Best strategy game in YEARS!

Commander - The Great War is the latest release in the popular and playable Commander series of historical strategy games. Gamers will enjoy a huge hex based campaign map that stretches from the USA in the west, Africa and Arabia to the south, Scandinavia to the north and the Urals to the east on a new engine that is more efficient and fully supports widescreen resolutions.
Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole of World War I from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, Railroad Guns and Armoured Trains and more!

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GreyWolf16
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Best strategy game in YEARS!

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I have played military strategy games since I was a toddler - i mean literally when my father constructed a naval game by making balsa wood cruisers and battle ships. Then came Strategy and Tactis and the rest of Avalon Hill, then of course the first Commodor 64 and early PC games.

This is the first strategy game I've played in a LONG time that has cost me sleep. Very nice. But the game itself is a bit of a sleeper. Yes - the map and 'nato' sytle counters are attractive but it would be easy to miss the game amongst the crowd of other WW1 games out that can't hold a candle to it.

Congradulations to the creators of this one.

I DO wonder if a slightly more detailed scale could be accomplished without ruining the simplicity of the interface? I'm thinking more hexes and units on the board and maybe a historic order of battle with more commanders present.

If I had the time and abilty - the first grand mod I would attempt on this game would be a 'War of the Worlds' mod which would fit the era and I think would work nicely with the current economic and research model. The Martians of course would already have their tech tree complete and maybe their challange would be to force the Earthings into surrender before the virus kicks in....
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its like a simple yet challenging game checkers... the fog of war makes thing glow does it not? I too find this a gem, much more fun than many much more complicated games...
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Freeboy I have tried to PM you but cannot as your inbox is full. Can you let me know when I can expect the next turn please? Thanks
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Freeboy I have tried to PM you but cannot as your inbox is full. Can you let me know when I can expect the next turn please? Thanks
warspite1

Freeboy do I take it you have given up on our two games then? I would appreciate the courtesy of a response - thank-you.
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Freeboy I'm so sorry but I think you have the wrong man. I've never tried the multiplayer aspect of this game yet.
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