Finally had the rules and charts for Red Actions! printed out at a local shop. Plan to start play by the middle of the month. I have Chinese, Soviets, British, Partisan and German contingents ready to go. Some bases still need work – seems to be a theme right now.
Here’s a unit capabilities chart I threw together to help organize the first games. The cards are just too pretty to cut out.
Back from three days cycling the OC&E trail.
Finished up another play-through of Irregular Wars. Finally consistently applying the rules. One of the toughest to remember (for me) is the charge bonus.
One result was the need to rebase my Portuguese foot. I bought these Grumpy’s figures some time ago anticipating playing a DBA variant for my campaign. With the change in rule sets, the basing had to be revised. In order have enough elements for the two base depth I think is visually appealing, several elements were reduced from a DBA four to three per base. Looks better.
Here’s a photo of my setup for the next iteration. Note I’m using very small dice to keep track of resolve levels. Also notice the (lack of) tactical imagination. Want to get to it, and get comfortable with the system.
I’ll flock the bases in the next couple of days. Likewise for the palm trees I just painted (They’re part of the pirate set discussed in a previous post).
I hope to resolve a couple of questions I have about rules design during this next game. If not, will post up to the designer.