What is a basic "war/conflict" game

[Pirate-Drakk]

Originally Posted by TRDG

that might be played and finished in a couple hours, or like two days max that we might be able to get here to play?
I saw Diplomacy might be one, but are there others you guys can think of??

Cheers, any and all thoughts and comments welcome here please.

TRDG

Tom

I suggested Diplomacy in another thread, but it takes a LONG time to play. Generally two good days of fulltime (8 hours) gaming for 5+ people sitting around a table. For PBM games, even at one turn a day, it takes weeks to play.

One short and sweet game that is a blast and fun to play is the "Squad Leader Card Game". You have a deck of cards that allow actions (fire, move, conceal, terrain, etc. etc.). The cards have numbers on them which are used instead of dice.

This game can be played in an hour or two depending on game size, and while made for two players, 4 or possibly more might be able to play.

How to do this online is not clear to me.

A friend and I tried to play "Russian Front" using web cameras and such but the resolution of those cameras was not good enough to resolve the chit/map numbers. There is a VASSAL engine for Russian Front but it was still betaware when we tried our experiment so we didn't use it.

Another method we contemplated was FTP'ing high resolution picture files to/from a web site after each move. However, this can be prolematic and we never developed a system.

In any case, I'm GAME for GAMING!

[TRDG]

Thanks Shannon, you just can't have enough ideas here for "new" games to get started here at some point!!

Cheers, to continues ideas by Zone members!

TRDG

Tom

[TRDG]

Just some of the titles I found

Panzer Grenadier (Avalanche Games) - Platoon level combat in WW II, many diferent game boxes there, the basic one was around $50.00. The head guy there said this was the "best" system that he had, in his opinion.

Drive to Stalingrad - Decision Games, $48.00.

Defiant Russians - Avalanche Games, $18.00, early war in Russia.

The Buldge - GTM Games, $45.00.

Luftwaffea - Decision games, $45.00, ariel combat from 1943 to 1945.

The Burning Blue - GTM Games, $62.00, air battles for the battle of Britian.

Combat Commander - GTM, $71.00.

Battle Grid - $20.00, close quarter combat board game.

Dessert Steel - West End Games, $26.00 Tank leader series various games.

Blietzcrieg General - UGG, $42.00.

Red God of War - Avalanche Press, $26.00, Operation Mars.

Blood on the Snow - Avalanche Press.

Corsaiirs and Hellcats - GTM Games.

Strike at Sea - Avalanche Press.

Planes in flames
Ships in Flames
Asia in Flames
Africa Aflame

Bitter End, attack in Budapest, 1945 - $49.75, Compass Press.

Tigers in the Mist - GMT Games, $33.00.

To the Far Shore - $20.00.

Red Steel

Ederweiss, Clash of Arms game, $65.00.

Cheers, 10 more to go on the next post..........

TRDG

Tom

[TRDG]

And the last of the ones I could write down, I think maybe this covered about 30% of the games there.......

Operation Canibil

Eastern Front Solitare, $26.00, Omega Games.

Pacific Battles, Decision Games.

Krieg, WW II in Europe, $45.00.

Europe engulfed, $85.00,GTM Gamers.
same as above but Asia engulfed.

Pacific at War, $59.00, Xenogames.

Anzio, $20.00, Avalon Hills

Bismark, $35.00, Avalon Hills

Battle of the Bulge

So, if anyone has happened to play any of these games, would you be kind enpogh to put a reply here on your general thoughts, and was it a good game to play for the price?

Cheers, next week, there may be more.......

Tom

[Pirate-Drakk]

Originally Posted by TRDG

So, if anyone has happened to play any of these games, would you be kind enpogh to put a reply here on your general thoughts, and was it a good game to play for the price?

Amazingly I have NEVER played any of those games! However, I have at least heard of a few of them. I have a vague recollection of seeing the Anzio game on a shelf somewhen. I don't have the impression that it can be played in a few hours. However, there may be some small sized scenarios involved besides the whole battle.

[TRDG]

Thanks for the reply, I found out at the game shop, then here after from DD about a very cool site that can pretty much cover everything!!

I asked "those above" if I could put it in the link forum, or here, but for the moment it was said it needs to to go in the off topic section, I'm just not sure where yet........

Cheers, I'll post here when I find the "spot" so you guys can take a look see, if you hav'nt already seen it before somewhere.

TRDG

Tom

[Whiterook]

Hunh??? You lost me Tommy...not hard to do, I'll grant you!

I heard of a lot of these games, and own quite a few. Panzer Grenadier is indeed one of the best game systems out there...kinda th new vanguard compared to the older Avalon Hill fare, with a much more easily digestable rules system. If anyone is ever actually ever interested in buying any of these...there's a way to do it to maximize you $$$-output. Contact me and I'll do my best to fill you in.

[TRDG]

[quote=Whiterook;22327]

Hunh??? You lost me Tommy...

No problem, when I get that thread up on the off topic forum, you will see what I mean.

Cheers, I confuse myself all the time!!!

Tom