First - THANK YOU to GMT Games for taking a leap of faith on this game and then continuing to support it. There is simply NOTHING else like the way it makes you feel. Second - THANK YOU to Ben Hull to inviting others in to share this baby and contribute to bring it to the next level. Third - THANK YOU to the team that was compiled to give this much love to the game because so many more people need to experience this game. Couldn't be happier, or more excited, for the deluxe edition.
Such a brilliant system. Tne narrative generated from it is excellent. The notion or comment about the onset of dread for a piece of cardboard is spot on. Really felt that in Heartbreak Ridge.
FoF was actually one of the first games I played, so Ben saying newbies can get it because they have no preconcieved notions really hits with me. I learned it has maybe my 4th or 5th war game and I absolutely love it.
There was some talk there about how French military units function. Is that a hint that some future volume will cover a French Company? That would be pretty much an auto-buy for me 😅
Yes. Bulge is fully Deluxe compatible (says so right there on the GMT website). 3rd edition rules were already in a fairly solid form by the time we were working on final development for Bulge so we made sure everything was worded in a way that matched the new rules. The only thing you'll find is a couple of references to rules numbered as they were in the 2nd edition rulebook (though the rule name itself has remained the same in each case I think).
First - THANK YOU to GMT Games for taking a leap of faith on this game and then continuing to support it. There is simply NOTHING else like the way it makes you feel.
Second - THANK YOU to Ben Hull to inviting others in to share this baby and contribute to bring it to the next level.
Third - THANK YOU to the team that was compiled to give this much love to the game because so many more people need to experience this game.
Couldn't be happier, or more excited, for the deluxe edition.
I'm dying to get my hands on the deluxe.
Such a brilliant system. Tne narrative generated from it is excellent. The notion or comment about the onset of dread for a piece of cardboard is spot on. Really felt that in Heartbreak Ridge.
FoF was actually one of the first games I played, so Ben saying newbies can get it because they have no preconcieved notions really hits with me. I learned it has maybe my 4th or 5th war game and I absolutely love it.
Looking forward to all the FoF content. Hope we see a FoF2 Deluxe eventually!
Yep, it's already a fair way along in a semi-stage of production. We'll get to it soon(ish).
Great interview, thank you! I am waiting for FoF Deluxe to dive into the game system!
There was some talk there about how French military units function. Is that a hint that some future volume will cover a French Company? That would be pretty much an auto-buy for me 😅
Everything is a hint at future content (or, in prototype form) yeah. What we actually get into production is yet to be seen. ;)
Is Battle of the Bulge expansion still compatible with the Deluxe Edition? I got it about a year ago on clearance while waiting on the deluxe edition.
Yes. Bulge is fully Deluxe compatible (says so right there on the GMT website).
3rd edition rules were already in a fairly solid form by the time we were working on final development for Bulge so we made sure everything was worded in a way that matched the new rules. The only thing you'll find is a couple of references to rules numbered as they were in the 2nd edition rulebook (though the rule name itself has remained the same in each case I think).
OK, just to clarify, if I bought the new Deluxe Edition, Volume III is a separate standalone expansion, correct?
FoFIII is a completely new standalone volume, yes. Expect a big, big box like FoF Deluxe but with funny spelling in the Field Manuals. ;)
@ haha, yes, I totally understand what you mean about the spelling.