Sunday, February 17, 2008
Days of the Fox - Out of the Box
12:40 PM | 
Posted by
Dan
So I had a chance to sit down and open up DOTF yesterday and snap a whole bunch of pictures. You can see all of them if you go to my Flickr page, otherwise enjoy some here. This isn't a review of the expansion that will come after I have had a chance to play at least 2 or 3 scenarios. This is simply an OOTB impressions post.
The game comes with a 19 page rule book although only 6 of those pages contain rules. The rest are the 6 included scenarios.
A full compliment of British figures (76 in all) which is highlighted by the Matilda II and Crusader tanks plus the Bren Gun Carries and QF 6 pounder anti-tank guns.
I should also note that the British squad bases had no issues, i was able to pop in the figs without any problems, unlike the original game where many people had to take drill bits to the bases to widen the holes.
12 German figures consisting of Panzer III and Panther Tanks plus the famed German 88mm AT gun.
You also get 4 American MI 57mm AT guns as well.
Two new unit reference sheets which felt a little flimsy but I didn't have my original TOI opened to compare so this may just be my imagination.
9 new Map overlay pieces consisting of Desert terrain as would be expected. These look and feel phenomenal just like the original games boards.
14 map overlays including new Terrain overlays for Dirt Roads, Crevasses and Dunes to name a few.
55 new cards including some new decks such as Desert Tactics and German Air Support.
Of course you get all the standard chits you would need for the British which I won't bother to detail out here. There are 3 new Specialization Tokens called Recon, Alpha and Bravo. You can read about those in an older post or wait for my review.
On the whole everything was at Fantasy Flights high standards when it comes to components. Surprisingly all the Tanks and all of the individual figures were in perfect shape out of the bag.
The 88 guns however where bent to hell. Some such as the one in this picture probably unfix able as it feels like it is ready to snap already.
Anyway I will be playing one scenario tonight and I hope to be able to review it sometime in the next week or so.
The game comes with a 19 page rule book although only 6 of those pages contain rules. The rest are the 6 included scenarios.
A full compliment of British figures (76 in all) which is highlighted by the Matilda II and Crusader tanks plus the Bren Gun Carries and QF 6 pounder anti-tank guns.
I should also note that the British squad bases had no issues, i was able to pop in the figs without any problems, unlike the original game where many people had to take drill bits to the bases to widen the holes.
12 German figures consisting of Panzer III and Panther Tanks plus the famed German 88mm AT gun.
You also get 4 American MI 57mm AT guns as well.
Two new unit reference sheets which felt a little flimsy but I didn't have my original TOI opened to compare so this may just be my imagination.
9 new Map overlay pieces consisting of Desert terrain as would be expected. These look and feel phenomenal just like the original games boards.
14 map overlays including new Terrain overlays for Dirt Roads, Crevasses and Dunes to name a few.
55 new cards including some new decks such as Desert Tactics and German Air Support.
Of course you get all the standard chits you would need for the British which I won't bother to detail out here. There are 3 new Specialization Tokens called Recon, Alpha and Bravo. You can read about those in an older post or wait for my review.
On the whole everything was at Fantasy Flights high standards when it comes to components. Surprisingly all the Tanks and all of the individual figures were in perfect shape out of the bag.
The 88 guns however where bent to hell. Some such as the one in this picture probably unfix able as it feels like it is ready to snap already.
Anyway I will be playing one scenario tonight and I hope to be able to review it sometime in the next week or so.
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