Even worse, at least for me, is the fact that the system has a few peripheral mechanics (the availability of fast fliers, finding objectives) which use these rolls in ways that introduce frustrating randomness where I’d rather have the ability to plan and predict. This is great for ease of use, but the lack of granularity in probability can lead to some frustrating swings in luck. DzC often boils things down to a roll of a single six sided die. Indeed, if I had a gripe with the game, it would be an upshot of this simplicity. In other words, if you’ve ever played a popular wargame I keep having to obliquely reference in these columns, nothing here will surprise you. There is even a damage chart, although it’s a simple one. You will activate a battlegroup, you will use your ruler to move the pieces in it, you will shoot things by rolling some six sided dice to hit and then re-rolling them to damage.
Where games like Infinity might be all about innovating the basic mechanics of wargaming, DzC is not. Indeed, I’ve found many games come down to who can get an upper hand in one part of the battle – say, for instance, hunting down all your enemy’s AA – and then exploiting that sudden weakness.īesides this specialization, what sets DzC apart? Interestingly, it is not the core rules. Not so for DzC, where ignoring any one element in your army can be devastating. In most games, spamming something (usually infantry or tanks) can fix all your problems, like Worcestershire sauce in cooking. However, at least in my experienced, rarely do they actually reach the level of true combined arms. Now of course, lots of games include all these elements. One of those pleasures I so rarely get to indulge. Just to rewind in case you missed it, yes, you can blow up sky scrapers in DzC.
#DROPZONE COMMANDER ZIP#
Your aircraft will zip across the whole table at supersonic speeds while blowing up said tanks and bombing high rises as well (in the 27th century you really don’t want to be a footsoldier) and your anti-air firepower will hunt down these aircraft.Īnd you will have dropships – lots of dropships. You will field tanks and walkers unleashing massive firepower into each other and those high rises, causing them to collapse.
On a given turn, you will have squads of infantry searching high rises for precious objectives and engaging in running close combats through their halls. Now, 160 years later, it is time to TAKE THEM BACK!ĭzC is a game about combined arms – the necessity of diverse units fulfilling specialized roles. As you all know, in the 25th century humanity was driven from its core worlds, including Earth, by the invasion of the parasitic Scourge. DzC (as we’ll abbreviate it for time and acronyminal sexiness) is a large-scale science fiction game set in the 27th century. Today I’m talking about the sweeping Dropzone Commander by Hawk Wargames. Some days, though, you just want to flatten a building with your opponent’s soldiers still inside it. Other days, you want something big and brassy. ( Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Websites to you, you cannot refuse them.Eric: If you’re like me, some days you want something small and cozy, an intimate exploration of a few characters. The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described below:Įssential website cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Websites and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. We use first party and third party cookies for several reasons. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies". Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.Ĭookies set by the website owner are called "first party cookies". It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control them.Ĭookies are small data files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. This Cookie Notice explains how Firestorm Games Limited uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our websites at and other micro-sites operated by us from time to time ("Websites"). Black Seas The Age of Sail Battle Game 1770-1830.A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game.
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