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The game manual is really lacking information given the complexity of the game. For me and many of the players we will go back and look at the harpoon manual. I think for some one who is new to this type of game they will be missing many of the fine nuances the game has to offer.

From what I remember of the Harpoon manual, its not going to be a lot of help. Now the separate supplement they sold is a different story.

Yeah the Harpoon Battlebook....you can get a copy if you order the right software version on eBay....I would have to look..



Harpoon Battlebook : The Official Strategies and Tactics Guide by James Degoey (1991, Paperback)

It came in this version

Harpoon Challenger Pak

ORIGINAL: mrfeizhu
The game manual is really lacking information given the complexity of the game. For me and many of the players we will go back and look at the harpoon manual. I think for some one who is new to this type of game they will be missing many of the fine nuances the game has to offer.

What information about the game is missing?

The manual contains all of the basic stuff but it would be improved by the addition of more detailed information. I have played Harpoon on and off for a number of years but found the transition to CMNAO less than smooth and the structure of the manual difficult until I had read through it a few times.

What I think would be very helpfull, whether for ex 'Pooners or not, would be a series of structured tutorial scens (similar to those in Harpoon) together with detailed walk-through text.

I think the search function will find you those video tutorials.

In fact, it is a thread title only a few down from this. IIRC, it is video tutorials associated with specific scenarios.

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The manual just seems to need more meat ( information), it can get you playing, but it wont get you up to speed if your new on the subject or the type of game. The manual for harpoon 2 was very good. i think it was better than the last version of harpoon. Also i like manual just printed on a white background more easy to read. The game is a great.