(05-14-2024, 09:44 AM)triangular_cube Wrote: Aren't the pieces just the original BotB pieces? Always seemed like another kitbash project to me.
Going over the daily content articles for Dragon's Teeth, I observe:
- The Germans don't seem to have any SS in the counter mix.
- The Shermans in the DC articles have an armor of 3, thus not the current standard.
- The counter examples have the old 4 digit IDs, like the old 3rd edition games.
- The seems to be a Wirbelwind in mix, a piece which hasn't been used since BotB.
- The map example is from the Elsenborn Ridge winter maps.
- Many scenario names are identical or very similar to IoG scenario names.
Thus I also think it is a kit-bash. That isn't necessarily bad. IoG has be out of print for quite some time, thus a reboot for newer players would be a good thing.
The game will need more than BotB pieces.
- The game will require strongpoints, if the IoG scenarios transfer over. Those will probably come from Airborne/Airborne:IE.
- The Americans had good air support. Aircraft pieces could come from Elsenborn or Cassino.
I'm not ready to pony up the $65+shipping to get the game, but I think it is a reasonable consideration for newer players.