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ORIGINAL: Freyr Oakenshield

ORIGINAL: loki100

I've already got them all but there are some real gems in tier 2. Rise of Prussia is very elegant and captures the warfare of the era. Revolution under Siege is probably the most bruising game in the AGE catalogue.

I agree, the AJE set is a good purchase.

Bruising? Why?

Partly the division/army building routine is complex. Even more than ACW2 it is a challenge as you are both building new units and losing your at start forces. But also it doesn't flinch from the inhumanity of both sides. So you do requisition, eliminate those less enthusiastic etc. It's a great game but quite demanding. Remember playing a superb PBEM that left us all exhausted

I wish I could like these games, just can't get the hang of the interface

just give them another go if you still have them, play them in release order, then by the time you get past a few, you will be a master on the later ones and enjoy them for what they are, good games

ORIGINAL: zakblood

just give them another go if you still have them, play them in release order, then by the time you get past a few, you will be a master on the later ones and enjoy them for what they are, good games

think this is important. In some game series you can usually use the mindset that the most recent is the best. With AGEOD some of the early games are complete gems - in this bundle AJE and Rise of Prussia both use the original variant of their game engine but both give excellent game play.

AJE is deceptively simple - not many units to move, not that many provinces etc - so you are not struggling too much with the scale of the game. But most of the scenarios are a real challenge and as they are (deliberately) unbalanced (ie there is no attempt to mitigate historical advantages that one side or the other had) its interesting to try them both from the 'easy' and 'harder' factions.

I find it disappointing that one can not get such deals here. [:(]

ORIGINAL: Orm

I find it disappointing that one can not get such deals here. [:(]

Yeah, that's curious... [&:]

I do not own CW2 and RUS, which are included in tier 2, still cheaper than any sale on steam, the thing that I will get them but I will not play them since I am not interested much in the setting, but maybe one day.

once in your collection you can play at any later date, this is what i do, as most won't be used now, just saved for later, same as most game if i was honest, either don't have the time, or on something else, so if a bargain comes out i want, i just add it to the collection of play later games, which is rather a large list atm, and getting longer each year[8|] [;)]

I am convinced zakblood, going to get it and make my list of to be played later larger

a deal too good to be missed imo, enjoy the games

Couldn't resist even though I own Civil War II and TEAW already.

me neither, i owned 3 of the pack as well, but for the cost, i couldn't have got the DLC tbh, so well worth it[;)]

ORIGINAL: zakblood

once in your collection you can play at any later date, this is what i do, as most won't be used now, just saved for later, same as most game if i was honest, either don't have the time, or on something else, so if a bargain comes out i want, i just add it to the collection of play later games, which is rather a large list atm, and getting longer each year[8|] [;)]

I have the same issue (play later games list), my beneficiaries will be happy some day! [:)]