Sorry I meant cheaper to produce. That I think would interest most companies .

Marcus

<t>It's possible he was thinking of Age of Empires and those light games, then I agree. I was however thinking serious wargames with hard core wargaming/strategy gaming as focus.<br/>
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Machiavelli(boardgame) for instance had simple rules but was a really deep strategy game. Would that be hard ...

<r>You summarized it very well Ed, thanx.<br/>
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Basically I was hoping for MG to do what AH failed with digitally, namelly stunning wargames with great AI <IMG src="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif">http://www.matrixgames ...

<t>I really like the looks of the maps. Finally we are getting something that resembles a "real" boardgame.<br/>
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I know it's early but some things would be nice if at all possible.<br/>
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I think the hexborders are a bit on the darkside. Is it possible to have lighter edges like in TOAW or ...

<r>Grumble. I know more of the hard economic realities than I really want thanx to the nature of my work (self employed). <IMG src="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif">http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif</URL><e>[/img]</e ...

<r>I realise of course that in the short term my ideas would seem rather<br/>
unrealistic but I'm thinking 10 years ahead.<br/>
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What I really wanted to say was that the ideal for me would be if<br/>
Matrixgames became the "Avalon Hill" of computer wargaming. They failed<br/>
miserably but ...

Couldn't you recruit some of those Avalon Hill designers?


Marcus

<t>No and I don't mean go berserk with axes but try a neglected period. Namelly the period between the Ancients and Modern times.<br/>
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As a tester and player of Europa Universalis I can testify that there is a market for this period if done right. Even if EU is a good game I think there's room ...

Well I wasn't thinking of stocks in the traditional sence but rather options or something. As you probably know options have a limited expiry time.

I think it could work and I don't see anything illegal with investing in products.

Marcus

Ok but what about the stock exchange idea? Would it work or is it totally unrealistic?

Marcus

<r>As for Pax Brittanica being converted I agree that maybe it would be better to do a similar game with the "flavour" of PB. This would be cheaper and allow for some new and unique ideas.<br/>
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From my experience of EU I can say that most of the negatives from the boardgame seems to be ...

<r>If they did that I might lose my otherwise peaceful nature <IMG src="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif">http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif</URL><e>[/img]</e></IMG>. <br/>
VG:s Vietnam, CW and CA are some of my faves and ...

<r>Ok most of here might agree that Avalon Hill has some of the best game designs ever for war & strategy games. In fact some of the best game designs over all exists on boards and not computers (at least I can't think of one computer game that beats my fave boardgames). The only problem is no AI ...

<r>Ok so I'm also dissapointed at WON getting whacked by the ruthless TS (whose games I'll never buy again).<br/>
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How about securing the rights to Pax Brittanica? I don't know if it's in the hands of Hasbro or the original designer but it would still be worth examining. AH did a lousy job in ...