Insider #2

Insider #2

Dan:

I've been play testing Tiger Leader, and made a huge breakthrough with the placement of your starting Special Operation points from the Campaign Card to the Objective Card. We also changed "Situation" to "Objective" as it sounded better. I created the final art for the Headquarters Sheet and updated it with all of the information a player will need for quick access. Finally, I finished up some of the emails that have come in since yesterday.

Kevin:

I sent away some pack outs and edited the rulebook for Tiger that Holly made. We typically go through 20-40 rulebooks until it's finalized. While play testing Tiger, the enemy Operational Movement was always a bit clunky, and we came up with a new concept! For longtime fans, the enemy Operational Movement system is similar to Thunderbolt Apache Leader. However, in that game, you have airplanes and helicopters. Here, you have Tanks and Infantry Squads. We used to say that you could move any of your units anywhere on the battlefield, but that felt weird that some Rifle Squad could run some 70 miles and jump into combat. Then, we said whatever each unit's Tactical movement is, is where they can move, but then Artillery could never participate except for battles in the Frontline. Now however, we figured out a system that for the last few campaigns has worked well. Attacking enemy Battalions in the Frontline, German Transit, and German Staging is free. For every enemy Battalion you attack in the Transit, it costs you 1 SO (Special Option Point), Rear, 2 SO, and Breakthrough 3 SO. This allows you to move and jump into combat with any enemy Battalion in your area of operation. These SO points represent the fuel, food, and resources it would take to attack deeper behind enemy lines.

Holly:

Hey, I've been hard at work writing up the rulebook for Tiger and incorporating all of the edits that Kev and Dan are making. I'm also working on the Modern Land Battles rulebook. Bouncing between the two games and remembering which component goes where can be difficult especially after a long night. On other news, I'm almost finished with the Rise of the Zombies tutorial, and am about 75% through the Warfighter tutorial. I'll post these online as soon as they're done, and they're used mostly for people to learn and relearn the game. They tell you everything you need to know about playing them in less than 30 minutes.

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Hey everyone, this is a first but we'd like to give you a personal view into DVG and give you an insider's look into what the three of us are working on day to day.

Dan:

The shipment of Warfighter and the Counter Trays will be here soon as I just heard that the ship has made port! This means that depending on where you live, you may get your order in as soon as 2-3 weeks. I've been watching Kevin play Tiger Leader making little changes and reprinting cards as the edits obscure the card text. I updated the entire action deck for Modern Land Battles as the deck was lopsided towards defense, and I want the game centered more on aggressive tactics. I've also been discussing DVG's next big step after Tiger Leader and Modern Land Battles, and it will be the biggest jump we've made as a company yet. The game is heavily centered on plastic miniatures, and we're ordering 3D models and 2D artwork now.

Kevin:

I've spent the last two months glued to the seat playing Tiger, and when I'm not playing Tiger, I'm at school finishing my psychology degree. Later tonight, when Holly writes up more of the Tiger Rulebook, I'll be going through and editing it. When Dan's updating cards and Holly's typing up Rulebooks, I tend to do Emails, Pack out Orders, and file all of your Pre-Orders. A couple months ago, I was let in on a conversation pertaining DVG's largest game yet.

Holly:

Hello! I've been busy working on the Tiger Rulebook, and have been making little changes every time they come back to me at the end of the night telling me all of the updates to Tiger. After finishing their Poland "For the Reich" campaign, I'm sure Kev will have a new set of edits. Also, I'm going to be doing some Pre-Order filing tonight, as the Warfighter/Counter Tray shipment will be here soon!