Flames of War - Wargaming Battlereport - Part 1

This is one part of a multipart battlereport featuring a board designed and built by Shawn Morris (theterrainguy) of sentinelminiaturepainting.net. These videos also give a brief overview of the Flames of War game mechanics.

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[SlotraceDK]

Without playing the same battle over and over again, for how many different battles can you use the battle board?

It looks great and much have taken a lot of time, but if it's only used for one battle....!

Could you please make a list of which battles can be foiught on this board?

[TheTerrainGuy]

@SlotraceDK I would say many battle can be fought. Each time you change your army the battle changes. Each time you switch sides, it changes, each time you move an objective from one place to another, and with each mission the battle changes. Although the board remains unchanges, you never play the same battle twice.

[staticfish1]

Where can I get a cheap rulebook for this game. All of the stores I see that sell them sell them for like $70.

[TheTerrainGuy]

@staticfish1 OPEN FIRE boxset, full rules and 5 tanks. Best Value out there.

[X7Knight]

You are a source of inspiration and guidance. Thank you for your efforts. They are most appreciated.

[matterman872]

GAH! THE BOARD!

[codeydbw]

I......don't understand....

[RobotsGreatWar2]

How many points were on the German 12th SS's side? I really like to be using Panther's and Jagdpanthers in my division :)

[sgtnick09]

Instead of flocking the whole board with static grass and whatnot, have you thought of using those Woodland Scenics Readygrass mats?If you use those, you can easily remove them if you wanted to rework that piece of terrain, that, and they are very durable.

[pineapple7248]

hoose (house, oot(out), do you also say boos for bus?

[johnoreskovich]

My son, uncle, father and I are all looking forward to this new hobby (one's a retired Colonel, the rest of us are just nutty) and your video was easily one of the deciding factors. Also, your website has fantastic images. Thank you!

[davycrocketful]

great..cant wait to see the actual battle!

[colonelchris92]

@hatebunny Thnx, that actually helps a lot.

[hatebunny]

@colonelchris92 You are essentially correct, however special reconnaissance troops were used behind enemy lines on the eastern front to cause disorder and collect intel and I believe they were referred to as Spetsnaz as well since the word just means "special purpose forces." They were not formed as a separate entity within the military until later though.

[Hospitaller1]

rulebook is incredibly easy to get, type in flames of war rulebook pdf on google and the first result should be a link to download it for free at 4shared. I'm sharing this because I think a lot of people don't get into the game due to the relatively expensive prices. Many of the source / intelligence books can also be found in the same way