Hi all this is out my comfort zone, but I`d hate any one to be in the same posistion I was in the other day.
Sunday after a lot of thought I ordered the wargame Black powder Red Earth, people had been saying what a modern good set it was. I ordered it with the background scource book, around £45 +. It came Monday afternoon and after tea I settled down to read the rules. The book is a very lavish well illistrated Graphic Novel and thats were it begins to unravel as a rule system, I started to look for the weapons listings all the Black opp toys there were none seems you only need 4 max guns, no details of these weapons, magazine size, sights, etc, Its the soldier that kills, his dice throw, hits or misses, no need for any thing else. Sadly it got worse, as I read the 4/5 pages of rules, it was mostly movement charts. Rest of the book was a story back ground, and repeat, graphic pictures. Drones were a card, radio contact was zero, Yes it would be quick Kill. but enjoyable to some one used to D"20 realism, I don`t think so. I put down the rules to checkout the source book. Great I`d got part one of a two part Graphic Novel. I still fail to see how this counted as a source book story well illistrated of the Area, this was not what gamers would call a source book and the need to buy another £12 + book to end the story. Tuesday morning, I told Eileen. she had a quick look, and we typed a message to Amazon, they were sent back. Thank fully I`ve got a full refund. These rules will be fine for some, but as it`s hard to see the actual rule contents on line , please take care, it was bitterly disapointing to me, I was looking forward to a black opps game, I don`t want to drown, in rules, but would like Ammo to play a part and weight of items. Enjoy your`re gaming all.
