[oni no won]

If you people are going to sink your money into a WWII miniature game, I recommend that you try out Flames of War instead of A&A miniatures. Unlike A&A miniatures, you don't have to worry about getting a figure you don't want. The entry price is about a hundred (rulebook costs $40 and I believe the starters costs around $60 - $70). There are 4 faction starters out at the moment - U.S., Britain, Germany, and USSR.

The blister packs are at a good price (I saw a blister pack of a lot of soldiers for $16).

The drawbacks are that the soldier figures are way too small for me to paint them and that the tanks require assembly.

I personally have no interest in historical wargames but the rules for this game seemed interesting (although I only skimmed through the book). There seems to be a fog of war in effect and you use scouts and intelligence units as a beacon to use air strikes and long range weapons.

Anyway, it may be worth it for you guys to take a look. If you like the simplicity of A&A then that is fine but if you want a more satisfying, more in depth wargame then I recommend this game. Also if you just want to focus playing just one country, get this game. It is better to buy just the figures you want in your company then to keep buying randomized booster packs and hoping to get the units you want.