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ORIGINAL: coreymas

Cause i dont want to buy some beer and pretzels type game (like Axis and Allies) cause i really like details.

Corey

This is definitely not Axis and Allies but if you are looking for a lot of tactical flair it wont happen. The nature of the beast. This is a war of attrition and industrial might and the designer has modeled this extremely well. I dig this game more with each minute played. [:)]

I was hoping that the game would get me to feel and understand the history behind the war.  To understand what it was like to have to make strategic decisions based upon limited resources, manpower etc.
 
The nature of the war was not very fluid and i do understand that.  I just want to feel like the French high command in 1916 when Verdun was happening and to bite my nails and worry that the end could be near.
 
Does anyone get that feeling when they play the game?
 
Corey

Corey,
 
I have played games where - with the French and Germans in particular - that you are constantly wondering whether your manpower will hold up. I think that I have stated elsewhere that I have launched sustained British offensives to relieve pressure on the French (history does repeat!).
 
Also,
 
As per Bossy's comments above - this is a war of industrial might and attrition - but you can see why people tried to break it with campaigns in the other theatres. Top marks to Frank Hunter for adding Mesopotamia to the game during development - it allows the Turks to fight on all main fronts for them.
 
Regards.

If no one starts up an AAR by tomorrow morning, I'll crank one out......

ORIGINAL: J P Falcon

If no one starts up an AAR by tomorrow morning, I'll crank one out......

[:)]

Looking forward to it JP!

Ray (alias Lava)

Couple of thoughts:

2. I do not think the interface is that bad but it has does have a learning curve. Even after reading the manual, you will have to do a few practice games before playing for real just to figure out where and when to do things. One nice thing is that the game will send you a reminder if you are about to go onto a next turn without building trenches, allocating air power & etc. when such resources are available.

3. I have had NO resolution problems on either my monitor or widescreen laptop. I think it just uses your windows resolution rather than setting a different one at launch.

4. I found the manual lacking but it's not a game breaker.

If very high quality graffix are important for you, this is not a game you will probably like. But, my gut is if you are over 30 you will love it.

Frank Hunter has "even" been around here. He helped me resolve a bug issue you will see in another thread. I think he does a lot of lurking.

For the general feel of the gameplay - strategic vs. tactical, micromanagement vs. grand strategy - I feel the game is similar to Frank's ACW Sumter to Appomatox (sp) which is available as freeware (see older posts in this forum for link). IMHO the game balances these all pretty well.

The game has very high replayability.

Does it have in depth history? Yes and no. Yes: before each strategic turn there is a very detailed explanation about what is happening around the world on lesser fronts - this is cool even if I sometimes don't read it through. However, I have not seen any historical "events" (like you would have in a Paradox game) with a short history explanation.

- w