Wargame of the Year 2008 - the election thread

eddysterckx RemoveThis @hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yup, it's that time of the year again and there's again a Grand Prize
> for you to win : AGEod has graciously offered a copy of one of their
> games to one lucky participant. And to make it absolutely clear :
> voting for their games will *not* increase your chances of winning it
> (*).
>
> The Rules :
>
> 1) 1 (wo)man, 1 post - all votes in the open, no emails.
> 2) The game must have been published in 2008 or late 2007 – in other
> words : if you think a game published late in 2007 didn’t get a fair
> chance last year, feel free to add it.
> 3) Post your 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices - 1st place gets 5 points,
> 2nd gets 3 points, 3rd gets 1 point.
> 4) Votes must be in before midnight (GMT) January 15th, 2009
> 5) In case of a tie, the award is shared.
> 6) People who for various reasons don't want to post an open vote can
> send me a mail - these votes will *not* be counted for the purpose of
> this election, but I'll post a separate result if the number of
> entrants is significant.
> 7) I've temporarily unplonked a couple of posters so that I see their
> vote as well.
>
> This is what's at stake for the developers - again created by Daniel
> Lamb :
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/25663989@N07/3118676906/
>
> To refresh your memory on what games got published this year :
>
> Montjoie
> Early American Wars : Mexican-American War
> American Civil War : Antietam
> Ancient Warfare : Gallic Wars
> Squad Battles - Winter War
> Origins of World War 2
> Panzer Command : Kharkov
> Clash of Steel II
> Strategic Command 2 - Patton Drives East
> HexKit
> XIII Century
> Gary Grigsby's War Between the States
> Birth of America 2 - Wars in America
> Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets
> World War 2 - Road to Victory
> Combat Mission : Shock Force - Marines Module
> Commander : Napoleon at War
> Ironclads : American Civil War
> Close Combat : Wacht am Rhein
> Squad Battles : The Spanish Civil War
> Modern Air Power: Air War Over the Mideast
> World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18
> World War II - General Commander - Operation : Watch on the Rhein
> Strategic Command WWII - Pacific Theater
> War Plan Pacific
> Distant Guns : Jutland
>
> If you think I missed one (or several) feel free to add them - this is
> not a list of nominees.
>
> My vote :
>
> As always I'm putting fun before technical merit - but that's just me.
>
> 1st place : War Plan Pacific - no doubt the most fun I had (and
> having) with a wargame this year.
> 2nd place : Panzer Command : Kharkov - got an hour to kill and like
> Russian tanks blowing up in 3D ? - this is your game
> 3rd place : Gary Grigsby's War Between the States - imho technically
> the best wargame produced this year - complex, but not a monster.
>
> Greetz,
>
> Eddy Sterckx
>
> (*) This is how the winner of the AGEod game will be decided :
>
> 1) Every entry/voter is given a random number by me
> 2) When the election is over I zip this list, password protect it and
> send it to Mr. Beretta and everyone else asking for it - without the
> password.
> 3) I'll ask Mr. Giftzwerg to pick and post a number between 1 and ...
> 4) I release the password so Mr. Beretta and everyone else can check
> who won the game.
>

I've actually only bought two off that list. So between them I'd rate them:

1. American Civil War : Antietam
2. Early American Wars : Mexican-American War
3. -

My December purchases were AGEOD ACW and Advanced Tactics.

