Team Yankee Boot Camp Live Blog: Saturday
Join us this weekend as the Cold War goes hot and we take a look at Battlefront's new Team Yankee game. The US are facing off against the Soviets in Lloydislavia where we're building the armies and then learning how to fight with these new rules.
You Could Win!
If you comment on any post from this Live Blog you could be in with the chance of winning a Team Yankee Two Player Starter Bundle.
The bundle contains
- Two Team Yankee Rulebooks
- US Starter Set - Bannon’s Boys
- Soviet Starter Set - Potecknov’s Bears
-- Special Thanks To --
Battlefront / Army Painter / 4Ground
Have fun joining in with the fun this weekend!
Blogging At This Event:
It's Time For Day Two! The Boot Camp Begins...
We've now got everything set as people finish off their armies before we get stuck into the first games. Don't forget that we have some awesome Team Yankee goodies lined up for you!
Team Yankee Boot Camp - 4Ground Pylons
We've had some neat looking Pylons in from 4Ground. We give you a quick update as to the building of these structures before we add them to the gaming tables later today...
Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills
I think it's about time we kicked things off when it comes to the music so we'll be going with Run To The Hills...
Post your suggestions below!
Tale Of Four Gamers - Expectations For The Day
We have a chat with our four Boot Campers (two for the US and two for the Soviets) and discuss with them what they're looking forward to most over the next few hours...
Gathering To Learn Team Yankee
Folks here at the Boot Camp are gathering together to learn about the basics of Team Yankee.
With that in mind Justin has clambered up to man the camera!
A Look At The Team Yankee Rulebook
We sit down with Anders, Gianna and Justin to have a chat about the Rulebook for Team Yankee. We'll be flicking through the book before the full tutorials today...
When Would The Big Nukes Begin To Drop?
Spurred on by the chat we had with oriskany on Periscope yesterday we have another poll for you today. We want to know...
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Iron Maiden - The Trooper
On the orders of Warren and the community we're sticking with Iron Maiden for now when it comes to music. See what you think of this latest track, The Trooper...
Getting Stuck Into Some Rules Chatter
The first games are coming together now and people are lining up their armies ready for a scuffle. As you can see there are a lot of tanks on the table...
The Tanks Move Into Position...
The first games are underway and we've got a How To Play video coming out soon explaining some of the basics behind Team Yankee...
How To Play Team Yankee #1 - Basics: Tank 66!
We learn about the first of the scenarios we'll be playing out today which is Tank 66 which sees both US and Soviet armour facing off across Lloydoslavia...
Food Time!
The food has arrived so we're able to get stuck into some grub and then back to the games...
The Tanks Duke It Out...
The tanks have been moving around the city and the surrounding countryside blasting each other to pieces. There have been some upsets for both sides!
We will have a catch up with our Four Gamers soon...
Tale Of Four Gamers (Soviets): Game One Catch-Up!
We're talking with oriskany and brucelea about their time playing as the Soviets during the first games we detailed in the How To Play earlier.
How would you use your Soviet tanks in battle?
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
It's time to delve into some Whitesnake to break up the Iron Maiden (who will no doubt make a return as soon as Warren gets a hold of the Live Blog again!)...
Here I Go Again seems rather fitting for these armies clashing on the tabletop.
Tale Of Four Gamers (US): Game One Catch-Up!
Gianna catches up with our US players from the Team Yankee Boot Camp, buggeroff and redshane, to talk about their experiences with the game so far and those awesome American tanks...
Are you a US fan?
The Battles Heat Up
We're getting stuck into some more battles here where people are getting used to their tanks and then diving into testing out some choppers too...
The next stage of the conflict is coming soon!
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
We're back to the Maiden with Fear Of The Dark...
This is probably what some of the poor soldiers are going to be feeling holed up in the destroyed buildings around Lloydaslavia this weekend as tanks and choppers trundle by.
Which Is Your Favourite Team Yankee Era Tank?
We've asked about your favourite Team Yankee Choppers but what about your favourite Team Yankee Tanks?
