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Comment on Tom’s Column – Are you being served? by Gully Foyle

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

In reply to CaptBeefheart.

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

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Comment on Top 10 Best World War 2 Strategy Games: Western Front by Altowarrior

Altowarrior — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 22:16:25 +0000

Great selection of games. Waiting for Steam sales.

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Comment on Strategy and Wargaming News – 7th August – Headquarters: WW2 Market Garden, Unity of Command 2 Berlin DLC, Sea Power Gameplay by SwampYankee

SwampYankee — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 01:18:12 +0000

WDS continues to improve on their catalogue’s titles. Great games.

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Comment on Headquarters: World War 2 Review – Hey! Call Everyone, Battle Academy 3 Is Here by Strategy and Wargaming News – 7th August – Headquarters: WW2 Market Garden, Unity of Command 2 Berlin DLC, Sea Power Gameplay – Strategy Games | Strategy and Wargaming

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:29:54 +0000

[…] World War II – Market Garden will be the first expansion of one of the most interesting wargames in […]

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Comment on John Collins Column – Campaign Series: Vietnam by jasonpetho

jasonpetho — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 02:50:54 +0000

This is greatly appreciated and noted! Thank you so much!

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Comment on Burden of Command – Developer Grand Interview by Strategy and Wargaming News – 26th July – Ratten Reich, Burden of Command Release Date, Total War: PHARAOH Is Good? – Strategy Games | Strategy and Wargaming

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:00:38 +0000

[…] game plays, and two historically based scenarios that are “short and sweet”. Hopefully, Luke’s work will be the emotionally charged wartime leadership experience everyone is hoping […]

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Comment on Strategy and Wargaming News – 14th July – Falling Frontier, Gilded Destiny, Commandos: Origins by Al

Al — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:48:52 +0000

Falling Frontier is the one that really hits for me. I’ve been watching it for a while and its one of the most ‘grounded in reality’ science fiction settings I’ve seen since The Expanse. You’re right about Homeworld 3 being a bit lacklustre. Falling Frontier could quite possibly fill the cosmic-sized hole left by the poor reception of HW3.

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Comment on Tom’s Column – Are you being served? 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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Comment on Tom’s Column – Are you being served? 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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Comment on Tom’s Column – Are you being served? 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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