Perry's Travel Battles Game

[Ray Rivers]

They have been in business ... successfully... for a long time.

I give them the benefit of the doubt and adopt a "wait and see" attitude as to what happens.

[Yankeepedlar01]

I saw a copy of May's Wargames Illustrated today while Dan was here in GHQ taking photographs and there is an article on this with a number of photos in the issue. It may clear up some people's questions perhaps.

[Arthur]

Frankly I don't think the response to this has been extreme enough. It's akin to self-immolation, it's akin to smearing themselves up in a dirty protest and howling obscenities at a convent. Damn them, damn their eyes, their teeth and their pancreas for doing something different. I hate them for surprising me and hope they boil in hot Vimto for all eternity.

You forgot the part about chopping off their own genitals and eating them raw with Indonesian mayonnaise that's sixteen months past its use-by date.

[Cubs]

I didn't want to get too silly and be accused of over-reaction.

[Arthur]

Self-castration with a blunt teaspoon strikes me as the sane, rational and polite thing to do in the face of an outrage that is so outragey in its extremity - granted, the rank mayo might be pushing the enveloppe somewhat.

[james]

For its intended purpose is great...a..gaming fix for traveling. maybe get some kids away from Warhammer and 40k  shite as well

[carlos marighela]

For its intended purpose is great...a..gaming fix for traveling. maybe get some kids away from Warhammer and 40k  shite as well

Might just be a piss take of Peter Hofschroer's most famous title. Pete would probably like a copy, it would probably fit through the cell bars.

[Ninefingers]

We need a Wargames equivalent to Godwin's Law; how long into a thread before someone says Warhammer is shit and just for kids?

[carlos marighela]

Warhammer is shit and just for kids with developmental issues and poor social skills.

FTFY.  

You should have placed a bet while you had the chance.

[Sarge Canard]

We need a Wargames equivalent to Godwin's Law; how long into a thread before someone says Warhammer is shit and just for kids?

Yeah, but it's all elfs and goblins and stuff innit?

[Captain Blood]

This seems to be roaming away from the original topic. Please keep it about the Perry's Travel Battles Game, and let's not stray into things GW, even in banter. Because you just know someone will take it seriously.
And there's a whole other thread for that.
Thank you.

[niktherake]

It has sufficient cutes to interest and is from one of the top plastic miniatures companies - albeit not so well known for their wargames rules.

Definitely this is a boardgame and the obvious competition is not so much Commands and Colors as Hold the Line: the American Revolution which sells for much the same but has 25% more figures at 22mm size by PSC, an established ruleset and a truckload of scenarios. No 3d board or terrain and not a travel game, if that is a big thing.

As others have commented it is impossible to reach a definitive view in the absence of the rules. We are within 4 weeks of the release date and pre-orders are being solicited, so they should be made available.

[Norm]

Perry's did not make their 'Firepower' rules available that come with their 28mm ACW army set, so there is little to hang your hat on that the travel rules will be available to browse pre-purchase.

A lot of gamers already have figures of their choice and so if the rules were free, gamers could simply make up a square grid board (easy to do) and circumvent any money going to the Perrys at all and I doubt the first print run of this game could survive that.

I also think a lot of gamers are think in terms of something being either a figure game or a boardgame, rather than a melding of the two, it is in the area of cross-over that there is a huge potential to explore and I think the perrys have both the vision and resources to do that.

[JamesValentine]

I'd comment...but after reading some previous comments I might get dodgy feedback hanging around so many kids 

[Oldgamer]

I am quite tempted but will wait until l see the finished product before buying. I am not keen on Napoleonic as a rule but could overlook this, ACW would have been my preference or maybe AWI.