckdog on November 19, 2023, 04:41:41 pm »

Hi all! I'm trying something new where I posted the script for my recent YT video as a Substack post. I thought some of you might be interested in seeing the written form of the video. Let me know if this is something you'd like to see more of!

https://open.substack.com/pub/manbattlestations/p/getting-started-in-naval-gaming?r=3um1o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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News and Rumors / Re: 2023 Great Wargaming Survey

« Last post by Ruckdog on November 19, 2023, 04:39:51 pm »

I got to choose 0!  In 2022 I finished off my backlog and have been slow to pick up a new project.



Right now, I have been working on 6mm Egyptians and Hittites for a Battle of Kadesh scenario.  I also have 10 Kill Team models to paint. 

For 2024, I am mulling a buy into a Naval game but have not decided if I want Victory at Sea, Dystopian Wars, or something completely different! However, that won't be until the last of my Hittites get painted up.

My hat is off to you, sir. It was bad enough when I had to go to the store to expand my pile of shame...now that I can just print thigns to add to it, the pile has only grown lol.

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News and Rumors / Re: Leviathans relaunch in August

« Last post by Easy E on November 17, 2023, 04:23:55 pm »

Looking forward to it hitting retail!

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News and Rumors / Re: 2023 Great Wargaming Survey

« Last post by Easy E on November 17, 2023, 04:23:30 pm »

I got to choose 0!  In 2022 I finished off my backlog and have been slow to pick up a new project.



Right now, I have been working on 6mm Egyptians and Hittites for a Battle of Kadesh scenario.  I also have 10 Kill Team models to paint. 

For 2024, I am mulling a buy into a Naval game but have not decided if I want Victory at Sea, Dystopian Wars, or something completely different! However, that won't be until the last of my Hittites get painted up.

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MBS Media / Re: [MBS YouTube] Getting Started in Naval Gaming

« Last post by Ruckdog on November 16, 2023, 09:55:36 pm »

Good job on detailing all of the considerations before diving into naval games!

If there is a follow-up video, what about case studies in individual played games that you experienced or saw, specifically on your key cost decisions?  i.e. We began playing X after discussing X, Y, and Z... A vetoed Y due to the lack of "blank" and B preferred X over Z despite their being tied on "blank" but with X having greater support of "blank"?

Interesting idea! I'll add that to my list of video ideas to consider. I don't know if I've really ever had that specific scenario happen to me personally. In general, I've either been in the position of being the advocate for a game that no one else was playing at the time, or else joining in with a group that was already playing a given game!

Talking through an example of how I came to play or collect a given game would be a fun discussion, though.

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News and Rumors / Re: 2023 Great Wargaming Survey

« Last post by Ruckdog on November 16, 2023, 09:52:53 pm »

So, I can honestly say that I easily have between 100 and 200 unpainted naval models in the ol' Pile of Shame 

A lot of that are the various fleet boxes that I snapped up when Spartan went under; at 10-15 ships a pop, it doesn't take too many of those boxes to rack up a good sized bare-resin fleet! So, that puts me in the thick portion of the bell curve for the survey, it looks like.