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ORIGINAL: Grotius

I'm confused -- what does "alternate" turns mean in this game, exactly? I take my turn on Sept 1, and my opponent takes his turn on Sept 8 Or does it just mean I Go, You Go, both on Sept 1?

Also, I noticed something in the manual about choosing between alternate and simultaneous turns -- maybe I was reading about this in the editor?

ORIGINAL: FelixPraedo

Hi Everybody!

Love the game! A bit puzzled why the turns are alternate; this speeds up the game a bit to much I think.
Was mightily confused for a while too when I noticed I always skipped a turn before I finally found out that I did not get to play every turn but only alternate turns. Could have stated it more clearly in the manual IMHO. Is it possible to make this selectable - alternate/simultanuous? I think the action points and distances moved are actually better suited to the 7, 11 and 21 days a turn for both players anyways..

Cheers!

I'm confused -- what does "alternate" turns mean in this game, exactly? I take my turn on Sept 1, and my opponent takes his turn on Sept 8? Or does it just mean I Go, You Go, both on Sept 1?

Also, I noticed something in the manual about choosing between alternate and simultaneous turns -- maybe I was reading about this in the editor?

Wow, I didn't notice this but you are right. I thought the turns varied in length... never paid attention to the date during the enemy turn. Doesn't make sense that only one side moves during a "turn". But maybe in reality turns are one month and the dates are just fluff. But some effects happen in both turns. Very curious.

I would tend to agree, w/o more insight, that the alternating turns speed things up too much. My conquest of France has taken me three turns, which means I'm into July instead of mid-June (historical) were I able to move every turn.

The editor has options to set alternate turns on or off. Turns may be set to be seasonal or fixed length. The original SC1 had alternating seasonal turns, shorter in summer and longer in winter. That provided an interesting pace of operations. Personally, I prefer simultaneous fixed turns for both sides. Players can edit the default campaigns if they want, just be aware how different turns would affect the economics. But hey, that's the great thing about this editor and the flexibility it provides!

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Bill
Empires in Arms Development Team

Guys lets not get bogged down in this. For one I am on turn two German turn (not my first campaign.....got my butt handed to me my first one). It is September 15, 1939. My first turn, obviously was Sep 1, 1939. The British took its turn on Sep 8, 1939. Now, if I remember correctly, the Europa series was resolved in two week turns......TSR/SPI's WWII was resolved in Monthly turns. The point is, just think of this game (SC3) as being resolved much like Europa in two week turns. You take a turn every two weeks. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference in the end, does it, if some graphic on the screen shows a different date while your opponent moves than it did when you moved. I think we would all get more enjoyment from a game if we don't create a problem where none exists.
Enjoy!!I know I will.

ORIGINAL: JimKehn

Guys lets not get bogged down in this. For one I am on turn two German turn (not my first campaign.....got my butt handed to me my first one). It is September 15, 1939. My first turn, obviously was Sep 1, 1939. The British took its turn on Sep 8, 1939. Now, if I remember correctly, the Europa series was resolved in two week turns......TSR/SPI's WWII was resolved in Monthly turns. The point is, just think of this game (SC3) as being resolved much like Europa in two week turns. You take a turn every two weeks. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference in the end, does it, if some graphic on the screen shows a different date while your opponent moves than it did when you moved. I think we would all get more enjoyment from a game if we don't create a problem where none exists.
Enjoy!!I know I will.