Das Regelbuch ist zu Hause angekommen (aber ich leider noch nicht ). Statt dessen ein post des Autors anlässlich des releases:
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Been a busy time, but I thought I should post
something about the release of Normandy Firefight. The book arrived from
Lithuania as I was in Ireland, so I had a pleasant surprise on return.
It looked good, and having spoken with Nick at North Star Figures
pre-sales orders and early sales all seemed very positive, so thanks for
that (if you bought one!).
To illuminate a little of the game itself,
it is a true skirmish game, really designed for small unit actions, of
between 2 and 5 combatants per side, and is very detailed. This is a
game which tracks how many bullets you have left, and whether you are
standing, crouching or prone. It is based on D100 rolls, for detail, and
generally is playable in a couple of hours (if everybody doesn’t spend
all game hiding in ditches).
I originally wrote the game about 10 years
ago, inspired by the great Dragon model kits coming out, and various
first-person-shooter video games which I enjoyed playing but gave me
motion sickness. I also wanted to try and build some highly detailed
terrain boards. Over the years the boards have been re-worked, and
stored in various sheds and garages, to be dusted down for a game every
now and then. Although we play at 54mm, there is no reason why the rules
won’t work for any size (from Action Men to 20mm), by simply varying
the size of the table (from your back garden to a 2’ x 2’ for 20mm).
Since release the most commonly asked
question has been - what next? Well, it always is, the thrill of the new
and unknown always being more enticing than what already exists. A few
ideas have been suggested, including a modern combat version, Vietnam
and Stalingrad, all of which sound great, especially fire fights in the
ruins of a big tractor factory! I also have a few ideas myself... but
I’ll keep them to myself for now. Really in comes down to the
availability of models and a desire to make the nice terrain boards.
I’ll also have to see how well this one goes first, no point in pursuing
it further if the gamer’s reception isn’t good!
Support-wise, there has already been an
example of play article in WI, and I have done an interview for Guy at
WSS magazine, for publication shortly (I think). I’ll also be running a
demo of the game at Partizan in May for those that have any questions or
would like to see the table ‘in the flesh’.
Of course, I’ll post an AAR up here next time we play.
Currently I’m taking a break from the usual
20mm WW2 painting to set-to on some colonial stuff. The plan is to play
a mini-campaign of 3 or 4 skirmishes set during the 2nd
Afgan War. Rules-wise we shall be using my own \'unnamed\' homebrew, and
the army lists are very simple. You can paint anything you like for the
British, but if you do you must then paint two of it for the Afgans! So far I have 12 pith-helmeted infantry and 24 Afgan hill tribesmen prepped for painting (WIP shots to follow soon).\"