Let us know if we've missed anything of note from this list and cast your vote...
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Team Yankee Boot Camp Kit Chat #2
We get stuck into some more kit chat with Lewis who has been bringing the spirit of the Soviet nation to our Boot Camp.
We're getting into specifics about the equipment that the soldiers would be wearing at the time.
Anders Talks Choppers With The Boot Campers
Anders has been letting us know all the hints and tips surrounding the Choppers that people are getting.
We'll be talking tactical with the HIND and the Cobra...
The Other Countries Get Stuck In!
While of course the Team Yankee conflict right now is between the US and the Soviets there's always the chance that other countries would start to get stuck in as well on both sides...
Who do you think would join the fighting first and comment below with the faction you'd like to see in the game next.
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Iron Maiden - Aces High
Suggested by jocke in the comments for the Live Blog we've had a request for Aces High to end up on the soundtrack for the weekend.
...so, here it is! Enjoy!
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Blame Lloyd for this one - but, since it's his country I suppose we have to play the music that he enjoys.
So, have fun! Maybe this is what started the war?
The Choppers Are Zooming Around...
Which of the two sides would you have picked up for your games of Team Yankee? The HINDS have been very popular but the Cobras are still pouring on the fire...
How To Play Team Yankee #2 – Choppers!
We're back with Anders talking about the ways in which you can use Helicopters in games of Team Yankee.
As you'll know by now the choppers on offer are the HIND and the Cobra.
Tale Of Four Gamers (Soviets): Game Two Catch-Up!
We're back with the Soviet players at the Boot Camp to have a chat about how they are finding playing with their choppers.
The HINDS are some nasty pieces of kit!
Make Your Gaming Table Look Like Ours!
Come and take a look at some of the smaller details that we worked into our tables. There are a lot of extra bits and pieces which can make a board look lived on...
...we'd love to see your own Team Yankee era tables so share them in the comments as well as your ideas.
Tale Of Four Gamers (US): Game Two Catch-Up!
We catch up with the American players as they talk about their experience with Choppers! It's time to wind up those Cobras and head into the danger zone...wait, no...errm...Airwolf?
Infantry Begin Their Assault
Anders takes us through how to use Infantry in your games of Team Yankee.
They might even be able to get stuck into taking out some of those tanks and choppers if they're lucky!
How To Play Team Yankee #3 - Infantry & Assaults
Now we're getting into the nitty gritty and playing with some Infantry in our games of Team Yankee. These guys might be the key to your combined arms effort on the tabletop.
They might be featuring as part of the upcoming Achievements we run tomorrow!
End Of Day(s) Games - Bringing Tanks, Choppers & Infantry Together
The guys here at the Boot Camp have been having a lot of fun just playing games now with their full armies AND we've had some great chats with Anders AND John Paul who will be on the Live Blog tomorrow...
What have you enjoyed and what would you like to see us cover in more detail?
Tale Of Four (Three!) Gamers - Saturday Round-Up
We chat with three of the four Gamers from this weekend as well as Anders about how they've found the game today.
We have loads to keep an eye on for tomorrow so watch this space!
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
As the day comes to an end we're getting stuck into some more music as we game - this time we're going with The Number Of The Beast!
Let the battles begin… was waiting the whole morning for this. ^^
I hope Warzan and Justin checked their feet before coming back inside. Autumn is a perilous time, when canine IED’s (Incredible Excrement Deposits) lie camouflaged among thousands of leaves….
the boot camp live blog makes working this weekend way more easy….can t wait for warrens periscope 😀 …videos
Like @jocke I’ve been waiting for this to pop up, did you guys have a lie-in?
The kits really look mint. Thanks for doing this liveblog guys!
Oh I have stuff to do…. But it will have to wait because this is getting too exciting to wait.
dammit working till 11 tonight ill have some catching up to do in the early morning 🙂
Lets get the battles underway!
