Warlord Games | Shrokins | Activity https://www.warlordgames.com/community-members/shrokins/activity/ Activity feed for Shrokins. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:12:17 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 221ea54cd32a461d6d3b644e5bdaaa5c Shrokins replied to the topic What Am I Missing? in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/what-am-i-missing-2/#post-184725 Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:26:32 +0000 I suppose the other thing is that bombs can hit targets on land.

]]> 0 e42a24c96d4de3d1ce7f46a1a2a99d81 Shrokins replied to the topic Torpedo Rules in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/torpedo-rules/#post-184720 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 23:44:40 +0000 I’d say torpedoes are the deadliest weapon in the game! I think if you play a few matches you’ll see that ships can and do close to short range, especially destroyers, and that devastation results. Destroyers and cruisers can torpedo a battleship or fleet carrier off the table in a single attack. Ignore torpedoes at your fleet’s peril!

]]> 0 2f419e7cf0c1584701094d8d9a635ee4 Shrokins replied to the topic What Am I Missing? in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/what-am-i-missing-2/#post-184716 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:34:23 +0000 Nat, sure, but plain bombers still take a 6 to hit in base contact, unlike torpedo-bombers on 5+, that’s my point; the answer to Brandon’s question about Albacores and Swordfish is that as torpedo bombers they have more firepower, but as plain bombers they are harder to shoot down before making their attack.

]]> 0 1633198d6f7b4c8ddbe76bf364ab8985 Shrokins replied to the topic Torpedo Rules in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/torpedo-rules/#post-184703 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 19:21:01 +0000 Peter, I’m not exactly sure what you’re asking, but I’ll take a crack at answering it. Using the -2 modifier for torpedoes, torpedoes can hit targets at all range bands, and all range bands are different, hence, all the range bands are included. At extreme range, a torpedo can still hit ships that are stationary and silhouetted (4+2+2-1-1=6 to…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa10e71f4728e343bee32294ad16db4e Shrokins replied to the topic What Am I Missing? in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/what-am-i-missing-2/#post-184702 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:51:59 +0000 The trade-off between using Swordfish as bombers vs torpedo-bombers is that bombers have less punch, but torpedo-bombers are twice as easy to hit (being hit on fives instead of sixes).

]]> 0 d46d3ca8842fd311cca607f006adc94e Shrokins replied to the topic Guessing time! in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/guessing-time/#post-184665 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:00:22 +0000 My guesses…

Japanese aircraft set: Betty flights, Kate flights, and an Emily.

IJN ship: Since Germany got Tirpitz, I imagine IJN will get Musashi.

 

US aircraft: two of the following types: Avenger, Dauntless, Flying Fortress, Mitchell or Wildcat, plus either a Catalina or Coronado.

USN ship: a light cruiser, as the US doesn’t have one yet.…[Read more]

]]> 0 20e038efc2d0b2d79d8ed8b7a784dfc7 Shrokins replied to the topic A doubt with USS Essex in the forum Black Seas https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/a-doubt-with-uss-essex/#post-184645 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:10:22 +0000 Hi Antonio. You’re right, the card is wrong. Black Seas is great fun, but the cards don’t always reflect history. I think it would be more accurate to play the USS Essex with three carronade dice and one heavy cannon die on each side. Congrats on adding those fine and famous ships to your fleet!

]]> 0 a1cae5bca49e38fba3f27192e4265e28 Shrokins replied to the topic Competitive Ships in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/competitive-ships/#post-183429 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:47:50 +0000 Haha, a four Kongo game would be great. If there were some way to play on-line, I’d do it. Missouri, Arizona, Chicago and Northampton would make it a four on four, 1500 pts vs 1500 pts, guns only deathmatch.

]]> 0 9505ca208d671b6a3056463087a13d47 Shrokins replied to the topic How does AA fire against Flights and Flight attacks on Ships ACTUALLY work? in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/how-does-aa-fire-against-flights-and-flight-attacks-on-ships-actually-work/#post-183428 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:37:55 +0000 Christian, I think the answer to your original question is: nobody knows. The players don’t, because the rules booklet is vague. And I suspect the designers never thought of this gap in the rules. For whatever reason, there are loads of such gaps. IMHO, the best way to approach Victory at Sea is to consider it still in beta; I think of it as a…[Read more]

]]> 0 a8f4dd5f52806c5f239028adfd899e10 Shrokins replied to the topic Competitive Ships in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/competitive-ships/#post-183408 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 21:00:31 +0000 Here’s how I grade the battleships for their points value:

A: Arizona, Bismarck (data card), Idaho, New Mexico.

B: Duke of York, Scharnhorst.

C: Bismark (booklet), Missouri, Warspite, Yamato.

D: Kongo.

]]> 0 5f4cfe19252f0de107d60164441fa094 Shrokins replied to the topic Deep Deployment in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/deep-deployment/#post-183308 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 02:22:33 +0000 That sounds very interesting. If you need another player, feel free to send me a message. Especially if you need a CO for the USS Missouri; I just received my Missouri model in the mail today and I’m eager to take her out for a rip.

]]> 0 25fea38c3d9a09c93ad316ad09215560 Shrokins replied to the topic Deep Deployment in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/deep-deployment/#post-183280 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 03:02:37 +0000 Wow, what program are you using in that screenshot? Is that through Tabletop Simulator? Also, look at all those custom planes and hexagonal coastline tiles. That’s impressive.

