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Its alive!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/832150598/1949-sotr-ii-the-weird-wwii-miniatures-game


I talked to Wendy at Salute yesterday & she confirmed that West Wind will launch the KS ofr SoTR 2 in the next 3 weeks. I will be informed by email closer to the date the exact details & I will keep Dakka updated!
Really looking forward to this one.

Pod cast (at work so haven't listened to it yet):
https://meeples.wordpress.com/2015/05/25/meeples-miniatures-episode-145-west-wind-productions/

In this show we speak to Andy Cooper of West Wind Productions.

We chat about the last two Kickstarter projects that Westwind have run: Empire of the Dead: Requiem and War & Empire, and look forward to their new project – Secrets of the Third Reich II.

We hope you enjoy the show


UPDATE on KS start:
Secrets of the Third Reich has been a huge success since its launch, and there is a loyal following for the game worldwide. Since we launched it, though, players have wanted three things from us. A tighter ruleset, expansion to other theaters, and of course, minis and really cool new Mechs. We've been listening, and the time is now right to launch Secrets II.

The SoTR II Kickstarter campaign begins at 12 noon GMT, this Friday, 5th June. Don't miss it!

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Beasts of War have a little video interview with them as well.
http://www.beastsofwar.com/liveblogentry/what-are-west-wind-planning-at-this-years-salute/#comments

If funding is high enough, their will be Americans and Japanese for fighting in the Pacific. I've not played it before, but if the models are cool, I'll definitely pledge a few bucks!
   
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Finally! Definitely looking forward to see this
   
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 RobertsMinis wrote:
Beasts of War have a little video interview with them as well.
http://www.beastsofwar.com/liveblogentry/what-are-west-wind-planning-at-this-years-salute/#comments

If funding is high enough, their will be Americans and Japanese for fighting in the Pacific. I've not played it before, but if the models are cool, I'll definitely pledge a few bucks!


Thanks for sharing this link! (@ 2.58)

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 RobertsMinis wrote:
Beasts of War have a little video interview with them as well.
http://www.beastsofwar.com/liveblogentry/what-are-west-wind-planning-at-this-years-salute/#comments

If funding is high enough, their will be Americans and Japanese for fighting in the Pacific. I've not played it before, but if the models are cool, I'll definitely pledge a few bucks!



I played SOTR mark 1.

It's probably the most under-rated game. It's ridiculous fun, the minis were nice, the rules were pretty good. Setting is also unbelievably cool.

I may back this.

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I mean, it's Dakka. I thought snide arguments from emotion were what we did here.


 
   
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It's one of those games that always intregued me, even if just for the models. I'll keep my eyes open.

 
   
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FINALLY is right!!!

Whoo-hoo!

It is about time!

REALLY looking forward to this one... Really!

   
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I have been waiting so long for this!! Defiantly pledging.
   
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So what differentiates this game from the other dozen weird war 2 games out there? There are just so many of them alternately languishing and getting kickstarter reboots that it's genuinely hard to keep track of each.

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What are all the other Weird War 2 mini games out there?!?

It might be my favorite genre, so, I'd love to know!

SoTR (and presumably SoTR2) is a lot of fun - they had 'create your own mech' rules in SoTR1, though the rules could be abused...


   
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Sets it apart? Just variations on the Wierdness aspect.
Also, you can play it with whatever level of wierd you desire, from upgunned tech, to Godlike beings and zombies.

The system is different from most "stats" oriented games. Units are set apart by their tech and experience level, which modifies their save abilities.

Almost everything hits on the same numbers in combat, but the more experienced units are better at using cover and concealment to survive.

Plus, they special rules for units, characters etc. The forces usually include some type of "build your own" Super/Character option.

It's generally pretty brutal, and can be a great mashup of tech/supernatural in WW2.

Also, they made some great Historical lists for their Straight up WW2 game that worked perfectly in WWW2.

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 Alpharius wrote:
What are all the other Weird War 2 mini games out there?!?

It might be my favorite genre, so, I'd love to know!

SoTR (and presumably SoTR2) is a lot of fun - they had 'create your own mech' rules in SoTR1, though the rules could be abused...



Dust in its three versions, the fantasy german dwarves one being kickstarted few threads down in this same forum, the board gamey one with the Pauli gestapo girl mascot, gear krieg, the one with power armored GI's with baseball bats, and some other one that advertised a ks here a month or two back that I can't recall anything remarkable about...just to list a few whose names mostly escape me.

You even posted in this one!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/641169.page


This is the other new one.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/646000.page

Three active weird war 2 threads bumped or created in one day... and that doesn't include the ones on life support i mentioned above. I like WeirdW2 as well (the more mech flavors as least) but it just seems like alot recently similar to so many space fleet games coming out all of a sudden.

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Ha!

DUST is dead, and War of Wonders and that other one haven't launched yet!

SoTR was 'one of the first' to launch a 'true' tabletop wargame and, for my money, is one of the best, and most fun!


   
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I was interested in SoTR but I could never find anyone to play it with. Hopefully a reboof will make it more noticable.

