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Muenchausen
03-01-2007, 06:55 AM
How many WAS starters and boosters have you preordered?

I finally decided waht to order. I ordered two starter sets and three cases of boosters. After I see what the mix is I may order more booster cases. I will order two more starters later.
Ballshot
03-01-2007, 07:04 AM
I'm still on the fence. I'm thinking my AAM started innocently enough with 1 starter and 1 booster. But 7 or so cases and numerous e-bay acquisitions later, I'm a little hesitant.

I was thinking of starting with 1 case & 1 starter just to get the feel for it. If the game play is good, then maybe I would try to fill out the set.

I would like to know how many sets are planned, how long between sets.
TheFoeHammer
03-01-2007, 08:02 AM
I have pre-ordered a case and a starter from an online vendor and another case and a starter from my local shop.

I like to help out where I play, but I'm not made of money either. ;-)
XAos
03-01-2007, 08:20 AM
None, I'm waiting to see the advanced rules. And enough unit previews to convince me the game is balenced.
Even then I won't buy full cases, unless a majority (greater than 50%) of the units are playable. Below that percentage it's a lot cheaper to buy singles.
Yankee_Dynasty
03-01-2007, 08:43 AM
A starter and a booster.
Photoner Hawkwind
03-01-2007, 01:15 PM
I've started with a starter and 1 booster case to see if I like the game. I'm not as big a fan of the Naval War as I am of the land combat, so I'll see if this is enough to satisfy me or not.

I only bought a starter and a few other ships from StarWars Starship battles and realised that I purchased more than I wanted to.
Hum_35711
03-01-2007, 02:43 PM
None, I'm also waiting for the actual rule book.

Also I saw some pictures of the minis on a website and some looked kinda crappy. So I'm a little hesitant. I really want to play this game, but I won't buy it if the minis turn out to be cheap quality.
Hum_35711
03-01-2007, 02:49 PM
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/?p=5750

the deck of the Ark Royal is very plain. IE. no details for the elevators, etc.

Enterprize looks pretty good, I imagine that the colours are just a bit off from bad photography.

The propeller blades on the Dauntless dive-bombers just look like little nubs.

All in all, its hard to say, I'm holding out until I see some nice pictures before I decide whether to buy or not.
dracos42
03-01-2007, 03:23 PM
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/?p=5750

the deck of the Ark Royal is very plain. IE. no details for the elevators, etc.

Enterprize looks pretty good, I imagine that the colours are just a bit off from bad photography.

The propeller blades on the Dauntless dive-bombers just look like little nubs.

All in all, its hard to say, I'm holding out until I see some nice pictures before I decide whether to buy or not.

Have you seen the pictures in the WAS previews?

I've reserved a case at my local game shop. I didn't even think about a starter set.

Mike L.
MarcusAurelius
03-01-2007, 03:44 PM
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/?p=5750

the deck of the Ark Royal is very plain. IE. no details for the elevators, etc.

Enterprize looks pretty good, I imagine that the colours are just a bit off from bad photography.

The propeller blades on the Dauntless dive-bombers just look like little nubs.

All in all, its hard to say, I'm holding out until I see some nice pictures before I decide whether to buy or not.

I'd like to know when the good people at tabletopgamingnews.com will have their review up on the site. Is it too much to hope for something before War at Sea is in stores? Or tomorrow?
Autarch
03-01-2007, 06:12 PM
Evidently they have had a starter and some boosters for several weeks now. Plenty of time for review and playtesting. Would be nice to get their take on it.
Stealth
03-01-2007, 07:32 PM
One thing that is immediately apparent is that must of the ships gun mounts have all gun barrels as one cohesive piece. Its looking like only the battleships main guns that will have individual barrels to them. No wonder Bob showed us the Yamato initially.
Photoner Hawkwind
03-02-2007, 12:48 PM
Have you seen the pictures in the WAS previews?

I've reserved a case at my local game shop. I didn't even think about a starter set.

Mike L.

Don't you need the starter for the map sheet?:confused:
Creepingdeath_84
03-02-2007, 03:01 PM
Where are you guys pre-ordering at? Coolstuff doesnt seem to have pre-orders for it yet.
Muenchausen
03-02-2007, 03:56 PM
Where are you guys pre-ordering at? Coolstuff doesnt seem to have pre-orders for it yet.

Check out this thread http://boards.avalonhill.com/showthread.php?t=18051
Yankee_Dynasty
03-02-2007, 04:08 PM
If it turns out i wont want to play this game(unlikely) I'd still get an enterprise and a bismark just for the point of owning one.
Commissar
03-02-2007, 04:36 PM
I haven't decided about this game yet. I got into AAM on the basic set but I ended up not liking the rules and getting into FOW instead.

I'm really getting into the idea of doing WWII naval... it's going to be WaS or Mongoose' Victory at Sea.
Captain_Blackadder
03-02-2007, 05:03 PM
I am going to hold off on WaS untill I play the game at a demo or see it played as well as see the mini quality,besides I have a bathroom/kitchen reno in the planning stages :rolleyes:
Photoner Hawkwind
03-03-2007, 07:07 PM
If it turns out i wont want to play this game(unlikely) I'd still get an enterprise and a bismark just for the point of owning one.

I like the bottom of your sig. If you use a smaller font I bet you could include the pennant winning years and the disvision winning years too. In the words of Carly Simon "Nobody does it Better".

Back to the topic, I agree some of the capitol ships look nice enough to just set on the shelf but I hope the game is playable too. I was dissappointed with Star Wars.