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WWII: Struggle for Europe____WWII: Struggle for Asia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mark on June 02, 2005, 03:08:05 PM
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Thanks,
Mark
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Woohoo! I hope you get a lot of interest in Columbus at the Origins con.
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By the way, I will demo the game at Origins on Friday and Saturday in the Historical war games area. If anyone plans on trying the game - please let me know
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I'd love to be able to make it but I can't. This game is awesome
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This game is AWESOME! I can't make it to Origins - but will be at Gencon - see you there!
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what other events do you have coming up?
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Can you people come to california for Gencon? Or 2) if i buy the game and demo it could i count on your support?
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When and where in California is the Gencon event?
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Orange County convention center (south of Los angeles )
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Gencon So Cal is in November this year, you can see the info on there website at http://www.gencon.com/socalhome.aspx?file=socal
David
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On another topic for nice aesthetics for this game i think using those dice from flames of war are perfect! They got logos of each nation instead of a one and come in the perfect colors for this game. Im stocking up on them , so when this game is ready to sell to me ill have the dice ready... expect to pay about 8.50 for a pack of them. The other route for cool dice is strafing gun games.com but they are in the process of rebuilding up their online business. For the exact chips in multiple colors you can buy a bag of 100 red,blue,green,gold,black and other colors from gamblers wherehouse.com located in Vegas. I bought a load of bags of them when i went to the WSOP a few weeks back.
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When the game is demomstrated at its next convention.. can you folks take a bunch of pictures of the pieces set up at different points of the game. That way we can follow how the game progressed. Also the website pics of the game should be able to be supersized. That will help sell the game best i think.
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Hello Imperious Leader,
I will be joining/helping Mark run the game at GenCon. I will remind him to bring his digital camera. Thanks for the helpful info. I look forward to playing with you in the future. The game is a whole lot of fun. He has received a lot of positive response so far. I am sure you will really love the game.
John
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I know i will too and as soon as you finish painting my pieces and send a copy to me , then i too can demo it in california. Pictures are important as well.
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What will the cost of the game be for everything sans the parts?
I can handle < $150 (Okay, < $200!) for the print material and make it happen with the massive amounts of parts that I have accumulated over the years.
I hope to get in a game next year at Origins and/or Gen Con Indy.
Craig
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Oops! :-[
I forgot that the information is listed on the other part of the website.
That maybe where I subconsciously got the $200 number from.
Craig
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Hi Craig,
The basic game is $195 and we are shipping them now - have already sent several of the basic games out and a few of the Deluxe games.
Look forward to playing it with you at one of the Cons next year!
Mark
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I just got the goodies today! I havent had a chance to do more than look at the rules, but everything looks good! I cant wait to have an early Christmas tonight! I wonder if i should buy a tree to make it official.
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Great Imperious! I hope you find everything is in order and to your liking. We have a couple weeks before GenCon to make you an expert - so call or email any time (well, anytime up to about 11pm EST).
cheers,
Mark
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We had a great time at Origins and looking forward to GenCon this Summer - thanks to everyone who played and for your support!
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The site has been migrated to a more reliable and secure hosting company. Unfortunately we lost about a week's worth of posts.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Mark
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Mark & John: You may want to start looking at dropping some of the oldest topics or postings so you'll have room for the future ones. All this chatter does start accumulating at a good rate when more & more player throw in their 2 cents!
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I am posting here because most topics I seem unable to post.
I would like to fix that.
I am also looking to buy the game.
I contacted the sales email a coupla times, but no reply.
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that is odd - so you can post on some threads but not others? I don't see anything wrong with your registration, but will dig a little deeper tonight. . .
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Thanks. I sent John a check for the game, and it looks like I am OK to post. Yesterday and for the last few days I did not see the reply button in most folders.
I just moved to hawaii and bought a new computer. Perhaps a cookies issue?
Already have people lined up interested to play here in HI.
Now to start looking for pieces. I'm dying to get this going.
Thanks.
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How come I can't find people in California. After I get my game I am gonna have to take it to game stores and create some interest.
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OK - excellent to hear! - Yup - set the game up - you'll get takers!
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Hi John et al.
I've been out of circulation for awhile. You guys are doing a great job. I have a brief question.
Your map (basics game, have to use that now, since you've branched out) is great, and the amount of detail you got on it is terrific. I just want to tweak it a little. I'd like to add Dakar and the British cities on the map off the coast of Africa and the area in in Romania that Hungary got just before/after ( I can't remember which) world war 2 started.
What are the specific colors you used for those areas in north/western Africa and eastern Europe? Thanks in advance!
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If you are going to work on the map, fix the Persian Gulf region. :o ;)
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Concerning colors - I'm not really sure - Many programs like photoshop have a sampler in which you can get the exact color - that is what I used....
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Happy New Year all... :D ;D 8)
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You too!
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Hi!
It IS really quiet around here - must be all the holiday feasting going on.
Actually, we just got done playing 2 games of the Advanced game - so everyone in our group is recovering from 3 days of pretty intense gaming!
We have played a lot of games of the Struggle for Europe and I think it is pretty well balanced. The Axis have a lot of advantages early on and with aggressive play can often pull off a win. That being said, I would say the game is sightly weighted in the Allied favor. Before you start making tweaks to game balance though, I would play a few games with different players playing different nations. If the Allies win all 3-4 games, then make a change.
cheers - and hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
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It has been quiet lately. . .everyone must be out enjoying the Summer instead of gaming.
But - I have been busy in my spare time finalizing the Pacific game rules and counters and making tweaks and corrections to the European game.
So - you guys have played a couple game of the Advanced Struggle for Europe game? I'd like to hear about your experience - how many players? how far did you get before one side or the other won? Anything work exceptional well or not? Anything in the rules that were not clear that yo guys had to make up on the fly?
It takes us about two-three days to play a full 1939 game - you guys played 2 games in three days? You must fly - our your games ended early.
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We are in Spring 44, turn 19, European full campaign, Axis is sitting at 24 vps, not enough to win but above avg. Allies have taken Brittany and Bordeaux, took Cassino last turn, but they are a little behind at Eastfront. This turn are about to lose Rome (3vps), Languedoc (1vp), maybe Paris( very well defended). At Eastfront they will attack Kiev and Smolensk, Germans will have to break sooner or later. I think the game will be won or lost in the Eastfront, Western Allies will win enough vps, the question is if the Russians will be able to conquer enough vp locations.
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Sounds like a nail-biter. Taking Rome is big. Paris can be usually cut out of supply if time permits. Russia can be tricky - need to push forward with enough force so you don't deplete yourself of critical mechanized units...I've seen their offensives stall as all of their armor gets destroyed without being replaced fast enough.
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It's amazing how things are changing so fast in this game, I thought Allies were burnt losing all 5 battles in Summer 43(bad dice) in the East and failing to take the Italians out of the warily the West,then at Autumn 43 Russians pressed forward everywhere , Allies invaded Brittany , and moved up the boot in Italy, neutralizing the previous bad turn. Winter 43-44 Germany was able to counterattack in the west by sending all reinforcements to the west front but failed miserable making me think the situation is becoming dire. Then they repelled attacks in Rome, Kiev and Odessa stalling any momentum the Allies had.
PS. I know exactly what you mean about being careful with the Russian mech units, as soon as I see a battle is going South(loss of infantry) I immediately withdrawal, staying a single round in a battle without inf support can really put a dent into your mech forces.