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 Silent Puffin? wrote:
I was interested in SoTR but I could never find anyone to play it with. Hopefully a reboof will make it more noticable.


Yeah - I have the same problem. So far I've only managed 3 games :(
However a few at my local club say they are waiting for SoTR 2 before they commit so here's hoping!

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No one seems to have mentioned specifics other than "first!" but what makes this flavor of WeirdW2 special? I know that can easily read as sarcasm but as an early fan of the genre (gear krieg game and dust art) I really don't know.

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Again, I'm pretty sure it is the first (and at this point, only?) 'true tabletop wargame' set in Weird War II.

For me, that's important, because every other offering I've seen is NOT an actual tabletop wargame.

You can use any and all 'real' WWII vehicles, as well as infantry, and it has got superheroes, supernatural, and mechs - as well as design your own mech/vehicle rules - though those might not survive into SoTR2.

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Ok, Thanks. I'm sub'ed to the thread so we'll see what comes of this as it progresses.

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 Alpharius wrote:
Again, I'm pretty sure it is the first (and at this point, only?) 'true tabletop wargame' set in Weird War II.

For me, that's important, because every other offering I've seen is NOT an actual tabletop wargame.

You can use any and all 'real' WWII vehicles, as well as infantry, and it has got superheroes, supernatural, and mechs - as well as design your own mech/vehicle rules - though those might not survive into SoTR2.



Just so you are aware, I think Warlord are linking up with Clockwork Goblin to create a Weird World War game using Bolt Action... Seems to be a genre with plenty of competition at the moment.
   
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 warboss wrote:
No one seems to have mentioned specifics other than "first!" but what makes this flavor of WeirdW2 special? I know that can easily read as sarcasm but as an early fan of the genre (gear krieg game and dust art) I really don't know.


SoTR is I suppose a more serious setting than most WWW2 ones which I consider to be fairly pulpy. There are substantial fantasy elements to be sure but the overriding themes are not thrilling heroics and cartoonish villains (although that sort of idea is referenced in a darkly humourous kind of way on propaganda posters and such) but rather desperate individuals trying to survive in an post-apocalyptic pseudo-Orwellian nightmare. Most countries have lost their capital to the A-bomb or V-Gas (which makes zombies) and many units are no longer operating under any sort of national high command. Some might find it to be a little grimdark for their tastes (it is not just the Axis that are resorting to horror-movie material at this point) but I personally think it is pretty well-done. Also there is no attempt to try and rehabilitate the Nazis which is always nice (I am looking at you, Dust)
   
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from memory sotr was a platoon level game? that individual models didnt actual have stats but rather were defined by their special abilities and weapons/equipment.

I only had limited experience (about 7 games or so) but i remember it being quite fun. can't wait to see what they have in store.

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Was Secrets of the Third Reich the one that set in the late 40s/ early 50s?

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 warboss wrote:
So what differentiates this game from the other dozen weird war 2 games out there? There are just so many of them alternately languishing and getting kickstarter reboots that it's genuinely hard to keep track of each.


It is a solid, and established game setting, and the others that came after it scooped them, seriously.


Half of the "Dozen" stole their material from them. The other half wish they would have. the game can go as low or high as you want, not necessarily a IGUG, and it is a smooth, war-game that sweeps very good in the levels you play it in. You can play with as low as 5 models, to 50 or so if you want and it plays pretty much the same throughout.


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 warboss wrote:
No one seems to have mentioned specifics other than "first!" but what makes this flavor of WeirdW2 special? I know that can easily read as sarcasm but as an early fan of the genre (gear krieg game and dust art) I really don't know.


SoTR is I suppose a more serious setting than most WWW2 ones which I consider to be fairly pulpy. There are substantial fantasy elements to be sure but the overriding themes are not thrilling heroics and cartoonish villains (although that sort of idea is referenced in a darkly humourous kind of way on propaganda posters and such) but rather desperate individuals trying to survive in an post-apocalyptic pseudo-Orwellian nightmare. Most countries have lost their capital to the A-bomb or V-Gas (which makes zombies) and many units are no longer operating under any sort of national high command. Some might find it to be a little grimdark for their tastes (it is not just the Axis that are resorting to horror-movie material at this point) but I personally think it is pretty well-done. Also there is no attempt to try and rehabilitate the Nazis which is always nice (I am looking at you, Dust)


This is it, as well, in a nutshell. The Incursion game is a placeholder, and does very well to get you 2 pretty good armies in the mix, quickly. The Gibraltar cave system is good, but you could do just as well on the tabletop with what you get. Plus who doesn't love Ilsa she-wolf in stockings?

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Thanks for the explanation. And thanks to Alpharius in another thread, I have another WeirdW2 game to add to the list:

http://www.clockworkgoblinminis.co.uk/downloads.html

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Thanks for the link warboss, but can we keep this thread for SoTR only please?
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Sure, no worries. Sorry, it's just that the sudden influx of so many in a relatively small subniche got me thinking/searching/posting but it's done.

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No problem.

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