Great going guys have fun filled day think I’m convinced to get some of these know damn you
Good damn… i think this could be exactly my kind of game… I am such an 80s child… 😀
Looks so much fun, really am going to have to score some brownie points with the other half to get over to one.
Let the yanks destroy Lloydislavia…….crush the Reds on the fields of eggplants…. Reduce the town to rubble…
Woohoo. I’m gunna have to do one of these boot camps me thinks!
CRYYYYYYYY HAVOC!
AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR!
** hurriedly starts flipping through rule book . . .
“How does this %@#^ work again??”
I thought the Dogs of War was what you had with chips/fries last night, Oriskany.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your American brethren at the bootcamp.
GIVE US BLOOD
(The metal being played in the video clips is starting to get to me)
Cant wait for this to expand, really hope they add some other nations in for more variation. Waited for this since the first day it was announced.
Happy hunting!
I really wait to see how interact with the high speed of TY units and the classic tabletop measures!
This is so exiting, russian vs american looks great
Arrgggghhhh every boot camp gets me excited about the gaming system.. But this time I cant help it the tanks are just too cool for school.. Need to get my buddies on board..
Really excited to see this, I have always wanted to play cold war. I’m particularly interested in the British when they release.
I’ll be in for BAOR units too. Especially if we get Chieftains.
Not sure but chieftain silhouettes are used in the start of the rule book so fingers crossed!
Happy Gaming!
Cool, exciting stuff! Will be a cool weekend.
Cheers!
I think that playing a game of Twilight Struggle the board game could be a great way to start a campagin of team yankee. Just to get more emerced in the cold war era and build a great prolog to the game.
For Those Who dont know, Twilight Struggle is a two player board game where one player controls the US and the other control soviet during the cold war. The goal is to control most of the world while not triggering nuclear war. Great historical game, Definetly worth checking out.
Yeah Twilight stuggel is hands down one of my top 5 best bordgames, it is soooo fun and scary^^
Easily in the top 5. Possibly the best boardgame ever.
Definetly on my top 5 as well. No miniatures or awesome artwork but it suits the game perfectly. I can not think of any board game that has captureded the flavour of an era as good as this one has.
Pour it on. Let em have it!
“Gunner – 2 tanks, T-72s – left tank!”
“Identified! Load Sabot!”
“Sabot up!”
“Fire!”
“On the Waaaay!”
Love these boot camps. Just waiting for more now .
Have fun with that… Still have to wait two more weeks 🙁
The terrain looks really nice!
Just discovered from a quick search on EBay there was a comic book series produced based loosely on the original novel.
Looks great, always prefered modern battles over WW2 battles.
Have a great day guys. I look forward to reading more. John don’t stick your fingers to that pole mate.
Happy saturday! Hope everyones heads are ok and ready for the sounds of WW3
Been looking forward to this Bootcamp since it was announced – looking forward to catching up when I get home from work. Does anyone know if Periscope is live broadcast only or has a playback feature too?
MOAR live content. Really great stuff gang. Can’t say enough about how cool it is to ‘be involved’ by seeing the live content. Truly think this is the best new thing since the VLOG was introduced. Keep up the good work kids.
Fortunately the weather is minging here in Fifeclub so I can get away with sitting in front of the PC watching BoW vids and doing some painting 🙂
I can’t believe how excited I am about those pylons
Can’t wait to see the first battle report! I’m an avid FoW player but I’m really super interested in how this plays and compares. Somehow it feels like that era of the Cold War is a part of my childhood so it’s extra cool to see a game about it and even better that it’s made by battlefront 🙂
I’m pumped for battle after Gianna’s to the victor speech bring on the games…
Are there any plans to bring other countrys into the game? Brits would be nice and would pull me into the game at once. Although I’m german. 😉
All the pre release info has said Battlefront plan to do BOAR in 2016 I’m sure the crew will get as much info as they can when Chairman Mau is interviewed later, remember to wear best battle dress for the greeting ceremony guys 😉
excited to see what role infantry have in this new era!
Great weekend special. Your fun gives us some fun as well
But…….come on guys, give us some battle reports.
ahem, normally Im far more patient.
