Thank you Red I'll be grabbing UOC II the first of the month played the pants off the first one Also thanks for the look back..My first board game was the old Avalon hill Blitzkrieg after a neighbor gave me a copy of S&T magazine with a simple war game in side pennies for infantry dimes for armor and saw I was interested that was 71 straight out of the military and was hooked in an instant,,We play about all the Avalon hill titles right through Advanced Squad leader and graduated to the SPI titles and played as teams in War in The East..Sadly over the years folks moved away or passed away but then i got a C-64 and found computers and here we are..The was nothing better than thumbing through the ASL rule book and arguing over what rule meant what today Folks and family here think I'm strange spending time flying and war gaming and reading military history books But I wanted to teach history when I was younger just got lost for quite a few years when I came home.. Got a smile on my face remembering those old days Waiting a few weeks for UOC II to see how it goes ,,Bought CC The Bloody 1ST and it's buggy as heck..So I'll play CC II for a bit longer
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@rwatson,
Your welcome!
Glad there´s some love for the boardgame side of wargames. While I do like "some" PC wargames, I still prefer moving counters, clipping them and reading through the rules. We are in a quite good boardgame wargame era at present, alot of good titles coming out. My YT channel basically deals with wargames and I try to promote wargaming overall, with the hope that it stay´s alive and captures new players to enjoy this hobby.
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Always to meet like minded folks..Today 's world is just different ,,Who could compare reading a book on a kindle to the feelings of holding a real hard cover book,,The same feelings Red expressed ,,good to meet men who feel the same..holding a board game is almost a sensual experience that a digital game can't compete with..Love the COH video are those real 3D buildings popping up ???..wore out my complete COH set and COD II
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Originally Posted by rwatson
Always to meet like minded folks..Today 's world is just different ,,Who could compare reading a book on a kindle to the feelings of holding a real hard cover book,,The same feelings Red expressed ,,good to meet men who feel the same..holding a board game is almost a sensual experience that a digital game can't compete with..Love the COG video are those real 3D buildings popping up ???..wore out my complete COH set and COD II
Yes the digital era has taken over for the most part. While Iam a tech geek of some sort, I just don´t find moving counters on the screen much fun to be honest. Don´t know why but I think to fast when I do that, so it just dosen´t feel like Iam playing a wargame. Any how, I think boardgames can presume of good health these days, of which Iam glad for. Even D&D and 40k are in good health these days, so we will win this war!
If you mean CoH boardgame, yes those are real 3D buildings and flag post.
No Enemies Here (NEH) is Dan Pancaldi´s YT channel, great guy from Canada. His show comes on every Saturday with news, unboxing and events...
Great way to start your Saturday mornings with a coffe.
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@rwatson,
If you like ASL, and don´t want the hassel of boardgame set-up, you might like "Tigers on the Hunt" (Matrix Games). It uses the ASL starter kit rules set, and theres mods for the counters and map which use the ASL art work. This is one of the wargames I do enjoy on PC...
There´s the upcoming Holiday sale that Matrix Games does every year, it usually starts on Dec 3rd. Most (except new releases) will be +50% off, so these sales are great if you like any of the Matrix Games.
Thanks Red I liked the Squad Battles series,,Sadly I'll need to buy them again,,My CD's are messed up ..Went ahead and bought UOC II..pretty good I was getting tired of the Eastern front.. When it was released I grabbed Close Combat the bloody 1ST..That one needs a bit of work..Still planning on grabbing the DLC's for Tigers on the hunt..There are sure a lot of mods/scenarios at Matrix I had a lot a couple years back but they went south
Red That looks like something I would play I prefer tactical..Although I do like TOAW IV and starting to like the two Unity of Command games level games..Not super but better than the latest Close Combat release
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Originally Posted by rwatson
And some good buys for Il-2 Stalingrad/Moscow going on
Yep seen that too, as well as the Star Citizen Expo sale. Oh boy, with this, and all the darn Black Friday sales going on everywhere, we aint gonna have any money left for Christmas!
