Which version?

[guncrazy]

I am thinking about buying twilight 2000 but was wondering which version to get? 1st? 2nd? or 2.2?

[pmulcahy11b]

A lot of people prefer the mechanics of v1. Few prefer v2; it was sort of a stopgap release. Most seem to prefer the v2.2 mechanics, and they're easy to customize. (It's version I write by site for,) However, these same people (me included) prefer the v1 timeline, or their own custom timeline.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

As fiddly as it was I liked 1e; I felt the art was well done. Lord knows the two books could have and should have been edited a lot better. Combat is split in two, over two books, but I like the mechanics.

[guncrazy]

I found the version 2.2 boxset on ebay for $80. What comes in the set? And is 2.2 compatible with 2.1 books such as the NATO vehicle guide?

[Rainbow Six]

If you don't mind getting a soft copy rather than a hard copy you might want to check out drivethrurpg.com - you can get PDF copies for a lot less than USD80. V1 bundle is USD40 and includes the rules set and a shedload of modules.

[guncrazy]

I personally wouldn't mind, however my friends are technical dinosaurs with no laptops, or even any legit source to read PDFs. But I will check out drivethrurpg. Thank you.

[boogiedowndonovan]

Originally Posted by guncrazy

I found the version 2.2 boxset on ebay for $80. What comes in the set?

V2.2 boxed set includes some color adventure cards. Basically some one page adventures that you can run without much prep time. It also has some maps and sheets of game counters that you can use for games, instead of drawing things on paper or lugging around miniatures. The counters represent vehicles and men (or women).

Here's some descriptions

http://www.waynesbooks.com/Twilight2000.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...ynesworldof-20

$80 bucks wow, is it brand new mint condition? If they claim it is mint condition ask if the game counter sheets are cut or uncut. There should be two sheets.

I wonder how much a "gently used" T2.2 boxed set will go for?

Originally Posted by guncrazy

And is 2.2 compatible with 2.1 books such as the NATO vehicle guide?

My books are packed away, but I'm going to say yes, but there are some differences between 2.2 and 2.0. I can't remember off the top of my head all of the differences. But the one that sticks out to me the most is the vehicle damage charts are slightly different. For some vehicles, 2.0 uses a "crew in hull (CIH)" to describe certain vehicles , but this is missing from 2.2 I think. I don't think it is anything drastic like the switch from V1 to V2.0 though.

[Raellus]

Last time I checked, which admittedly was a year or two ago, e-Bay was selling used copies of the core v2.2 rulebook for anywhere from $10 to $100. I prefer the v2.2 rules for their relative ease of use. The learning curve isn't too steep either.

I prefer the v1.0 timeline and the original artwork and such still gives me a nostalgia high. I bought a lightly used omnibus edition from an Amazon marketplace vendor that included the first three Poland modules for about $20. That, however, was about 7 years ago.

EDIT:

I just checked e-bay. There are currently a couple of v1.0 box sets for sale, in the $10-25 range, and a few v2.2 BYBs from .99 up to $25.