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Engines of War
Publisher: SSDC, Inc.
by Aaron H. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/30/2012 14:18:22

Engines of War is the vehicle sourcebook for Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century adding military and non-military vehicles plus massive mecha-styled armor called ultra armor. Here you will find an assortment of vehicles for your battlelords to drive around in on the weekends, plus you’ll find the tanks necessary to blow your opponents away. And if that isn’t enough, there’s a list of special weapons designed for vehicles and ultra armor. Not only is this a vehicle sourcebook, but it contains all the mechanics necessary to govern those vehicles taking your adventures from action and adventure to all-out warfare! This is epic-level military sci-fi.

OVERALL

Engines of War is an awesome sourcebook and completely self-contained. With this one book, you get everything you need for vehicles and mecha-styled ultra armor, ready to be thrown into mass combat. The cover truly says it all considering the book’s potential, but don’t think it’s all weapons and tanks. The collection of civilian vehicles is a fun addition to the game allowing the players to add one more thing for their battlelords to spend money on.

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Publication Quality: 10 out of 10 If I could, I would give this a rating of 25 out of 10. Every single vehicle and ultimate armor presented in Engines of War is illustrated, and illustrated very well. It’s a thing of beauty! Besides utilizing their properly established layout and formatting in all regards, there are so many awesome illustrations here that you may find yourself stopping regularly just to admire how cool the vehicles are. But I digress, in all regards, this book is perfectly put together and very easy to read. There is a great flow to the content and even the order in which the chapters are presented is of the highest quality.

Mechanics: 9 out of 10 Engines of War is pretty much all mechanics and content to explain those mechanics. In addition, this isn’t a collection of mechanics that expand upon those already available, it is an entirely new collection of mechanics to govern a new aspect of a Battlelords game. With the incorporation of military vehicles and ultra armor, your adventures and campaigns can go from skirmish encounters to all-out warfare. The only complaint I have is that some of the mechanics are a bit much at times (such as the number of hit locations on a vehicle), but it truly follows the standards set forth by the Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century core mechanics.

Value Add: 10 out of 10 My take on Engines of War is that it carries one real purpose: to make truly epic games. If you want to keep your games at a skirmish level of action and adventure, then Engines of War has no value for you. However, that’s not what it’s designed for and if you consider it’s design, then it’s value is absolute. It takes all the concepts needed for adding military vehicles and ultra armor to Battlelords including governing mechanics and an awesome selection of vehicles, armor, and weapons to choose from.

Overall: 10 out of 10 If you want to add warfare into your military sci-fi adventures and campaigns, then I highly recommend Engines of War. You will find pretty much everything you need for running those warfare-styled games. If you don’t want to incorporate epic-level warfare, then you may not find much in Engines of War, although there are non-military vehicles included which can add a bit of fun for your players as they shop around for just the right vehicle. Considering only what it’s designed for, Engines of War is a definite must have.



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