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Lichtenstein posted:Was We the People really more complex than Wilderness War? Similarly, I think it's a stretch to put DVG's Field Commander series so high. Leader series has probably more spergin' about it due to all mathing out of the weapons.
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COOL CORN posted:Man, for such a wonderful product, they're really racking up the errata. It's almost laughable at this point. When they obtain MMP level incompetence of reprinting the rulebook for ASL, but not actually incorporating any of the existing errata into the reprinted rulebook, instead requiring customers to go to various websites, print off errata line by line, cut said errata out by hand with a loving scissors or X-acto knife, and rubber cement it into the rulebook, then come talk to me.
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SlyFrog posted:When they obtain MMP level incompetence of reprinting the rulebook for ASL, but not actually incorporating any of the existing errata into the reprinted rulebook, instead requiring customers to go to various websites, print off errata line by line, cut said errata out by hand with a loving scissors or X-acto knife, and rubber cement it into the rulebook, then come talk to me. The original Legacy mechanic.
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Played FITL, medium scenario, managed a come from behind victory as the NVA. Basically I got hosed by linebacker after the second coup of three, got lucky that a few events gave me resources and built like 4 bases before a coup to push me over the edge.
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Y'all should read the latest Mr. President update, it's pretty funny.
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Marco reviewed Liberty or Death. He gave it his "highest rating". That's a prestigious honor, given that the requirements for such distinction are: 1) is a board game
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Tekopo posted:Y'all should read the latest Mr. President update, it's pretty funny. Link please? I P500'd this one and hope it ships soon.
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FebrezeNinja posted:I'm assuming the InsideGMT article Pretty neat. I'm kind of tempted, but I would probably have to cancel a COIN preorder (Gallic War? more sure I want Cuba Libre) if I do. The modern terror/jihad threats might get annoying after a game or two.
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Tekopo posted:Y'all should read the latest Mr. President update, it's pretty funny. Every article I have read about this game makes me think it will be every bad part about Labyrinth turned up to 11. Which is a shame because there's definitely something neat that could be done with the concept.
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Yeah it just seems random as gently caress. The funny bit is the designer doing a drone strike in Europe and then saying that friends in Europe telling him that Europeans might get more than slightly annoyed if that happens.
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FebrezeNinja posted:I'm assuming the InsideGMT article Finally, a game that makes FoF look simple and straightforward.
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I imagine the story of that game i s GMT guys being unable to say no to their director's rambling.
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Tekopo posted:Yeah it just seems random as gently caress. The funny bit is the designer doing a drone strike in Europe and then saying that friends in Europe telling him that Europeans might get more than slightly annoyed if that happens. Sounds like a terrorist sympathizer to ME *launches predator drones at Buckingham Palace*
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I wonder how many separate tracks you can get going simultaneously, since there seems to be enough board space for double digit numbers of congressional allies and enemies.
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Are any of these Slitherine titles worth the sale price? http://store.steampowered.com/sale/slitherine_midweek I need to push digital counters around.
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Foehammer posted:Are any of these Slitherine titles worth the sale price? http://store.steampowered.com/sale/slitherine_midweek Battle of the Bulge is literally a computerized board game, it's easy to learn and really well designed. Slitherine kinda ruined the ios version but it should be ok on pc.
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Annnnnd Liberty or Death is sold out. drat, it's ridiculous that if you don't pre-order a wargame, you have like a 5% chance of actually buying it first hand.
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COOL CORN posted:Annnnnd Liberty or Death is sold out. drat, it's ridiculous that if you don't pre-order a wargame, you have like a 5% chance of actually buying it first hand. I've got good news for you. http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/220179
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CaptainRightful posted:I've got good news for you. I already have a copy and love it dearly so far, I just thought it was funny.
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I just read the latest GMT update and have to say that sometimes maybe game designers should dial back on the period theme.
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Where's that from? Also, anyone interested in playing some Plan Orange tomorrow? Or maybe we can continue our TK game bm?
