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Why no love for Secret Weapons? - JayTownsend - 12-04-2017
Why is there no love for the Secret Weapons book/supplement?
It is a pretty cool book and added some really interesting counters to Panzer Grenadier.
I must admit, I have only played about 7 scenarios from Secret Weapons myself but when I went and looked back on it, very few gamers beside me have played any scenarios from it?
I know a few reasons I haven't played more scenarios from this supplement, because it uses too many maps and I don't have space to play them. Looking back on the ones I have played, and they seem to use fewer maps, other then I did try a 6 map scenario and one that used two desert maps from Desert Rats.
So besides map/space issues, other reasons I thought about, were that is draws from too many counters/maps from too many games and supplements, they are hypothetical scenarios and most of the products it draws from are older. But I decided to take a poll on this, as it is kind of interesting that AP made this mistake back in their early days.
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - plloyd1010 - 12-04-2017
Part of it may also be that environment for the super weapons doesn't change. That sort of leaves them out of context in the battle.
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - retiredgrunt17 - 12-04-2017
(12-04-2017, 04:04 AM)plloyd1010 Wrote: Part of it may also be that environment for the super weapons doesn't change. That sort of leaves them out of context in the battle.
I just acquired it and look forward to it.
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - Greyfox - 12-04-2017
I don’t live next to anyone to game with.
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - Hugmenot - 12-04-2017
The theme did not grab me.
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - retiredgrunt17 - 12-04-2017
(12-04-2017, 11:42 AM)Greyfox Wrote: I don’t live next to anyone to game with.
Same here. The only real alternative for me is email or by skype/phone. There are several gamers in my area, but no real interest in PG unfortunately.
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - Matt W - 12-05-2017
The scenarios are relatively sterile. They exist simply to show the weapons in use without a ton of context. Doesn't scratch an itch for me.
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - plloyd1010 - 12-05-2017
(12-05-2017, 04:54 AM)Matt W Wrote: The scenarios are relatively sterile. They exist simply to show the weapons in use without a ton of context. Doesn't scratch an itch for me.
Didn't I say that?
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - richvalle - 12-05-2017
(12-05-2017, 05:47 AM)plloyd1010 Wrote:(12-05-2017, 04:54 AM)Matt W Wrote: The scenarios are relatively sterile. They exist simply to show the weapons in use without a ton of context. Doesn't scratch an itch for me.
Didn't I say that?
He was giving you a +1.
RE: Why no love for Secret Weapons? - Matt W - 12-05-2017
(12-05-2017, 05:47 AM)plloyd1010 Wrote:(12-05-2017, 04:54 AM)Matt W Wrote: The scenarios are relatively sterile. They exist simply to show the weapons in use without a ton of context. Doesn't scratch an itch for me.
Didn't I say that?
Yep, great minds do think alike, although there is also the possibility that we are regressing to a mean...