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Reply To: Chain of Command…What to buy?

September 18, 2020 at 12:51 pm #1567637

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For starters, I’ve looked at a lot of reviews and Let’s Plays of both CoC and BA, and they both have ups and downs – I really like the deployment rules and Command Dice in CoC – very chaotic and very tense – but still a lot of strategy and tactics for players to stand their ground with.

Random activation through order-dice in BA is also a very cool idea – bigger names like Warhammer and 40K has always been very clunky and slow-paced for my tastes; IGYG? Not for me, I’m afraid – hence my liking these two particular systems.

But, as limburger states, it’s not the biggest of problems to use multiple rule-sets should the mood dictate a different system from time to time.

Thanks for all your tips and info, peeps…it has helped a lot.

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So, I’ve zoomed in on these bits of kit to start my journey:

Germany:

1000pts Blitzkrieg German Army
1000pts Blitzkrieg German Army

Panzer II Ausf.

Panzer II Ausf. A/B/C

Soviet:

999pts Soviet Starter Army
Soviet Starter Army

T34/76 Medium Tank
T34/76 Medium Tank

The added tanks is just for a bit more support and oomph, as it were.

Should give me the stuff for a healthy start, I think.

Again, thanks for the input already given…and do share any thoughts on my initial decision; you’ve been more than helpful and I haven’t ordered quite yet…getting close though 🙂