Flames of War Fury WW2 Tank Combat Set

 

I decided to take a break from painting 28mm fantasy/science fiction miniatures and picked up the Flames of War Fury World War 2 Tank Combat set; a 15mm (1:100 scale) tabletop miniature game created by Battlefront Miniatures.  The Fury Tank Combat Box set is an excellent introduction to Flames of War and contains:

• 5 plastic tank kits (3 American tanks & 2 German tanks)
• A digest size rule book
• A quick start guide
• A core rules pamphlet
• Units cards for each of the tanks, plus two handy reference cards for the Movement Orders.
• Card stock terrain pieces & tokens
• 6 six-sided dice (in two distinct colours).

 

American M4 Sherman (75mm) Tank

 

American M4 Sherman (76mm) Tank

 

American M10 Tank Destroyer

 

German Tiger Tank

 

German StuG III Armoured Fighting Vehicle 

 

 

One of the benefits I gained from painting this set was doing research on these tanks and in World War 2 in general.  This, in turn, sparked my interest in learning more about the Second World War.

 

 

Quick Start Guide, Core Rules pamphlet and digest size Rules Book

 

 

One of the great features of this box set is how the rules are laid out, making the game easy to learn and accessible for new players.  The Quick Start guide provides easy to understand assembly instructions for the tanks and has an outline for an introductory game (Your First Game), to teach new players the rules.  The Core Rules pamphlet provides a reference sheet outlining the 3 phases (movement, shoot and assault) in Flames of War.  The digest size rule book provides the full rules to play Flames of War.

 

 

Tank Assembly Instructions

 

 

The Quick Start Guide provide clear, easy to understand, assembly instructions for the tanks.  As well, the tank sprues are packed with a lot of extra components, allowing hobbyists to build different versions of these tanks.

 

 

Cardstock Terrain Pieces

 

 

Miniature terrain could be pricey and time consuming to paint/build.  Thus, the cardstock die cut terrain pieces allow new players to jump into the game right away without the extra investment of time and money.

 

 

Tokens and Unit Cards 

 

 

The cardstock tokens and unit cards are additional resources included in this box set to aid in the gameplay experience.