Road to Leningrad AAR (for Beginners)

[nicwb]

True topeverest,

but at least they made it easier to access the ecopy of the manual mid game by allowing you to minimise the game screen.

[randallw]

Enjoy your half pregnancy.

[garymiboy]

Hi,guys.spent the last 2 days reading up on the AARs..great work and congrats to all... just gone and bought it ..so should be showing my face in here a lot from now on !!. always been a big john tiller campaigns fan. especially the eastern front !!..so really looking forward to getting into this [:)]

[SGHunt]

garymiboy

Sorry not to have responded sooner - I have been doing the things I should have been doing whilst playing this game!

You have made quite the right choice, as I am sure you know by now!

Enjoy
Stuart

[Fraucha]

What a great game and what a great tutorial thanks!!!!

[SGHunt]

Fraucha

If you are referring to this AAR then thank you for the compliment. It was great fun to do.

Stuart

[ColVons]

BigAnorak, do you think Matrix will do Road to Moscow.  I would love to see that game.  I remember being disappointed when it was cancelled.

[Brasidas27]

Von J,

Although a little late, I want to thank you for posting this AAR. By learning about the game mechanics through your posts, you have convinced me to take the plunge and purchase WITE. Thanks again.

[:D]

[daft]

Amazing that people still remember and talks about Road to Moscow. I absolutely loved the concept and was so disappointed when it got cancelled. The closest hing we have to it now is the Panther Games series I suppose. Just imagine a scaled up version of that engine...

Many thanks to von Jaeger for an excellent AAR! Got the game today after much deliberation, and having finished the tutorial I will take on this scenario armed with your lessons. Need to go through some relevant sections in the manual first though.

[tex_ka95]

ORIGINAL: daft

Amazing that people still remember and talks about Road to Moscow. I absolutely loved the concept and was so disappointed when it got cancelled. The closest hing we have to it now is the Panther Games series I suppose. Just imagine a scaled up version of that engine...

Many thanks to von Jaeger for an excellent AAR! Got the game today after much deliberation, and having finished the tutorial I will take on this scenario armed with your lessons. Need to go through some relevant sections in the manual first though.

I just posted in the General forum about how much I would love to have Matrix find the source code for Road to Moscow and finish it. Then I found this forum. lol

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: jomni

Just wondering if the game retains the movement plotting mechanics of the original.
I found that very annoying and clunky.

Actually I found that to be one of the most appealing aspects of the game.
Played War in Russia for years back in the DOS days.
Have been addicted to WITPAE for the past 6-8 years and only just got around to buying this game in the Christmas sale.
Perusing a few AARs now as I wade through the manual.

I was also a beta tester for Panther games Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge, but prefer strategic and grand strategic games to tactical ones.

[SuluSea]

Welcome Hans![:)][:)]

I know you're a predominately AI player like I am. I've played all the Road 2 scenarios too many times to count. I will always refer to AE as my main game but I believe you'll find the interface much more enjoyable than WITP-AE. The road to scenarios are a blast for my money. I'd add ,the add ons are well worth the cake if you have the money to spare.

From my experience the AI defends Lenningrad much better in the full scenarios than in the Road 2 but it's still fun.

Glad to see you aboard, have a great time!

[zuluhour]

Hans and Sulu, salute!

*two years ago

[Layonix]

It still is helpful to new players like me, thank you very much for creating this AAR.

[Dorky8]

I've played Strategic Command, Panzer Corp (General), and Commanders type games extensively. This game seems a little too intense for me. Is that reasonable.

[xhoel]

It is a easy game to get into but a hard game to master if that makes any sense. With that being said the community is very helpful, the forum is active and there are so many AARs to learn from. I will guarantee you that you will fall in love with it though. The amount of detail in the game is mind blowing.

Cheeer,
Xhoel

[Dorky8]

Thank you for the response.

I've considered it for a while given the great reviews.

Does it ever go on sale?

[xhoel]

Yeah it does. I got both War in the West and War in the East on sale, one on the Matrix page and the other one on Steam. Just take a look on steam around Halloween, they have stuff on sale during that time, maybe you will get lucky. Other than that, just check the forums so you know when the game goes on sale. I can PM you if I see it and let you know

[EwaldvonKleist]

Also look for boxed versions on online retailers like Amazon, I saw wite for 10$ there Once.
If you have the choice always buy at matrix games
-Matrixgames does not have to pay provision=more money for the developement of New games
-you are not forced to update to the newest version by steam
-you can register your game on Steam when buying at matrixgames

[Dorky8]

Last questions

1) Is it easy to find a serious game on PBEM.

2) Is the game balanced?

Your help is greatly appreciated

I prefer Steam because it automatically updates. If it goes on sale I'll give it a go.

thanks again