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SelenicMartian posted:Is No Retreat: Russian F fun/heavy? How bad are turn length/down time?
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May 20, 2020 20:32
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Imperial Struggle just charged to cards, so it's gonna be out sometime soon.
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May 20, 2020 20:33
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AARP LARPer posted:Imperial Struggle just charged to cards, so it's gonna be out sometime soon. Holy poo poo I'll have to check GMT because I literally cannot remember if I preordered this however long ago. I'm glad to hear it's actually happening, but that was a bit of a wait. Also, to echo Tekopo's statements, yes No Retreat no.1 is a good game and a good introductory game in some ways (Sekigahara is probably a better introductory game). As he said there are some rules exceptions here and there, but I like it and it didn't really cause that much trouble in the one game of it I played. Everything from turn 1-5 is a bit crazy because that's the parts of the war where the Germans roll the Soviets and then get stuck in mud and snow. Overall, had a lot of fun, would play again. There's supposed to be a lighter version called Absolute War in the works right now, but I'm not sure how close to release it is. The p500 took a really long time.
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May 20, 2020 20:39
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Also just ignore every single other No Retreat in the series, they aren't worth the time and effort to learn.
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May 20, 2020 20:40
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RF is the only one getting published in Rus so far.
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May 20, 2020 21:20
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SelenicMartian posted:Is No Retreat: Russian F fun/heavy? How bad are turn length/down time? It's good and fun, if a bit fiddly with chrome - it's still mostly easy & snappy for grog standards, but not exactly welcoming for a babby's first hex game situation. Turn length and so is fine, but the game overall time is quite grog long - if you want to have a single-evening game a la Twilight Struggle or Sekigahara you want to plan for playing out a year or a year and half in a sitting. Tekopo posted:Also just ignore every single other No Retreat in the series, they aren't worth the time and effort to learn. This, however, is painfully true.
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May 20, 2020 21:40
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Lichtenstein posted:It's good and fun, if a bit fiddly with chrome - it's still mostly easy & snappy for grog standards, but not exactly welcoming for a babby's first hex game situation. Turn length and so is fine, but the game overall time is quite grog long - if you want to have a single-evening game a la Twilight Struggle or Sekigahara you want to plan for playing out a year or a year and half in a sitting. Yeah I forgot to mention that, if you play the whole war it can take a long time, but the shorter scenarios are a lot more manageable for one night of game time. Just skip the last one. The 1945 stuff sucks and from what I understand was never part of the original game, but added on later.
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May 20, 2020 22:43
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1945 was an expansion and the first sign of Carl going completely insane.
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May 20, 2020 23:35
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Carl is a huge tinkerer and doesn't know where to stop.
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May 20, 2020 23:45
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I've glanced through the localized rules and I see what you're talking about. Everything has an exception that triggers at random parts of a turn. 
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May 21, 2020 04:43
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Any opinions on Flying Colors and/or Men of Iron? New editions of both are shipping soon.
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May 21, 2020 09:43
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Terminally Bored posted:Any opinions on Flying Colors and/or Men of Iron? New editions of both are shipping soon. I have Blood & Roses from the Men of Iron series. It's a fun, lighter game where the lines quickly descend into a chaotic bloodbath. It's mechanically similar to GBoH with the way leaders take turns in order of quality but can trump, somewhat less fiddly overall. Cavalry was unusual at that time--charging infantry can be a big mistake. It's often better to just use the horses to get into position quickly, then dismount before engaging the enemy.
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May 21, 2020 16:30
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First, GMT's P500 of Border Rievers Now the Jacobites are Rising with Compass https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/compassgames/commands-and-colors-tricorne-jacobite-rising 
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May 21, 2020 20:38
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Looks like they are doing a third printing of Under and Iron Sky. The cold war is totally my jam, so hopefully it hits 200 and I can finally snag a copy.
