Having recently acquired this book I have to commend all those involved for the brilliant way it has been put together and presented. The pictures, background information, rules and army lists flow incredibly well and all in all the book is a good read, it held my interest from cover to cover.
In this edition you get to choose forces from either 1914 or 1918 with a choice of British, French or German Battalions. Each force has a number of different organisational traits so you can tailor your battalion to your own preferences be it a 1914 BEF Highlanders Battalion or a 1918 British Tank Division. The rules are fairly straight forward with a big empasis on game play so that games can be played at a good pace.
There are a whole host of manufacturers producing fantastic 28mm models for this game at very competitive prices: many are offering some cracking deals at the moment, so I much so I just couldn't resist and have purchased an early 1914 Imperial German Army for less than £150. This includes 20 infantry command models, 88 infantry, 9 Cavalry, 3 Machine guns with crew, 2 Field Guns with crew and a Heavy Mortar with crew, mostly with the famous picklehaub helmets. Demand has been heavy so there's been a slight delay in getting the pieces, but I'm really looking forward to getting them painted up and on the gaming table. With a friend having plumped for the 1914 BEF battle should commence some time towards the end of this year (unless we try them out unpainted first, hmmmmmmmm).
Any way I think this has the makings of being a fanastic addition to the gaming hobby:
Gobbo
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Nice to see your efforts matey!
Hopefully between yours and mine, we should be able to cover all angles!
Darryl.
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