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RE: New to WIF - 1/20/2014 5:32:53 PM   
AxelNL


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Status: offline 		Squad Leader, A3R, Diplomacy (+ variants), Fortress Europe and Russian Campaign (latter will be played again in March). Lot's of Euro games on the side.
Played WiF 5th edition a couple of times over a weekend (not far). Tried out DoD (early edition, which was fun but ambigues on rules as I can remember). Played once WiF to the tasty end in 2002. One evening per week, 2 players: 13 months. What was that great.

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RE: New to WIF - 1/20/2014 9:40:18 PM   
brian brian

 

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Status: offline 		I would think a majority of World in Flames players might have played Third Reich first?



Steve Jackson Games made a game about the hostage rescue attempt in 1980. Not the US Military's finest operation by any means.

http://www.sjgames.com/shortwars/iran/

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RE: New to WIF - 1/21/2014 3:27:35 AM   
Babyear

 

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ORIGINAL: FJeff

I'm no kid either. On the day JFK was shot I had stayed home from school "sick" and was playing Avalon Hill's D-Day (solitaire) at the kitchen table with the radio on.


That's awesome. And I can relate. D-Day was a game a friend gave me for my 13th bday (long ago). It was my first war game and I didn't know what to expect; never played a war game before. Before opening the box I thought there would be metal or plastic pieces inside. I was originally disappointed when I saw the game with cardboard pieces. "What the heck is this," I thought. Since no one would play with me I played that game solitaire for almost a year. It was a great experience to slowly realize that I was learning and changing history. I have been playing on and off for over 30 years.

WiF is a game I always wanted to play. I read the rules but didn't have a partner. VASL wasn't for me (but used it often for ASL). I plan on buying MWiF at the end of the month. Looking forward to really sinking the teeth into the game solitaire. Wouldn't mind real opponents when net play is ready.

Thanks for that pleasant flashback.

Edit: quoted wrong post.

< Message edited by Babyear -- 1/21/2014 4:32:20 AM >

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RE: New to WIF - 1/21/2014 5:19:38 AM   
Empire101


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ORIGINAL: brian brian

I would think a majority of World in Flames players might have played Third Reich first?



Steve Jackson Games made a game about the hostage rescue attempt in 1980. Not the US Military's finest operation by any means.

http://www.sjgames.com/shortwars/iran/



I hated Third Reich.....I was either playing SPI's War in the East/ War in Europe, or AH's the Guns of August.

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RE: New to WIF - 1/21/2014 7:50:29 AM   
Rising-Sun


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ORIGINAL: warspite1

claystone the game is scripted to a degree. The idea is to have a historical framework so you get a WWII game - not a fantasy scenario.

So for example Germany, Italy and Japan will be Allies and USA, CW, France, China and USSR likewise.

Outside of that - and a (very) few other restrictions, you are free to play as you want and invade who you want. But beware - there are consequences for doing so!


Germany, Italy and Japan will be Axis, while CW, USA, France, China, USSR and other minor countries will be Allies.

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RE: New to WIF - 1/21/2014 9:38:17 AM   
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ORIGINAL: RisingSun


quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

claystone the game is scripted to a degree. The idea is to have a historical framework so you get a WWII game - not a fantasy scenario.

So for example Germany, Italy and Japan will be Allies and USA, CW, France, China and USSR likewise.

Outside of that - and a (very) few other restrictions, you are free to play as you want and invade who you want. But beware - there are consequences for doing so!


Germany, Italy and Japan will be Axis, while CW, USA, France, China, USSR and other minor countries will be Allies.
warspite1

Seriously? Wow. Are you a lawyer by trade by any chance?

Claystone for the avoidance of doubt:

Germany, Italy and Japan will be allied to each other, and together will form the Axis. In any given game, the Axis may include other countries as well (depending upon the decisions taken by each side) e.g. Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Finland and Vichy France, in addition to any minor countries that the Allies invade.

The CW, USA, France, China and USSR are also allied to each other and together form the Allies. The Allies will be joined by Poland at the start of the game, and it is possible that others such as Free France, Mexico, Brazil and Yugoslavia will join them at some point during the game, together with any minor countries that the Axis invade.

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RE: New to WIF - 1/21/2014 2:42:24 PM   
Maucat


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Status: offline 		I played chess in national tournaments until I found a copy in my country (Italy) of Anzio and Diplomacy in 1978 and never was the same... I played a lot of Avalon Hill, GDW, VG and SPI games.
My favourites were Advanced Squad Leader, Third Reich, The Guns of August, War & Peace, Terrible Swift Sword, Napoleon's last batlles, Great war in the East, Diplomacy, Pearl Harbor, GDW Serie Europa, Civil War, Flat Top, Junta, 1830, 1856, 1870, Drive on Stalingrad, Wooden Ships & Iron Men... and obviously World In Flames with his companions Fatal Alliances and Days of Decisions that I played since the first edition...
Now I still play Diplomacy and 1830, 1856, 1870 on specific internet sites, now MWIF and the Sid Meier's Civilization V series. I tried also the Paradox games like HOI, Victoria, Europa Universalis and Rome Total War but I don't like them very much.

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I played WIF since the first edition and now finally play the computer game !!!

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RE: New to WIF - 1/21/2014 6:23:59 PM   
WarHunter


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Status: offline 		Avalon Hill's MIDWAY, was my 1st wargame Christmas present from dad. Up to that point Chess, Risk, Easy Money and Monopoly were very familiar games around the home. After MIDWAY, it was Afrika Korps and beyond. ANZIO and 1914 are still 2 of my all time favorite boardgames. ah memories

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RE: New to WIF - 1/21/2014 7:27:19 PM   
Orm


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ORIGINAL: warspite1


quote:

ORIGINAL: RisingSun


quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

claystone the game is scripted to a degree. The idea is to have a historical framework so you get a WWII game - not a fantasy scenario.

So for example Germany, Italy and Japan will be Allies and USA, CW, France, China and USSR likewise.

Outside of that - and a (very) few other restrictions, you are free to play as you want and invade who you want. But beware - there are consequences for doing so!


Germany, Italy and Japan will be Axis, while CW, USA, France, China, USSR and other minor countries will be Allies.
warspite1

Seriously? Wow. Are you a lawyer by trade by any chance?

Claystone for the avoidance of doubt:

Germany, Italy and Japan will be allied to each other, and together will form the Axis. In any given game, the Axis may include other countries as well (depending upon the decisions taken by each side) e.g. Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Finland and Vichy France, in addition to any minor countries that the Allies invade.

The CW, USA, France, China and USSR are also allied to each other and together form the Allies. The Allies will be joined by Poland at the start of the game, and it is possible that others such as Free France, Mexico, Brazil and Yugoslavia will join them at some point during the game, together with any minor countries that the Axis invade.

Turkey, Spain, Yugoslavia and Siam might also join the Axis depending on how the game unfolds.

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