Airfix Battles Introductory Wargame

Long time wargamer, we looked at Airfix Battles to replace our existing lightweight 15mm ww2 rules. It fit the bill nearly perfectly. Our only issue is that we wish there were more official add-ons. The fan page on FB offered additional armies, and we built our own cards for Nationalist Chinese, but would be nice if we could get a larger number of printed cards/armies.
The Valour mechanic adds some control and fun, the rules are easy for new players to pick up, we really like the reducing armor system for AFVs. All in all, we're thrilled and just wish there were more army options.
We do like the immediacy of damage - the game it is replacing resulted in non-stop saves that we struggled with accepting. While saves exist in Airfix Battles, they're not against every hit and nearly guaranteed. They're situational and a decent chance.

Long time wargamer, we looked at Airfix Battles to replace our existing lightweight 15mm ww2 rules. It fit the bill nearly perfectly. Our only issue is that we wish there were more official add-ons. The fan page on FB offered additional armies, and we built our own cards for Nationalist Chinese, but would be nice if we could get a larger number of printed cards/armies.
The Valour mechanic adds some control and fun, the rules are easy for new players to pick up, we really like the reducing armor system for AFVs. All in all, we're thrilled and just wish there were more army options.
We do like the immediacy of damage - the game it is replacing resulted in non-stop saves that we struggled with accepting. While saves exist in Airfix Battles, they're not against every hit and nearly guaranteed. They're situational and a decent chance.

Bought on a whim as I noticed there was a solo variant in rules.
Very happy with it. Simple yet brutal, clear rules too. Drawing cards for your turn adds a nice bit of randomness into it. I like how the AI works, pretty clear.
thankfully a couple of very good videos on YouTube if you want to look.
I play 28mm ww2 games and will be scaling this up for that, but tbh the playing pieces and mats you get are really good to get a quick game on the go.
If you are wondering, just get it and be pleasantly surprised as I was. Bit gushing but I can’t find fault in it tbh for the price.
Like other reviewers…wish I’d had this for my airfix stuff as a kid.
Honourable mention to the flavour text in the scenario booklet too. Good attention to detail like that is important.
More please!

Bought on a whim as I noticed there was a solo variant in rules.
Very happy with it. Simple yet brutal, clear rules too. Drawing cards for your turn adds a nice bit of randomness into it. I like how the AI works, pretty clear.
thankfully a couple of very good videos on YouTube if you want to look.
I play 28mm ww2 games and will be scaling this up for that, but tbh the playing pieces and mats you get are really good to get a quick game on the go.
If you are wondering, just get it and be pleasantly surprised as I was. Bit gushing but I can’t find fault in it tbh for the price.
Like other reviewers…wish I’d had this for my airfix stuff as a kid.
Honourable mention to the flavour text in the scenario booklet too. Good attention to detail like that is important.
More please!

This game is awesome! I am 46 and purchased this game for My 14 year old Son and I to get into wargaming. This is the perfect game for us. We have picked up the flow very easily and it is such fun to play. The quality of the maps and counters is superb. I only found out about this game by accident as the marketing of the game seems to be low key. I had not seen it advertised anywhere and is not sold in any Airfix model stores. We have added 3D buildings now which improve the gameplay, and hope to buy some plastic soldiers to use as soon as we can. I would highly recommend this game! I thought it would be hard to be a substitute for My Sons Xbox, but he loves playing it, and so do I! 5 STARS!