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Made in fr
Boom! Leman Russ Commander





France

Hi folks,

found a couple of french soldier minis in my stuff, started browsing the prices to sell them away but i then found empress miniature's site and stumbled across a game they sell called "danger close". Thought it might be interesting to try it out. Plus I've got a potential opposing force with my 28mm project Z spec ops team painted and equipped as FSB operatives!

Anyone has got experience with it?

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40k: Necrons/Imperial Guard/ Space marines
Bolt Action: Germany/ USA
Project Z.

"The Dakka Dive Bar is the only place you'll hear what's really going on in the underhive. Sure you might not find a good amasec but they grill a mean groxburger. Just watch for ratlings being thrown through windows and you'll be alright." Ciaphas Cain, probably.  
   
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MN (Currently in WY)

Sorry, I have not.

I typically use Force-on-Force for my Modern needs.

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Made in fr
Boom! Leman Russ Commander





France

Looks like a way bigger game, thanks for letting me know!

Considering I got only one reply, negative at that, guess danger close is not exactly well known

40k: Necrons/Imperial Guard/ Space marines
Bolt Action: Germany/ USA
Project Z.

"The Dakka Dive Bar is the only place you'll hear what's really going on in the underhive. Sure you might not find a good amasec but they grill a mean groxburger. Just watch for ratlings being thrown through windows and you'll be alright." Ciaphas Cain, probably.  
   
Made in us
Executing Exarch




Nope, I've never heard of it.

I'm also a fan of Force on Force, however.

I'm actually a bit surprised that you haven't received more responses. Modern-ish systems get brought up from time to time, and there are a few systems that you'll regularly see mentioned whenever someone asks about a favorite.


Anyway, getting back to Danger Close, it looks like there are a handful of reviews of it online, though if you go searching for them you'll need to clarify that you're looking for reviews of the game and not the movie. The rules are quite brief, which I'm guessing means that the system is fairly simple to run. But at the same time, I'm also guessing that it doesn't delve too far beyond the basics. And you're forced to come up with the stats for most of the conflicts that you wish to fight.

Force on Force is mostly the opposite of this. The system itself is simple and effects based. But the rulebook is *very* exhaustive in providing rules for all sorts of different situations. For instance, close air support from fast movers works differently than support from a helicopter. So you've got rules to cover most any situation. But at the same time, you can safely ignore most of them because - for example - the number of times you'll actually have fast mover support in a game at this level is quite low. But if you do have it, you can look it up beforehand just for that scenario. Adding to that, there are supplemental books that cover the ins and outs of a number of post-Korean conflicts. So if you want to run scenarios in Vietnam, you're covered. Same if you want to run scenarios set during the UN intervention into the Somali Civil War. The books are hardly exhaustive. But they cover some of the wars that players (particularly American players) are more likely to be interested in.
   
Made in fr
Boom! Leman Russ Commander





France

Thanks mate! Tired to look it up as you said, there weren't many to be honest, but you it seems like it is actually some sort of "canva" of a ruleset.

What scale is force on force on average (minis per side).?

40k: Necrons/Imperial Guard/ Space marines
Bolt Action: Germany/ USA
Project Z.

"The Dakka Dive Bar is the only place you'll hear what's really going on in the underhive. Sure you might not find a good amasec but they grill a mean groxburger. Just watch for ratlings being thrown through windows and you'll be alright." Ciaphas Cain, probably.  
   
Made in us
Battlefield Tourist




MN (Currently in WY)

F-O-F is scenario based, so anywhere from 15-50 grunts and up to two or three vehicles. However, if it is regulars vs. irregulars the numbers will change as irregulars tend to have more guys.

If you want to see a review of Tomorrow's War (which is the sci-fi) version of the game and the intro scenario you can see it here:

Review:
https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2017/03/review-tomorrows-warforce-on-force.html

Battle Report:
https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2017/04/tomorrows-war-battle-report-star-wars.html


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