Konflikt '47 - Thoughts?

[Southern Coyote]

In the past I've usually stayed away from WW2 gaming.  My grandfather was a POW in WW2, and I have had problems in the past with feeling guilty about "playing" something that he lived through.  I was very close to him, and he talked to me about his war experience (which he didn't usually do). 

I don't know if time has lessened it or what, but I'm beginning to get interested in the period.  I started picking up books about the battles he was in and researching them.  Being a fan of minis gaming, of course I began looking at WW2 minis games.  I had considered Bolt Action several times (I demo'd FoW once and found it a little daunting).  But I came across Konflikt '47 and thought it looked unusual and far enough from the real WW2 for my comfort level. Also being a fan of things like Wolfenstein, and thoroughly enjoying the Man In The High Castle series, I'm in a mood for alt history. 

So, what are your experiences with the game? Miniatures? Etc.?

[pixelgeek]

I had a look at the game. The background is really the thing that killed the game for me. Nothing unique about it. Soviets have bear troops For goodness sakes. It is a background thrown together to work with some existing minis and it really shows.

My favourite Weird WWII game was AE:WWII and it had a great background as well as a great system. Sadly no longer available.

If you want a good WWII rule set take a look at the Battleground series from Plastic Soldier Company. Works in 6, 15 or 20mm scales and has a more realistic OOB making battles that seem more realistic than FoW.

[Garrand]

I think for some people, the idea of Soviet Bear troops would be part of the appeal.

My Grandfather was a marine in WWII & was wounded on IIRC Guadalcanal. So while I empathise, I personally have no problems gaming WWII. Though its hard to find a WWII game that does it really well that I can find players for. I don't care at all for the weird war II stuff, IMHO. The actual conflict was interesting enough.

Damon.

[Foxx Ital]

I like it, I have both a Japanese and a Finnish army.

[Matti]

I like it, I have both a Japanese and a Finnish army.

In what game? And does those 2 armies fight against each other often?

[Kit deSummersville]

In what game? And does those 2 armies fight against each other often?

They probably both fight the Russians a lot.

[Foxx Ital]

In what game? And does those 2 armies fight against each other often?

For konflikt47. My friend who got me into it has a American and a German army so I fight against them.  The plot for it is pretty interesting (to me) and I like the Japanese exoskeleton troopers. The new Italian army's look good enough I'm fighting off building some. The creators are very active in the Facebook group and always open to suggestions.
 You can also use units from your regular bolt action army's so you don't really need to spend a whole lot of extra money. They use some of the gates of antares reaction rules which steps it up compared to bolt action (to me).