While the outside game was going on - and it was WAY hot outside - I set up for Armoured Storm, which was a much easier and faster prospect than prepping for one of my F&IW games! We played a simple meeting encounter scenario with 3 players a side each commanding two platoons of 5 "early war" tanks each, with 2 HQ tanks to deploy at will; two flanking armored forces meeting head on.
Shooting range was the length of the 6-foot table but anything over 20" was only possible on a roll of "10" on a D10. . . and of course two of these improbable shots took out two German Marders in the first couple of turns! Afterwards, the shooting at long range proved completely ineffective and both sides closed to better the odds.
The British "Honeys" and the German PzKw IIs took the brunt of the damage dished out, the Honey platoon becoming the first Unit to be knocked out completely.
After about two hours both sides had lost about a third of their tanks and decided to call off their attacks, satisfied with a "draw."
Armoured Storm is a fun little game, that could be bigger if you wanted it to be. It has simple intuitive mechanics with a system for setting initiative and orders for each turn that involves both sides and is almost a "sub-game" in itself. Give it a try - the price is right!
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