Saturday
Sep042010

Lew Ritter and Bill Vargas on BEDA FOMM

British Player: Bill Vargas
Italian Player: Lew Ritter
Game Result: British Decisive Victory

Bill Vargas and I played a game of Beda Fomm over the weekend. I think there is a good game system here, but I have doubts about the situation.

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Saturday
Sep042010

BEDA FOMM Tournament Scenario

We are pleased to offer this Tournament Scenario for BEDA FOMM which is the brain-child of Jeffrey Coster of Melbourne, Australia. Jeffrey is a true veteran of this game and he has devised victory conditions that add yet another competitive dimension to the game.

[Download Tournament Scenario]

Friday
Sep032010

BEDA FOMM: Movement Screencast

This BEDA FOMM screencast provides an overview of rules section 9.0, "Movement." We cover the basics of the movement rules and also review other considerations affecting movement, including stacking restrictions, infiltration movement and parking of Italian transport units. [view all screencasts]

Friday
Aug272010

BEDA FOMM Vassal Module Released

We are pleased to announce the official release of the BEDA FOMM module for Vassal (open-source boardgame engine). Thanks to Joel Toppen for creating this module, which includes updated counters and map (errata items fixed). You can now enjoy online play of BEDA FOMM with others — on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and any other system which has a Java JRE.

[Download BEDA FOMM v1.3 Vassal Module]

Beda Fomm v1.3 Vassal Module by Joel Toppen 

Sunday
Aug222010

BEDA FOMM: Morale Screencast

This BEDA FOMM screencast provides an overview of rules section 7.0, "Morale." This is perhaps the most significant section of the rules in terms of its impact on play; maintaining a formation's morale value is absolutely critical. As a formation's morale level becomes reduced, their units become more brittle in terms of trying to remain an effective fighting force. [view all screencasts]

Friday
Aug202010

BEDA FOMM: Stacking Screencast

This BEDA FOMM screencast provides an overview of rules section 6.0, "Stacking." It focuses on stacking limitations and restrictions during play. [view all screencasts]

Friday
Aug202010

BEDA FOMM: Zones of Control Screencast

This BEDA FOMM screencast provides an overview of rules section 5.0, "Zones of Control." It focuses on how enemy zones of control effects friendly movement and retreats during play. [view all screencasts]

Friday
Aug202010

BEDA FOMM: How to Read Units Screencast

This BEDA FOMM screencast provides an overview of rules section 3.3, "How to Read the Counters." It focuses on the formatting and mnemonics added to the counters to help facilitate game play. [view all screencasts]

Tuesday
Aug172010

BEDA FOMM: Rules Question Screencast

Thanks to David Hughes who submitted several BEDA FOMM rules questions regarding infiltration movement and attacking more than a single defending hex. Just for fun (and to see how quickly we could create a screencast on the fly), we decided to answer David's questions with this screencast. We hope you enjoy it! [view all screencasts]

Tuesday
Aug172010

BEDA FOMM: Intro Screencast

Let us know what you think of this introductory screencast we've created in support of BEDA FOMM. If you like this informal approach (akin to someone stepping you through a game), we look forward to creating future clips that we promise will be much shorter in duration and focused on specific game mechanics. Future screencasts can also touch upon game tips and player strategy. What topics would you like to see covered in future screencasts? [view all screencasts]