[Whiterook]

I've heard of the game, only because I'm such an Avalon Hill nut, and ran across reference to the game series in relation. Originally, IIRC, Close Combat was supposed to be the computer replacement (or, is stepchild a better term) to the acclaimed and beloved Grognard boardgame Advanced Squad Leader. Unfortunately, this all transpired roughly around the time that Avalon Hill started its untimely slide down the slippery slope of financial demise. I heard reference to the game from the guys manning the Matrix Games booth at 2007 Origins Game Expo, and it sounds like it's a lot of fun; 2-D eagle-view, Real-Time Tactical for small unit deployment. I had no idea it was "on-line" playable...that's sweet!

I have so many irons in the fire, that I've been real hesitant to explore computer and online gaming with too close a microscope; I've a few PS2 games that had me glued to the TV, and I took that as a tell tale sign of posssible ruin.