The Great War First Play
On Saturday, Ninjasuarus Rex and I had our first game of The Great War , the new(ish) First World War board game by the Plastic Soldier Company . Ive had the game since my birthday back in July, but havent had a chance to break it out since then. I am also in the middle of painting the figures, so we used my Peter Pig figures that I use in Square Bashing . This worked out pretty well as there are four figures on a base and we counted casualties with my usual red plastic tabs. We played the first two scenarios in the book, both of which were introductory games with the British attacking a German held trench. I took the attackers in the first scenario. The game is governed by Command Cards which allow you to move certain units in certain parts of the battlefield. This involves some tactical thinking as you not only have to think about reacting to your opponent, but also your future moves that are controlled by the limited number of cards in your hand. The other rules are pretty sim...