Flames Of War 4th Edition Boot Camp: Day Two
Catching Up With Mike & Igor + Key Tips For FoW Beginners!
Mar 4 2017 @ 17:30
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We stop in for a chat with Mike & Igor, who have been helping people out at the Boot Camp across the weekend, and find out how their own games have been going for the campaign AND what would be their two tips for beginners who are just getting into the game.
Do you have any top tips that you like to give to those getting into FoW?
Looks like they are having a great time as well
Great advice, i allays suggest people get into games on unit at a time.
Do the grant turrets not come off to show they are destroyet?
Destroyed*
I like those new dice I’ll be sure to pick some of them up
War of maneuver is literally what the desert campaign was about. That and digging in lol.
Stick to small games to start, and work your way higher. Start about half way to what you want to eventually get to, and play at least a couple games at that level before slowly adding point to your games.
Totally agree…start small and get comfortable with the basic mechanics and then add more units and special rules in small bites!
The battlefields look quite chaotic – that is typical of some of the actual engagements, especially where Nature poked her nose in and threw the odd sandstorm at everyone just to liven matters up.
Start slow and learn in depth. Always makes me enjoy the game more.
Start with tanks and learn the game that way. I found that has worked very well when teaching the game.
Great tips.
Looks like you have fun. I see the British have won the first day. Come on you Germans
Nice tips guys.
Two are always better than one!
I started small once upon time. Now I need a truck to move my minis 🙂 Seriously great advice!
Love the advice & pointers
Are there any full games in the backstage area?
Not of v4 yet..
Great info
i like the new destroyed markers they look good
Thanks for the tips.
Tips are great to have, seems like we could se a few German victories
First pick an army you want to play for whatever reason, eg do you like the big cats, or faster tanks, infantry with support etc. Then build up the core units for that list and start playing games, learn what your core units can and can’t do and then start to expand.. Eg if your looking at a tank company maybe add some scouts and infantry to hold the ground. If it’s am infantry company look to adding some more mobile elements and getting your anti tank assets. The most important thing as always is to have fun. As a… Read more »
*as a side note…
I have not played anything hitorical. Can someone give me a diet overview of Bolt Action vs FOW. I know they are dureffernt scake which favors larger engagements for FOW. aside from this is there a different emphasis?
@petdrb the quickest way to divide the difference between Bolt Action and FoW is scale of the battles you play with them. Bolt Action feels more like an action movie in that you are interested in the single shot from a soldier and the results from which could win you the game. The tactics you will be using are called minor tactics as your force (army) will be based on its a reinforced platoon around 25 to 40 soldiers each mounted on individual bases. If you play 40K the rules well feel familiar as they are based on 40K third… Read more »
Start with tanks. Add more tanks. Add even more tanks. TAAAANKS!!!
This is where a good lgs comes in. For me I had the owner running games for newbs like myself and it took the pressure off from having to know everything and made for some fun games.