Fog of War #4

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

reference: http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=1188

[Spriggan]

They're doing the same thing with Star Wars Minis too, adding lots of new factions with very few figures that is.  Though at least in that game there's a wildcard team that can pair up with any other faction.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

But there is a fundimental difference with star wars minis,... no matter what they add there wont be a bad ratio of figures.

Lets face it though... with world war II your more likely to choose a faction and stick with it.

If the sold, Axis packs and Allied packs you have a better chance of getting what you want....

but thats just me. I havent been impressed with their minis or the game play.
Frankly, I think its a poorly executed game, which is sad because its a great concept.

[Spriggan]

The last set had two new factions, one with 3 figures (2 uniques) and one with 4 figures (2 uniques).  That's not a great ratio especially considering the next set won't have any new figures for those two factions.  All the others (5) have plenty of figures though.

[Fellfrosch]

I find the gameplay for A&A minis to be pretty good, but I have to agree that the marketing and set design is lousy. I don't know if I'd like separate boosters for axis and allies, but I wish they'd just pick a few of the important factions--or maybe a specific theater--and go with it. Trying to cover a jillion different factions and battlefields and campaigns and units in a set that only has 45 figures per release is just plain stupid.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

perhaps they should market them by theater and/ or campaign...
For instance...
Barbarossa
Overlord
Desert Rats
Burma Road
Guadalcanal
Bastogne

I cant see any of them doing poorly... Well ok maybe Burma, but there were some cool elite units there.

if they keep going the way theyre going they could sell a little maginot line for the germans to go around.

[Spriggan]

Well the next set is already slated for March so the game must have been selling well enough for them to have finished a 3rd expansion.