Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: taffjones

A great idea, especially for those of us with our eyesight getting worse.

One I would like to see is the Hexes from Warsaw that trigger Russian mobilisation increases. I find it difficult to count back the hexes each turn

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ORIGINAL: calcwerc

One of the many improvements of this game since it initial release, is that a lot of the "hidden" information is now displayed at the map, for instance which cities in Manchuria Japan must garrison to avoid rising the russian war readiness.
It is also a great improvement with the lines in Mediterranean, marking how many allied units can be where without triggering Italian war entry.
I wish that even more of the game features are marked in this way:
- a line in China where Japanese advance must halt before rising American war readiness
- Text messages in Australia (and other places?) where Axis naval presence will spawn Allied units - many players dont know that the allies get among other a tank unit when they raid the waters around Australia
- a line which marks where the Japanese naval vessels can go without triggering american war readiness, not only in the pacific (where it already exists) but also between Indian Ocean and Atlantic

I also would love if the decision events could be even more clear about the war readiness implication of the decisions, for instance in the notes. Managing war readiness is one of the most important aspects of the game, and I am often in doubt, especially now after a break and new patches has come in and perhaps altered how things were balanced. Wouldn`t it be great if the information was more available directly in the game?

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ORIGINAL: calcwerc

But these lines are not random in the game, changing from each challenge, but fixed.

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My point is that many players dont know about them because they havent studied or learned the scripts by heart, and because of this they are at disadvantage in a match which might otherwise be even. This is particularly frustrating for new players, or players like myself who havent played for a few patches and want to dive back into the game.

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Talking about improvements, I would really like to be able to send longer chat messages to my opponent.

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ORIGINAL: DrZom

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ORIGINAL: calcwerc

But these lines are not random in the game, changing from each challenge, but fixed.

Maybe some variation would add even more uncertainty. I see that as a good thing.

Players who study the game that intently will always have an advantage, which is as it should be. No? But make these scripts more variable and your objection is resolved; even the most extreme student of the game will be uncertain how far he can push the envelope.