Atules Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 Hello everyone! Buddy and I are looking for a few Team Yankee players near Portland. Red Castle Games is slowly opening up for in person gaming and looking to start a casual once a month get together. If you're interested please post here! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 Wait, you mean I'm supposed to actually play games with all these damn tanks I've built, printed, and painted over the last 2 years?!? 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted April 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 Haha, yeah I haven’t had a chance to play too many games but I’m already starting a Polish army along with the Israeli and British one I already have. Gotta make it worth it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 just got my toes in TY so far. I have the Brit starter army, and an even smaller warsaw/russian army. hoping to expand on the warsaw pact army.... maybe by end of this year? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted April 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Whoa! Don't have to wait that long! I'm starting my polish and got a pretty good Brit army so you can always borrow some my minis if you need to. We'll also do some paint nights to get to know folks. Just join us for paint night to talk TY and throw some dice. No worries! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 Thanks for getting the convo going @Atules! @Brother Glacius, come on down, army ready or not! Wait, when is this this? What did I just kind of commit myself to?🙂 Beyond that, what is the smallest engagement that you can play that gives you a reasonable taste of what Team Yankee is like to play? 60 Points? 100 Points? I watched a battle report the other day that had no Air/Helicopters or Artillery, so it was really just a good exploration of the tank mechanics. I'm reminded of @Raindog's excellent Infinity Bootcamps to learn the basic mechanics of that game. The immediate next step should be a relatively short/small/simple match. Something like clicking 'Instant Action' in Mechwarrior video games. 2 simple core groups, no frills, but spaced out enough to start to learn maneuver and fire in terrain. How do you break down learning a game system is a way that is fun, effective, and repeatable? I add repeatable because it is likely an experienced player takes multiple new players through a learning match, and a new player may want to go through it more than once, or as a refresher.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 I’m TY curious 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted April 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 3 hours ago, scottshoemaker said: I’m TY curious Nice! Once RCG opens up we can get ya a demo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted April 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Justjokin said: Thanks for getting the convo going @Atules! @Brother Glacius, come on down, army ready or not! Wait, when is this this? What did I just kind of commit myself to?🙂 Beyond that, what is the smallest engagement that you can play that gives you a reasonable taste of what Team Yankee is like to play? 60 Points? 100 Points? I watched a battle report the other day that had no Air/Helicopters or Artillery, so it was really just a good exploration of the tank mechanics. I'm reminded of @Raindog's excellent Infinity Bootcamps to learn the basic mechanics of that game. The immediate next step should be a relatively short/small/simple match. Something like clicking 'Instant Action' in Mechwarrior video games. 2 simple core groups, no frills, but spaced out enough to start to learn maneuver and fire in terrain. How do you break down learning a game system is a way that is fun, effective, and repeatable? I add repeatable because it is likely an experienced player takes multiple new players through a learning match, and a new player may want to go through it more than once, or as a refresher.. There are a lot of great learn to play videos. I think going with 50pts and starting with tanks is a good approach to get used to the terrain rules and give people a feel how the mechanics work. Plus, things blow up so quickly that it makes the games really short! Maybe 75pts to get a taste of everything? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 I've played a couple of games so far, 100pts being the largest. One thing about TY is that the point difference between units can be quite large. In all honestly, some units are as small as 1 point, while the heavy tanks can easily get to 60+ points for a single unit. I'd recommend trying to keep units under 20pts so that you have enough to cover objectives and handle reserve deployment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted April 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Brother Glacius said: I've played a couple of games so far, 100pts being the largest. One thing about TY is that the point difference between units can be quite large. In all honestly, some units are as small as 1 point, while the heavy tanks can easily get to 60+ points for a single unit. I'd recommend trying to keep units under 20pts so that you have enough to cover objectives and handle reserve deployment. For sure! Seems like there are a few folks interested. Me and my buddy are just happy to play. If we got 1 or two more that would be awesome. Some dice rolling and pretty cool terrain. I've been amassing battlefront terrain for the past year or so. Love to see them on the table! Or even do a campaign I think would be fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 50 Points of American Tanks, IFVs, and Infantry, no upgrades. No Air, AA, or Artillery, intentionally: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 50 Points of Russian Tanks, IFVs, and Infantry, upgrades for RPG-7VR and ASG-17 + BMP. No Air, AA, or Artillery, intentionally: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted April 29, 2022 Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 Question: Would the 2 lists above give two novice players a reasonably balanced experience to learn the basic mechanics of the game? Yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted April 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 I think it's a great list. It's a simple list that give you a good variety of units to start off with. For the Soviet list I'm leaning towards going with two companies instead of 3. Gives the two companies better staying power. If any of those companies take 2 casualties they'd be forced to take a morale check. With Abrams that's a good possibility! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted February 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Hello everyone! Reviving this thread! Anyone interested in getting together at Red Castle Games for a game next month? Looking to do a casual game and getting back into it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justjokin Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Still sounds like a great idea! Toss out a date or two! Tuesday is also TY day down at Geeks and Games in Oregon City. That is a far trek for me, but I try to make it out there for occasional purchases because I love that they keep it in stock. Picked up BMD, BTR-D, and Nona kits just yesterday. Fixin' broken image: +1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 That’s awesome! I can do something on the 25th. They have some killer tots at RCG! I may have to check Geeks and Games to see what they got 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 I'm not too far from RCG. But my play time is severely limited currently. That being said, I'd be up for some small games myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atules Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 55 minutes ago, Brother Glacius said: I'm not too far from RCG. But my play time is severely limited currently. That being said, I'd be up for some small games myself. I hear ya man. If you can't make it out this time around just let us know. I'd like to setup one meet up a month pending on who is available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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