ORIGINAL: hickmanj
I'm actually realizing that I had a German victory.
I am used to thinking of wargames as "conquer the world" .... when I posted that I was thinking I had to conquer everyone to win.... now I realize that I just need to play it out ahistorically to win.....
That game actually ended quite well once I realized this.... I actually drove the Allies three times from the shores of France and held Russia at Austria and thereabouts....
I love this game..... I made my wife tape her wedding ring to the CD just so she is clear about our current relationship until I have mastered WaW.
[&o] J
I think you have just summarized the source for the perception that the Germans are at a huge disadvantage. People are used to games where if the Germans win they do so by dominating the world.
Here they are forced to defend well during the declining years and hope that they hold out longer than does the Allied will to fight. Even my first game as Germany ended up a marginial victory just by using good delaying tactics in Russia and keeping a strong garrison in Western France and Northern Italy.
It was a nail biter. I was sure throughout most of the second half of the game that I was losing. If I had quit, I'd have had the impression that the game is too tough and the AI has a big advantage. Instead, it ended such that even 2 or 3 turns before the end, I thought I was playng to turn a loss into a draw when in fact I actually had a slight win.
This reminds me. Are the victory conditions listed in the manual incorect?