Regiment of Foote 2nd edition

[d_Guy]

I am trying out RoF2 with my 10mm ECW guys. I play solo almost exclusively but have been looking for a simple rules set for getting friends interested in playing. I love gridded systems so really wanted to try this one. Has anybody else tried it yet?

I am doing a series of blog posts if anyone is interested in seeing what RoF2 looks like:
http://inredcoatragsattired.com/category/regiment-of-foote/?order=ASC

Incidentally the above link puts posts in chronological order, this is last first:
http://inredcoatragsattired.com/category/regiment-of-foote/

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice work fella! Now go stomp on them Wuperts!

[Zippee]

Still on my first read through, always like Martin's rules - particularly the precursor to battle sections.

Slightly disappointed that it's such a small game though.

Still will have to run through a couple of games - not this week though, it's Jutland this week

[Leman]

Picking up a copy at Vapnartak.

[d_Guy]

Zipper,
It is small but if you've looked at the scenarios, they are taking on the biggest ECW battles - but like you, don't know how it will work until some play throughs.
Somewhere I've got German and British Battle Cruiser fleets - What rules will you use for Jutland?

[d_Guy]

Sorry Zippee
Zipper was auto-correct!

[paulr]

Still will have to run through a couple of games - not this week though, it's Jutland this week

A bit early for Jutland, or are you talking about something on land?

[Zippee]

It's a practice game for the NWS main event on the anniversary in Portsmouth

Mainly because we have to remember how to play GQ2 - we now almost exclusively play GQIII and Fleet Action Imminent, so this feels like a bit of a backward step, and I remain to be convinced its actually simpler or more streamlined. Still its what the 'powers' dictate we'll use so we'd better get familiar with them 

Naturally we'll be playing with the Big Cats - to be truthful the rest of Jutland is a bit of a damp squid, it's all about the cats!

I have all of the Battlecruisers plus Iron Dukes, Edward VIIs, Argylls, Comus's, Birminghams, Weymouths and a couple dozen Admiralty M class v Konigs, Deutschlands, Hessens, all battlecruisers, Scharnhorsts, Roons, Adelberts, Bremses, Pillaus, Frankfurts, Regensburgs, Karlsruhes, Breslaus, Augsburgs and a bunch of G and V TBs (all 1:3000 Navwar)

[d_Guy]

Well - best get the flash doors fixed! 

[Leman]

My grandad was at Jutland on HMS  Tiger - took a bit of a pounding there.

[Zippee]

Both the doors and the crappy ammo. Less of an issue if I get to run the Scouting Groups though 

My granddads were on the Western Front - one getting gassed, the other profiteering on prisoner escort and supply and later 'running' the docks in Middlesbrough (for the Pendraken link)

My uncle though was in command of X turret, Warspite 38-46

[paulr]

It's a practice game for the NWS main event on the anniversary in Portsmouth

Mainly because we have to remember how to play GQ2 - we now almost exclusively play GQIII and Fleet Action Imminent, so this feels like a bit of a backward step, and I remain to be convinced its actually simpler or more streamlined. Still its what the 'powers' dictate we'll use so we'd better get familiar with them 

Naturally we'll be playing with the Big Cats - to be truthful the rest of Jutland is a bit of a damp squid, it's all about the cats!

That sounds like a fun event

Wise to have a practise game, I've played both and GQ2 definitely plays faster

We have settled on GQ1/2 and compared to the other guys who play GQIII we typically have 2-3 times the number of ships involved and finish our games

[Westmarcher]

Well - best get the flash doors fixed! 

.... visions of smoke, bright flashes & explosions from side rooms and buckets of water thrown in (and over you) from open doorways!  

[Zippee]

That sounds like a fun event

Wise to have a practise game, I've played both and GQ2 definitely plays faster

We have settled on GQ1/2 and compared to the other guys who play GQIII we typically have 2-3 times the number of ships involved and finish our games

We hope so - it also has the capacity to be a miserable damp day on the docks 

We played GQ1/2 a lot in the past, I don't recall it as being faster - I do recall more maths! Anyway we'll see at the weekend. 

To be honest there are a lot of elements in GQIII that aren't needed most of the time (you can say similar about GQ1/2) - we have however ditched the written manoeuvre plot log and turn sequence and replaced it with card activation sequencing for divisions/flotillas - each has a Bridge (signals, damage control, TT launching, special stuff), Helm (movement - compulsory), Guns (firing - optional). Then there's a TT resolution card and a weather card in the deck. If using them each side gets 3 cards for aircraft and/or for MTBs (each card activates all aircraft flights /MTB flotillas) If a  carrier is present it gets a Flight Ops card in addition to Bridge. Each captain is rated for ability which effects how many actions he can perform on a Bridge card (inevitably damage control takes priority but it can be a hard call between launching TTs or fixing the leak/fire/steering at times).

Hmm maybe we don't really play GQIII anymore either 

We find that removes a lot of the dithering and need for secret plots and TT fiddling, decisions on multi battery options, who shot at whom, etc. Which is what really slows the game down Process for process there's not so much to choose between the editions. D12 v ratio maths and 3 step v 2 step firing mechanic, not a lot more than that 

[paulr]

We played GQ1/2 a lot in the past, I don't recall it as being faster - I do recall more maths! Anyway we'll see at the weekend. 
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Hmm maybe we don't really play GQIII anymore either 

We find that removes a lot of the dithering and need for secret plots and TT fiddling, decisions on multi battery options, who shot at whom, etc. Which is what really slows the game down Process for process there's not so much to choose between the editions. D12 v ratio maths and 3 step v 2 step firing mechanic, not a lot more than that 

I put together a a printed spread sheet that lets you look up the attack & defence factors and gives you the ratio, saves a lot of the maths
Let me know if you want a copy

It certainly sounds like you have removed a lot of the time consuming stuff from GQIII