Post by Whiterook on May 10, 2022 8:39:34 GMT -5
This was my first game in the original World at War series, and I fell hard for the game immediately! Everything in the game is gorgeous, except the map, which is OK, but a little too cartoonish looking for my tastes… yet, growing up in the Avalon Hill era, I’m kinda used bland game maps so, it’s doable
World at War is a platoon-level wargame set in the 1985 time frame simulating World War Three. Eisenbach Gap Deluxe (EGD) contains a complete set of rules, 176 counters, one 17” x 22” map, one 11” x 17” map, and twelve scenarios depicting the Soviet’s thrust into West Germany. EGD is a compilation and improvement on the original World at War: Eisenbach Gap and its expansion, World at War: Death of the First Panzer.
According to Mark H. Walker, he retained the original core rules of the original game, only changing them to enhance clarity.
Death of the 1st Panzer includes six more scenarios pitting the West German forces against the Soviet horde with a mix of Leopard 1 & Leopard 2 tanks, Marders, Luchs, Jaguars, Gepards, Rolands, and other support weapons. Meanwhile the Soviets introduce the ASU-85s and T-12 ATGs.
According to Mark H. Walker, he retained the original core rules of the original game, only changing them to enhance clarity.
Death of the 1st Panzer includes six more scenarios pitting the West German forces against the Soviet horde with a mix of Leopard 1 & Leopard 2 tanks, Marders, Luchs, Jaguars, Gepards, Rolands, and other support weapons. Meanwhile the Soviets introduce the ASU-85s and T-12 ATGs.
These days, the crowdfunding scene is dominated by KickStarter and Gamefound. Back when this game came out, it was P-500’s, or in the case of this game, a pre-order pledge as I recall events where you became a “supporter“ of the game being made. Look, I’m famous…
…hey, it’s a little thing, but little things matter!
This was also, one of my earliest experience with Modern-era board wargaming, and the system still remains one of my favorites. The gameplay is phenomenal, and die to chit draw for unit formation activation, makes it superbly solitaire-friendly.The subsequent modules to follow brings other nations and storylines to bear, as well as new battlefields to conquer, but this one brings the most iconic forces clashing on Russia’s desperate move to conquer non-irradiated land.