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Fred the Obscure
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April 2006
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Winter rules
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Sun, 25 November 2012 13:20
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Greetings All,
i was playing Breakthrough - Nach Mockau yesterday and was having some thoughts about the effects of Winter on the combatants.
The background to the scenario states the temperature fell
to -40 C, and tank tracks are solderred into the frozen mud.
I live in Durban, South Africa - I think 15C is getting chilly, never mind -40c!
The "General Winter" rule of Axis rolling two dice and removing a unit for each granade made sense, although it didn't have an impact on our game. Units were lost, never an entire unit, and from units on the back lione.
It was the Special rule - Blitz rules in effect that seemed odd. i.e. Allied (Russian ) armour move two hexes, Axis no effect. Doesn't seem correct somehow in the context of the conditions.
I understand Blitz rules in the context of the Blitz effect, giving the German armour more movement againt Allied opposition - not at the Gates of Moscow though.
So the Blitz rules didn't reflect what was happening on the ground, and "General Winter" didn't have that much effect.
Anybody with any Winter type house rules that they use to replicate the German experiance?
Thanks,
Fred the Obscure,
Durban, South Africa.
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JFKoski
Posts: 436
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October 2005
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Re:Winter rules
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Tue, 27 November 2012 19:50
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Winter Wars has 3 rules that you usually use together, but you can separate them.
Winter Weather: Tanks move 2 (unless on roads, etc.). Roll 1d for Air Power on both sides.
Winter Combat: Draw 2 Winter cards at the start, draw a Winter card when you use a Recon to draw cards.
Reduced Visibility: tank and infantry symbols DO NOT count as hits unless you are in close combat (except Barrage).
I don't like the last one very much; last time we didn't roll any grenades while distance shooting. Firefight is now lame, as well as artillery. It's too bad they didn't include another Close Assault card to add to the deck for winter scenarios, plus an Air Power to reflect the new rule (see above).
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50th
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October 2006
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Re:Winter rules
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Tue, 27 November 2012 22:10
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I like Rasmussen's weather chart more than reduced weather rules. I use it instead of the weather rules whenever I play a winter scenario that says winter rules are in effect. It is available as a chart on his user page!
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Moomer
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March 2005
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JFKoski
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October 2005
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