So where is Norm Koger these day?

Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War III is the next game in the award-winning Operational Art of War game series. TOAW3 is updated and enhanced version of the TOAW: Century of Warfare game series. TOAW3 is a turn based game covering operational warfare from 1850-2015. Game scale is from 2.5km to 50km and half day to full week turns. TOAW3 scenarios have been designed by over 70 designers and included over 130 scenarios. TOAW3 comes complete with a full game editor.

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So where is Norm Koger these day?

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Rumor had it he was is serious design of his next big hit (after JUTLAND WW1) a WWII naval simulation program? Has anyone heard from him lately?

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[:D][:D][:D] Jutland a big hit. Now that's rich. He put out a game, made money off it, 'fixed' it so it was totally unplayable and then left town in the dark of night. If he makes another game I would advise everyone to wait for some other fools to buy it to see how things go. Then, after it's been released for a year and has good reviews, go ahead and buy it.
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There are issues with Jutland indeed. That being said, can you recommend a better WW1 naval simulation or operational campaign? Love that era.....
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I have not seen one with the potential of Jutland/Distant Guns. I fired up Distant Guns last week and once the Japs went to harbor they never came out. Even if the Russian fleet sailed right up to the Jap harbors. Since this is the exact same behavior in Jutland I begin to wonder what was done to BOTH games to make them worthless. Really a sad ending to two great games.
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Mp games are a still a blast. 7 or 8 guys and team speak....leading divisions working as a team. AI is well.... as with all games, a limited foe at best. Best reserved for tutorials IMHO :)
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