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Athaboros posted:The COIN games seem pretty well-suited to a team forum game, so I made a play-by-forum Liberty or Death game voting game here. I was thinking of doing one of these for FitL with goons as squabbling ARVN leadership.
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ThisIsNoZaku posted:I was thinking of doing one of these for FitL with goons as squabbling ARVN leadership. Sounds fun, I'd be interested in that. Also, you should participate in LoD!
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StashAugustine posted:Discussion of Washington's War in the boardgames thread has me thinking- how is For The People? Mark Herman Civil War sounds nice but I remember someone- Tekopo IIRC- saying it was kinda dated? All I remember about For the People is, as a lifelong casual wargamer (e.g. I've played Advanced Squad Leader and Totaler Krieg, but only very casually, and neither is a lifestyle for me), that I read the rules about 4 times and could not figure out what the gently caress the river rules and some other systems were trying to do. It was unusual. As an attorney, I am usually fairly good about slowly parsing my way through rules explanations (I can understand them, even if I don't remember them 10 minutes later). For the People was just as confusing as gently caress for some reason. Go play Blue vs. Gray instead. 
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SlyFrog posted:Go play Blue vs. Gray instead. Seconding Blue vs. Gray as an unorthodox but highly entertaining Civil War strategic wargame. In fact, I am nearing the end of a PBEM match of that game, using Vassal, which I am chronicling in detail on Boardgamegeek. My goal was to help people understand the rules and strategy by seeing them in action, and hopefully be mildly entertaining in the process. Currently waiting to see whether my opponent will commit his prime Western army to a no-retreat defence of Vicksburg again...
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Wow, Blue vs Grey looks cool. How does US Civil War play?
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StashAugustine posted:Wow, Blue vs Grey looks cool. How does US Civil War play?
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Also one thing that's weird about US Civil War is that it has completely historical general promotion/demotion/etc and it actually portrays some interesting mechanisms. Like, for example, lower rank McClellan is better than higher rank McClellan. That does mean that Jackson will die every single game though, but the designer of the game makes a good point that systems in which generals can die out of random chance actually model the war in a worse way because it just adds an incentive for a player to shepherd/curate his pool of Generals, which is certainly true of stuff like For the People. I would suggest giving it a shot if you can. blackmongoose: wanna continue our TK game?
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Just posted an ultra rare ASL module (Blood Reef Tarawa) on the Facebook Wargamers Marketplace for $20. I wonder if my April Fools joke will actually give some old man a heart attack
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COOL CORN posted:Just posted an ultra rare ASL module (Blood Reef Tarawa) on the Facebook Wargamers Marketplace for $20. Wow settle down there Satan
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Carbolic posted:In fact, I am nearing the end of a PBEM match of that game, using Vassal, which I am chronicling in detail on Boardgamegeek.
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Is Blue vs Grey available anywhere for any vaguely reasonable price? It looks super out of print.
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Posted an AAR of napoleon's triumph on bgg, https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1552266/repulsing-allies-while-baby-asleep Main thoughts: so this was this guy's second game, I taught him a couple months back. He was definitely way better this time, but still *definitely* could not properly break through a line. How does one help, hmm, teach how to maneuver in NT so as to let them actually finish attacks? Other than playing allies myself, I suppose, which I'll suggest again but he might be stubborn and want to play allies till he wins. 
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Ilor posted:Jesus, Carbolic, that AAR is freaking awesome! It gives a great insight into how the game plays. Kudos! Thanks! It's been fun to do, even while I am gritting my teeth at how many times Grant fails to take his objectives. StashAugustine posted:Is Blue vs Grey available anywhere for any vaguely reasonable price? It looks super out of print. Sadly it is OOP. I see that right now someone is trying to sell a copy for US $125 on ebay which is ridiculous... and someone else is trying to sell the North and South decks separately for $40 and $25 respectively... $65 for the whole game still seems quite steep. I got my copy a few years ago on someone's ebay store, iirc.
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Speaking of U.S Civil War, is anyone interested in playing me on VASSAL? I'm considering buying it and want to try it first. I'm thinking I should be able to start sometime next week and do at least a move a day.
