{"product_id":"retro-5th-edition","title":"Retro - 5th Edition","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eRetro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e, 5th edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e is a tactical, squad-level World War II combat variant rules set contained in a 56-page book.  Its goal is to provide players--experienced and inexperienced alike--with simplified rules to enable them to play and enjoy tactical wargames and modules without having to master hundreds of pages of rules and a steep learning curve.  You must own the necessary components (counters and mapsheets) of the \"host\" game to utilize \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eRetro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eThe variant was originally written as a variant for Avalon Hill's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eSquad Leader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e and its modules. T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003ehis edition continues that tradition, and presumes this game to be the host system, even though gamers have used \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eRetro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e with other tactical World War II games from various publishers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eRetro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e covers the various nationalities and theaters of the war, but using a greatly simplified sequence of play.  This shortened, \"I go\/You go\" sequence utilizing the \"Hesitation\" rule, and a new \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eInfantry Fire Table\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e which makes morale checks unnecessary are the biggest modifications to the standard game, although streamlining and simplification has also been applied to a myriad of details, including those for AFV and vehicular combat.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eTo quote the variant's Introduction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eRetro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e is not for the gamer who thinks \"more is better\" when it comes to chrome and realism and process, but is offered to those who think that \"less is acceptable\" and even preferable, in the name of straightforward playability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eRetro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e, 5th edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e consists of a 56-page rulebook, containing all standard, advanced, and optional rules, eleven scenarios, two double-sided Reference cards, and instructions for creating design-your-own scenarios.  The standard rules from the 36-page 4th edition (2012) are unchanged, apart from some verbal smoothing and explication.  The 5th edition adds twenty pages, and includes more optional rules and scenarios.  New rules cover \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eFIRE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e (starting and spreading),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eMINEFIELDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e, a new \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eHESITATION OPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003ePARATROOP DROPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eNATIONAL TROOP CHARACTERISTICS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003eCAPTURED ENEMY SW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e, new designer notes, and more.  It has been published in soft cover book format, with color Reference Cards, and looks sharp.  Retro fans will be pleased with what the new edition provides!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Minden Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51054526868,"sku":null,"price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/products\/Retro_5th_COVER_b144b8e5-1634-48e4-b0d5-05ffbc384583.jpg?v=1569058219","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/retro-5th-edition","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}