Got It - Some Nice Surprises

[Speedysteve]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

must not.........use........credit............card........

You know you're going to....if T and I have you're next.....

[jomni]

My biggest worry was that this game offered a 400-page tome of rules - and I'm a wargamer that struggles past 32 pages, GMT Games style!

For me reading a computer game manual is differnt from a board game.

Board game manuals tell you how to calculate and resolve the combat. It also tells you the conditions on when something is applicable or not.
Computer game manuals tell you the features and how to use the interface. Calculations come in as a bonus but not necessary to know by heart as opposed to board games. I usually skip the parts that deal with calculation when reading computer game manuals because if you know them then you can think of ways to "game" the system.

[Adam Parker]

ORIGINAL: jomni

For me reading a computer game manual is differnt from a board game.

Board game manuals tell you how to calculate and resolve... Computer game manuals tell you the features and how to use the interface... I usually skip the parts that deal with calculation when reading computer game manuals because if you know them then you can think of ways to "game" the system.

That's a very thoughtful post Jonmi one that might actually help me approach this game in a more relaxed way.

I'd never considered it like that before.

Thanks.

[sburke1959]

Road to Smolensk -
Round 1 well I got my ass handed to me by the AI. Woohoo! As it should be. Am now trying again - As has been said by the playtesters, you need to be very aggressive. By the time I had hit the Dnepr the Soviets had formed up too heavily for me to make it to Smolensk.

Round 2 is a much different affair. Week of July 3rd and I am across the Dnepr in force. Mogilev taken on the march, Vitebsk siezed by the 7th Panzer after punching a hole through the defenders.

Now to see if it plays out more historically with the panzer corp having to manage without the slow moving landser for a bit. Damn this game rocks.

[Crocky]

Even New Zealand fans now have it downloaded last night looks great download process nice and simple .... unfortunately I dont have a Kindle or the like and the NZ dollars sucks so stumped up around $ 140 for the boxed edition but thinking of the number of hours Im going to get out of it its going to be well worth it .