Little more half way in to the 2018-2019 tournament season, we are on pace with last season for the total numbers of Flames of War tournaments. But Team Yankee is about to surpass number of tournaments played of all last year, and still going strong. Between the two eras, the number of tournaments are up …
Schaumburg, IL – AdeptiCon has grown consistently over the past seventeen years, from the humble 110 person event in 2002, to the amazing 6,500 attendees AdeptiCon hosted in 2019. Over these sixteen years, AdeptiCon has been held at five different venues. They have expanded from a handful of events to well over 460 tournaments, event …
Season Greetings, It’s that time of year to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. Chris Fretts, Andrew Hopson and Joe Lewis discuss the past year and upcoming future of the North America Flames of War and Team Yankee tournament scene. Enjoy, Joe Lewis
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
by Chris Jackson Modern combat is designed around the combined arms concept. All branches of the military work in coordination to achieve an effect greater than they would achieve if they worked separately. This concept translates into Flames of War game mechanics, and when a combined arms list is placed into the hands of someone …