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ORIGINAL: chemkid

[:(]
anyway, i liked the vids on harplonk's channel very much:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... E012583E22
at least check out he gameplay footage...

warspite1

I did, thanks for the link. I don't think the guy was exactly showing the game in its best light (he kept criticising the game play mechanics and I am not sure he knew what he was actually doing?*) but I sort of got the picture - I think [;)].

I must say I am really torn on this.

Positives

- the genre
- all those great ships to play with!!

Negatives

- aesthetics are really important to me, and this game looks pretty functional..

Questions

- I assume not multiplayer?
- I take it there is more skill involved than that evidenced in the AAR's? All seemed to do was point his ships to where he wanted them to go and muck about with the speed a few times.

* EDIT - just finished watching Tsushima. No, he has no idea what he is doing [&:]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: chemkid

[:(]
anyway, i liked the vids on harplonk's channel very much:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... E012583E22
at least check out he gameplay footage...

warspite1

I did, thanks for the link. I don't think the guy was exactly showing the game in its best light (he kept criticising the game play mechanics and I am not sure he knew what he was actually doing?*) but I sort of got the picture - I think [;)].

I must say I am really torn on this.

Positives

- the genre
- all those great ships to play with!!

Negatives

- aesthetics are really important to me, and this game looks pretty functional..

Questions

- I assume not multiplayer?
- I take it there is more skill involved than that evidenced in the AAR's? All seemed to do was point his ships to where he wanted them to go and muck about with the speed a few times.

* EDIT - just finished watching Tsushima. No, he has no idea what he is doing [&:]

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/steam-an ... review.htm



FWIW, my favorite naval game was Action Stations! Graphics were simpler than Steam and Iron, (Circles and squares of different sizes.), but it had a very detailed system for its time.

If you liked Action Stations as much as I did, then you might like Alan Zimm's book on Pearl Harbor - 'The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions'.

He designed and programmed Action Stations.

Thanks!! I'll add it to my list.

ORIGINAL: Aurelian

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: chemkid

[:(]
anyway, i liked the vids on harplonk's channel very much:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... E012583E22
at least check out he gameplay footage...

warspite1

I did, thanks for the link. I don't think the guy was exactly showing the game in its best light (he kept criticising the game play mechanics and I am not sure he knew what he was actually doing?*) but I sort of got the picture - I think [;)].

I must say I am really torn on this.

Positives

- the genre
- all those great ships to play with!!

Negatives

- aesthetics are really important to me, and this game looks pretty functional..

Questions

- I assume not multiplayer?
- I take it there is more skill involved than that evidenced in the AAR's? All seemed to do was point his ships to where he wanted them to go and muck about with the speed a few times.

* EDIT - just finished watching Tsushima. No, he has no idea what he is doing [&:]

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/steam-an ... review.htm



FWIW, my favorite naval game was Action Stations! Graphics were simpler than Steam and Iron, (Circles and squares of different sizes.), but it had a very detailed system for its time.

warspite1

Thanks Aurelian. That is an interesting article. With MWIF and CTGW both still some way from where they need to be, I may give this a go [:)]

I am not normally into Vampire novels in any way, usually Fantasy or a good Zombie Novel like "World War Z" is what I read but after recommendations from a good friend of mine plus that it is now a Television series I decided to pick it up and Boy! What a great piece of work. I am truly enjoying it. The Vampires are not your typical "Dracula black cape and sweet talking" type Vampires but evil beast that spread their "strain" all over New York then the World. If you want something else to read, give this a go. Or if you want the audiobook version is it read by Ron Perlman (HellBoy)


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ORIGINAL: radic202

I am not normally into Vampire novels in any way, usually Fantasy or a good Zombie Novel like "World War Z" is what I read but after recommendations from a good friend of mine plus that it is now a Television series I decided to pick it up and Boy! What a great piece of work. I am truly enjoying it. The Vampires are not your typical "Dracula black cape and sweet talking" type Vampires but evil beast that spread their "strain" all over New York then the World. If you want something else to read, give this a go. Or if you want the audiobook version is it read by Ron Perlman (HellBoy)


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http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/the-str ... der-at-fx/

This is a great series. I have read all three books and listened to the audio versions. And Ron Perlman is perfect for these books. Lots of frights.

I'm awaiting Norman Friedman's 'Fighting the Great War at Sea: Strategy, Tactics and Technology', due out September 15th.

ORIGINAL: Zorch

I'm awaiting Norman Friedman's 'Fighting the Great War at Sea: Strategy, Tactics and Technology', due out September 15th.

warspite1

Me too, see post 1150 [:)]

Starting in on "The Green Books", the slang term for the Official History of the United States Army in the Second World War. All 49 volumes. I'm pleased with this current volume ("Breakout and Pursuit") as it goes into detail in operations in Brittany and the Argentan-Falaise gap that are glossed over in other tomes.

Carl Jung - Memories, Dreams, Reflections

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ORIGINAL: chemkid

the green books keep me and my kindle busy. poor amazon, sold me the hard but won't ever get money for their soft...
atm, cmh pub 5-2-1 the fall of the philippines is on-the-line.

@warspite1 - cool, you've changed your mind and will give sai a try! [:)]

warspite1

Yup, it's on order.

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@Parusski,

Take a look at "XOM-B" by Jeremy Robinson. I do not read zombie books but I really liked what he does with this one.

