Comments on: Tom’s Column – Are you being served?

By: Gully Foyle

Gully Foyle — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:06:06 +0000

Fast N Bulbous . . . . Thats right.
The Mascara Snake.

By: Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:28:10 +0000

I think the Capt. has it right….(and haven’t thought of him for decades…Good fun!)…It’s all about economics….the short attention spans, the fixation on screens and lack ot investment in time that the modern computer vs. tabletop or mini requires attracts an audience that’s different–probably much larger, and thus that is where the money goes….

Maybe a movement to Free/open source the code of some of these things after a number of years MIGHT revitalize them….development could continue….Battle Academy is another such franchise…the Second Front mention is good–worked with him in a minor way, and he’s motivated, and that’s critical.

We may not be “being served”…but then we’re not paying what we need to, as a body/group, to maintain these developers either. When there were fewer choices, our impact could be larger…now that we are fewer, at these prices, not worth their time….SO….KickStarter some of this ?? work with developers to finance them?…don’t leave it to companies redirecting their budgets but hand them a budget if they do it?

WE have to get creative if we want these things….but then, we are creative? aren’t we?

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By: CaptBeefheart

CaptBeefheart — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:50:33 +0000

Are young people replacing geezers as we go to the great wargame in the sky? I think that may be the central problem. Those of us weaned on the usual AH and SPI boardgames, who have long attention spans and don’t require instant gratification, are probably a dying breed. What’s the realistic target market for a revamped War in the Pacific? I have no idea, but the economics are probably not there for Matrix to get something started or they’d have done it.

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By: Mike Dorn

Mike Dorn — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 01:09:18 +0000

Ardennes Offensive was the best operational game I have ever played on the PC. Roger Keating is a great guy and I got to meet him in person (with his son) when in Michigan. The AI was also as good as I have seen in any game. He tromped me when I actually played him in Ardennes Offensive (no surprise there).

I reviewed wargames back then for Gaming Nexus and that was a great time for PC Wargaming. John Tiller was another great guy and I traded many emails with him over several years.

I haven’t seen much in current games that equates- but I am very encouraged by Second Front as I was an ASL player ages ago.

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By: bierhausser

bierhausser — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 22:22:00 +0000

I would like to hear thoughts on Korsun Pocket games???? I have them all:)

JIM Sullivan, M.A.:)

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