Spartan Games: Dystopian Wars 2-Player Starter Set

Hot on the heels of the Firestorm Armada 2-player starter set with the 2.0 rulebook, Spartan Games released, at the end of May, a 2-player starter box set of Dystopian Wars titled: Operation Shadow Hunter. For those not familiar with it, Dystopian wars is the alternate history earth, steampunk miniatures game of naval combat. It's had my attention for a while, but as is the problem with many of the minis games I have my eye on, there's no one else that plays it. These 2-player starter sets are awesome for allowing people to try it out and maybe building a fan base in the area. I recently got the Dropzone Commander starter set by Hawk Wargames, and also the aforementioned Firestorm Armada starter set. Now they release this with the 2.0 Rulebook for Dystopian Wars and now it seems I will need to add this to my growing game collection.

he box set features the forces of the Federated States of America and The Empire of the Blazing Sun. A list of the contents:

CONTENTS:

Empire of the Blazing Sun

1 x Kaiju Class Heavy Battleship

1 x Wani Terror Ship - Solid resin Model

1 x Wani Terror Ship – Clear resin Model

3 x Honshu Cruisers (each with three drop-ons)

4 x Uwatsu Class Frigates

5 x Fujin Class Corvettes

5 x Support Aircraft Wings (SAW) Tokens

1 x Support Aircraft Squadron (SAS) Movement Tray

Federated States of America

1 x Liberty Class Heavy Battleship

1 x Boston Class Large Submarine

1 x Boston Class Large Submarine (Submerged Base)

6 x Turtle Class Assault Submarine Tokens

3 x Georgetown Class Cruisers (each with three drop-ons)

4 x Augusta Class Frigates

5 x Revere Class Corvettes

5 x Support Aircraft Wings (SAW) Tokens

1 x Support Aircraft Squadron (SAS) Movement Tray

ALSO INCLUDED:

1 x Admiral Edition Rulebook (Softback)

1 x A5 Campaign Booklet

2 x TAC card decks
3 x A4 'Punch Out' Scenery Sheets

3 x A5 Tokens and Templates Sheets

15 x Standard Game Dice - Red

6 x 7mm Micro Dice (2 each of Red, Green and White)

1 x Large Wani Forward Deployment Base

 It retails for 80 GBP which is roughly $134 and change as of this writing. The response to the Firestorm armada starter box was good so I'm glad to see them releasing 2-player sets for other properties. I will definitely put this on my short list of future purchases.