LET’S PLAY ‘O’ GROUP

With the advent of new 12mm World War II ranges in plastic (and with several very good 1/144 ranges in metal), many gamers have started to search around for a suitable wargame to use. Lo and behold, Reisswitz Press releases ’O’ Group for battalion-sized actions.

By David Davies

Once we’d received a copy of the PDF, we burnt the candles into the small hours reading. We even managed to go through the game and roll some dice – socially distanced, of course! Reisswitz Press, sister company to Too-FatLardies, produced a 109 page-PDF with a good list of contents and an index, both useful when learning a game. There is a lot to take in here, so we recommend a thorough pre-reading of the rules before play. One very important component, “Section 17: Shock and Morale”, should definitely be read early on. It’s that ‘Aaah!’ section that allows everything else to fall into place. PLAYING ‘O’ GROUP The game is aimed at the battalion level, with the platoon (typically divided into three sections) as the smallest unit. A section can be represented…

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