Chuck

I very recently finished reading John H. Gill's masterfully definitive, three-volume history 1809: Thunder on the Danube -- truly a stunning achievement in Napoleonic studies.

All told, its 1,000+ pages offer the most meticulously detailed account of the War of the Fifth Coalition ever attempted in English. Every facet of Napoleon's last victorious campaign is covered in minute detail, backed by extensive notes, charts, OOBs and a multitude of truly excellent maps. (You'll get to know the geography of Bavaria and Austria like the back of your hand.)

The secondary theaters of Italy, Poland and Dalmatia -- usually skimmed over in most histories -- receive extensive coverage as well.

Gill's depiction of the Battle of Ebelsberg is particularly interesting... House-to-house urban combat wasn't a hallmark of the Napoleonic Wars, but at Ebelsberg (3 May 1809) the street fighting was like a mini-Stalingrad in its intensity.

Anyone interested in the 1809 campaign, or Napoleonic military history in general, should not fail to seek these books out. They're astonishingly good.

Between them, the books contain some 96 maps (covering everything from grand strategy to minor cavalry skirmishes).

1809: Thunder on the Danube, Vol. I - Politics, Strategy and the Road to Abensberg-Eggmuhl
1809: Thunder on the Danube, Vol. II - The Fall of Vienna and the Battle of Aspern
1809: Thunder on the Danube, Vol. III - Wagram and Znaim

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Orm

Churchill Contre Hitler: Norvege 1940, La Victoire Fatale by François Kersaudy

warspite1

Please let me know what you think of it.

I read his Norway 1940 - a paperback printed in 1991. A good book if I recall correctly.

I like this book so far. I have now read two thirds of the book. It concentrate on the political and strategic side on the campaign. Reading it without previous knowledge of the operational and tactical side of the campaign might make it difficult to appreciate this book. One solution is to check out the other aspects at the same time.

I am so glad that the Allied side got their act together and learned from their mistakes. I have no idea what would have happened if the Allied leadership had continued this way but I fear that the Allied side would have a much worse experience. It sees that it was amateur time back then. And Churchill didn't seem much better than the rest. But with that sais I have not read the books conclusion yet.

I'll post again once I finished this book but it might take a while since I have a few other books that I am reading as well.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Aurelian

ORIGINAL: warspite1

warspite1

I did, thanks for the link. I don't think the guy was exactly showing the game in its best light (he kept criticising the game play mechanics and I am not sure he knew what he was actually doing?*) but I sort of got the picture - I think [;)].

I must say I am really torn on this.

Positives

- the genre
- all those great ships to play with!!

Negatives

- aesthetics are really important to me, and this game looks pretty functional..

Questions

- I assume not multiplayer?
- I take it there is more skill involved than that evidenced in the AAR's? All seemed to do was point his ships to where he wanted them to go and muck about with the speed a few times.

* EDIT - just finished watching Tsushima. No, he has no idea what he is doing [&:]

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/steam-an ... review.htm



FWIW, my favorite naval game was Action Stations! Graphics were simpler than Steam and Iron, (Circles and squares of different sizes.), but it had a very detailed system for its time.

warspite1

Thanks Aurelian. That is an interesting article. With MWIF and CTGW both still some way from where they need to be, I may give this a go [:)]

warspite1

The game arrived today [:)]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Aurelian



http://www.armchairgeneral.com/steam-an ... review.htm



FWIW, my favorite naval game was Action Stations! Graphics were simpler than Steam and Iron, (Circles and squares of different sizes.), but it had a very detailed system for its time.

warspite1

Thanks Aurelian. That is an interesting article. With MWIF and CTGW both still some way from where they need to be, I may give this a go [:)]

warspite1

The game arrived today [:)]

warspite1

Goodness - the Players Manual is 14 pages and that includes the title page, the contents page, the design philosophy and the bibliography!!!!!!

Have to get reading on this tonight and started on the game tomorrow. Hope its worth it [:)]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Orm

Churchill Contre Hitler: Norvege 1940, La Victoire Fatale by François Kersaudy

warspite1

Please let me know what you think of it.

I read his Norway 1940 - a paperback printed in 1991. A good book if I recall correctly.

I like this book so far. I have now read two thirds of the book. It concentrate on the political and strategic side on the campaign. Reading it without previous knowledge of the operational and tactical side of the campaign might make it difficult to appreciate this book. One solution is to check out the other aspects at the same time.

I am so glad that the Allied side got their act together and learned from their mistakes. I have no idea what would have happened if the Allied leadership had continued this way but I fear that the Allied side would have a much worse experience. It sees that it was amateur time back then. And Churchill didn't seem much better than the rest. But with that sais I have not read the books conclusion yet.

I'll post again once I finished this book but it might take a while since I have a few other books that I am reading as well.

As I said I liked this book. Now I have a craving for reading his previous book about this campaign.

But there was not much of a conclusion of it. And no real explanation of the title. Not that I do not understand what the title meant but with such a title I expected more of an analysis.

After reading this book I do understand why CW and France do not co-operate in MWIF. But at the same time I wonder why minor countries, like Norway, are allowed to co-operate with their controlling power at the same turn as they enter the war. Co-operation between Norway and the Allies could have been better and that is a understatement.

Now I feel like reading more books about the political side of WWII. But I suspect that I will soon get over it since I will probably be annoyed when reading about it.