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Offline Lardy Rich

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What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« on: March 22, 2018, 11:01:58 AM »
Morning all,

Just to let you know that our WWII tank combat rules are now at the printers and will be released on the 9th of April.  To celebrate we are offering a great advanced order deal where you get the hard copy rules, PDF and token set for £24.  We have a piece on Lard Island News about the game here: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=7295

Or you can order here:  https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/what-a-tanker-complete-advanced-order-bundle/

And here's a snap of the cover:



Offline axabrax

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2018, 01:46:16 PM »
Interesting. I don't see the scale or table size mentioned anywhere. Presumably 28mm and 6x4 table? Tokens are MDF?  Kind of hard to decide to order without this sort of basic info.

« Last Edit: March 22, 2018, 01:47:55 PM by axabrax »

Offline Gibby

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2018, 02:26:21 PM »
Excited for this, and that's a hell of a deal there!

axabrax, I get the feeling it's rather scaleable, but I think I saw them using 28mm tanks in some playtest photos I saw.

Offline Lardy Rich

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2018, 03:00:25 PM »
It's scale neutral.  With tank ranges being what they are it's pretty irrelevant.  We play in 15mm and 28mm.  6' by 4' table, but larger if you have a whole load of mates round.  Acrylic tokens. 

Rich 

Offline Tom Reed

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2018, 03:38:05 PM »
Very interesting and a good deal too. I just ordered the rules.
Jane! Stop this crazy thing!

Offline boywundyrx

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2018, 04:41:14 PM »
I'm in.  I have 1/72 tanks for my Chain of Command project that'll work, though I've only been collecting them in singles (occasional double) as CoC supports, so it'll look a bit Kelly's Heroes-ish to start. 

In 6mm (probably using cm instead of inches), I've got everything ready to go, in multiples of awesomeness.

Chris

Offline Sir Rodney Ffing

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2018, 05:18:32 PM »
I have a load of TFL's rules and I'm sure this one will be enjoyable. 

However, if Lardy Rich is still listening, what I would REALLY like is a system able to handle effortlessly larger WW2 armoured forces of up to a squadron a side, that is neither so abstract that it glosses over equipment performance differences, nor too 'rivet counter' heavy on charts, while allowing for leadership and crew experience levels and national/doctrinal variations to give a strong period flavour.

C'mon Rich, you know you want to, and on the strength of a promise of doing it with a North Africa theme, I will buy "What a Tanker" too!  lol

Offline Vanvlak

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2018, 05:53:02 PM »
Bought it - my first lard rule set.  :D

Offline Jeff965

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2018, 07:13:04 PM »
I'm in, and a large game being organised as I type at Firestorm Games in Cardiff next month woohoo "TANK ACTION"

Offline Lardy Rich

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2018, 08:24:40 PM »
Sir Rodney

I'd certainly look at that. Not sure when though if I'm honest. I'm keen to do something larger at some point, although it couldn't be specifically desert.

Rich

Offline dbsubashi

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2018, 09:44:46 PM »
Bought mine last night. Looking forward to an occassional diversion from Chain of Command, which we have just started playing. I might be able to get the FoW/Tanks! crowd at my FLGS to try some nice, sugary Lard...

Online Elk101

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2018, 10:21:01 PM »
This certainly sounds interesting and it's a bloody good deal.

Offline Sir Rodney Ffing

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2018, 02:43:28 PM »
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I'd certainly look at that. Not sure when though if I'm honest. I'm keen to do something larger at some point, although it couldn't be specifically desert.

Rich - That sounds encouraging, and can we at least have a desert picture on the front?

Offline Ballardian

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2018, 05:56:49 PM »

 Couldn't resist this,  I look forward to picking my pre-order up at Salute :)

Offline Gibby

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Re: What a Tanker Advanced Orders
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2018, 09:50:34 PM »
Pre-ordered also. Quite intrigued by the Tanker Tool. Always happy to get assistance with Tanking. Couldn't resist this advance order deal anyway!