Kuokkanen
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ORIGINAL: RakuPL Gary Grigsby's War in the East Gary Grigsby's War in the West or else? Those and War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition are the most massive monster war games evah. Definitely not for beginner. For operational war game I can recommend Unity of Command. It plays much like Panzer Corps, but # of different units is more limited: some variety with foot infantry, couple different mechanized infantry (per nation), and couple different tank units (per nation). Main differences to Panzer Corps are: Greater importance of maneuver warfare Supply by railways, and getting cut off from it will reduce combat effectiveness (even when unit doesn't move nor fight!) The Operational Art of War III is bit more complex and even seasoned members of this forum tell it is bit too much of a chore and they want to play Unity of Command instead. Demo is available of the first game in the series. Gameplay is very much the same as it is in the newest, though there likely are significant differences "under the hood". Still gives you feel of the game, and one game review I have read about it says that demo alone would be worth of full priced game. I also recommend you to try tactical games for variety. Steel Panthers series was mentioned, and 3 different games of that series are available for free: Steel Panthers: World at War (SPWAW) WinSPWW2 WinSPMBT If you buy SPWAW, you get 4 Mega Campaigns that are more advanced and detailed than what comes with the free game. Other 2 games are also available for buy (not from Matrix/Slitherine though), but don't offer as much gameplay content. Variety of screen resolutions is sole thing I can remember. Also have a look at Battle Academy series. It plays easier and faster than Steel Panthers series, but is less detailed. Demo is available for the first game of the series. And sequel game has focus on Eastern Front. Panzer Corps has got bunch of expansions. I've got myself Grand Campaign Mega Pack, which includes whole Grand Campaign series. Beauty of that is to take your force from one Grand Campaign to next. When you consider what to buy next, you can consult on YouTube as well. You can use following search phrase: let's play * where * = game name
< Message edited by Matti Kuokkanen -- 2/9/2015 5:15:31 PM >
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