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Tekopo posted:Where's that from? Also, anyone interested in playing some Plan Orange tomorrow? Or maybe we can continue our TK game bm? It's a game called Medieval Conspiracy, designed by a German company called UGG. GMT is distributing it through the P500 system. I'd link to the product page on the UGG website but I can't because it still uses frames!
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blackmongoose posted:Every article I have read about this game makes me think it will be every bad part about Labyrinth turned up to 11. Which is a shame because there's definitely something neat that could be done with the concept. From what I've read it feels like a weirdly generic setup with a lot of fiddly mechanics. Obviously the designer wants a lot of replayability, hence the rolling for startup and lots of random stuff, but it really seems to be missing some key things you'd expect in a political sim. Every goal - fighting terror, containing rogue states, or domestic legislation - is generic presidential stuff. Like here are the possible public agendas for the country:  It's just so weird to talk about health care reform (for instance) without considering the political leanings of whoever's doing the reforming. If McCain had won in 2008 and then attempted to overhaul health care, the debate would have gone very differently.
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Any thoughts on where I can get some nationality/custom dice? I've been looking at BattleDice, but $35 for 5 dice sounds a little... extreme. http://asl-battleschool.blogspot.ca/2012/06/battledice-nationality-series.html
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It's a good thing the Lent has begun, as I've got the itching to dust off Fields of Fire again. Not sure when to find time for necessary pre- and post-game chillout though!
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Lichtenstein posted:It's a good thing the Lent has begun, as I've got the itching to dust off Fields of Fire again. Not sure when to find time for necessary pre- and post-game chillout though!
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That is the general idea right now, but I'm erring on the side of drinking with no pants on and crying myself to sleep.
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Tekopo posted:Just ordered Silent Victory, should be good It is pretty good. If you like The Hunters, it's more of the same, with some of the mechanics tweaked for a better playing experience.
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Speaking of subs, aka the only boats worth caring about, how did They Come Unseen turn out? Also, are there any decent games on Cold War-to-present subs? I'd imagine they'd have to work on a fleet command kind of scale.
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By the way. I am going to play this when summer comes. I am honestly really excited. It's gonna be like HIS but even bigger!
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Tekopo posted:By the way. I am going to play this when summer comes. I am honestly really excited. It's gonna be like HIS but even bigger! Oh snap. Megagame Makers was one of the things SU&SD did that looked legimately awesome, and Virgin Queen era megagame sounds legit great. In other news, taser_rates and I tried Napoleon's Triumph at MAGFest last weekend. While we didn't finish (it was at the tail end of a full day of gaming and I skipped enough meals to have to end early or just vomit all over the board), I got a much better handle of this play than the first time I failed to understand it. First off, NT has the densest 10 pages of rules I have ever Once you can (almost) parse the rules, the game is incredible of course. I could see it being the best block wargame I have if I can get more mileage out of it. The agonizing guesses you have to make in this game with no random chance (just secret unit information) is brutal and captivating. While I initially thought the attack sequence was too in-depth, every part of it is needed to make Napoleon's Triumph work so well. Oh, and moving corps is a pain in the rear end. loving road movement is a logistical kick in the nuts. In a good way, I guess....
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Tekopo posted:By the way. I am going to play this when summer comes. I am honestly really excited. It's gonna be like HIS but even bigger! There is a group that has run some of these out of NYC, but they spots fill up so fast I haven't had a chance to try it. Let us know how it is!
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Sometimes I think I'm too far down the wargame-obscurity-rabbithole, but then Tekopo busts out some megagame poo poo from a company I've never heard of, and I feel better. (And also jealous)
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Trynant posted:Oh, and moving corps is a pain in the rear end. loving road movement is a logistical kick in the nuts. In a good way, I guess.... As I say every single time I teach it. The roads do not go where you want them to go.
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C3i 29 is finally on amazon.ca, $40 CAD until March 7 or so. A friend is picking up Churchill, look forward to trying that too.
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