Still very much enjoying the reports, keep up the good wordk!
Looks great. Can’t wait form more vids
let the war begin
rulebook ordered
When will the rulebooks ship?
Nice
Time to engage the enemy 🙂
Blue on Red
I’m liking the look of those 4ground pylons!
I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. This looks awesome!!!!
Iron Maiden – Nice call!
I wonder if there could be an adaptation of These rules for GI Joe?
I can finally make an army with AH-1 Cobras in it. YES!!! Now, are they equipped with TOW missiles?
Looks like the cold war has finally gone HOT. I loved the original book and I can’t wait to get my hands on the game.
This is what I’ve been waiting for since I started playing Flames of War. Thanks for the blogging/vids. Very informative.
I’ve been waiting for this release all year!
This looks an awesome game can wait to get it
very excited to see where this game goes!
Definitely loving this periscope idea. It’s been great being able to interact directly with what’s going on over there.
content coming in thick and fast for Team Yankee, really enjoying, keep it up guys.
Any news on when the Brits are released?
Good morning folks , just started watching todays shows. Like the game so far when will the general release of the rules be out in the states? Hay you all have fun and see you later.
Wow !!! I like team yankee!!
Gotta say the models look ace. Much better than the (cheaper) Zvezda alternatives I have looked at..
book looks great, minis look lovely, soundtrack is awesome, this could be a belter of a game!
Loving this so far guys, hopefully i will get to a bootcamp at some point
More great stuff. Really love the tables.
makes me wish i was there
Can’t wait to dig in and get at the meat and potatoes of the game.
This looks an awesome game can wait to get it
I look forward to when the rest of us can get our hands on the rules and the models!
This has been interesting especially hearing the guys experiences
Plenty going on. Good stuff.
Hope they will release Brits for this in the future.
Nothing better than waking up and seeing nothing but tanks and Iron Maiden videos!
VERY tempting. Only complaint are the lack of diverse armies. Hope to see some DDR and other Warsaw pact nations.
Been really enjoying this guys keep up the good work. Only 2 weeks to wait now 🙁
Brilliant coverage of this bootcamp, great effort guys 😀
the moment i saw cold war goes hot, i immediately wanted to know more about this game. this looks awesome!
id love to get get into this game but my funds are sparce and only go on infinity. song choice for me would be smashing pumpkins bullet on butterfly wings.
Can’t stand Motor Racing and I can’t stand tennis! The weather is S**T! Thank God for Beasts of War.
Need to hurry up and release some Brits I need some chieftains so I can build a hussars regiment. Games looking good.
My gaming group would love to Yankee I hope I can win a bundle package from you guys
So I take it is going to be a team Yankee hub here on the beast of war website
The trouble with Team Yankee is making all the units. I prefer buying fully made tanks.
My own really memorable is Dire Straights “Ride across the River” from brothers in arms as well as the title track. But for us working up in Belize training Rupert’s in jungle training and survival. These both need adding.
should be straits I am told.
The youtube playlist is a great idea that should be repeated.
Funny the 4Ground 15mm stuff came out just in time.
Crossing my fingers and hoping I get this starter set.
Wow, I am even more excited for the game.
Wohoo! Would love to see Sweden in, but i suppose I will have to wait…
Can’t wait to see more from team yankee. Especially more helicopters and tanks I think there’s never enough tanks ☺
Threat of nuclear war? Got to have “We Will Become Silhouettes” by The Postal Service on the playlist…
Awesome music by the way now I know what I’ll be listening to when Im playing ha
Let’s Rock
i just love the the t72s
Yeah this is looking very Interesting. X-Mas ist near^^
I miss the weekender
Dog, dat Abrams! Looking forward to this release!
Will the Soviet helicopters give the US forces a good ‘hinding’ !
Looking great so far!
I still can get over the realization that there are so few miniature wargames set in the modern era. They’re almost all fantasy, scifi, or pre-1950’s historical. I hope Team Yankee takes off! I’d love to play a game like this!