]]> 0 f0b80d6e3d1b414c6da82a43d6715061 Shrokins replied to the topic Thoughts on the Game so Far in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/thoughts-on-the-game-so-far/#post-183255 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 20:32:32 +0000 I’ve played as Japan, the UK and the US. As the US and UK, I pretty much always bring a battleship and screen it, and it seems to work well. I’ve never used a battleship as Japan (the Kongō model is one of my favourites, but it’s not worth anywhere close to 375 points), so I don’t really have anything to screen. My IJN strategy is a big torpedo…[Read more]

]]> 0 fce1d1de76ba89a092598b8573ff44b7 Shrokins replied to the topic Thoughts on the Game so Far in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/thoughts-on-the-game-so-far/#post-183249 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 05:33:27 +0000 I understand the rules the same way. One difference I see: I’ve never had a game where planes have the “tough” rule. If there’s a big air attack, I circle the wagons: if smaller ships are around the battleship acting as shield, one or more usually get to fire local AA during the movement phase, and then, most importantly, they get to pour their…[Read more]

]]> 0 0b6fed09120a73c3bbd73af9a1d50d52 Shrokins replied to the topic Thoughts on the Game so Far in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/thoughts-on-the-game-so-far/#post-183243 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 02:46:12 +0000 Good stuff, coming up with stats for all those types of planes.

I’m also having fun trying out Victory at Sea. So far, my experience with aircraft has been different; maybe it’s a difference of tactics in our games, or expectations as to how effective AAA should be, or the luck of the dice. I find that ships swat down planes in droves; that, if…[Read more]

]]> 0 112714f2189bc2dc237aada0cfd48c5a Shrokins changed their profile picture https://www.warlordgames.com/activity/p/5669/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:28:51 +0000 0 b0a08d404f38a7e1c2175f485c21c2f3 Shrokins replied to the topic A comparison in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/a-comparison/#post-183167 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:17:21 +0000 It’d be interesting to test the Kongo-class at a cheaper cost: 300 instead of 375. Anyone up for a match commanding two Kongos? We’d count it as a 600 point force, instead of 750. As opposition, I’d bring the USS Arizona, USS Indianapolis, and a Fletcher (590 points). According to the game’s official points, you’d have a 27% advantage, but I think…[Read more]

]]> 0 57e64b69c9c83defe9978ff4ae859427 Shrokins replied to the topic A comparison in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/a-comparison/#post-183085 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 03:38:06 +0000 Yes, I wouldn’t use the Kongō in a game where my life or fortune was as stake. I think there’s lots of balancing left to be done in the game, so the points in general have to be taken with a grain of salt. The Kongō can’t be worth much more than 300, I’d think. She doesn’t add more to your force than a 280-point Mogami-class or 275-point Shōkaku-c…[Read more]

]]> 0 84034eec96593a5d0ffff2514fdcc948 Shrokins replied to the topic Newbie, who need guidance. in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/newbie-who-need-guidance/#post-183063 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:51:32 +0000 P.S. As for playing solo, the full rulebook isn’t out yet, so I don’t know what its solo scenarios will be like. So far, Warlord has released one solo campaign, “Tokyo Express”, which uses the ships from ‘Battle for the Pacific’ (https://www.warlordgames.com/victory-at-sea-tokyo-express-solo-play-rules/). If you’re easily amused like me, just…[Read more]

]]> 0 bf7d89bfa8945995b0be33bd9a57c905 Shrokins replied to the topic Newbie, who need guidance. in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/newbie-who-need-guidance/#post-183062 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:25:54 +0000 Hi Ian,

I got into Victory at Sea and am really enjoying it. The challenge for Atlantic folks is this: the ‘Battle for the Pacific’ starter set is currently the only place one can get the rules booklet, the tokens/markers, and the turning gauges for the game. The full rulebook comes out in January, and can be ordered on its own or with a fleet.…[Read more]

]]> 0 b4a3f9054cca4b7c2f91b82e738a0575 Shrokins replied to the topic Why the Etna? in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/why-the-etna/#post-183007 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:25:31 +0000 Hi Nat, as it’s a matter of taste whether or not non-historical vessels improve the game, some people would like the game more without them, and some would like the game more with them. For the first group, there’s bound to be some disappointment when half the big ships in a starter set are non-historical. If Warlord sold the ‘what if?’ ships…[Read more]

]]> 0 b90aa271c570b39f5d05075b888729c7 Shrokins replied to the topic Why the Etna? in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/why-the-etna/#post-182997 Sun, 15 Nov 2020 08:26:40 +0000 I’d have saved the speculative ships for Konflict 47 at Sea. The Etna would have a lava canon, and the Aquila could slash ships with its close-range robotalons.

]]> 0 297c0f2930a955aa13f6e883a125cb01 Shrokins started the topic Editing Fixes in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/editing-fixes/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:25:26 +0000 Ahoy there, Victory at Sea is great, so I’d like to see it ship-shape. Here are a few proof-reading errors I noticed and hope could eventually be fixed in a reprint. Other players have surely noticed them before me, but I thought it might be good to keep a running list in one place. Feel free to add any to the thread that I have m…[Read more]

]]> 0 7b90d8631959f71c1ab34981eb6ebd75 Shrokins replied to the topic Why the Etna? in the forum Victory At Sea https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/why-the-etna/#post-182962 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:16:59 +0000 I’m glad they have Italy in the game, but I wish they’d stuck to historical vessels. If they traded the Aquila and Etna for the Bolzano and Giuseppe Garibaldi, I’d buy the Regia Marina Fleet set for sure.

]]> 0 45fccf824cc0b481d5ecca1af1dbe562 Shrokins became a registered member https://www.warlordgames.com/activity/p/5508/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:18:13 +0000 0