COIN Collectors #5: Falling Sky

Welcome to a special Dads on a Map: COIN Collectors session discussing the 2016 war game “Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar.” In this episode the COIN Collectors head back in time to explore the challenges and issues of the Gallic revolt in against Rome. Falling Sky puts the players in the roles as 3 Gallic tribes immersed in an all out revolt against Rome. Join us at the table to hear our experiences and opinions with this well regarded war game.

00:52 Intro

06:16 Win conditions

07:54 War correspondent report

10:20 Rome faction overview

13:08 Belgae faction overview

16:21 Arverni faction overview

18:58 Aedui faction overview

22:40 Leaders

25:08 Supply lines

28:10 Map and changes to COIN formula

35:00 Battle sequence and complexity

36:26 Comparison to traditional wargames

39:00 Ancients COIN games

45:30 Roman politics and strategy

48:55 Game length

52:28 Events and capabilities

53:39 C3i issue 30 article and COIN series evolution

57:00 Closing thoughts

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