- Blood Bowl Boxed Set
- B-29 Superfortress: Bombers Over Japan, 1944-1945.
- World at War: Eisenbach Gap
- Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! - Russia 1941-1942.
In addition I also bought the rest of the stuff I need for my 1500 point Ork list.
Also bought the "Goff Rockers" models too, because they rule. I want to get the Drummer from the WFB Orc Boxset and make a full band, possibly for use in Apocalypse.
Oh yeah, I also pre-ordered the Assault on Black Reach set. It's the new 40K starter. It's an awesome deal for $60.
I bought Blood Bowl because I wanted a pseudo sports game that was a little bit more complex than the combat football game I already have, Battleball. The league system sounds cool. Maybe I can start up a league at the FLGS? I've read the rules and liked what I saw. Hopefully this arrives soon. GW needs to do more Hobby Board games that are (more or less) self contained.
Conflict of Heroes was bought on impulse. It's supposed to be the new hotness as far as Squad Based Tactical WW2 games go. It has a pretty simply combat resolution system (no charts) and I liked that damage recieved by units was hidden from the opponent. This might see play. Currently on preorder, should arrive August? This is the first game in the Conflict of Heroes series.
B-29 was something I've wanted for awhile. It was either this, or B-17 but since this is better than B-17 I opted to get it. The quality of the game is wonderful. Beautiful counters. This one was a labor of love, it's obvious. The design notes in it remind me of Downtown. Just cleared the table off to play. Only grip with this one is that you have to photocopy the roster/campaign sheets yourself, but the masters included in the game are on cardstock. I think this is a nice sister game (ok, maybe Cousin) to Silent War. What I liked about Silent War was that it did make me feel like I was in charge of ComSubPac and I learned a great deal through the simulation about how difficult the Submarine campaign was early on. Hopefully with B-29 i'll learn (albeit abstractly) what it was like to be on a B-29 going to fight over Japan.
I've wanted World at War: Eisenbach Gap for awhile. Finally decided to pick it up. It's the newest printing, so it's on preorder. Should arrive in August I imagine. This is straight up NATO vs Warsaw Pact in a fictional '80s brawl. First game in the series. If I like it I may get the expansions. This is Platoon level I believe. Also features a chit-draw activation system. I currently have no games using that mechanic.
