Tagged: tomorrow’s war
Tomorrow’s War: Operation Snakepit
Once again, Josh and I had the day off, and so with snow in the forecast, we decided to sneak in a quick game of Tomorrow’s War. We used our previous scenario as the jumping-off point for this battle. Operation Snakepit Colony World: Fornacis III Area: New Tupelov Following their decisive victory in New Tupelov’s ... Read more
Tomorrow’s War: The Slums of New Tupelov
Since we both had the day off on Monday, Josh and I met up at his house for another game of Tomorrow’s War. We both enjoyed our first game back in October and were eager to add some tactical depth to this upcoming game. Here’s the scenario we sketched out: The Slums of New Tupelov ... Read more
Tomorrow’s War: Skirmish at Evac Zone Fulcrum
Here’s the battle report from the second of two games of Tomorrow’s War we played last weekend. My opponent in this game was Josh, who fielded his Dark Angels space marines as heavily armored shock troops against my platoon of mercenary soldiers from Col. Markham’s Thunderbolts. In my previous game, these mercenaries had been badly ... Read more
Tomorrow’s War: Block by Block in Geirrod City
I had the chance to play not one, but two games of Tomorrow’s War this weekend, against two different opponents. It’s amazing how much gaming you can get in when the wife is out of town! Chicago Skirmish Wargames hasn’t played Tomorrow’s War in quite a while, almost two years actually. I’ve been painting up ... Read more
28mm on the cheap: Sci-fi hovercraft
While finalizing my entry for the Tomorrow’s War Strike Force Contest over at Ambush Alley Games, I realized I needed an APC for my mercenary company to ride around in. I found a likely conversion candidate with this toy, part of a group that Karl picked up for cheap at a gaming auction. It’s from ... Read more
Two back-to-back games of Tomorrow’s War
Tim and I got together for a game of Tomorrow’s War using a scenario we’d come up with, but the game was over so quickly that we were able to squeeze in another game. So read on for two after-action reports from Tomorrow’s War. Both illustrate the unpredictable nature of the game itself — something ... Read more
Tomorrow’s War report: Operation Scrub Down
Operation Scrub Down Colony World: Elysium Prime Area: Cronid South Timber Sector Rural pacification efforts continue apace on Elysium Prime, with the Terran Heavy Infantry establishing forward fire bases to guard against a local insurrection funded and armed by the Neo-Soviet Empire. In the Cronid South sector, rebels lurking in the heavily forested hills claimed ... Read more
Review: Tomorrow’s War by Ambush Alley Games
Tomorrow’s War, the new hard sci-fi tabletop wargame from Ambush Alley Games and Osprey Publishing, is something of a hybrid. It’s not a skirmish game where individually armed soldiers move around the battlefield on their own initiative, nor is it a stand-based game like Alien Squad Leader, where the smallest unit is a base of ... Read more