Editing Dystopian Wars (section)

=== Is it expensive? ===

The game is quite affordable.

The core rules, now in edition 2.0, are the only ones you need in order to play. It contains all of the core rules and special rules in the game at this point. It also contains army lists for the core nations, but you can ignore these since Spartan frequently updates the army lists and releases them as free .pdfs on their [http://www.spartangames.co.uk/resources/downloads site]. 

The 2.0 rules can be bought in three ways if you want a hard copy. The free edition is now avaliable at [http://www.spartangames.co.uk/resources/downloads site]. The Commodore edition, which is hardback and comes complete with background information, costs 30 pounds. The Admiral edition is thinner and only contains the rules, costing 20 pounds. Alternatively, the Admiral edition rules are included in the Shadow Hunter 2-player starter set which costs 80 pounds and comes with two respectably sized navies for Japan and America as well as some extra models related to the special scenarios designed for the starter set. 

If neither of the forces in the starter set take your fancy, another fine place to begin is with a Naval Battle Group for any of the major fleets and some minor fleets as well. This costs 45 pounds RRP and will get you 850-900 points worth of models. For context 700 points would be enough for a tactically satisfying small game, 1200 points or so might be about average and 1500 points would constitute a larger game, though sometimes it is played all the way up to 2000. For context, a small frigate will cost 25 points, an aircraft carrier about 130 points, and a massive dreadnought can cost from 240 points to well over 300 points.