FRONTLINE HEROES A SOLO/HEAD TO HEAD SKIRMISH WW2 WARGAME

[tereydavi]

Yesterday I played a solo game of FRONTLINE HEROES fields of Normandy but in a modern setting (instead of ww2) using the same rules almost with no change at all.

A patrol near fallujah (the player) is ambushed by a group of insurgents (the AI that rules the enemy). The humvee they are driving has been damaged by an IED and the marines have to resist five turns before the reinforcements arrive.

The insurgents are deployed in random Entry Points turn by turn during five turns, after the fifth turn is over, the mission is finished.
I used only 4 miniatures for the marines and 6 for the insurgents (as they "respawn"), this game doesn´t need a lot of miniatures, but you´ll need a lot of covers, ´cause cover is REALLY important to keep your soldiers alive.

I played the mission 3 times as the game is fast and deadly: 2-1 for the marines, but I have to say that it was a really tense evening ´cause even if you are winning any turn the situation may change drastically.

The AI works as a flowchart that decides what actions take the insurgents, and I have to admit that it was a tough opponent, even as an assymetric fight.

In the pictures there are a few explanations on how the player miniatures are deployed and how insurgents deploy turn by turn to keep the player on edge.














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[tereydavi]

I wanted to share what I've been working on these days.

Currently, I'm developing a modern version of Frontline Heroes.

Frontline Heroes: Modern Warfare is a ruleset for skirmish combat set in the modern era (from 1950 to 2024), and it includes rules for combat, stealth, vehicles, and various equipment such as bulletproof vests and even drones.

This rulebook isn't tied to any specific setting, allowing you to play different military conflicts all around the globe, confrontations between police and robbers in the middle of American cities, civil wars in remote African countries, drug cartels being attacked by military forces in South America, or gang wars over neighborhood control in European cities...

You can play in any setting you want with the miniatures you prefer.

The rules are already made, although the system for creating the warbands and missions is radically different from Frontline Heroes: Fields of Normandy.

I still have to finish the creation of missions and make the layout.

Additionally, I have the problem of not having many miniatures for modern conflicts, so I'm not sure how I will include photographs when making the layout of the game.

As I finish this modern version, I'll keep you updated.

See you on the battlefield.

[tereydavi]

A quick reference sheet (QRS) with the main mechanics and tables of the game has been added to the WargameVault file.
 
It includes the basic combat mechanics (both melee and ranged) and the tables for solo mode.

They are available for download in the same file as Frontline Heroes: Fields of Normandy on WargameVault.

See you on the battlefield!

(la hoja de referencia rápida está disponible unicamente en inglés, aunque esta añadida al archivo de Frontline Heroes: Campos de Normandía en castellano)

[tereydavi]

I´m happy to announce that FRONTLINE HEROES MODERN WARFARE is available in WargameVault in the following link:

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510418/FRONTLINE-HEROES-MODERN-WARFARE



FRONTLINE HEROES is a miniature-agnostic asymmetric skirmish wargame set in the modern day. Players have the option to play solo, controlling one side and facing an AI system that manages the enemy, or to engage in competitive mode against a human opponent, with each player controlling one side of the conflict. Additionally, the game can be played cooperatively fighting together against the enemy controlled by the AI.

As a skirmish game, Frontline Heroes focuses on close, man-to-man confrontations, where a small asymmetricnumber of miniatures (ranging from 4 to 15 per side) are used on a tabletop with terrain pieces to represent a skirmish or a small part of a larger battle.

Modern warfare encompasses any type of small-scale confrontation or skirmish that has taken place from 1990 to the present day: Marines facing insurgents in the Iraq War, robbers battling the police during a city heist, military police clashing with cartel members in South America, SWAT teams raiding a farm controlled by an armed sect... your imagination is the limit.



SOLO vs COMPETITIVE MODE
Frontline Heroes primarily focuses on solitaire mode, although it also offers cooperative and competitive mode options.

Solitaire mode involves a single player battling against an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that controls the enemy forces and their decisions. This mode emphasizes narrative and storytelling. The AI controls wich enemy models activate, when and the actions they make. The player doesn´t have to take any decision in this process.

Additionally, cooperative mode allows two players to team up on the same side, facing an AI-controlled enemy.

Competitive mode follows the standard format of miniatures wargames, where two or more players form opposing sides and engage in direct conflict, aiming to defeat the enemy and eliminate as many opposing miniatures as possible. It is a purely competitive mode. In this game, you won't find exhaustive army lists to form different factions. Instead, the system for creating the opposing factions is completely original and fun.

NORMAL vs STEALTH MISSIONS
Frontline Heroes features a mission creation system, in which through multiple tables it will create a completely new and different scenario each time; Each mission specifying the miniatures that has each faction, equipment, possible deployments and everything needed to play a game. This system offers high replayability.

In the game  we have normal missions, as in any type of miniature wargame, where two forces face off until one prevails over the other through sheer force; and we also have stealth missions, in which we must infiltrate a small group of soldiers into enemy territory to accomplish certain vital objectives, such as sabotaging supplies, capturing VIPs or blowing up installations.

Frontline Heroes features a comprehensive rules system for solo or multiplayer play, presented in a nearly 100-page book. You can find it available on the Wargamevault platform at the following link:

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510418/FRONTLINE-HEROES-MODERN-WARFARE

There is a facebook group for this game to share additional missions, battle reports, pics of WIP miniatures... Join us at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/472135495276191?locale=es_ES