Brilliant boot camp coverage, loving the playlist really helping to get into the cold war mood, I think Rolling Stones, Paint it Black would be a great addition, but that might just be me?
Wish I was there …. really jealous
How about 99 Luftballons (Red Balloons)
Really like the idea of AH being taken from books and studies into the gaming industry. A great platform for both some great games and “what if” discussions at the same time (and a couple of pints afterwards)
Whitesnake…really? Needs more Maiden! Up the irons!!! \m/
I hope they bring out chieftain bridge layers and AVRE’s as well as 432 with the scimitar turret which was the one used In the Berlin Brigade.
Happy Weekend!
It’s time for a Red Dawn. Time to crush those western imperialists bastards for the Motherland!
Showing me fish and chips again….
Sob…
The game looks like fun. A group at my FLGS have been play testing it for last 6 months or so.
I love that @warzan gets so hyped for these events. 🙂
You enthuse me Warren, you bring out that inner youngster who beams excitedly at the prospect of immersing themselves in that other world of hobby gaming. Beasts of War has really encouraged me to dust models off, build terrain, and try new games. I hope to one day give Team Yankee a go and get my mates playing too. In the meantime I am loving this boot camp, possibly more than the Infinity one (saw it ain’t so!) and it is all thanks to the effort the entire Beasts of War team and associates put in to producing it. Big shout out to @brennon and @stvitusdancern who are doing a marvelous job.
I’ve never been a fan of modern setting, but this game is really starting to grow on me
How does BoW have all those T-72s? I thought the T-72 model was all poopy so they couldn’t release it.
Looks fine to me!
I do see some T-34/85 proxies though…
This looks an awesome game can´t wait for my boxes
James seems rather serious and interested in precise ranges etc for “a historian/wargamer”. I’m thinking he might be a “wargamer/historian”.
Looks like you guys are having loads of fun. Keep the updates coming!
I loved the Team Yankee novel and I’ve been waiting for a long time to play a ‘modern’ miniatures wargame. I can’t wait to play this game.
I’m loving the music selections >raises eyebrow at Cyndi Lauper<
Love the 4ground pylons
Can’t wait to see the infantry for this range, I’m off to watch all the videos
Really enjoying the Team Yankee Boot Camp coverage – especially the military-historical perspectives of Oriskany and Dawn.
I always appreciate the variety of Boot Camp videos: terrain, rules, models, uniforms, players’ perspectives… all interesting.
Not a 15mm wargamer myself, though those A10s and AH1s are so very tempting…
Are F-14 Tomcats in the rule book? And Phantom IIs? Perhaps Britain and/or West Germany were still using Phantoms in the 1980s…
And when the British are included: a flight of Tornados would be cool, and some Chieftan MBTs, painted in “Berlin” camouflage squares…
Finally, a very belated thank you to Oriskany for all his awesome articles: the What If? late-1940s WW2 in Germany against the Soviets, WW2 Desert War, D-Day and the recent contemporary Ukraine Civil Wars War. All were absolutely fascinating.
As for 1980s music: how about The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
I do really enjoy your bootcamp coverage – it confirms to me that it was the right decision to heavily pre-oder TeamYankee stuff!
Agree on the pylons, they look ace!!
(not very communist tho 😉 )
Would it help if we stated that we built them in a communist community co-opted style under the scrutiny of chairman a Warren.?
Seeing team Yankee getting played and the rules for it in action really drives up the interest for it. One of the things that I really like is the use of stat cards. I think this is a great addition and can really speed up games.
Though looking at the Abrams kits I’m wondering how many it would take to create a classic C&C mammoth tank.
Going by the look`s of thing`s you all had a brilliant day, so tomorrow should be even better.
When i first herd you mention that each player was getting extra “Tank`s” and “Helicopter`s”, i thought you had lost your marbles. In hind sight i see you did`t lose your marbles, you made a call and it paid of……………I like the mechanics of the game, look`s very easy and quick to pick just the way i like em.
