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So, I was looking at the FFG website last night (never seen it before) and was absolutely blown away.

The quality of the games looks really good, but as they're all quite pricey, I'd like some advice before buying.

The 3 games that caught my eye were Starcraft, Storm of Iron and Tannhauser. Has anyone played any of these and if so what are they like?

More importantly, if I only buy one which should it be

Thanks in advance for any info,

C_C

Wow, thanks for all the info Lagduf

I must admit I've been put off Tannhauser (I already own Hybrid and one french-designed dungeon-game with guns is enough I think!)

Starcraft looks like a great game but it also looks like the sort of game where if you don't have at least 4 people you'll lose interest fast. Is this correct? Has anyone played it with just 2 people?

I don't own any WW2 board games, but I have a couple of friends who are nuts over the period (one's a fallschirmjaeger re-enactor) so I could at least guarantee an opponent (as long as I don't mind them playing the germans...)

The only things that puts me off are the lack of scenarios (my regular gaming buddy has PanzerBlitz and there's a ton of scenarios in that in a much smaller box) and the fact that it loooks a bit abstract. There's no way that the 12 shermans you get in the box could cope with 6 panthers and 6 tigers. How does the game represent the differences between the armies (superior german technology vs superior allied numbers and resources)?


P.S. I do mean Tide of Iron, sorry for the typo :(