Matrix Games Forums

Thank you for the information, Marshall and Erik. All I ask is that this game be complete and playable on release. Please take your time.

To those pressing for release, I don't see that you are out anything because you do not have this game. I have plenty to do to keep me busy in my wargaming hobby and will see this as a welcome addition to that when it becomes available.

Meantime, I'm immersed in a four-player full campaign game of "War and Peace." I'm France. They're killin' me.

ORIGINAL: pasternakski
Meantime, I'm immersed in a four-player full campaign game of "War and Peace." I'm France. They're killin' me.

Do you mean the AH boardgame or the RedAnt PC game?

I have the board game, and it is still my favorite game of all time. Of course since no one in their right mind today would consider taking the time necessary to play a game of that scope (at least I haven't found anyone!), it collects dust on the shelf.

As far as playing the electronic version, I will buy it as soon as it is released. Now, having said that, I expect it to be playable, and to not make me lose any more hair than I already have lost.

So, take your time Mr. Ellis, and give me a damned fine game to play. It's been 17 years since I last played EiA, another 17 months won't make a bit of difference, as long as it's done well. [&o]

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft

ORIGINAL: pasternakski
Meantime, I'm immersed in a four-player full campaign game of "War and Peace." I'm France. They're killin' me.

Do you mean the AH boardgame or the RedAnt PC game?

RedAnt PC game? Never heard of it. Any details?

Just in case anyone is interested. The other Strategic level Napoleonic game that Matrix is working on is called "Crown of Glory" and they're hoping to release it at the Origins Gaming Expo at the end of June.

Here is a link with more information about it.

http://www.west-civ.com/

I have been playing EIA for over 10 years straight [:)] with 3-4 friends. We get together about once a month to do gaming sessions. Takes about three years to play a full game if you don't restart due to someone ran away with the win. First copy kind of getting worn so I have a second copy in the wings. We have the map on a piece of sheet metal on the wall and use magnetic clips for the counters. Works real nice and saves space to keep the map up over a long period. Just started a new game last Fall and I finally got to be Russia for once. [8|]

Holy carp and I thought 6+ months to play WiF was a long time

Although on a side point I've had a WiF game going at my house, once a week, for nearly 15 years.

ORIGINAL: celebrindal

Holy carp

Thanks, man, I've got to find a way to use that one. I'll give you full copyright credit, of course.

I am a big Empires in Arms fan. The game can easily take a year of real time to complete. Getting six or seven players together for England, France, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Ottomans and Spain to play once a week makes for multi-year games. I played Austria in our last game. EiA is one of the best games ever made. It is one of the few that rivals WiF for fun and realism. Charles vs Nappy is always a fun battle.

I had once transferred the map from EIA onto a piece of wallboard. (Basically it was just an extra piece of drywall). We played that game for several years using home made counters and push pins.

I vote for a quality game vs a rushed game. Imagine when you could never put a subordinate leader under the command of either of his seniors (as in Napoleon 1813) and you would experience abrupt termination of the game play and unaccounted-for vanishment of a King commander (as in EU). So games had better not to be rushed to make such annoying incidents likely.

*(^,^)*

" I vote for a quality game vs a rushed game"

A rushed game ??? are you kidding ?

EIA development started somewhere in 2000 ... 5 years ago (for memory, EIA was annonced as the continuation of "the wars of Napoleon" which was started somewhere in 2000 then deserted ...

Why EIA development took 5 years and is still under way? Did staff desertion occur in the meantime? Was development effort diverted to CoG (a comparable game not less complex), which is on its way to imminent lovely debut.

^(~,~)^

So when did development on this so called "CoG" begin? Before EiA or after? I am beginning to see a conspiracy.

EiA was not originally intended to reflect the board game, and CoG was initially a separate, independent product....

I dont think its fair to rip on Paradox. Sure their games maybe released buggy but they always support them and eventually all the bugs are fixed and Johan still makes patches to improve the mechanics of the game. Its been four years since the game was released and Paradox is still releasing patches and making improvements. Mind you these patches arent for major bugs or anything, those have been dealt with ages ago, these are to further improve the mechanics of the game by adding new features and events and such. If you would download the latest official patch and beta patch you will see that much has changed. Its a whole new game.

edit:this is in reply to Naomi not nukkxx

LOL

ORIGINAL: donkuchi

I found Matrix games when I was looking up EIA on the internet. Since then I have purchased WITP, GGWAW, RFTS, and CoD and downloaded PW and WiR. Not only have really enjoyed their games, I have learned so many new acronyms.
[:)][:)][:)]

You said everything I wanted to say, and said it well.

Waiting for this game, for me, has been like waiting for xmas, with Marshall as Santa. I just KNOW he is gonna bring me a great gift, one I will cherish for years as I get even less sunlight and drink way to much diet soda. Oh, good tiddings and dont forget the chip dip...

yamma

ORIGINAL: yammahoper@yahoo.com

You said everything I wanted to say, and said it well.

Waiting for this game, for me, has been like waiting for xmas, with Marshall as Santa. I just KNOW he is gonna bring me a great gift, one I will cherish for years as I get even less sunlight and drink way to much diet soda. Oh, good tiddings and dont forget the chip dip...

yamma

This Santa will just bring you a Christmas update. \(^o^)/