I do like the look of “Team Yankee”, and may look in to it in the new year but for now i`m waiting for “Drop Fleet Commander” to end. So pennies are just a bit tight this close to Xmas…….
Good luck for tomorrow guy`s, wish i could of been there with you.
A great day of coverage.
Game is looking good as is the food and tables
shame I missed the liveblogs and have only time to catch up now. Will be the same tomorrow.
I can’t wait to get a copy of these rules. I’ve laid out a table and now await the PDFs to bring Lloydislavia to the plains of Kansas!
Awesome day, wish I could have been there to enjoy it.
What? No Queen with Another Bites the Dust?
Seeing the Top Gun theme song make me think about the possibilities of a an air war expansion… Tomcat v Migs.. Maverick in his prime.. wargaming bliss
It’s looking like terrain is going to be a very important feature in Team Yankee.
Perhaps Battlefront is going to be releasing some Team Yankee themed terrain.
I’m currently fighting my own cold war on the north coast of NI, the foundered war.
Looking like a great system. Love the simpler assaults
I suddenly have the urge to field an air mobile unit in Hips and Hinds…. Who needs tanks when you can have all the helicopters? Mwahahahahah!
OK….I’m in…let’s play…
Wooooooo wooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
I want to partecipe at the next bootcamp…is it possible? 🙂
For the Emperor… oh wait, wrong boot-camp.
Wow so jealous, looks like you guys are having a great time!!
Huge Iron Maiden fan here, perfect tunes for this type of wargame!
its going to be a fun game
I’m curious to see a game of this one. I especially want to see the chopper in action.
This game looks like so much fun! I hope guys a my local club will pick it up.
Avoid build up area with armour!
So, when is the next boot camp, and what will the game be…I shall not miss an other one. Hope the Darling wike will let me get on a plane to Nothern Ireland. Enjoy the pub cralw and have one for us…who had to stay behind.
Cheers!
The game looks fun. I like the helicopters. I’m not sure I’d like it better than WWII gaming though. Modern day weapons are so much more powerful than in WWII.
Will the next boot camp be about – DROP FLEET COMMANDER !
Lots of place to go with this, love the plastic figs!
Question? Do the T-72s have stabilizers? In FoW a RoF 1 weapon would have a penalty to hit when moving, is it the same for TY?
Guess I’ll have to wait for that rulebook. I want everything I see on the FoW website (inf, arm, ADA, arty, air support, all of it!)
The game doesn’t seem like too much of a departure from FoW so won’t be hard to pick up on the rules. I really would like to see what the other models would do, even though they aren’t included in the bundle boxes.
i think its in the M1 unboxing vid they mention that T-72s have a shooting and moving minus whereas the M-1 doesnt
thinking really hard about giving this a go. just have to find someone in my area to play against.
Just watched the first tank battle demo. Once again its Battlefront and their completely unnecessary special rules for everything. Sadly I have no interest anymore
Between the phenomenal models and gameplay being exhibited by Team Yankee and the success of Dropfleet Commander, wrapping up this coming week, it is shaping up to be a great year in 2016. Thank you BoW for all of your fantastic coverage of these and many, many more terrific games and systems.
Cheers!
here, here.
loving the look of the range, really glad to seen the cold war era tech getting some love.
Love the Iron Maiden tracks so fitting for this boot camp
Really enjoying how quick the game play is.
Looks great Game but too many projects open.
I want to see another boot camp when the full range has been released!
Looking good. I need me some chopper action!
I had to wait until after work to watch but it was well worth it. Very entertaining and looks to be fun. Looking forwards to tomorrow.
I would love to see C-130Hs in this game… I tend to stick to sci fi but I am interested in a cold war game… Hinds and A 10s o my!
Give me TANKS more tanks more tanks more tanks more tanks more tanks and maybe a chopper or two then more tanks
I love how you can layer in the different facets of the game. Armor. Air. Infantry.
Seems to be a lovely game design where each new added layer introduces a new dimension to the combat.
I also like how you’re doing this in the bootcamp, adding them as you go. Joy to watch too.
