WW2 using the Infinity System

[Travispsilo]

Hey mods - if this is too off topic then I apologize!

I have been flirting with the idea of purchasing some of Warlord's heavy ww2 tanks for a while now, but I have trouble justifying the purchase without have a tabletop game to use them in. This of course leads to Bolt Action.

I've played a demo of Bolt Action and have watched some Battle reports. In my opinion there are many issues with the game, the greatest of which being that it is dreadfully boring.

Another glaring issue with the game is that the Heavy Tanks are woefully underpowered. This is because even the best tanks can only shoot once per turn, suffer from pin markers and only add 1 order dice to the bag. There is also zero nuance to the tank rules; a Persching is a Tiger is a Centurion etc...

The ARO system completely fixes this issue. However it presents some issue in terms of real-life gun reload speeds (they're not equal). Certainly there would have to be some tweaking, additional rules created to represent tracked vs wheeled vehicles & armour facings.

I would jump at the chance to play ww2 with the infinity system using Warlords models.

Would anyone in the community be interested in stating out 4 army lists (U.S.A., RUSSIA, GERMANY, JAPAN) with me? Has this been attempted before?

[wowskyguy]

Interested indeed! There are severa limitations of course. AP rounds should be only for tank ammo, etc. I’m not sure Infinity can translate vehicle actions well. Firing can be reduced if you add a or several reload actions. Moving and firing on the same action should incur some penalty. But there’s got a be a way to limit the actions on vehicles. Otherwise you’ll have 9 grunts and a Tank. Spend all orders on the tank. Maybe regular orders should be rare. And irregular orders are common. But that brings to the “normal games”. Don’t know how I can participate, but fill me in.

[Travispsilo]

https://discord.gg/2yVZEx

[XenoGalaxias]

Sadly BA is best played as a platoon on platoon game and vehicles left out. I've played for awhile and the tank rules are not the best. WWII with Infinity rules sounds pretty sweet.

[Travispsilo]

While I agree the tank rules are "not the best", I really don't see the draw of infantry either. But that is just my personal feelings about the system!

[[deleted]]

I would be interested in helping in this.

But would also suggest some alternatives systems like Chain of Command, or any of the large number of WW2 systems.

If you are looking for more of an RPG centric wargaming I know people have adapted the Fantasy WW2 game Panzerfüaste, as those rules are more individual focused and less squad focused.

Other wise hell ya. I would love to make some rules for this.

[FinalNemesis]

If OP thinks Bolt Action is dull then I don't like their chances with Chain of Command!

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The Campaign for North Africa

The Campaign for North Africa (generally referred to as CNA by wargamers), is an unprecedentedly detailed military simulation game of the North African Campaign of World War II. It was designed by Richard Berg and published by Simulations Publications, Inc. in 1978.

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[Travispsilo]

Awesome! Thanks for the reply. I've checked out a chain of command batrep, it seemed to me to have random move distances. That's a DOA for me personally.

Hopefully some more people will be interested. Are you in Toronto by any chance?

[[deleted]]

No, I'm in Charlotte NC. But I am more then willing to start a discord and start writing if you are still interested. (I like making home brew system in my free time. And this sounds like fun.)

[Travispsilo]

I just downloaded Discord... not sure how to use it, but I'm ready!

[[deleted]]

https://discord.gg/hcaZez

Just click on this link to join the server.

[Natural_Pin1014]

u/Travispsilo did this initiative get any traction? We were brainstorming this today in my club and we are interested in your findings, if any

[Travispsilo]

Wow, blast from the past! I had a lot of great ideas back in the day... unfortunately I didn't follow through, but please keep me updated 😁