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ORIGINAL: Fascist Dog

Is this for real!? This was my all-time favourite Grand Strategy WW2 game and I've been waiting for a computer version of this game for nigh on nine years now, and it's nearly ready for release? If I can play this Hotseat, i.e. myself playing both sides, then I'll be a happy camper. It was way too big a boardgame for me ever to have played it against another human. And I loved playing both sides.

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ORIGINAL: Fascist Dog

Is this for real!? This was my all-time favourite Grand Strategy WW2 game and I've been waiting for a computer version of this game for nigh on nine years now, and it's nearly ready for release? If I can play this Hotseat, i.e. myself playing both sides, then I'll be a happy camper. It was way too big a boardgame for me ever to have played it against another human. And I loved playing both sides.

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck
Too often in a game like WiFFE, people get tunnel vision trying to execute a particular strategy and are blind to what the opposition is trying to do. They drive ahead executing a multi-turn gambit and then suddenly realize they're in checkmate.

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

I'll just throw an observation in here. I've also played both sides solitaire. What you say about intentions is true Bo, but the amazing thing is that when you switch sides and truly try to put yourself in the other chair, you see things you didn't see from "across the table". It's actually very good training for playing someone else because it teaches you how to anticipate what the other side is trying to do because you are better able to see why the other side would make Move A versus Move B. (What especially drives this is one of WiFFE's original unique features - the action limit system.) It also teaches you to evaluate your own preparations for defense from the perspective of an attacker.

Too often in a game like WiFFE, people get tunnel vision trying to execute a particular strategy and are blind to what the opposition is trying to do. They drive ahead executing a multi-turn gambit and then suddenly realize they're in checkmate.

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ORIGINAL: Lascar

I have regularly checked in on this forum since MWIF was first announced following its slow but steady progress. It is good news indeed that it is finally approaching its release.

I played the original boardgame version of WIF about twenty years ago and only solitaire. I found playing it solitaire quite satisfying and immersive. Back when I was playing board wargames, long before there were any PCs and computer games, I usually played them solitare. Face to face opponents were few and far between.

In many ways playing solitaire was more enjoyable without the competitive aspect of playing against opponents. I saw historical wargames as more of a study aid, rather than a game, that added another dimension to the immersion you get from well researched books and documentaries and even the occasional theatrical film. And WIF was very good at giving you that sense of immersion into the subject. WIF offered the feeling of the strategic scope and depth of WWII that no other WWII strategic level games that I am aware of have been able to match.

I haven't played WIF in many years because of the difficulty of finding a space to keep the map and counters setup for weeks or months. The computer version will once again make WIF available. The AI is a nice feature to have but not essential from my perspective.

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ORIGINAL: paulderynck

I'll just throw an observation in here. I've also played both sides solitaire. What you say about intentions is true Bo, but the amazing thing is that when you switch sides and truly try to put yourself in the other chair, you see things you didn't see from "across the table". It's actually very good training for playing someone else because it teaches you how to anticipate what the other side is trying to do because you are better able to see why the other side would make Move A versus Move B. (What especially drives this is one of WiFFE's original unique features - the action limit system.) It also teaches you to evaluate your own preparations for defense from the perspective of an attacker.

Too often in a game like WiFFE, people get tunnel vision trying to execute a particular strategy and are blind to what the opposition is trying to do. They drive ahead executing a multi-turn gambit and then suddenly realize they're in checkmate.