Love the speed as well.
Loydoslav hedge stronger than Russian tank! To gulag with shrubbery!
I want some 28mm 4ground pylons now. The 15mm shown at the start might work well enough though.
Seems quite fun 🙂
I’very been waiting on this game since the 1980’s.
Stil going through the videos but it does seem that dice play a bigger part than with FoW. Maybe the later videos and perhaps a demo might show it is different.
So I only need to win to get that demo going 😉
cant wait to get this game in my hands!!!!!
I have preordered usa and russian boxes along with the rulebook and can’t wait to receive it!! This game is growing more and more on me, and this is your fault BoW!! You and your sexy bootcamp!! XD
Me and my son are looking for a game we can learn and play together…this would be so awesome for us to play.
Great coverage again guys, love watching how things unfold.
I think my biggest surprise so far is that I thought this game would just be flames of war in a new suit, but it is much more than that.
I keep seeing those starter boxes, “wipes drool from chin”. Has anybody watching gotten their hands on them yet? I would really like to see an unboxing!
Man, you folks look like you’re having a blast! Can’t wait to check this game out on release.
Great idea what you’re posting, and thanks for sharing all this great content and details about TY. I’ve been wanting BF to release a Cold War Gone Hot type of Flames of War game for years now, and Team Yankee and Red Storm Rising have been favourite reads of mine since the 1990’s. Release is so close!!
Would love to see a “Movie Heroes” expansion where say Rambo,
The A Team or Blue Thunder cobble together some allies and take on a
mission! The hero could have badass stats, the enemy force larger, and
everything else play through the same with some dedicated missions.
Or you could run “Mars Attacks meets Team Yankee.” Not to mention The Terminator showing up. All necessitating the intervention of everyone’s favorite Time Lord in a Blue Box to fix the broken timeline.
I’ve been looking forward to team Yankee, once I’ve watched through all the bootcamp vids I’ll make a yes/no call, but my initial impression was that the starters are too expensive.
I’ve been really enjoying watching this Bootcamp, whilst I like the look of the game, I do prefer the more true historical angle that you get with FoW and Bolt Action. Still looks like a lot of fun and you can’t complain about all those helicopters!
Regarding the who would get stuck in vote – safe bet would be on west Germany given the geographical location of the book. The Germans by this time were back up on their feet and I can’t wait to see the leopard II kit if the Abrams et al are anything to go by. My hope would be the next faction release would be Germans. However given the state of world affairs and the political situation at the time, coupled with the fact old school friends came back to the Uk (with one being born over there), the British would not have been far behind the Germans, if at all. By that I mean the Brits and Germans most likely would have joined in at roughly the same time. I would hope that means we will get British and Germans next ;), and who wouldn’t want chieftains and leopards to join in the fun 😉
So, here I was saying I should just hold off as I have gone crazy on the Drop Fleet Commandef Kickstarter and can’t indulge in Team Yankee, and then this weekend comes along.
I recently re-read my tattered version of the Team Yankee novel and dragged out the John Hackett WWIII and now I am ready. Very jealous I am not there and now very keen to get me some 1980s Amaericsns and play this game…
Sounds like the us players have a challenge against the soviets but I wouldn’t if its a steeper learning curve with the US….
This game is looking amazing. Love the 80’s theatre.
Wow, just finished Saturday’s blog and this is shapin up to be one hell of a game. I had initially been interested due to having read the book and a hell of a lot of nostalgia on my part having grown up in the 80s. Also the killyness of the game had been a bit of a draw but after today’s videos and all the potential options it looks like this game has a of of tactical quality. Plans are opening up in my head and attack and counter attack options are forming lol. How to utilise your assets in this game looks set to be a different type of challenge to other games. I have to admit for the most part modern warfare games have always been a down point for me as they have never met up to expectations or my own needs/wants for modern era. Team Yankee had a place in my heart before the game was announced as a “wouldn’t it be cool if they made this into a tabletop game”, well breakthrough have managed to exceed my standards from the looks of things. Kudos to you breakthrough!!!
