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Happy to answer your questions! We are working with HBG to offer an update to the original rules, so far that is still on work. In person this game can be easily played in an afternoon. Glad you liked the video, CaptG does a great job! Stay tuned for our rematch later this month!

I got it initially because I had already built up all the pieces I needed to play GW36/39 and was looking for other games - different games, not other versions of the same thing- that I could play using those pieces. I ended up getting Barbarossa, Operation Iceburg (Okinawa) and Invasion Italy, one at a time. All it took was getting the map & downloading the rules. Each has specialty units, unique rules and their own flavors. All three were fun and I’m glad I got them- they were exactly what I was looking for.

@@CaptainG9318 I have a bunch of different Axis and Allies games, so I could probably cobble together enough for other games. Worth a look! Thanks again!

@IamHakone-di8im Good luck and enjoy!

There are a lot of new capabilities and attack options available to players in Global War 1985: from Surgical Strike air missions to Theater Nuclear Missile attacks; Air Cavalry Assaults to Counter Value ICBM attacks. I love ‘em all.

The escalation toward war thru DEFCON is a great and important mechanic indeed. How aggressive does the Warsaw Pact want to be early in the game. Hostile actions can trigger reaction by China and the West to increase their defense readiness posture, including their Defense Condition. Their DEFCON level allows for expanded deployments of units and more aggressive response options.

Thanks, appreciate the support. Good luck in the Giveaway!

Thanks for the kind words, really appreciate it. So I painted my WW2 Soviets this shade of green for GW36/39 based on what I saw at the time on a few others in the Community. I had the spray paint available and started painting my GW85 Soviets with the same color last year. But since last fall, I havent been able to find it. I had used Krylon Color Max Satin Avacado but no one carries it. I just tried Laurel Green, which is close but noticibly different with my pieces side by side. I’d also offer using dark blue for NATO and red for China blends in too well with the map. You probably noticed in the videos. Good luck with your color selections & the giveaway.

@@CaptainG9318 Thx. Im so excited for the game. I pre ordered the map im so excited to see it 🙂

True indeed. It is a great looking map, a unique Cold War map. There is little better than F-14s sitting on a supercarrier in the Indian Ocean, or Warsaw Pact tanks massed along the border in Central Europe.

Me too. There is a ton of 80s flavor in this game. Great excuse to breakout the cassette collection while playing the game.

It is a great looking map.

The SOSUS zones do pose threats for enemy sub movements. But the bold may choose to move forward despite the risk…

Yes! Cant wait to see the Community playing this great game.

Thanks.

With play options in Scenarios 1,2 &3, the game can be played with as little as 2 and as many as 7 players.

You and me both. The random events will make each game different and the many scenarios will give ample opportunity for the community to try new and exciting strategies.

@@CaptainG9318 That is a great point. I was fortunate enough to pick up the GW 1914 game a few months back and the random events are my favorite new addition to the game as well as my play groups’s favorite new mechanic. Always have to keep on your toes and plan for the unexpected!

Thanks. Really looking forward to that game as well. Should be a great weekend.

Me too!

Love the 80s Naval aviation in this game.

100%. The different smaller conflicts can pop up anywhere with the random events, grow out of control, and escalate into all out war. Quite a lot of fun.

Its a really fun game, enjoy.

Awesome! Dont forget China. One of my favorite parts of the game is how it works much like G40 in that players have many options in what scenario they want to play and where in the world they want to fight.

@@CaptainG9318 I am looking forward to the China and Global aspects. The Iran/Iraq war and other parts I’ve seen in the CZcams wars interest me a lot. All of it combined. From all I’ve seen I think it’s going to be great!

Thank your extended family for me! LOL.

There have already been a few public ones by the playtest group. Scenario 1: Operations First Blood & Killing Fields. Scenario 2: Operations Drago & Patriot Games. Scenario 3: Operation Mars (solo game).

Like you, I too am looking forward to watching what the community does with this great game.

Thanks for recommending me to Admiral Seabass. Looking forward to fighting First Blood- Part Two!

Thanks, good luck in the drawing.

The are well designed and thought out. So glad to see the game finally coming out. Enjoy.

The random events add a lot of the 80s era flavor to the game and help make each game different from the last.

Did I say ilwa I meant iowa.... sorry

Thanks for watching and the support. The Battleships & Battle Cruisers expansion is a lot of fun. I am perhaps biased, but the naval expansions are my favorite.

@@CaptainG9318 not at all. I'm with you, I love naval anything!

Everything is getting rolled out. The wait is nearly over. Enjoy the game and good luck in the giveaway.

It is really well thought out and playtested. Strategic and tactical balance & tradeoffs make for some fun dilemnas for players. Enjoy.

Thanks my friend. Its a great game and it will be fun to see what the community does with it once its released.

As someone who loves 80s stuff, I totally agree. Its a great game- enjoy.

@CaptainG9318 growing up in the 80s always itching for a Matthew broadrick "war games" style table top game. This is going to be the one.

Me too! Cant wait to watch the strategies the community comes up with play out. Will be fun.

I really enjoyed playing NATO, there is a lot going on in Europe for sure.

Great insights into the game already. So glad it is finally being released. Enjoy!

Thanks, LOL. The team did a really great job with the map. One of my favorite for sure.

Guess you caught this one out of sequence. HBG’s Barbarossa is the game. I have a playlist on my channel which recaps all the turns for both sides. This was a pivitol battle, so we decided to share it as well- otherwise we kept all the dice rolling between us. Thanks for commenting, hope you enjoy the series- it is a fun game.

Yes, with minor changes. We found a lot of rough edges from the original that needed to be smoothed out. We are working on a revised rule set to (hopefully) clean all that out and make the game less confusing and more enjoyable. It really was a fun game.

@@CaptainG9318 I would really like to see your finished rules.

Me too. It was a blast.

Thanks. Messina was the historical event triggering the removal of Mussolini, but if the Allies didn’t want to release the ‘frozen’ German units & expedited reinforcements they could simply leave Messina until later in the game. (Like I did in our game.) In our second game we set multiple triggers for Italian surrender, which seemed to work.

Thanks. No, we finished just in time as Flak88 has some travel schedule to start very soon. We plan to reset and play another one in late July/early August - flipping sides and trying the Advanced unit set-ups.

Yes, we really enjoyed it. Thanks for watching & commenting.

We thought so too. Thanks for watching & commenting. We plan on another one at the end of the month.

Great callouts. See my longer reply in turn 2 comments.

Yes. We found the same issues. That’s why we worked thru a modified version of the rules we felt needed correction - including rules to set-up and set-up to reinforcement card issues. I’d still recommend working off the base game -filling in the gaps you find. We’ve made notes on our recommended adjustments and a few of us plan to circle back to playtest them again. Would welcome any fresh insight & input. The goal would be a V4.0 that smothed out the rough edges and that could be shared with the Community.

@@CaptainG9318 I will keep this in mind. I'm working on revised rules and charts myself.