Disposable Heroes 2 Rule Review 

Thanks, Lee. When I'm looking to buy a new set of rules one of the first questions I always have is: "Can I play this game with what I already own?" Always helpful to know what you need to get into a game! We will keep doing this in all our reviews, and there are plenty more to come, spanning a wide variety of periods and scales.

Very soon, your wish will be granted!

Wonder if this guy is from Yorkshire? At this price. LOL I too Ken think this is really Pricey!

It's a game, NOT REALITY.

It's never too late to come back to the tabletop and push some minis around the battlefield!

Yes, this is the follow up to that original game by Iron Ivan Games.

In some sense, of course it's up to every rules author to support their own system--and the author of DH2 does that with two blogs. But almost every example mentioned in this comment are authors who also act as their own publisher. They make all the money (what little money there is in this hobby) from their promotion and sales, so you'd expect those authors to run their own community support. Mike Hutchinson does a great job for Gaslands--and while I don't know if he is paid a flat fee by Osprey or getting a cut of sales--maybe you've noticed that the dozens and dozens of other authors Osprey hires for their rules don't each run websites for them. Generally, whoever is making the ongoing money from selling a product promotes said product.

We've added a direct link to DH2's new blog in the video description!

It is incumbent upon the creator or owner of the IP to do so, not just in some sense, if they have any desire for success. If Brigade games is the distributor for the rules then outside of some agreed to terms they would not normally be expected to run a Community, FAQ or Blog site for the rules. If Keith still owns then IP it would have been easy for him to self publish to maintain his IP and to be profitable in the process. Self publishing has become an easy process where the author has direct control over print run size from 1 copy to 1000's. On demand publishing is competitive both on the cost and quality side for both soft and hardcover publications. These costs fits both a direct and distribution sales model which means money in the bank, and not tied up in large mass printed inventories, no matter which channel the product passes through to the customer. While not being privy to the agreement for publication and sale of the rules that Keith may have with BG, one can not speak to the particulars and terms. For the sake of this line of reasoning if BG owns the IP and wishes for its success then its true they would be expected to manage a community. If BG are acting only as middle man for Keith, and Keith has remained owner of the IP then he bares the responsibility for supporting the community. Let's say tomorrow you bring out a game and are ready to sell it into distribution through distributors such as ACD, Alliance or Southern Hobby, then would we, as your customer community, expect all three of those distributors to run three independent community sites for the game? No, we wouldn't we would expect the answers to come from the source no matter if it were a large game company (i.e. Fantasy Flight, GW, Battlefront, etc) or a first title independent author who just wrote their first game. Distributors such as ACD, Alliance etc. expect developers(big or small) to provide community support, and community/store support questions would be one of the first things asked by a rep if you met with one today. This is asked of both independents and large companies and if you fail to maintain that support then you'll find there are few reorders. The previously mentioned publishers, from our first comment, are all small independents who have maintained their IP by self publishing, while still using distributors to get their products to a larger audience. As a result they have managed the growth of their communities themselves as part of their investment of passion into their project and those who have supported them by purchasing their game.

Thanks for your comments, Williamsburg. When we ask viewers in the video to "leave comments below," we mean it! FYI, Brigade Game purchased Iron Ivan Games a couple years ago and owns all the IP rights now, for both the older systems any the newer releases like DH2. I believe they are hoping to update some of the other older systems, too.

Haha Games Workshop is real money making machine, aren't they?

@@LittleWarsTV they are. God, they're good at that.

Steve and I disagreed over the ability to activate the same unit again and again without penalty--I am not a fan--but we both very much like the "first fire" mechanic. I'll agree with you that it is odd, insofar as no other rule set has done anything like it. But after playing several games, it creates a fascinating tension where the attacker is carefully probing to avoid being torn apart by an opening volley, and the defender is trying to figure out the opportune moment to reveal himself for maximum surprise and impact. Cool mechanic to try on the tabletop. And if you're worried about overly generous ratings...just wait for a few more of these....

My "critic" is based on the descriptions of the in the review on the mechanics in the review. If they described the way the mechanics worked incorrectly I'll be happy to edit my comments. BTY I actually may have played a version of DH a couple of times but not sure they were games run by a friend of a friend and I can't remember what rules he said they were. When was DH2 published?

As Mr. Stine points out I haven't played DH2 but is sounds like much the same feeling we get when as the attacker when advancing on a opponents JOP and waiting to see if he'll deploy a unit and blast your squad. just my opinion of the ratings ;)

We encourage feedback and thoughts from everyone on the channel. Reviewing rules clearly involves some subjective opinions. DH2 was published in 2017, but the original rules go back quite a bit longer. Roughly 2004 or maybe even a bit earlier. .

Indeed. The rules have been refined over the years, which makes them fine-tuned and immensely playable. I love the amendments; fast-playing and realistic?! Doesn't get any better than that.

We play Crossfire here in the club and very much enjoy the rules. Definitely will consider a review! Absolutely.

@@LittleWarsTV Excellent, I'll look forward to that. You have a great series going here - always entertaining and inspiring to watch.

Haven't tried this one yet, but we will add it to the list to explore!

have you tried v1 and using coc tank rules?

What don’t you like The infantry mechanics?

Thanks! We certainly should have mentioned that. The author also recently started a blog for DH2 and we'll try to link that in the video description!

It most certainly could (and we have)

Lots of good options we've reviewed here on the channel, including this game. But also Chain of Command, NUTS, and others. You're spoiled for choice in WW2 skirmish.

We have played Command Decision in the club a number of times. We'll have to try to do a review of them, because they do have a pretty interesting order system.

Thanks, D E!

Many times. We love it. I am a big fan of the classic Crossfire rules and hope to do an episode with them some day.

You meant to say...no games of this YET. We just filmed one for a Quick Strike AAR! Not sure when it will post yet, but a DH2 game is forthcoming...