I Ain't Been Shot, Mum: How to Play Part One | Storm of Steel Wargaming

[@robertmorton38]

HI Alex, You're "How to Play" tutorials are tremendous. You break down the rules into comprehensive, "bite size" pieces that really help me get my head around the game. I've gotten a lot out of your videos and refer back to them quite a bit. I just wanted to let you know and say thank you.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thanks Robert, that's really good to hear! I'm glad they are useful for you and help you play the game! I keep meaning to make more, but they require a huge amount of time to set up, write and film! But I will do at some point in the future.

[@AlanTwigg]

I've been thinking about getting into historical wargames and this game came up. Thanks for making a good overview

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

I'm glad it was of some use, IABSM is an excellent set of rules as is Chain of Command, about which I have a how to play series coming soon...

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

@bartley butsford I have just published part one of my how to play Chain of Command series. There's three more parts coming soon.

[@tabletopcp]

Excellent! I have been wanting to take a look at this game.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thank you. Stay tuned for more on the game soon. It is a great game.

[@JD77ATH]

Perfect timing with this Video. I’ve played it in the past but I’m getting my two boys involved in the hobby and want to go through all my rulesets. You have done an amazing job of introducing the rules. I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the series.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thank you, Part Two went up today, so check that out as well.

[@MiniatureRealms]

Looks like a very interesting game, great video as well, well explained and easy to follow.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Cheers buddy, glad you enjoyed the video.

[@BearGrisham]

Great guides on how to play 👍 Looking forward to seeing your reviews on Fireball Forward and Battlegroup in the future.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Cheers, I've already done a review of FBF and there will never be a review of Battlegroup since I gave it away in a raffle the other day.

[@BearGrisham]

@@StormofSteelWargaming 😂 Well that’s a review in itself!! I’ll make sure I watch the fireball forward one as I’m on the fence between IAMSM and FBF

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

@@BearGrisham I did a sort of review in the bench hobby video that has it in the thumbnail picture.

[@FLUROBIKE]

Great work, looking forward to the next video

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thank you, stay tuned and it'll be along soon enough!

[@stonegolem17]

Nice video, looking forward to watching the rest of the series!

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Cheers buddy, stay tuned for more!

[@PatGilliland]

Very well done. Excellent introduction to the game rules.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thanks Pat, I am glad you liked the video!

[@alandowns8607]

Great start. Really looking forward to this series

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thank you Alan, there's more to come so stay tuned!

[@thestoicsteve]

Thanks for these! I dabbled a bit with this ruleset, and am attending a lardies day soon so this will be a good refresher! Keep going please!

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

You're welcome. It's a great set of rules and once you get used to the main aspects very easy to play. Stay tuned for more soon!

[@tabletopgeneralsde310]

Great informative video about a great-looking game! Thumbs up! We are really looking forward to playing this soon.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Cheers buddy! It's an excellent set of rules and you won't be disappointed, I'm sure!

[@TheEccentricMan]

Excellent walk through

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Cheers buddy!

[@DE-rd1zl]

Good intro to the game. I've replaced my cards with poker chips, really makes you wonder what's going to be drawn from the bag :D It's fun game for sure!

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thank you! Yeah, that's an idea I'd toyed as well. Either way works though.

[@stevovondivo2326]

I follow your channel enough now that I'm considering becoming a Patreon. I enjoy your content - where did you say other IABSM card resources could be found (at the start of your video) I checked your site and couldn't locate them....

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Hi Stevo, thank you, I am glad you are enjoying the stuff I put out. You can find all the IABSM cards as a download from the Too Fat Lardies website, but it's a little difficult to find, here's the link: toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=1153#

[@kenc9236]

Where do you get your minatures from and buildings terrain and what not?

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

From a variety of manufacturers, and some scratch built stuff as well. It's difficult to say really as a lot I can't actually remember.

[@Cherokie89]

The basing and everything looks like I could probably bring my forces over directly from Flames of War and make it work?

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Yeah pretty much, as long as you have some way of recording casualties. I would add few single based figures as well, just to use as casualties or to bring an odd numbered section up to the right number. it's what I do.

[@thekiwiwargamer3136]

Great vid mate 😁

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

[@pbeccas]

Without doubt, the Lardies best ruleset.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

It's an excellent game, I really like it.

[@N51Sierra]

For me it was a bit dissapointing. too byased and imbalanced

[@norm977]

Thank You

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thanks for watching, Norm!

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

I’m setting up to play the Action at Galmanche scenario in the Rulebook. I’m currently wondering how I should keep track of each big man (allied 8 and axis 5) in addition to keeping track of each platoon #. I’ve now got a bunch of little papers on my table that remind me of the platoon, it’s number, the big man leading them (some have 2), and also the rank. I feel I’m doing something wrong and I’ve not even started playing yet. Help me SoSWG, you’re my only hope.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

I found with a big game, like my Stalingrad one, the best way to deal with this issue was to make a list of each unit/big man on a sheet of paper with the name of their card next to it and refer to that when you pulled a card. You could mark the base of the Big Men with their card number, as an alternative. I also toyed with marking the platoons like this: www.stormofsteelwargaming.com/2020/01/platoon-markers.html

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

Storm of Steel Wargaming thank you.

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

Nice quality.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thank you!!

[@gameon_ct]

Well you suggested this to us on Twitter. Might as well learn it

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Cheers buddy, I hope you enjoyed it!

[@gameon_ct]

@@StormofSteelWargaming We always enjoy your content :)

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

@@gameon_ct thank you!

[@Jhoelgrox]

Hey there, i have the rules book and no supplements. One thing i don't understand is with how many blinds do i usually start a game? Ty.

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Have a look at page 5, one blind per unit of platoon size or smaller.

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

And another question. This scenario has two tank Troops. Do you think I should operate them as two units or spread them throughout the 3 squads?

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

I'm not sure, I've not played that scenario. Try it either way.

[@j453]

Looks interesting

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

It's a great game, really fun to play

[@antidote9710]

Can this be played alone during Quarantine?

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Yep, quite easily. I've got a couple of AARs on the channel that I played IABSM solo, have a look for them on the AAR playlist.

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

I could never figure out when to activate a support mg, specialty unit, or infantry gun - there isn’t really card for those units

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

There are blank cards within the deck that can be used for that exact thing. Alternatively, you could just make a new card with the specific unit on it. Usually though MGs are part of the platoon or company, so would activate with their cards? Also a specialist unit could just be numbered as one of the platoons and be activated when that platoon card is drawn. The good thing about the rules is that they are not prescriptive and it is up to the player to add or subtract what they need for their games.

[@killingjon]

This is great! Many thanks for your time and effort in doing this - hope to see more. Cheers. J

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it, there are two more parts to this series, so stay tuned for more!