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Comment by Mark Buetow on February 12, 2010 at 8:55am

Byron,

Thanks for the reply. Sounds simple enough. I'm always on the lookout for a simple tactical game and this looks particularly fun with the inclusion of air units (what fun to drop a load of bombs on a Tiger tank!) I hope the orders pile up quickly for you guys! (In the meantime, I'm happy to send you my address to get one of those PnP playtest copies. :P)

Comment by Byron Collins on February 12, 2010 at 6:56am

Mark,

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the preview :)

Good question. Damage is generally pretty easy to remember. Some players have used a spare die as a counter placed on the damaged card- if multiple attacks are targeting the same unit- but I don't think it's necessary unless you have a lot going on. Units "recover" Endurance at the end of each Combat Phase. So if a Unit like a M4A1 with 14 Endurance is damaged down to 5 but not destroyed, a Damage Card is drawn (and effects applied) because Endurance was reduced to or less than the Half Endurance value of 7. If no other hits occur against that Sherman during the same combat phase, the Sherman recovers back up to 7. The Damage Card itself reminds players that the Sherman will never be back up to 14. At the end of every Combat Phase any remaining units are either at Full Endurance or Half Endurance- no in-between values are tracked beyond the current Combat Phase- and damage from multiple sources is only cumulative in the phase it occurs.

Generally in the game the only thing you have to track during play is score for score-based "Standard Games".

Comment by Mark Buetow on February 11, 2010 at 10:53pm

One question, though after reading through the newsletter playthrough: is there a simple way to keep track of damage to your units; that is, to note what their Endurance is? Seems like it takes several hits and you'd need a way to keep track; or is it just easy enough to remember?

Comment by Mark Buetow on February 11, 2010 at 10:52pm

Consider your marketing move a success. Preordered!