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silvergoose posted:Posted an AAR of napoleon's triumph on bgg, https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1552266/repulsing-allies-while-baby-asleep Thanks for this. I own NT and have gotten it to the table once and had no freaking idea what I was doing.
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dishwasherlove posted:Thanks for this. I own NT and have gotten it to the table once and had no freaking idea what I was doing. My pleasure! Can't get enough of the game, really. Anything stand out as useful for a new player to you?
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Newb looking into trying Cointerinsurgency games. Is it possible to buy them somewhere they don't cost loving 75 dollars? 
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Tias posted:Newb looking into trying Cointerinsurgency games. Is it possible to buy them somewhere they don't cost loving 75 dollars? Keep an eye on eBay. But they're big boxes with really nice parts and lots of them. 60-70 new is fair if you can get it. Or join the "wargamers marketplace" group on Facebook. Guys there still stuff for fair prices.
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COOL CORN posted:Keep an eye on eBay. But they're big boxes with really nice parts and lots of them. 60-70 new is fair if you can get it. Like you, yesterday?
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Also A Distant Plain is scheduled to be reprinted and Falling Sky should be released within a month or so.
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silvergoose posted:Like you, yesterday? Yep  Hey I need the money, I'm terrible about buying more than my wallet can handle
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I got a line on the Algerian War COIN game, can anyone tell me if it's any good?
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Tias posted:I got a line on the Algerian War COIN game, can anyone tell me if it's any good?
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Tekopo posted:It's not out yet and there isn't much info about it, what do you mean that you have a line on it? The old one. Ici, c'est la France!
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Ah right, I got confused cause you said COIN and I was thinking of the series. I don't know much about that, sorry.
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Is that another of the small Brian Train games? I picked up the Peru one (Shining Path) and it was just sooo ugly, I'm not that motivated to try to learn it because I know it'll be that much harder to get somebody else to play. (Not just aesthetics, it's harder to learn as well)
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I don't see a brain train stamp anywhere, but it's this one: http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_ICI.html
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I'm pretty sure I remember Train talking about it on 3 Moves Ahead. Also Tias, I don't know if you're aware but the COIN games all have excellent VASSAL modules for both solo and online play.
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StashAugustine posted:I'm pretty sure I remember Train talking about it on 3 Moves Ahead. Also Tias, I don't know if you're aware but the COIN games all have excellent VASSAL modules for both solo and online play. Oh word, I'll try it out then 
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Tekopo posted:blackmongoose: wanna continue our TK game? I do! I've been on vacation which is why I've been out of touch but I'm getting back today so I should be available semi-regularly again
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Tias posted:Oh word, I'll try it out then Also, if you want to try Liberty or Death with other goons, I'm running a voting game here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3770062 Starts tomorrow!
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Oldstench posted:Speaking of U.S Civil War, is anyone interested in playing me on VASSAL? I'm considering buying it and want to try it first. I'm thinking I should be able to start sometime next week and do at least a move a day. So, no one's interested?
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Oldstench posted:So, no one's interested?
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Man, was just taking a look at Operation Dauntless. This game appears to be a labor of loving love - 50 pages of design and historical notes! 
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SavageMessiah posted:Man, was just taking a look at Operation Dauntless. This game appears to be a labor of loving love - 50 pages of design and historical notes!
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Tekopo posted:I'm up for it, when are you free? I can start this week. I need a refresher on the rules though. Asym is best for me as work comes in fits and starts depending on how many bugs I pushed out into production Monday night. I'm EST btw.
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I'm GMT and pretty much free tomorrow and Tuesday, but asym might work, we'll see.
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Tekopo posted:I'm GMT and pretty much free tomorrow and Tuesday, but asym might work, we'll see. So you're GMT? I have so many questions for you. When will I get my ADP reprint? When is Cuba Libre being reprinted? How is Falling Sky?
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COOL CORN posted:So you're GMT? I have so many questions for you. When will I get my ADP reprint? When is Cuba Libre being reprinted? How is Falling Sky? boo_this_man.gif
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Oldstench posted:boo_this_man.gif Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all night.
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