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Author Topic: Flying Pig announces OST Vol 3, in the Pacific  (Read 11775 times)

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on: May 21, 2019, 08:40:36 AM

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Reply #1 on: May 21, 2019, 08:51:26 AM

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Reply #2 on: May 21, 2019, 09:21:24 AM
maybe you can get a quick demo or first impressions article out of it at Origins?  :)

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Reply #3 on: May 21, 2019, 11:16:47 AM
Meh... Pacific ground war does nothing for me. The series is good though so this should be as well.

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Reply #4 on: May 21, 2019, 11:21:00 AM
Meh... Pacific ground war does nothing for me. The series is good though so this should be as well.


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Reply #5 on: May 21, 2019, 11:26:17 AM
Bring it on Gubment boy.  :biggrin:

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Reply #6 on: June 28, 2019, 09:12:57 AM
The Kickstarter is live and funded in 4 hours! Old School Tactical VOL III: The Pacific Theater

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Reply #7 on: June 28, 2019, 10:36:58 AM
The OST system is pretty good solo. There's no hidden info (not sure about this module though re: Japanese spider holes) and the play is impulse driven so it's easy to just do the best for both sides.
There is no dedicated solo system though.

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Reply #8 on: April 02, 2020, 05:55:35 PM
"Your Old School Tactical Vol III pledge has shipped!"

Sad part is it will go to the UPS Store so I won't be able to pick it up any time soon.  :(

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Reply #9 on: April 04, 2020, 06:39:25 PM
Mine arrived today.



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Reply #10 on: June 18, 2020, 02:08:59 PM
Someone talk me out of buying Old School Tactical

Or talk me into it...either way I don't mind.

What's the good and the bad? Is it the same as LnL Tactical or Ghost Panzers or Company of Heroes?



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Reply #11 on: June 18, 2020, 02:30:28 PM
same scale as LNLT or ASL


to me, there are some bad graphic design choices in it, but I haven't played it to comment on the quality of the game.


Barth should be able to help you out though - he's got them.

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Reply #12 on: June 18, 2020, 02:38:12 PM
same scale as LNLT or ASL


to me, there are some bad graphic design choices in it, but I haven't played it to comment on the quality of the game.


Barth should be able to help you out though - he's got them.
Thanks Brant.

Would you care to elaborate on the bad graphics design choices?



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Reply #13 on: June 18, 2020, 02:39:38 PM
DO IT!  :D

Pros:
Beautiful counters and maps.
Counters are large and easy to read.
Rules are simple and straight forward.
Design, Shayne Logan, very active on BGG answering questions. Nice guy in person too.
Impulse system - Roll separately for points at start of turn, spend points to activate units in ones and twos. When you are out of points you can't do anything more that turn.
Plays well solo because of impulse system.

Cons:
Maps are HUGE and one piece. So need a large table. Also some (most) scenarios only use a small part of the map at a time.
Rules organization a little scattered.
Impulse system - rolling for points can lead to large swings in ability to do stuff each turn. I like this adds a bit of chaos, but has been a complaint.
Game boxes are large and non-standard sizes.

Plays very differently from the rest.

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Reply #14 on: June 18, 2020, 03:19:16 PM
Would you care to elaborate on the bad graphics design choices?

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