Hello all,

Roughly 5 years ago I purchased the Tannhauser core set.  As much as I loved the art direction and theme (occult nazis ftw!), the rulebook left MUCH to be desired as me and my father were left with endless rule questions.

I ended up selling my game on ebay, but continued to watch its progress over the years.  I noticed there was a revised rule book that was released as well as a proverbial boatload of miniatures and expansions to further flesh out the game.

My question for all you veterans is this:  Is the game worth getting back into?  I only ask this now because I noticed the incredible sale on Tannhauser stuff that's going on right now.  Seems like the best time to get back in, especially if they will end up cancelling its print in the future (just read about that).  However, I have no idea how much the game changed with the new rule book.  Furthermore me and dad only played 2 games before realizing that we didn't know enough about the gameplay mechanics to continue playing.

Any unbiased and detailed responses are most welcome.

Thanks!

If you decide to get back into the game.  I recommend you get the new rulebook.   It is much improved.  The sales definitely has good deals.  I purchased all the minis I was missing.

I too have heard that they are planning to discontinue publishing the game.  That is disappointing.

Tannhäuser is definitely worth getting into. The new rules are a great improvement and the basic rules are worded clearly (I had no problems with them although English isn't my native language!). If there are questions regarding special abilities or equipment, a lot of those have been answered (or will be answered if you ask) on this site. Plus, you have a lot of different characters to choose from even though there won't be new ones.

Tannhauser is an awesome game, especially if you like the death match online vidieo games. Its plays like one of them but on a board.

The game now has 4 factions to play, 7 unique maps, revised rule book, easy to use equipment cards that have all the relevent rules printed on them, more customisation with mixing factions, epic heros, more troopers, multiple game modes and scenarios and many bonus tokens too

The game is a light, beer and snacks combat game with a unique theme. Mainly for two players but supports upto ten players.

I love this game and is always a hit at my gaming table. so to me it was worth buying. I bought this blind, and intoduced it to my mates and it won them over on its first play,

the expansions are still in print and will continue to be so untill they stop selling. I buy 1 expansion a month and pay no more than £10 for a mini expansion. all i need now are Eddison, Frankenstahl (1 or 2), union and Reich trooper packs, the Matriarch trooper pack Asteros and all of the japanese forces and map pack. So in 12 months i should own everything.

To get the most out of the game for the lowest cost you need the core set, the revised rulebook and the equipment cards pack. if you buy a new core set it might come with the revised rule book anyway. Optional: play it with some movie sound track playing in the background to give the game night a more epic experience

Happy gaming

Well, let's hope you are all right! I picked up all the expansions during FFG's recent sale.  The figs look great.  Only now, I feel like there is an overwhelming amount of choices.

:-)

One question?  Has anyone put together summary sheets for all the characters?

I believe so, if you search these forums you might find the thread. there was a chap who'd designed some referrence cards showing all the items together for any one particular pack.

hey there! in regards to whether or not they are discontinuing the game… i dont know myself but they are still making expansions and that usually is a good sign and ive been to sites like atomicempire.com and it is usually sold out. just thought  i would let you know

I have not played yet but I like the theme. I picked up all expansions and figures except the Japan figures although I bought that expansion. How do the Japan figures add to the game. I just figures I like the Nazi, Russian and American forces better.

I have not played yet but I like the theme. I picked up all expansions and figures except the Japan figures although I bought that expansion. How do the Japan figures add to the game. I just figures I like the Nazi, Russian and American forces better.

There are no Nazis in this game, since the game is set in a different timeline.

I had the feeling that the shogunate is difficult to play because it heavily depends on close combat plus they have only a smalll amount of characters, which restricts the player to use the same team over and over again. Beside that they are a very cool addition to the setting and pretty strong (once they enter melee range.)

if  you are worried about getting this gamecuz it is being discontinued dont worry i found out they are just putting it on hiatus

paladinmancraig said:

Where did you get this information?

This is taken from FFG's announcement of Frankenstahl and the future of TH:

"We remain genuine fans of Tannhäuser and its universe. We have no doubt that sometime in the future we'll return to explore new game experiences among its dark and winding paths."

It was probably understood as "putting the game on hiatus".

actually i asked someone who works for FFG

Okay, now I'm really curious. Did he / she give you any details?

This would be splendid indeed.