Memoir '44

[JudgeDredd]

I did check both sides of all tiles. Had plenty of Hedgerow and forest, very few town and not enough river. Also I don't know if I was meant to, but I didn't have any other "water" tiles either
 
I emailed them to tell them.

[Sarge]

Judge Take a look at Battleground , miniatures with out the hassles .

The subject matter also is appealing to the younger crowd and the tactical game play will keep even the veteran war gamer entertained .

PS: also has solitary play !

[cdbeck]

JD,

I seem to remember that my wife and I had some issues with the river tiles the first time we played on Pegasus. I'm not sure how we resolved it, but you might want to compare how many river tiles are listed in the rule book inventory (usually at the beginning of the manual) with the ones you have to see how many (if any) you are missing according to them. I seem to remember that you have to position them a certain way or you won't have enough straight rivers compared with bended rivers, or something like that.

Let me know if you want me to count how many river tiles I have, so that you can compare.

SoM

[JudgeDredd]

Well, the inventory only says how many tiles, not how many of each specific tile.

Also, the Pegasus scenario had two straight rivers...well one of mine was VERY bendy because of the lack of straight tiles...which I didn't mind, but I did mind not having enough to set the map up.

And Sarge...I'm not a fan of fantasy games, computer or board. But thx for the link anyway

[Sarge]

Check this Judge, total hybrid system me and my son cooked up .

1) Tide of iron Boards and terrain

2) Flames of War miniatures

2) Combat Commander rules

PS: I got my son Memoir '44 when it fist came out and I think I created a monster, him and his buddies have been eyeballing my old ASL stuff lately, M44 is an outstanding gate way to the hobby and a great way to share your allotted hobby time with the kids.

[Joram]

Love it Sarge, that's a great idea you cooked up!

[EagleMountainDK]

Looks real cool Sarge.

A friend of my, plays Tide of Iron and I thought of using real 15mm miniatures instead of the plastic one supplied in the game.

[105mm Howitzer]

Good ones, Sarge and Cougar. I know people who use 7 or 10mm painted minis for Mem44 as well. JD, I agree, some of those straight rivers are quite squirelly. I had all the parts, so I think you might have missing tiles issue. Good luck with your claims.

[JudgeDredd]

Days of Wonder just got back in touch with me. Sending out new terrain pieces for me...no charge.
 
See...even boardgames have bugs!!

[Veldor]

I just found out that Days of Wonder/Alan R. Moon (Of Avalon Hill fame) got their boardgame "Ticket to Ride" made for the XBOX 360 (Via XBL). I wonder if Memoir '44 will be next?

<Crossing Fingers>

Microsoft having the first super indie friendly console platform.

Who would have thunk it????

[105mm Howitzer]

Any news as of the date it's gonna be released ? Got the boardgame, pretty nice ( for a non -wargame, that is)

ORIGINAL: Veldor

I just found out that Days of Wonder/Alan R. Moon (Of Avalon Hill fame) got their boardgame "Ticket to Ride" made for the XBOX 360 (Via XBL). I wonder if Memoir '44 will be next?

<Crossing Fingers>

Microsoft having the first super indie friendly console platform.

Who would have thunk it????

[Veldor]

ORIGINAL: 105mm Howitzer

Any news as of the date it's gonna be released ? Got the boardgame, pretty nice ( for a non -wargame, that is)

It's been out ~4 months I think. I saw that I could download it on XBL.. I forget the price. What was interesting is that there was no demo that I could see.. which makes it about the first ever XBL game I've seen to not have a trial.. I could be wrong on that or maybe they are getting to it.

Never having played the boardgame I'd need a trial before buying, as would I guess the whole larger XBL crowd.

So lets hope that doesn't screw up possibilities for Memoir...

I always enjoyed reading Alan R. Moon's columns in the General Magazine...

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: Veldor
I wonder if Memoir '44 will be next?

A couple of years ago Jim Zabek of The Wargamer posted that a pc conversion was definitely in the works - not a peep since then so I guess that project died

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[JudgeDredd]

My daughter has beaten me in 5 of 6 games!!
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When she attacks my squad, she invariably rolls 3 infantry/grenade mixes....or even 2. If I attack her squad, I invariably roll a couple of stars...maybe a soldier...but certainly I don't get as many hits as her...jammy little sod.
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And she's told me not to help her with her cards last night!! So she's playing completely alone (although I do advise if she might be playing the wrong card). Last night, I had a barrage card, well...wouldn't you know she had a Counter attack card and knew that she could play it and what it meant!. Also, she had an Ambush card...I went to play a "Move Out" card (move/attack with 4 infantry of my choice) and she knew to play the Ambush card because she gets to play it first!
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She's picked up pretty quick!

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd
She's picked up pretty quick!

Or you are realy lousy [:D]

Similar story with my wife and BattleCry - a friend with 25 years of experience in wargaming came over and we played a game : him against me and my wife - after 1 trial scenario I made myself scarce because she was slaughtering the guy on her own and loving every minute of it. I'm playing that guy every two weeks or so and he's still hurting from the massive beating he took that evening [:D]

He recently got hooked up again, but I doubt he'll introduce his girlfriend to wargaming - he's whipped enough as it is [;)]

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[GJK]

Anybody played "Conflict of Heroes"? I've pre-ordered it (going through a 2nd printing already) and have the rulebook printed out ready to go; actually started reading it and this looks to be a cool game that has ASL like components but plays like Combat Commander: Europe without the random luck of card-driven game. IOW, it has walls, stone and wood buildings, mortars, HMG's, other obvious weapons, opportunity fire (defensive fire) and more akin to ASL with the learning curve of the latter (CC:E, which I'd say is a step above Memoir - and you don't need the appropriate "card" in order to fire). Also comes with nice and large 1" counters. BGG.com has some good info on the game as well.

[Erik Rutins]

Picked up a copy of Conflict of Heroes at Origins. It's fun game, well-designed, excellent production quality and includes some concepts we've been tossing around for a while as well for a tactical game. Worth the money, IMHO.

[GJK]

I'm excited to get my copy; I originally was looking for something a step up from Memoir that me and my boys could play together and I have CC:E (still unpunched) but just am not impressed with the card-play (no fire card, no fire!) and then stumbled upon COH. Simple game mechanics with just the right mix of chrome to satisfy the grog but not overwhelm in ASL fashion.

P.S. replied to your email Erik, I know you're a busy person but just wanted to make sure that you received it.

[sterckxe]

ORIGINAL: GJK
I'm excited to get my copy; I originally was looking for something a step up from Memoir that me and my boys could play together

Have you taken a look at Tide of Iron ?

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

[JudgeDredd]

I think Tide of Iron might be my next step. I'm enjoying Memoir '44 with my daughter and she's enjoying it, but I'd have to stay with miniatures to keep her interested I think. I might even get the air pack addon first
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I like the card system. However, I do realise that it introduces a level of luck...but then so do dice, right?