Reply To: Why WW1 might be more interesting than you might think

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Great idea for a thread.

In 2018 we hit World War I pretty hard, with all the Centennial Anniversaries, etc.

We had this video where we talked about the “Top Five Tips” for gaming in the Great War, suggestions on how to keep your games a little less “stereotypical.”

Top Five Tips for Great War Gaming

Some of the tips have already been addressed above by @torros and @damon .

• Know what you’re playing (most WW1 games are actually re-skinned WW2 games … not necessarily a bad thing, just watch out for these pitfalls).
• Beginnings & Endings (consider gaming in 1914 and 1918, before and after the stagnation of the trenches).
• Expand your horizons (look to theaters outside the “classic” Western Front).
• Devil in the details (many things “possible” in WW2 weren’t really in place for WW1.  Consider arcs of fire for fixed MGs which were not mobile like they were in WW2, no real radios so artillery barrages had to be timed, etc).
• All trenches are NOT equal (ideas for how to handle trench warfare without it turning into a Passchendeale, Somme, or Verdun).

Like I said, some points were already addressed above.

2018 Great War writing and videos