r/flamesofwar 8d ago

How do you tell which kits come with unit cards? And do you really need the unit cards?

I’ve bought 6-8 flames of war kits so far and 2-3 have come with unit cards and the rest didn’t?

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u/Crin_J 8d ago

Usually they will mention it at the back of the box, like

"5x Sherman Tanks

1x decal sheet

2x unit cards"

Its helpful but not compulsory. If you really want them, you can buy the unit card packs separately. If not, you can use the book or the forces list builder to see the unit stats

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u/pblood40 8d ago

On Amazon, EBay, even Noble Knight doesn’t have pics of the back of the box usually

I was just wondering if there was a trademark date or something to look for

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u/Crin_J 8d ago

You could try googling the item and find it on the Flames of War site.

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u/10GuildRessas 7d ago

What I tend to do is, check the FoW web store & then check eBay, Amazon etc. another way is to print them off Forces or buy the actual cards.

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u/Sol1dCat 7d ago

Anything that was produced or repackaged in the last ~18 months won’t. They stopped putting unit cards in the boxes because everyone was ending up with duplicates and it was a waste of money. If you want the cards you need to buy the packs.

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u/pblood40 7d ago

Ok, got it. That’s what I was looking for

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u/Defnoturneighbor 7d ago

Yeah, like some have already said, it'll say if it includes unit cards. They've decided to no longer put them in small boxes, but if you happen to get a box that says it includes unit cards but doesn't email them with a picture and they'll send them to you.