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• #5150 two hour wargames full#

One thing to remember though: War is not fair, not just. Better run the game in Chain Reaction 2.0 - it's a very good game, even though much was improved and changed in the later period-specific games. I simply ignore the points and go on without them.ĭon't bother with BUGS, it's a very old ruleset. There is a point system but it's no good I would say, even though I like the game a lot. The rationale is that no point system is fair and accurate in as varied circumstances as can be found. but there's no formula to calculate their point values. It surely lacks one thing you might want, and I don't care for: good point system.

If you don't want to use one of the generic sets of reactions provided, you can tweak them to your liking (like we did with a few armies in our 40k conversion), Making your own weapons, attributes, or units is easy as you just assign the numbers which feel right and there you go.

To me it's a good example of the 'command but not control' concept - you tell what you want to do, but you don't know if your troopers will execute your order exactly as you want them to.Īs for generic character of THW - well, it gives you almost everything you may need: a wide set of attributes, quite many types of pretty generic equipment, rules for creating vehicles. Two-Hour-Wargames - Swordplay - 2015 - Version. But if you want to control what they do - you need to use your leaders well. ( ) 2HW-1023 - 5150 New Beginnings - Urban Renewal. Your troops can react to what's going around - the better they are the better their reactions will be. It quite resembles the 'orders vs initiative' concept of Warmaster, Blitzkrieg commander, and such - just implemented in a different way. Otherwise you will have problems activating them, making them do what they want instead of just acting instinctively. This new edition of 5150: New Beginnings is the first core title to be an RPG.

#5150 two hour wargames full#

Beginning with the 5150: No Limits series, some titles are full RPGs. In THW games you have pretty good control over your troops as long as they're well led and/or good quality. Some of the 5150 titles are table top Wargames, some are a hybrid of role playing & table top Wargame, often called 'immersion games' or RPG-Lite. That's why I stopped playing most GW games as they were too predictable to me. I was never a 'total control' kind of a player and preferred the feel of chaotic combat.