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Originally Posted by HeatDeath
EDIT: For the counter mix, I think I make 4 howitzers, 8 missile tanks, 10 GEVs, and 8 Heavy Tanks. Plus the obvious assortment of infantry.
By way of historical comparison, the Ogre Deluxe miniatures box set from 2000ish was 1 howitzer, 4 missile tanks, 6 GEVs, and 4 heavy tanks, but that was only for a MkIII defense - no MkV was included in that box. So the ratios are pretty similar. http://www.sjgames.com/miniatures/ogre/deluxeogre/
The 1987 Ogre box with cardboard standees was 5 howitzers and 12 each of missile tanks, heavy tanks, and GEVs. Interestingly though, it only came with 36 stands, so you couldn't use all of those pieces at once. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1557715/counter-list
So, no monoculture defenses [not that we've been able to do those in an Ogre-only box set since 1987], but overall a good mix. I'll probably pick up a second countersheet set if they're made available.
There's a good chance that's the counter mix for the miniatures sprue as well. I'll almost certainly pick up a second sprue. |
Per the unboxing video, my counts for the armor units mix are confirmed: 4 howitzers, 8 missile tanks, 10 GEVs, and 8 Heavy Tanks.
For the infantry mix, now that the unboxing video lets us see a lot better, there are 12 three-squad counters with 2-squads on the back, and 12 one-squad counters with 2-squads on the back. Which lets you field 24 distinct groups of infantry, and a total maximum of 60 squads on the board at once.
This counter mix compares interestingly with the initial Miniatures Set 1 mix, which is 2 howitzers, 4 missile tanks, 6 GEVs, and 6 Heavy Tanks,
and to the eventual Miniatures Set 1 mix, which is 4 howitzers, 6 missile tanks, 8 GEVs, and 8 Heavy Tanks.