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4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe 4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe

We take a look at the action from the 4th Edition Launch weekend event held in the UK and Europe.
4th Edition Launch Events in the UK
Games Hub Edinburgh
Flames Of War has been strong here at Games Hub, due mainly in part to the fact that I, (the owner, Shaz), love the game and have played it for years. With 4th Edition being released, this was a great opportunity to inject even more enthusiasm into the game and expand the community here in Edinburgh, and the launch weekend was the perfect for this. After a very busy weekend, in which we gave out all of our initial supply of free rulebooks and conversion books, we also sold out of the Mid-War hardback rulebook. We still have some El Alamein starter sets left, though.
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe We have several new events planned, including Early and Late war events for those who have armies already for those eras. And we’ll be building on the excitement of the Mid-War launch day to run desert-themed games as the British and German models are released over the coming months.

Exciting times!

~ Shaz.

JustPlayGames (Liverpool)
We’ve never stocked Flames Of War before, but as soon as we started advertising that we were getting the new 4th Edition in stock, a lot of new faces started appearing. Many of them were existing players bringing their 3rd Edition rulebooks in to get stickered and receive the Early/Late War conversion books (of which we gave away over half of our initial stock on day one).

4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe

Yet there were a lot of people in who we’d never seen before, who had checked the main Flames Of War website, saw our store was advertised and came along to check out the new releases.

With such an interest shown in Flames Of War, we are now looking for an instore Store Champion to run regular demo games and events for Mid-War.


 

Firestorm Games
Firestorm Games was proud to host a launch event for the new Flames Of War 4th Edition on Saturday 11 March and as expected, it was extremely popular.

Before the store was open we had a queue of excited gamers waiting patiently outside to come and get their new set of rules. After the initial flurry of customers picking up pre-orders and buying some of the newest toys, we had our Flames Of War instore champion, Chris Tempest, setting up games and helping people learn the new rules. 

4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe
Some players watched from afar as the newest ruleset was put through its paces. Others dived straight in. A few dedicated players tested out the Late War rules with existing armies.

We had tables set up for players to play through their first few games of 4th Edition as well as some extras so that after a demo players could stick around and play some more. The South Wales Gaming Centre can seat 200 wargamers easily so space was not an issue.
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe

Overall, the day was a fantastic success. We saw old guard return to a game they love. We saw new players gobsmacked at the idea of extra rules for FREE! We saw the battles of El Alamein fought, and refought throughout the day. By the end, it was our product display that had taken the most flak. Rulebooks. Gone. Markers. Gone. The El Alamein box sets were severely depleted. More books are en route imminently, thank god. We were blown away by the popularity of this launch.

My display was attacked throughout the day by excited hands, eager to try the latest ruleset for the largest World War Two miniatures game there is. This is looking like it will be a very big year for Flames Of War. So if you are ever near Cardiff and fancy popping by Firestorm Games, please feel free to come and have a beer at our bar and play some games.


 

Entoyment
Entoyment ran a 4th Edition Launch event on Saturday and there were lots of existing players picking up their new rule books as well as lots of interest from new players in El Alamein. Our staff ran demonstration games throughout the day and whilst tanks were being assembled there were plenty of games going on in store. 

4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe
 4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe In store, we were all very pleased with the launch and greatly looking forward to a host of new releases.

Rochester Games
A fun days gaming was had at Rochester Games, Models and Railways with free giveaways, demo games and a great atmosphere.
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe

4th Edition Launch Events in Europe
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe S-Games
S-Games in Austria had a great 4th Edition release afternoon with lots of interest from existing and new customers alike. In store, we sold out of all of our initial order of El Alamein starter sets and Mid War rulebooks, and we have had a lot of interest in the coming Eighty Army and DAK releases, with pre-orders of 10+ of each army box set. We have more El Alamein starter sets on the way, along with plenty of the other new releases. 

QuimeraMiniaturas in Spain
There was a lot of interest in 4th Edition V4 during the launch weekend. We sold 15+ El Alamein starter sets and most of the rulebooks too. Hordes of customers showed up with the 3rd Edition rulebooks to take advantage of the free book offer provided by Battlefront before participating in one of the many demonstration games that took place to learn about the new rules.
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe

4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe GTS Madrid Sur
It was a busy day in Madrid as more than 30 players showed up for the 3rd Edition rulebooks ready to exchange during the weekend and take part in our 4th Edition demonstration games  After selling out of all of the starter sets and a majority of our rulebooks, we've already placed a big order to restock our shelves.

Fantasy In
Fantasy In, in Hannover Germany, had a very busy day with demo games, a meet and greet and handing out in excess of 40 free books. The El Alamein starter set and Mid War rulebooks were also very popular, with only a small number of each still on the shelves by the end of the day.
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe

4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe Sklep Vanaheim (Krakow, Poland)
Sklep Vanaheim is a new stockist of Flames Of War, choosing to start with 4th Edition. Reports coming out of the store were: “It's been a great release this weekend. We've sold out all starter set and we want more!”

They are working on an unboxing video to share as soon as it’s ready.

OSS
In Sweden, the gaming club, OSS held 4th Edtion Mid War demonstration games at the Swedish Army museum in conjunction with Alpha Spel.

They had a great day of showing off the new rules with plenty of interest from the public.

Alpha Spel themselves had a busy day themselves, with plenty of rulebooks going out the doors in the hands of eager customers.
4th Edition Launch Weekend in the UK and Europe


Last Updated On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 by Blake at Battlefront