New Player Tutorial

[Dancing Bear]

I don't mean to create work for your volunteer efforts, but another player was asking about it, so I thought I would mention it again to bring to other players attention.

[Dancing Bear]

Here is the last link that was posted for Yearworld's tutorial. I don't know if it is still functioning.

ORIGINAL: Yearworld

Here is a link to the start of the Basic Tutorial for new players which shows them how to play the game(no strategies). I have only done Setup so far(which took way longer than I thought). Let me know what you think. Critical comments are fine.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/g6o3rx

Thanks,

Yearworld

[sabre1]

Dancing Bear,

That link does not work, but thanks for your efforts.

[Dancing Bear]

Hopefully Yearworld can update his link.

[Rustem]

ORIGINAL: Yearworld

Here is a link to the start of the Basic Tutorial for new players which shows them how to play the game(no strategies). I have only done Setup so far(which took way longer than I thought). Let me know what you think. Critical comments are fine.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/g6o3rx

Thanks,

Yearworld

i get this message "Sorry, the file you requested is not available."[8|]

[sabre1]

Haven't heard anything from Yearworld since November.

[Yearworld]

Hi all,

I am trying to work on a new better tutorial that is simple for starting players. This one was way too detailed. I hope to have it finished soon but cannot make a promise on the time as I am playing 9 games and am busy with regular life. Hopefully will have it for everyone soon.

Yearworld

[sabre1]

Thanks Yearworld!

[spelk]

Just grabbed the game, and I'm a clueless wonder - haven't any experience of the boardgame at all.

So any tutorial or AAR detailing the mechanics and strategy employed would be most appreciated!

[Dancing Bear]

This is fun game and not as complicated as it might first appear, although it does have a few quirks.

I think you will find playing against the AI a few times a good way to learn your way around the game. I also suggest checking the opponents wanted, as players often drop out of games, and the remaining players will really appreciate you letting them carry on and can provide you with good tips.

As a beginner avoid playing Britain, it is much tougher than it looks. Russia and France are also relatively hard, but the rest of the powers can tolerate a lot of mistakes and you can still win with them. Prussia, Austria and Turkey offer the best combination of fun things to do, and a good ability to recover from mistakes. Spain is not hard, but somewhat uninteresting.

The PBEM game is a slow paced game, so once you get the hang of the game, it is easy to run multiple games.

[pzgndr]

spelk, and other newbies, welcome! Please check ou the updated v1.08 User Manual in the \Data\Docs directory. It has more tutorial-type tips and additional helpful info than the original manual had, such as the Player Notes in the back from the original gameboard rules. Until Yearworld finishes a proper tutorial guide with screenshots and such, reviewing the latest manual is pretty good way to start. Read some, play some, read some more, play some more, etc. Enjoy!

[spelk]

Ah right, thanks for the info. I'll look at that doc.

I've been trying to glean some info on how to play it from the Out of Eight review, as silly as that sounds. I've also been watching some of the AAR's on Youtube for inspiration. But the game's UI does seem quite daunting for a total newcomer.

I was intrigued by the game, when I saw a thread for it over at the wargamer.com forums saying you could play the campaign, and export the battles out and play them in Histwar Les Grognards. So I thought I'd check the game out.. but I guess before I get to that stage, I just need to fathom the basic game and its UI.

Any help the folks here could give would be most appreciated. Plus waiting on Yearworld and his updated tutorial...

[Yearworld]

Hi all,

I am almost done with this tutorial. I should have it finished after the weekend I hope. When you read it please give feedback here or ask me questions at yearworld57@yahoo.com. Would any new players be interested in starting a learning PBEM game? Let me know as I will be willing to play one to answer questions and help people get started.

Yearworld

[Marshall Ellis]

Thanks for all of your efforts here Yearworld!

[sabre1]

Yep thanks Yearworld, and I may take you up on your offer. I guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy the game now. I was waiting for that all inclusive patch so you don't have to patch but one time. Correct me if I was misinformed, but as I understand it the upgrade process is a bit convoluted?

[spelk]

ORIGINAL: Yearworld
I am almost done with this tutorial. I should have it finished after the weekend I hope. When you read it please give feedback here or ask me questions at yearworld57@yahoo.com. Would any new players be interested in starting a learning PBEM game? Let me know as I will be willing to play one to answer questions and help people get started.
Yearworld

Thats great news Yearworld! Looking forward to reading the tutorial.

I'd be willing to join a newbie "learning" PBEM. As long as the schedule isn't too demanding.

[Dancing Bear]

ORIGINAL: Yearworld

Hi all,

I am almost done with this tutorial. I should have it finished after the weekend I hope. When you read it please give feedback here or ask me questions at yearworld57@yahoo.com. Would any new players be interested in starting a learning PBEM game? Let me know as I will be willing to play one to answer questions and help people get started.

Yearworld

Looking forward to taking a look. Thanks for putting this together.

[Yearworld]

Here is the Tutorial Link. Check it out and let me know what I did wrong or what you didn't understand. It covers 1 full turn and I have more written but I wanted everyone to check out this part first and let me know what you think.


Basic Tutorial Link:
www.sendspace.com/file/mn3cmg

Advanced Tutorial-I just started this but it shows how to do manual setup whcih some have asked for.
www.sendspace.com/file/i545yp

[spelk]

Thanks for this Yearworld, I've printed it out and will take a look at it over the next few days. This could be my door opener into the game, much appreciated!

[Dancing Bear]

I took a quick look. Very nice dedication.

At first glance, I thought you might want to add a short section on how to host a game.