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May 23, 2020 04:00
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The BGG Wargame forum posted:Strategy isn't gamey play to maximize game mechanics, because that requires you to believe the game mechanics, and I generally don't. I'll go further - real strategy begins when you deny that the game, designer, umpire, ref, not to mention the opponent, have anything to lecture you about as to what you can do or what you should do. If they know so much, let them play it. No jumping through other people's hoops like a performing seal. Instead, real strategy is "I found this new way no one ever thought of before to ruin my opponent's day". If the ref isn't stunned, I'm doing it wrong. "But the victory conditions say you must..." And if I blow up the auditorium, who is going to lecture me about what I did wrong? The debris? Strategy begins with putting yourself in charge of what you are "allowed" to do. Which is "what you can do" and "what works" - which nobody else on this earth knows or ever has known, until you show them.
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May 23, 2020 10:45
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The thought pattern that leads to light speed motorcycle messengers and fishing boats with surface to surface missiles.
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May 23, 2020 13:10
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what the gently caress did I read
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May 23, 2020 13:26
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silvergoose posted:what the gently caress did I read He's basically completely mad. He reminds me a lot of Dominic Cummings, but a lot more harmless becuase all he wants to do is move counters on a map rather than reshape the British government.
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May 23, 2020 14:47
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I, too, casually blow up all my opponents for not playing 4d chess.
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May 23, 2020 15:53
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Can't decide if it's a John Galt thing or something something The Joker. But with wargames.
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May 23, 2020 15:59
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Heh, what if i just put one of my infantry corps and dropped in in berlin. Bet you didn't think of that! If the Soviets had transporter technology they could've done it!
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May 23, 2020 16:57
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Panzeh posted:Heh, what if i just put one of my infantry corps and dropped in in berlin. Bet you didn't think of that! If the Soviets had transporter technology they could've done it!
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May 23, 2020 17:01
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World in Flames but literally setting counters on fire. By the way, WTF if the $600 edition for?
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May 23, 2020 17:33
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SelenicMartian posted:World in Flames but literally setting counters on fire.
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May 23, 2020 20:53
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Tekopo posted:It's for COOLCORN. Not even I'm that crazy. That edition comes with a bunch of extra stuff that's not even compatible with the new edition lol
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May 23, 2020 22:31
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https://twitter.com/markherman54/status/1264199820887105538?s=19
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May 24, 2020 13:03
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Tekopo posted:The thought pattern that leads to light speed motorcycle messengers and fishing boats with surface to surface missiles. Similar vibes (thread) https://twitter.com/adembskibowden/status/1256996817809653760
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May 24, 2020 13:10
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No, this. https://twitter.com/markherman54/status/1264257275092500480
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May 24, 2020 13:53
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May 24, 2020 14:04
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I want a wargame that uses the dymaxion map.
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May 24, 2020 15:52
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MOUNTED DOUBLE MAPS for Pacific War
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May 24, 2020 17:24
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Sleekly posted:!!!! Looks gorgeous!
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May 25, 2020 21:57
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GMT store is open again! Empire of the Sun is out of stock? How do you bug them about a P500?
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May 26, 2020 06:37
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SelenicMartian posted:GMT store is open again! I'd go for that !
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May 30, 2020 07:08
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mllaneza posted:I'd go for that ! I’m also waiting for EoS to P500, but with the current backlog I doubt it is coming soon.
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May 30, 2020 13:01
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Ahh, stackable counter trays.
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Jun 3, 2020 09:56
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I finished finished clipping all 8 countersheets of World in Flames ...the basic game. There's still 17 countersheets for the deluxe game left to clip.  help me I am in hell
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Jun 9, 2020 19:20
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COOL CORN posted:I finished finished clipping all 8 countersheets of World in Flames You knew what you were signing up for. 
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Jun 9, 2020 19:49
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The Journey Fraternity posted:You knew what you were signing up for.
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SelenicMartian posted:Ahh, stackable counter trays. Chit rack.
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