Thanks!
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Darn Red seeing your posts makes me miss the old good board games..But got TOTH and just grabbed the Kursk and Normandy DLC's..A bit excessive on mouse clicks but enjoyable..Also got the full Unity of Command set and UOC II also CC combat the bloody first Buggy but Matrix is good with patches..Got enough to keep me busy all winter and probably spring and summer too
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To be honest, I just love the boardgame over PC, it just feels more organic. Iam old school with wargames.
Although I do enjoy playing some PC games like, TotH, Piercing Fortress, and Flashpoint Campaigns Red Storm. I recently bought Carriers at War (SSG) over at Matrix. Added the user mod to it too. Another game you might enjoy is "Combat Command, The Matrix Edition". It´s basically Combat Command 2 with all the expansions...
sure is a keeper Red and as an old school board game fan I always prefer the NATO counters Just a shame my old war gaming M8's have moved on..But I can still game on the computer..Military history has always been a source of interest to me..Wanted to teach it years ago but when I came home kind of got lost for a bunch of years Today heading to Gettysburg When my first wife asked where will we go for a honey moon and she got Gettysburg,,Antietam and Bull Run,,,and she ran after that ,,And have had Carriers at War for a lot of years one of those titles that never get old,,and also Command Ops 2 with all the modules Good gaming there..grabbed it when highway to The Reich wouldn't install
Red here's a good looking game I have Commander the Great war but thinking of dusting off the debit card..But best to wait a bit after Close Combat the Bloody first..It was released too soon,,At least I have CC Cross of Iron,,, Matter of fact I've got all the CC games but right now caught up on Tigers on the hunt..Matrix has a ton of user made scenarios..
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Originally Posted by rwatson
Red That looks like something I would play I prefer tactical..Although I do like TOAW IV and starting to like the two Unity of Command games level games..Not super but better than the latest Close Combat release
One of the neat things about Combat Command is that you can have the same counter either in offensive or defensive stance, with each having there own attributes. Like in some miniature games were the counter is mainly a representation of unit scale/type, then you apply what you want to posture. I like the retro look to it too.
Devin shows us some Lock n Load stuff...
My copy is on it´s way...
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Red,,dusted off my old Command Ops 2 and had to break out my Highway to the Reich for a refresher..Had both manuals printed out at Kinkos years ago and punched and in 3 ring binders C)2 is a good game with all the DLC's
Thanks for showing this off, Red. I used to design wargames as a hobby, but I've rather neglected it all lately. Because of this thread, I've dusted a few projects off and started working on them. An example is one called Air Cav, a tactical game with an operational layer, that depicts infantry combat between US Army airmobile forces vs. the PAVN in 1971. When I was a kid, I used to hand draw all units, and used photocopied hex paper and books from the library for research. Nowadays, I use Photoshop and online research is rather easier than trundling off to the university library.
However, production, involving printing and cutting, is a pain the arse. I often opted to design games and components, and then halted short of producing any testable or playable components. Well, I noted that your videos of games looked good, and it occurred to me that I could just import the assets in Blender3D, make a few easy 3D models, and play the games like that, on screen. No printing, no ink, easy to save, no massive table space needed, and cat proof! I've attached a pic of how it looks in practice. Next step is to make a version in Unity3D.
Thanks for providing the inspiration. I've missed wargaming.
If you have a look at the Steam Workshop of TTS, you will see folks doing a bunch of interesting things with TTS, even porting old wargames from SPI to TTS, or AH and GMT games. Look up Squad Leader There´s one official DLC that I bought his Christmas, that´s DVG´s Warfighter Modern which looks great... DVG Warfighter
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I'd head about TTS, and have tried it out. Not crazy about it, as I don't really like the UI, it feels clunky in VR (however nice it is to have a VR-capable program that does what it does), and I can edit my creations on the fly in Blender.
