Watch “How to Play to Fighting Formations: The 29th Infantry Division with Kai Jensen,” a how-to-play guide on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Patrick's Tactics & Tutorials on YouTube:
I had the pleasure of getting a Fighting Formations tutorial from Lead Developer Kai Jensen, using the newest game in the series: The 29th US Infantry Division.
The Fighting Formations series from GMT covers tactical, platoon- and squad-level combat, including large guns and armored fighting vehicles, among other equipment. It uses a unique zero-sum Initiative activation system between both players.
This Introductory video will cover several basic topics related to the game mechanics created by Chad and Kai in the original Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Division title in 2011.
This video was recorded during the 2025 San Diego HistCon Winter Quarters Online event on February 8, 2025.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368552/fighting-formations-us-29th-infantry-division
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1005-fighting-formations-us-29th-infantry-division.aspx
Topics Index:
0:00 Welcome and Introductions
5:20 The Order Matrix, Initiative, and Basic Procedures
11:09 Command & Control
14:00 The Time Track and End of Turn Procedures
17:00 Units Counters (Platoons, Squads, Guns, and Vehicles)
20:45 Return Fire, Op Fire, and Rate of Fire
23:00 Guns and Vehicles; Movement Types (Leg, Track, Wheel)
24:00 Activation of Units
26:20 Attack/Defense Dice and Modifiers
29:00 Unit Damage and Rallying
32:50 Terrain Effects
36:20 Summary of Orders
42:30 Example of Gameplay (Shooting!)
