Repo Man
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I was going to start a new thread, but my message seemed to be a good follow up to the previous message.
With the loss of WON and the lack of any other grand strategy napoleonic game in the works, perhaps a few thoughts are in order. Both WWI and WWII grand strategy games have been mentioned here before, and I think either one could fill the role slated for WON.
When I look for a grand strategy, my emphasis is on grand. The more minor neutrals, the better, the longer the game time, the better. The more pre-war posturing, the better. The more diplomacy, the better. With scant few exceptions, most WWI/WWII strategic games start at the beginning of the war, and last until it ends. While this is perhaps a logical place to begin and end, wargames of the Napolonic period are not limited to one war for the simple reason that there were many wars covering that period. I know that is a significant factor which initially attracted me to the Napoleonic time period. The closest I have seen to something similar in the WWII period is the WiF/DoD combination. I don’t know of any WWI era game which has similar features, although I do recall an old AH game focusing on the late colonial era which ended upon the commencement of the Great War.
If Matrix is considering a grand strategy game of either of these time periods, I would suggest making the start date in 1890 for a WWI and 1933-36 for a WWII game. Of the two, I think the former offers a wealth of information and terrific gaming possibilities. You have the naval arms race, the shifting alliances, Germany’s attempt to catch up in the race for colonies. There were several “minor” wars during this period, all of which are fertile ground for one hell of a game.
A pre-WWII game offers less options, but does offer a wealth of opportunity for variant strategies. For example, its far too late to build up the German Navy in 1939, but 1936 offers some hope, especially if the war doesn’t start until 1942 as originally planned by the Kriegsmarine.
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which would play a WWI game and add to that the new blood that would like to try their hand at the first great war and I bet you would have enough buyers to make the game a winner. I feel that the 4X type games have been done to death covering future space empires or historical empires. I think that the gamers that like 4X games as well as the gonards would be the people to put out the cash for a grand strategic WWI game. The players that find fun in playing action games would not be big buyers of WWI or any other pure war game of any era. The best edge that a WWI game would have in the market is no competition for buyers that might show an interest.
[This message has been edited by sapperland (edited September 15, 2000).]
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