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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/9/2013 11:49:03 PM   
jday305


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Status: offline 		Still waiting for TOAW III to be part of the weekly discount. Hint, hint!!

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/11/2013 8:30:32 PM   
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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/12/2013 1:14:14 AM   
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I can only afford one....Arnhem or Normandy. Anyone have an opinion one way or the other about the two, one better than the other? Or is it just which battle appeals to me? I play solo only, no mp, if that makes a difference. Thanks.


I like Arnhem more because of the focus on infantry and the nature of the operation. Having to try and rush through a battlefield to capture a bridge and then hold it against counter attacks is a real struggle. The overall operation is more intense because of the need to capture and hold bridges against an ever increasing force. Normandy is worn out for me because I have played so many games covering that battle. There are what four CC games that cover parts of Normandy at this point?

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/12/2013 9:31:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Every game I mentioned the other day have all gone back to their normal prices... sale over. Man, these online game deals don't last very long these days.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/16/2013 3:18:09 PM   
wings7


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Status: offline 		I just ordered Advanced Tactics: Gold, I've been waiting for that one to go on sale! Alot of neat things you can do with this one! Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War III is one that alot of you were waiting for to go on sale, I own it but haven't played with it too much but a definite must have.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/16/2013 7:42:12 PM   
jday305


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Status: offline 		TOAW III...just ordered and wanted to say EXCELLANT!!!

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/18/2013 8:22:39 PM   
wings7


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ORIGINAL: jday305

TOAW III...just ordered and wanted to say EXCELLANT!!!


James, that is great, I'm sure there were alot of orders for this one, to me it is one of those benchmark games. (Campaign Series too!) Happy Gaming !

Patrick

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/23/2013 1:31:15 PM   
wings7


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Status: offline 		Anybody thinking about or going to purchase Battle of Normandy and Battle of Italy? Likes or dislikes?

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/23/2013 2:50:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am deciding on getting Command Naval/Air this week instead of the deal, but i have battlefront and Korsun Pocket and highly recommend the system in these games as Battles in Italy and Normandy are the same -
SSG produce quality games and always a good AI and really not a difficult system at all. For a while with the interface i wasnt sure what buttons did what but once i found out that as the game is not one where you have direct absolute control over your units, but rather can just give the orders that the troops either can or cant do in their capacity, it began to make sense why i couldnt order my men to attack whenever i wanted. I still had figure out what all the stats mean but learnt enough through playing to just play a game as though i am work on what information is being given to me - ie, working out an operational strategy - most wargames reward foresight and intelligence but battlefront really demands it. Also units arent jsut wiped out panzer general style, but really can slog it out in areas.
I played the Novorossisk scenario on battlefront and by the end of hte game i was not longer concerned with trying to win but on forming a strategy to rescue my units that were being trapped and surrounded - veteran units they were though and so could really hold up and even try to a force a breakthrough themselves.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/23/2013 3:06:22 PM   
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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/23/2013 5:45:58 PM   
wings7


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Status: offline 		Mitchell & Blond_Knight thank you for the info!

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/23/2013 7:03:17 PM   
rahamundo

 

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Status: offline 		I've been waiting for Normandy to go on sale....now, if only the store would reflect the new price of $19.99 rather than $49.99.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/23/2013 7:59:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Try adding it to your cart and see if the discounted price appears. Could be just a price caching issue.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/23/2013 10:52:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes it is just a price cache issue. We were late updating the prices and missed the 11am deadline for the cache update. My HD crashed and spent all morning trying to fix it. It works or if you prefer wait until 11am tomorrow and it will update :)

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/27/2013 2:34:57 AM   
bairdlander2


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Status: offline 		I was going to buy the Normandy game but apparently it ctd on digital download.Will this issue be resolved and if not resolved will the deal extend until it is fixed?

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 9/27/2013 6:00:28 AM   
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ORIGINAL: bairdlander

I was going to buy the Normandy game but apparently it ctd on digital download.Will this issue be resolved and if not resolved will the deal extend until it is fixed?


I just loaded BiN on my Win 7 64 desktop and it worked fine. Though this was the version from couple of years ago. But i think it's the same version as I didnt see any patches. In any event, it ran fine on my system this afternoon.

Rick

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/1/2013 8:28:56 PM   
wings7


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Status: offline 		I just ordered "Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets", the Eastern Front has always been one of my favorite theater of war. I'm sure this one will create quite a few new players!

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/2/2013 1:44:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is a very detailed and amazing game. Unfortunately have not gotten too far past the tuteriols

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/2/2013 8:11:09 PM   
wings7


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This is a very detailed and amazing game. Unfortunately have not gotten too far past the tuteriols


Russell, I'm looking forward to learning and spending some time with this game...time is limited but I will make the most of it. Hope you can spend some new time with the game!

Patrick

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/7/2013 2:41:24 PM   
wings7


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Status: offline 		I just ordered the Unity of Command duo...it looks quite interesting and good and you can't beat the price!

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/7/2013 3:47:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		On the fence with Red Turn. UOC is so much fun, but it's not even beer and pretzels, more like coke and bologna sandwich.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/7/2013 5:40:54 PM   
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On the fence with Red Turn. UOC is so much fun, but it's not even beer and pretzels, more like coke and bologna sandwich.


Red Turn is... interesting. It's still the same animal as UOC, but the larger scenarios and longer turn limits mean that despite following the same rules the game is a lot less 'follow this exact solution to the puzzle' and a lot more freeform in how you beat each scenario.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/7/2013 5:50:38 PM   
Boomer78


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Status: offline 		That actually sounds like an improvement from OUC. Some of the scenarios had like 5 turns for a major victory. That's why Case Blue was my favorite from the original game. There was much more to do, more ways to fail or succeed. Many of the others just seemed like base rushing and were over before you knew it.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/14/2013 4:06:44 PM   
wings7


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Status: offline 		I just ordered "Revolution under Siege" and "Birth of America 2"! These are the first two games I've bought on the American & Russian Revolution...more wonderful country history to witness and learn!

Patrick

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/14/2013 5:32:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		I purchased Birth of America 2 - great deal!

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/14/2013 11:14:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		For newcomers, Revolution Under Siege is the mother of all Ageod games. $10 this week and there's even a demo. The scope of the alternate history Drang21 campaign is just amazing. Unit count is pretty high, though

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/14/2013 11:27:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Great deals this week! Already have both of those but I would highly recommend them at that price point.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/14/2013 11:56:17 PM   
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I just ordered "Revolution under Siege" and "Birth of America 2"! These are the first two games I've bought on the American & Russian Revolution...more wonderful country history to witness and learn!

Patrick


When I bought Rise of Prussia, it made me want to learn more and I found out a lot about that war. Very interesting stuff, for sure. That's what I like about some of these games. It makes me go out and learn some more history.

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/15/2013 8:49:51 PM   
wings7


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ORIGINAL: wings7

I just ordered "Revolution under Siege" and "Birth of America 2"! These are the first two games I've bought on the American & Russian Revolution...more wonderful country history to witness and learn!

Patrick


When I bought Rise of Prussia, it made me want to learn more and I found out a lot about that war. Very interesting stuff, for sure. That's what I like about some of these games. It makes me go out and learn some more history.


Kurt, yes, I agree! I've learned and been inspired so much from these games. In my up-coming retirement I will be able to invest more time...can't wait!

Patrick

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RE: Deal of the Week...great deals! - 10/16/2013 4:56:21 AM   
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