I have had this on the table for weeks. I took my time with the setup, re-read most of the rules, and started invading Serbia. Then I realized failure to clip was a poor decision. So I stopped, clipped, fixed the setup, and I should be ready to start back up any time.

Just got the extra counters... Really looking forward to trying it

I would strongly suggest looking at BGG for the CW Convoy setup spreadsheet. That is a major headache if you are trying to do it from scratch.

This is a great game. As you suggested it is mandatory to download the living rules from Compass, as the printed rulebook is in some parts incomplete (the trenches rule is missing entirely). FA is, in my opinion, in the top three grand strategic wargames simulating Ww1. Plus wif rules seem to match ww1 very, very well. I hope that at some point ADG or compass will publish an updated version based on WIF CE.

@BILISenjans

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What do you consider the other two top 3 ww1 games?

@valmorgul708

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The Great War in Europe DE & Storm of Steel, both flawed for different reasons but they convey the feel of WW1. Honorable mention to Balance of Powers and La Grand Guerre. Empires & Alliances just doesn't work for me.

It's a great game. In my honest opinion, I think WiF works better as a WW1 game. The diplomatic rules are a very nice touch.

2d10 combat is indeed standard for FA3.

This game must play for a pretty long duration. With all the units and the surface area covered. What is the estimate of time consumed playing through this?

@ardwulfslair

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Probably 50-75 hours, but that's me guessing.

@valmorgul708

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First play was roughly 70 hours, following plays were about 50-60 hours. Impressive guess!

To me the Pacific part ends up feeling tacked on. Same way I feel like WWII games work better when they don't combine the theaters. I recognize the history behind the war in the Pacific, but in this game it just ends up feeling...impractical to me. I would prefer a variant without the world map and maybe one where you could play the Pacific as a separate game.