Reviews
Warhammer 40K 5th Edition Review — Podcast
The gents over at the 40K Warcasting podcast have done a nice show on Warhammer 40K 5th Edition (Webisode #6). They go over the rules and what is new from 4th Edition. Skip ahead 9min to get right to the review. At the 1hr 15min mark they go over the impact of 5th Edition rules on the various armies.
Also see, The D6 Generation 5th Edition show.
AT-43 Operation Frostbite — Review
At first blush you might think Rackham’s latest AT-43 expansion was another book similar to the recent Operation Damocles Campaign Book. In fact it has as much relation to the Operation Damocles Initiation Set as it does the Campaign Book. It even ships in a similar, although smaller, box that has a front flap you can open to view the contents.
Operation Frostbite ships in a box about one-fourth the size of the Initiation Set box. Inside you will find one 128-page Campaign Book, one 16-page Gaming Aid (scenario book), 13 new cards (minefield, special tactics, and Karl a Karman engineer), twelve double-sided terrain tiles, three civilian engineer figures, and lastly two Elysium Crystal terrain pieces. All in all a hefty package. Read the rest of this entry »
AT-43 Lieutenant G. Epstone — Review
Rackham released a new U.N.A. hero for AT-43, Lieutenant G. Epstone. Like previous hero packs Epstone comes in a single figure pack with one unit card. She is in normal Death Dealear TacArm armor equipped with two Machineguns. The figure is typical of the previous Death Dealer figures and is very well done with a medium gray base coat and a dark gray camouflage pattern. What makes Epstone unique is that her TacArm armor is cracked open so that you can see her inside. This is a great design and the interior details are well done. Unfortunately, the typical poor skin tone colors of most of the AT-43 pre-painted figures continues here and mars what would be an excellent figure. Of course those who do not mind doing some touch-ups can have Epstone up to a great level of quality in very little time.
Perhaps best of all, in Operation Frostbite, the Death Dealer TacArm rules (unlike the pdf rules previously released) no longer limit you to a single unit of Death Dealers in your force. Now you can finally field these great looking figures in greater numbers. The full rules for Lieutenant G. Epstone are included in Operation Frostbite.
AT-43 Operation Damocles — Review
Operation Damocles Campaign Book (not to be confused with the Operation Damocles Initiation Set) is one of the latest campaign books for Rackham’s AT-43 sci-fi miniatures game. Physically the book is the same as the other AT-43 books. It is a 61-page softcover with full color glossy pages. As with the other books, OD includes great artwork and pictures of studio painted models many not seen in previous publications. Read the rest of this entry »
Panzer Command: Kharkov — Review
Panzer Command was an interesting tactical WW2 computer wargame. It was based on miniature wargame mechanics yet took advantage of the computer for fog of war. The Wargamer has a nice review of Panzer Command: Kharkov the latest game in the series.
AT-43 July 2008 Releases — Review
Rackham released a number of new figures for AT-43. Most of them seem to be for the upcoming Operation Frostbite expansion. The Red Blok got two releases. First is the MedTec Unit Box set. The MedTec set includes a field hospital, one medic and two nurse figures, and three double wall sections. The hospital is a regular cargo container with some added bits and a new paint job. Overall it looks very good and the fact it is formed from a cargo container gives it a very mobile, military look. Read the rest of this entry »
Silent War — Review
The Armchair General has a short, but useful, review of Silent War. Silent War is Compass Games’ solitaire WW2 board wargame on Allied submarine warfare in the Pacific. The game features individual missions as well as a grand campaign. The game is very good overall and has very nice components. It is reminiscent of Avalon Hill’s classic B-17 Queen of the Skies. If you like WW2 naval games or are looking for a good solitaire game it is worth checking out.
The Wargamer has an even more in-depth review of Silent War.
Also keep a look out for Steel Wolves in 2009. Steel Wolves is the Silent War system taken to the U-Boat war in the Atlantic.
[Updated: 14AUG08]
Apocalypse Reload — Review
The gents over at Bell of Lost Souls have a very nice review of Apocalypse Reload, Games Workshop’s latest expansion for Apocalypse.
Overall if you liked Apocalyse you will want to get Apocalypse Reload. If you did not there is really nothing in it that will change your mind.
This Week in Wargaming — WH40K 5th Edition Review
The This Week in Wargaming podcast has a good show that covers Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition. It features, amoung others, Jon “Brimstone” from Warseer.com. The show is a good overview of what is new in 5th edition and the impact of the changes. Also interesting are the opinions on the impact of the changes on tournament play as well as the recent FAQ updates to the various codices. If you wish to skip right to the 40K material forward to about 30 minutes into the show.
Also check out the D6 Generation 40K show.
This Week in Wargaming — AT-43 Review
This Week in Wargaming did a podcast with a nice overview/review of AT-43. It covers the game and the various factions pretty well. The audio is good but one of the guests has a lower volume than the others that can be somewhat annoying especially if you are listening while driving. If you would like to skip right to the AT-43 material forward to about 40 minutes into the show.
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