On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 2:25:38 AM UTC+1, dougb wrote:and when you start comparing content ameritrash usually has miniatures and eurogames wooden components, while 95% of wargames out there are simply nothing but cardboard.
Looks good Eddy, yep those board war game prices can be steep.
I know - the thing is that I can't figure out why they are. Board wargame publishers mumble something about limited print runs driving up the price, but I know for a fact many wargame print runs are higher than those for many ameritrash or eurogames -
Board wargame prices are higher because wargamers are willing to pay more is the closest I've come to an explanation.
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
In article <23d29589-58b4-448e-9df7-83ff9010536d@googlegroups.com>, eddysterckx@hotmail.com says...and when you start comparing content ameritrash usually has miniatures and eurogames wooden components, while 95% of wargames out there are simply nothing but cardboard.
On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 2:25:38 AM UTC+1, dougb wrote:
Looks good Eddy, yep those board war game prices can be steep.
I know - the thing is that I can't figure out why they are. Board wargame publishers mumble something about limited print runs driving up the price, but I know for a fact many wargame print runs are higher than those for many ameritrash or eurogames -
Board wargame prices are higher because wargamers are willing to pay more is the closest I've come to an explanation.
I do like the idea of a *strategic* Napoleonic PC wargame. I'd be interested to see this done right - for once.
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In article <23d29589-58b4-448e-9df7-83ff9010536d@googlegroups.com>, eddysterckx@hotmail.com says...and when you start comparing content ameritrash usually has miniatures and eurogames wooden components, while 95% of wargames out there are simply nothing but cardboard.
On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 2:25:38 AM UTC+1, dougb wrote:
Looks good Eddy, yep those board war game prices can be steep.
I know - the thing is that I can't figure out why they are. Board wargame publishers mumble something about limited print runs driving up the price, but I know for a fact many wargame print runs are higher than those for many ameritrash or eurogames -
Board wargame prices are higher because wargamers are willing to pay more is the closest I've come to an explanation.
I do like the idea of a *strategic* Napoleonic PC wargame. I'd be interested to see this done right - for once.
Another item in the pot at the end of the rainbow would be a corps level Russian Front game done right on the pc - we've been speculating and wishing for that for what 10+ years now?
Anyway, there's no shortage of recent grand strategic titles in the cardboard world - FTF or Vassal & Skype is all you need to play.
I do like the idea of a *strategic* Napoleonic PC wargame. I'd be interested to see this done right - for once.
AI? Ain't a PC game w/o AI.
On 12/4/2015 8:14 PM, Giftzwerg wrote:
AI? Ain't a PC game w/o AI.
According to the Beta Sign up page,
"The AI controls Great Britain and the other allied nations and troops
that comprise an ever-changing alliance bent on stopping you!"
On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 3:40:20 PM UTC+1, Giftzwerg wrote:chance to bring that nation into an anti-Napoleonic coalition. Napoleon can raise or lower their diplomatic ratings by spreading revolutionary ideals or marrying into their royal families. If Napoleon feels a major nation's
I do like the idea of a *strategic* Napoleonic PC wargame. I'd be interested to see this done right - for once.
A first report from the pc version (beta) by Scott MacPhee:
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1483779/first-plays
"I got a chance to play the beta of the PC version. The rules will be the same in the board game.
This is a fantastic game that makes for plausible history. One player takes the role of Napoleon. The other player controls Britain.
The other major nations (Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire) have diplomatic ratings that both players can affect through card play. Britain sends subsidies to reduce their ratings. Once the rating drops to zero, Britain has a
The result is a constantly shifting set of challenges for the French player. When you consider that Britain can use her naval supremacy to threaten France along the periphery of the empire, Napoleon spends much of the game putting out various fires.But he can seize the initiative as well, stirring up revolts in Ireland, subverting Britain's allies, and adding new territories.
The tactical game-within-a-game is also a lot of fun. When armies clash, one of two battle boards is used, depending on the size of the fight. The results reward proper combined arms tactics. It's an elegant little system that feels like a Napoleonicbattle without getting bogged down in detail.
With different event card draws, every game will work out differently. I have played it three times now and got three very different results.and avoid war with Spain. Total victory. In the third, I did make the mistake of invading Russia, only to see Napoleon's force melt away due to attrition cards. I was able to avoid the Spanish Ulcer in all three games, as
In the first, Napoleon was killed when I committed my last unit of guard infantry to defend Paris against a British landing in 1807. In my second, I was able to beat up repeatedly on Austria, force a peace on Russia, turn Prussia into a friendly power,
I am very excited to get my hands on the board game version. I can see myself playing this one for years to come."
gamers will want to play the French anyway.According to the Beta Sign up page,
"The AI controls Great Britain and the other allied nations and troops
that comprise an ever-changing alliance bent on stopping you!"
French player against Allied AI only, but the designer has said they made the decision to focus on that AI first and later make the other one - sales permitting - a "better one really good AI than 2 mediocre ones" plan that might work given that most
Another item in the pot at the end of the rainbow would be a corps level Russian Front game done right on the pc - we've been speculating and wishing for that for what 10+ years now?
I would get this, but ... FALLOUT4. This game is just outta control
good. I've play 75 hours, according to Steam, and I'm barely out of Sanctuary.
On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 4:42:53 PM UTC+1, dougb wrote:
Another item in the pot at the end of the rainbow would be a corps level Russian Front game done right on the pc - we've been speculating and wishing for that for what 10+ years now?
You might want to take a look at this :
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3982063
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
Still any pc wargame is going to be hard pressed to provide the same enjoyment to me that my current campaign of Victory Roads is providing as a 4 player game played using Vassal and Skype.
On Monday, December 7, 2015 at 3:12:27 PM UTC+1, dougb wrote:Wednesday. Probably going to play a Napoleonic battle prototype from David Kershaw - of digital wargame design fame :)
Still any pc wargame is going to be hard pressed to provide the same enjoyment to me that my current campaign of Victory Roads is providing as a 4 player game played using Vassal and Skype.
Preaching to the choir - live opponents beat anything digital - and thanks to our population density setting up FTF games is pretty easy - played a 5-player FTF game of Virgin Queen just a week ago and got a FTF meetup with 3 other wargamers on
Take a look at this and tell me digital wargames with crappy AI aren't in real trouble :
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tabletopia/tabletopia-the-digital-platform-for-board-games
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 4:42:53 PM UTC+1, dougb wrote:
Another item in the pot at the end of the rainbow would be a corps level Russian Front game done right on the pc - we've been speculating and wishing for that for what 10+ years now?
You might want to take a look at this :
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3982063
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