Warts 'n' all

This is proof if it were needed, that when the Kabouters won a seat on the Arnhem City Council they really did put acid in the water supply. Note to our younger members, ask your grandparents about student radicals from the 1960/70's. .

And by one of those quirks of history it is just across the border from the Dutch town of Geleen.

And of course The Road to Nijmegen features quite a few scenarios featuring XXX Corps either on their own or with the US Airborne.

Ah, that's not fair. I've never been able to get my PzIVs to do that. I want my money back.

Or, just perhaps. We have looked "beyond the CM bubble" and have played "other games" but have found them lacking in some way. And also we are happy with the way Steve and the boys run BFC. And how they design and sell their games. If we believed in stagnation and accepting anything that is put before us, we'd all still be sat at our mother's knee playing snakes and ladders.

Haha... Brilliant as per usual. Although I suspect what my Granddad Paddy loved about the English was the fact that in the 1930's they would pay him for putting on a uniform, when there were no jobs to be had back home in the Irish Free State.

I luckily had almost the very opposite happen. Tank spotted an ATGun before I had and knocked it out first shot. Ah, the joys of WEGO.

Of course, being of the puritan persuasion I have absolutely no idea what a "back shelf secret" is, or why on earth one should be ashamed of it. Exits stage right Limey tongue in cheek ------------------->

This looks really good. I hope to get stuck into it in a few days time.

And BOTH worth reading.

Now it's time to enjoy yourself. Even if you kicked your arse kicked like I so often do.

Iron with Trees full On has been my preference for a very long time. I couldn't even imagine playing the game any other way now.

Personally I couldn't give a monkey's t*** how many sales CK2 or anything other game has sold. Since when has popularity equaled quality? Mein Kampf sold shedloads, it was still garbage.

Aris and his mates have done some great work over the years. Enjoy!

You're welcome.

Do you have an FO team in the particular battle that you are fighting?

I can't speak for the Ardenne region. But in Brabant, Limburg, and Gelderland all of which feature in either MG or FB a large number of churches are constructed from red brick, and differ greatly in design from Norman churches. But that would have meant even more work for BFC. Also, I would have liked to have seen Belgian, Dutch and German post boxes rather than the "RF Postes" that we had in CMBN, but it's not a game breaker.

I'm sure our friend from the antipodean colonies will deliver his own answer very soon.

Yes, you're spot on. I always enjoy those "I've never noticed that before" moments. With the possible exception of when I find a new way to kill my own men.

The repair service of choice for boy racers all over Essex.

Oh yes, the first time I saw that I loved it, and still do.

It is very annoying when tanks fail to react to nearby threats. But, it could be down to the experience of the crew. I've had cases of tanks ignoring my orders and reacting when confronted by the enemy, even to the point of them engaging one target with the Bow MG and a different one with their Main Gun.

I don't know the answer to your question. Although he is a big fan of Aris's work. And also, that he did put out a video specifically dealing with the use of mods around about the time Red Thunder was released, so that might be worth a watch for you.

For the sheer number of Battles and Campaigns I think that the Big Bundle is the best place to start, it is how I returned to CM after a few years away from any kind of war gaming. In the meantime there are plenty of youtube videos from CMFI, CMRT and CMFB to give you a flavour of those titles.

Although I'm currently absorbed in CMFB I feel the pull to the west getting stronger.