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@r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com>, eddysterckx.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com says...
> Hi,
>
> Yup, it's that time of the year again and there's again a Grand Prize
> for you to win : AGEod has graciously offered a copy of one of their
> games to one lucky participant. And to make it absolutely clear :
> voting for their games will *not* increase your chances of winning it
> (*).
>
> The Rules :
>
> 1) 1 (wo)man, 1 post - all votes in the open, no emails.
> 2) The game must have been published in 2008 or late 2007 =3F in other
> words : if you think a game published late in 2007 didn=3Ft get a fair
> chance last year, feel free to add it.
> 3) Post your 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices - 1st place gets 5 points,
> 2nd gets 3 points, 3rd gets 1 point.
> 4) Votes must be in before midnight (GMT) January 15th, 2009
> 5) In case of a tie, the award is shared.
> 6) People who for various reasons don't want to post an open vote can
> send me a mail - these votes will *not* be counted for the purpose of
> this election, but I'll post a separate result if the number of
> entrants is significant.
> 7) I've temporarily unplonked a couple of posters so that I see their
> vote as well.
>
> This is what's at stake for the developers - again created by Daniel
> Lamb :
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/25663989@N07/3118676906/
>
> To refresh your memory on what games got published this year :
>
> Montjoie
> Early American Wars : Mexican-American War
> American Civil War : Antietam
> Ancient Warfare : Gallic Wars
> Squad Battles - Winter War
> Origins of World War 2
> Panzer Command : Kharkov
> Clash of Steel II
> Strategic Command 2 - Patton Drives East
> HexKit
> XIII Century
> Gary Grigsby's War Between the States
> Birth of America 2 - Wars in America
> Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets
> World War 2 - Road to Victory
> Combat Mission : Shock Force - Marines Module
> Commander : Napoleon at War
> Ironclads : American Civil War

Just one.

War Plan Pacific

I do see some big problems, but it's the only turn-based game I've
played since I got it.

Epi

Song of the Moment: Suo Gan
Especially the version by Ambrosian Boys Choir (or
Ambrosian Junior Choir). It's on the soundtrack for
Empire of the Sun. There could be better versions.
I haven't heard them though.

http://www.curlesneck.com

"Rob P" <robertapollard.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:DJd7l.104405$cx7.51899@newsfe21.ams2...
> 2. Panzer Command Karkov - A great game, though the series took me a
> little while to get into due to my CM bias. This is a good game, only
> limited by the provided maps.

A pretty advanced map maker for PCK is on the way

See http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1993243

It is still in beta but hopefully will be included in the upcoming patch for
PCK.

A comprehensive walk through of what a very old build could do

See http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1893360

L

1)Kharkov : Disaster on the Donets. Very high quality game that was
well worth the price for one scenario


2)Strategic Command WWII - Pacific Theater . A very enjoyable and fast
moving game, that I wish had hexes.

3)World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18. Just played the demo. This
game has some very interesting concepts. I will hold off on buying
this one till it has matured

charlie

1. Gary Grigsby's War Between the States

Atmospheric, ingenious and manageable. (But keep that manual handy)

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 04:44:05 -0800 (PST), "eddysterckx@hotmail.com"
<eddysterckx.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:


>
>The contrast is perhaps so big because the previous two years gave us
>a lot of games which were well above average
>
>From 2006 :
>
>Conquest of the Aegean
>Birth of America
>TOAW III
>Take Command : Second Manassas
>Air Assault Task Force
>World at War : A World Divided
>...
>
>From 2007 :
>
>AGEod's American Civil War
>Advanced Tactics
>Carriers at War
>Forge of Freedom
>Commander : Europe at War
>Guns of August
>...

Hey Eddy, you're making me feel good about my recent buys! I didn't
buy anything from 2008, but the 3 titles I just bought at the recent
Matrix sale all come from that list.

That's a valuable thing about this ng. In cases where I'm not an early
buyer, it's a great way to research possible purchases. Between the
chatter about games here and the links to external reviews you
constantly post, this place is like Consumer Reports for wargames.


-fin

finbogey wrote:
> ...
> Hey Eddy, you're making me feel good about my recent buys! I didn't
> buy anything from 2008, but the 3 titles I just bought at the recent
> Matrix sale all come from that list.
>
> That's a valuable thing about this ng. In cases where I'm not an early
> buyer, it's a great way to research possible purchases. Between the
> chatter about games here and the links to external reviews you
> constantly post, this place is like Consumer Reports for wargames.
>

Truly. Eddy is the MVP of this group.


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