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ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

Well, I finally went and order the game "computer War in Europe". Hope its worth it. The cost really set me back. Always wanted to play the board game but never did.


Note: Joe 98, You sold me, so if I don't like it-it'll be your fault.[:D][X(]

Haha... Madgamer and I are intent on getting a PBEM game going at some point (we're both trying to master the game solitaire right now). Maybe you could be our 3rd to handle Russia [:)]

Sounds good. Let know when. My game won't be here until the middle next week.[:)]

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

Well, I finally went and order the game "computer War in Europe". Hope its worth it. The cost really set me back. Always wanted to play the board game but never did.


Note: Joe 98, You sold me, so if I don't like it-it'll be your fault.[:D][X(]

Haha... Madwarrior and I are intent on getting a PBEM game going at some point (we're both trying to master the game solitaire right now). Maybe you could be our 3rd to handle Russia [:)]

Ordered the game aweek ago. $12.00 bucks for shipment. Seems awful slow for this day and age. Bought their War between the States and it was deliver very slow(at $120.00 plus dollars). Is decision games always this slow? Asking you guys who bought from them. I would e-mail them but their customer service says the wait could be up to a month(their nutts-if they really think that).[:-]

There is just no way I am buying this if it cannot be downloaded.

I live in Australia and it took 2 whole weeks for the game to arrive.
 
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I sent them a e-mail but no answer. Oh well. I was hoping to get the game down. My wife is out of town and I have time on my hands. What I don't understand is that some game companies require a high shipping cost but their service is still slow. In this day and age in the US of A delivery should never take that long.[:-]

ORIGINAL: Joe 98

I live in Australia and it took 2 whole weeks for the game to arrive.

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From the U.S. to Australia is 2 weeks slow or fast for delivery for you?

ORIGINAL: Joe 98

I live in Australia and it took 2 whole weeks for the game to arrive.

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L.A. to Sydney flights take 18 hours.

And, considering the various airlines, there are 3 flights a day.

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It finally arrived. I had a open weekend and the wife out of town and guess what doesn't show up.[:-] Oh well-did I say I hate ups and their term 7 business days. You know that during certain times of the year that could be pushing a month.[:-] And still want a arm and a leg for shipping.

The concept behind the release of WIE in a computer version with optional rules and no AI is an attempt by S&T to bring some of there bigger board games on to the computer which acts as bookkeeper and referee. If they are successful in there belief that PBEM will be the dominant game form of the future they stand to make a fair amount of money.
I find fun in playing CWIE solo with the fog of war to be great fun but not being a great PBEM player I do not see the S&T getting there way. CWIE is complicated by needing three players to make it interesting rather than letting the allied player play both Russians and Allied can be a great advantage to them.
Most Allied players will not commit large forces to france, some will invade the low countries or other places where the German might go. German players might use the time between the fall of Poland and ther next invasion to build a large mobile force by converting many of the units from the polish invasion. With Fog of war the sides have no idea where the units of any given side are.

Because of the various and many different strategy's it is tempting to try a PBEM game but finding two other players and the time required is most difficult for me. THis is the basic reason I do not engage in PBEM and the fact that in many of the newer games such as WitP I am not a good enough player but do enjoy playing even if I can barely stay ahead of the AI LOL.

In short if PBEM becomes popular S&T might get what they want even if the price is very high. I will keep a watchful eye on this trend.

Madgamer

I do pbem on some games and some not. Ive played witp alot pbem. I probley with play this one pbem after I get it down-but I will play it solo. I think your correct about them hoping pbem will be the direction of the future in game cd sales.

Forgot, also I was suprised how big in size the manual is.

ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

Forgot, also I was suprised how big in size the manual is.

For the moment you can ignore that part of the manual covering the Editor and that part covering Strategic Warfare.

Instead, read about the tactical game and play that Poland scenario against yourself 3 or 4 times.

Whe you are finished with the Pland scenario and the upcoming patch is released, I am ready to PBEM a shorter scenario!
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Joe, it sounds like a plan.[;)]

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I will wait for Matrix World in Flames

How does the game handle mid-war production / economic matters?

Thats 150 turns from the start and I have never got that far.
 
I wil never get that far till they finish releasing patches.
 
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Thank you for the trip down memory lane. Did not know Strategy&Tactics SPI were still around. As a kid I looked forward to that magazine coming with a game. Destruction of Army Group Center was my first issue. Then there was Scrimmage??????????????????? I am 52 for time datimg.