Get Ready...Get Set...

[Charles2222]

Smoke a cigarette?

[Paul Vebber]

Since the game is a campaign style affair, it is played from the German POV only. Making a British or Italian version would be a whole different Mega-Campaign.

The whole idea is to lead a core force through the whole shebang, so the scenarios have to be designed form the POV of that particular unit.

[Jeff Norton]

WB,

>Quiet Schnaps! Down boy! Back! Back!....Quick! How do you say "Chill out in German?"... <

Roughly, its "beruhigen", if I *remember* correctly. Its been 5 years since I used my German...<sigh>

I'm more impressed at your language skills! The Spanish posts are cool. Looooong time since I used my Spanish too. But, all I wanted to know were the bathrooms were, cold beer, and where they were hiding the guns.
(its a long story. Panama was not a fun place at times....)
-Jeff

[Rhodan]

Quick question on that MC ( which btw, sounds better each and every time I read Wild Bill's post about them);

Is the sequence of scenarios going to be truly historical, or will there be some assumptions as well? i.e. assuming El Alamein wasn't as succesful as it turned out to be... do we get scenarios of the DAK invading Egypt etc?

Rho

[Fabs]

If that is the case, I do hope that at some time a Mega Campaign is produced for the British in North Africa too.

This gaming community does not consist only of people with a German or American bias, and valor in North Africa was not exclusively a German prerogative.

Although I still intend to buy the Mega Campaign as a gesture of support for Matrix Games, playing it as the Germans will not be as much fun for me.

I am an ardent admirer of the Desert Rats, in defeat as in victory.

P.S. I am not even a Britsh citizen.

[adantas]

Mein Oberst!!!

We are ready to show the tommies the effect of our 88's!!!
We'll meet at Cairo!!!!


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Senta à Pua!!!

[Wild Bill]

I debated long and hard over what to portray in this first Mega Campaign. Which time period, which country, etc.

A gut instinct told me to go with the DAK. Originally I had planned that we would do 1941-1942 through El Alamein.

An Operation Torch would be something separate.

Finally I chose NA for the following reasons:

1. Rommel and his exploits are known by even the less knowledgeable in military history and would give him something to which to link.

2. A lot of tank fighting in NA, and everyone loves to fight with tanks. C'mon, you know you do.

3. There were a whole lot of situations that could be portrayed with relative ease..

As the plan evolved, I found myself with more and more scenario situations and not enough time to develop them within the Matrix schedule.

So I opted to cover 1941 only. We will, if response is good, do a second Mega Campaign eventually on 1942, Gazala, Tobruk, Alam Halfa, El Alamein, and other tense moment from that time.

As to the concern for the British, they do well in battle, sometimes almost too well. But you'll see.

My next effort (not NA this time) will have an Allied country as the focus and will be in a different area of the world...that is, if I recover from this one anytime soon

And thanks for the help, Jeff. I also am glad you could read my Spanish. I taught school in Spanish overseas for five years.

In fact, I still have dreams years later where the people are conversing in Spanish.

Kind of weird to wake up and say to your spouse (who know no Spanish) buenos dias, mi amor..."Huh?"

The Weary Oberst von Wilder
Groupe Dietsl, DAK, North Africa

[Latka]

...and valor in North Africa was not exclusively a German prerogative.

Yup. Those damn British 2 pounder guns eat my German tanks alive every time I play against them!

-Andy