COIN Collectors #5: Falling Sky

Welcome to a special Dads on a Map: COIN Collectors session discussing the 2016 war game "Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar." In this episode the COIN Collectors head back in time to explore the challenges and issues of the Gallic revolt in against Rome. Falling Sky puts the players in the roles as 3 Gallic tribes immersed in an all out revolt against Rome. Join us at the table to hear our experiences and opinions with this well regarded war game. 00:52 Intro 06:16 Win conditions 07:54 War correspondent report 10:20 Rome faction overview 13:08 Belgae faction overview 16:21 Arverni faction overview 18:58 Aedui faction overview 22:40 Leaders 25:08 Supply lines 28:10 Map and changes to COIN formula 35:00 Battle sequence and complexity 36:26 Comparison to traditional wargames 39:00 Ancients COIN games 45:30 Roman politics and strategy 48:55 Game length 52:28 Events and capabilities 53:39 C3i issue 30 article and COIN series evolution 57:00 Closing thoughts 1:01:55 Coming next http://www.dadsonamap.com Support the Show - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/dadsonamap Twitter and Instagram - @dadsonamap BGG Guild - http://tiny.cc/DoaMGuild Merch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/dads-on-a-map Contact us at [email protected]