By Fire and Sword 2nd edition Premiere!
Finally we have good news for you and By Fire and Sword 2nd editon is ready for retail premiere.
If you are not familiar with changes implemented in a new edition, here is a short overview.
By Fire and Sword 2nd edition is in fact a completely different game. While we still use 15mm miniatures, d10 dice and the order system as in 1st edition, the game mechanics have changed to be in-line with modern rules design philosophy. The game is much easier to learn and more dynamic due to changing IGOUGO to alternate activation. Movement trays make gameplay faster as you no longer move individual bases, but entire units at once. You still can play with armies of different point values, the role of commanders issuing orders to units is as crucial as in the previous edition. And, obviously, you still may expect great miniatures (more than half of the range has been updated with new sculpts) and lot of well researched historical background.
Obviously, we're not able to port the entire line 1:1 to the 2nd edition, so we'll start with a limited range which will be supported by regular monthly releases (with a more intensive pace at the very beginning, and slower pace after few months).
Having players with large existing collections of miniatures in mind, we prepared card packs and tray sets which are required to adjust 1st edition armies to the new rules. These products are only temporary available (you can order faction cards only till the end of February). Attachment cards and trays will stay in the offer a bit longer, but we do not plan to keep them forever. Once these products are gone, they are gone for good.
The new edition is not only for veterans though and we have lot of products for all of you who want to start your adventure with our game. We start with 3 armies: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ottoman Empire and Kingdom of Sweden, each of these offering different gameplay styles.
For each army you have a Starter/Skirmish set (for Poles and Ottomans there is a 2-Player starter set) which allows you to field an army at the Skirmish level and a Starter/Skirmish set upgrade which transforms your army to Task Force which is the target tournament level. You can also add additional units in the first wave we have Cossack style cavalry for the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, sipahi for the Ottoman Empire and Dragoons for Swedes).
Let's do not forget about our lovely books. You have 4 of them. If you know our books from the 1st edition you know that you can expect great quality. We are also releasing a set of game tokens and new range finders (have we already told you that we're using inches now?).
There will be more post about product from the 1st wave during upcoming days, stay tuned.
You can order them from our Polish store (link in the comment below). There will be also soon available in UK and US stores.
If you want your FLGS stock By Fire and Sword send us an e-mail to sales(at)wargamer.pl