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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => 20th Century => Topic started by: Chad on 24 September 2011, 09:13:22 AM

Title: Which rules?
Post by: Chad on 24 September 2011, 09:13:22 AM
Any suggestions for WW2 rules? Brigade/battalion scale.  Chad
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Nosher on 24 September 2011, 09:18:50 AM
BKCII ;)
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: nikharwood on 24 September 2011, 10:00:37 AM
Quote from: Nosher on 24 September 2011, 09:18:50 AM
BKCII ;)

Ditto  8)
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Kiwidave on 24 September 2011, 10:18:46 AM
BKCII - there can be only one :)
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 24 September 2011, 10:53:54 AM
BKC II - good for Brigade or larger,  Battle Group WWII for Battalion level, also those is free.
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Chad on 24 September 2011, 11:18:10 AM
Thanks guys. Chad
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Leon on 24 September 2011, 03:06:22 PM
I think that's the first time I've ever seen a 100% agreement on a set of rules anywhere on the internet!  Pendraken Forum for the win!

:D
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Steve J on 24 September 2011, 03:53:25 PM
BKCII, you can't go wrong. £20 for a rulebook with lists from SCW to 1945 (and a very active and friendly forum).
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Chad on 24 September 2011, 06:04:36 PM
Will get them at Derby. Any views on the Modern set?  Chad
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Steve J on 24 September 2011, 07:39:07 PM
CWC just as good. We regularly inter-change rules from both BKCII and CWC. FWC is equally as good.
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Blaker on 24 September 2011, 08:17:56 PM
I agree BKCII is a very good set   :)

And FWC is good also    :D
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Raider4 on 24 September 2011, 08:49:50 PM
CWC appears to be out of print and un-available  :(.

Cheers, Martyn
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Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Steve J on 25 September 2011, 06:53:33 AM
Forgot that CWC is now out of print. Pete was planning on bringing it into line with BKCII in terms of stats etc but real life has got in the way :(.
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: nikharwood on 25 September 2011, 07:20:26 AM
You can get a B&W copy from Lulu - here: http://www.lulu.com/browse/search.php?fListingClass=0&fSearch=cold+war+commander
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Chad on 25 September 2011, 10:41:37 AM
Thanks again.

Chad
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Jim Ando on 25 September 2011, 09:00:18 PM
Only worry about BKC II is the amount of artillery permited.

You can have a sh** load for the size of battles you can fight .

Thats the only bad thing I can say about them.

Jim
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: GordonY on 26 September 2011, 10:13:18 AM
Agreed some lists allow the purchase of lots of Arty, but in game I find that thats offset with the low CV FAOs and the penalties for trying to call in these extra guns. BUT if you're one of these lucky players that can manage to make the rolls then yes calling in say 6 Nebelwerfers is devastating, if you can land them even close to your target.

Simple solution, like anything in BKC that you dont like, either house rule it, or ask Pete for his reasoning for it on the BKC forum.

Gordon
Title: Re: Which rules?
Post by: Luddite on 04 October 2011, 10:22:30 PM
You're right Jim, the frankly insane amount of artillery is almost a game breaker, and it really slows play up too.

Overall though the 'commander' rules aren't bad for what they are and i'll certainly use them without too much complaint. 
Personally i think Futer War Commander works best as the core mechanics are definately in the 'fantasy/sci-fi' realm (being pinched from Rick Priestley's core mechanics and design methodologies.

Actually we've never found a WWII ruleset that really 'works', for us at least.  Which is a shame given the amount of WWII games we actually play!!   :D 
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