Hmm, not convinced by the helicopter rules from the intro vid, seems basically like a dice roll-off. Why is it only the cobra that can do popup attacks? I was under the impression this would be a very common tactic?
A fully loaded Hind had difficulty in hovering: too heavy. It needs forward movement to stay in the air. So pop up attacks in the Western sense are difficult/ impossible to perform. I think their SOP was so fly in low, hard and fast using terrain for concealment [good moment to que “ride of the Valkeries”]. The Western choppers (Cobra, Bo-105, etc) had a better power to weight ratio, so could do pop up attacks,
What esthetically bothers me is that in the video the Hind rotorblades overlap most of the fight and the Cobra’s actually touch the silos and are very close to power lines. Guess tables are too small and it’s fender to fender for the tanks (which is not done in the videos) and overlapping rotors for the helos.
Looking forward to future air assaulting with Hips & Hinds as mentioned in the video.
I hope I can get both forces to demo the game and get people into it at my local gamestore.
Great to see dedicated gamers really enjoying a new game. It’s the best advertisement any game can get. Gutted I didn’t get a ticket for this. Now I have seen what happens I will be all over the next boot camp. Well done all and keep rolling sixes
Shame no other nation vehicles – I enjoyed the book but to get into a new game would want other options
Wake up, I have to paint a bridge!
this is looking good
The Abrams model looks really cool, I want 60
Let’s hope they will eventually release other nations as well..(West/ East Germany, UK)!
Great blog. Had the plan of joining orginally, couldn’t, but this feels like I am little bit at the Bootcamp. Trouble is that I should stay away from TY, I still have about 8 FOW armies to paint…maybe just a few sovjets then, maybe… For now I continue watching the bootcamp.
Looked like a fantastic day. Will be interested to see where they go faction wise.
What a day of gaming
I have thoroughly enjoyed following this blog. Especially the Iron Maiden tracks. The trooper is definitely my fav.
I have a few vietnam conflict fow figures and have enjoyed the more modern feel it gives over ww2. Team Yankee has a similar feel, but with similar forces on each side. Easier to tell friend from foe vs soviets.
Great news! Read all informations about Team Yankee! Looking forward to buy and play!
Really like the comments about the fast gameplay especially when it is new. It also looks like you can have a good game with small units and get better as your army grows.
Doing anymore periscopes today?
Advance christmas gift.
Definitely need to involve more nations, no way they could keep it all to themselves!
Love cold-war era gaming. Started doing it in 1980 as my first miniatures game. Hope to give this a shot. Looks like a good time.
Go Soviet, go!
Really looking forward to this. My “war” is now historical! I guess that makes me “historical” too!
Mmm, the Irish stew is awesome (at least it was when I was over there).
The boards you guys have been making look even better with tank and helicopters on them. Brings them even more to life
I am liking the look of this a lot…
Cool game!
It looks like things are getting good with everyone getting neck deep.
I’m disappointed there wasn’t any 80’s euro-pop like “99 Luftballoons” (which, really, is about the start of WWIII) or “Der Kommisar” or even “Rock the Casbah” on your soundtrack…
can’t wait till saturday
Looking Good Guys!
This game looks great. I may have to pick it up.
What are the nuclear armament situations in Team Yankee? Who gets to bomb who?
Another great gaming day!
Good stuff.
This NEEDS to be the priority post Xmas spending… Now if I could only convince the missus that is the case and that she doesn’t really need new shoes/decorations for the tree/a holiday next year XD
This bootcamp was impressive!
Even for me watching afterwards online.
I hope you can do this big production again 🙂
Word of warning tough, your music use is risks getting you into the copyright arena. I am music copyright lawyer- any sour rightholder could get annoyed and then it’s an issue. IF anyone relevant asks you to remove a song I strongly reccomend you remove it.
Is it possible to “tour” with bootcamp or is it blessed with Northen irish weather foor good?
Either way I hope I can join one, it is a great idea 🙂