By Owen McGarel The recent Toys for Tots Toy Drive gave me an opportunity to try my hand at designing a Mega-Battle. I define the “Mega-Battle” as a single game where you have four or more players and two or more boards. In designing a Mega-Battle, especially one for a Toys for Tots campaign, …
After months of planning, the big day arrived. On December 1st, thirty game stores across the USA and Canada played Flames of War and Team Yankee to collect donations for Toys for Tots. The official name of the charity is Marine Corps Toys for Tots whose basic mission is to collect new unwrapped toys and …
By Chris Fretts Here is my breakdown of the Stats and Standings from EW Nationals at Historicon 2018. Enjoy! Historicon 2018 – 1250 EW Nationals 30 Players EW 1250 points Four 2 Hour Rounds 53 out of 60 Games Completed (88% of Games) Missions (chosen at Random) Round 1 – Dustup Round 2 – Encounter Round …
While attending Nashcon 2018, I put together an impromptu round-table with some of the big names in the U.S. Flames of War/Team Yankee tournament scene. Taking time out of the schedule, I sat down with Tom Burgess, Chris Fretts, Chris Jackson and Andrew Hopson to discuss the “state of the game.” Topic …
By Joe Lewis Enjoy the interview with Battlefront’s Peter Simunovich and John-Paul Brisigotti at AdeptiCon 2018. Some of the topics covered Team Yankee version 2.0 The role “Card Packs” will play for future releases A discussion on the Battlefront Forums and future plans for communicating with the fans Etc. Please any comments down below or on Battle …
By Chris Fretts Hello All, Here are some facts, figures and numbers from the recent 2018 Adepticon MW Nationals. Read here and discuss in the Battle Rankings’ Forum (https://battlerankings.com/BB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=66). Adepticon 2018 – 71pt. MW Nationals 36 Players Mid-War 71 Points Four 2:15 Minute Rounds 68 of 72 Games Completed (94%) Editor’s Note – Historicon 2017 MW …
By Joe Lewis Schaumburg, IL – AdeptiCon has grown consistently over the past sixteen years, from the humble 110 person event in 2002, to the amazing 4,500 attendees AdeptiCon hosted in 2018. Over these sixteen years, AdeptiCon has been held at five different venues. They have expanded from a handful of events to well over 460 …
I spent a couple of days in Elizabethtown, Kentucky to attend Wolfkrieg. Initiated in 2009, it is one of the longest FOW annual tournament events in the country. Wolfkrieg has always been a Red on Blue themed tournament, and this year was no different, with its theme being D-Day In the first installment of Joe’s …
With the help of a couple of my fellow Able Kompany buddies, Andrew Hopson and Chris Fretts, we took a look at Battlefront’s “Flames of War Game Night Organised Play Kit.” The Play Kit is geared toward store owners and gaming clubs to “spice up” the casual pick-up game. The kit provides a structure and …
In part 1 we looked at the profile of a FOW/TY player in North America. Link – 2017 Rankings Survey Results – Part 1 In this article, we examine the what, where and how people play FOW/TY. Painting is a big part of the hobby. Unlike other miniature systems, FOW/TY players take their painting quite seriously. …