Is this game easy to play?

[Pocus]

Side note, we took care to impact this major change to divisions formation before the Matrix version came out (changing the manual too). So for Matrix users, the AACW world never had divisions HQ [;)]

Aside that, we did not change the game 'completely', we are just evolving it. But this is a question of perception admittedly.

[zhu_kov]

hi James

Well I am a casual player ( WiTP is a no no for me ) and I am able to pick up and enjoy AACW , so this game is not complex and quite easy to get into

This game automate quite a lot of things and let the player to concentrate on the big tasks instead of micromanaging

So if you are a player that need to figure out every details then it will drive you crazy , frustate you a lot and you not able to enjoy this game at all , the manual is not written for such playing sytle

However ,if you are like me who hate a lot of micromanagement , then the game is for you ....

decide which general is the right man for the job , which one to promote ...mix the correct force for attacking and defending , where to hold or attack ...these were among the tasks you should be doing instead of trying to figure out how much damage can a rifle do , how many a vet soldier can kill compare to a green solider and etc ... ...

Cheers

[Adam Parker]

Quick .02.
 
I've had the game for a few hours, printed the rulebook and set it aside for this week.
 
I fired the game up and noticed it had a tutorial. I opened it and so far it's absolutely brilliant. A few grammatical inflexions from translating French thoughts into English and a few things not transposed from the screen accurately (eg: a reference to a disorg penalty of 30% when the screen shows 35% etc) but at this point in time the gamer is simply engrossed in learning how units move, how they form and what a disorg penalty means, so little is lost.
 
I've learned movement, rail use, naval transport, leadership, forming divisions and corps in a couple of hours of clicking along with the screen. I think I'm about to learn how to fight. I find the Div/Corps creation routine much more intuitive than Forge of Freedom's container system.
 
Two tips so far:
 
1. It helps to have some knowldege of US geography and the general direction of things. The tutorial is based in the vicinity of Corinth, Memphis and Nashville. The player is the Union and the Confederate AI is comin'! Unsure of where Elvis is buried? Check out an atlas first and scan the US theatre well to get your future bearings.
 
2. Turn Sticky Keys off in your Windows Accessibility feature. One aspect of leadership involved holding down the Shift key to show command radius. I held it down too long and Windows Sticky Keys activated (it's a feature for disabled people with hand tremors!). It totally screwed up the game and my mouse! A system restart fixed it though [:D]
 
Is this game easy to play? Well it's very learner friendly so far. A brief scan of the Birth of America rulebook gave me and idea of what's in store with AACW. AACW however, will be the basis for the soon to come BoA Gold. So I'm spending my time here.
 
Hope that helps a little.
Adam.