Slitherine

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Also, there seems to be a boredom factor in play especially for those playing the Soviets or the United States where if you followed a historical type strategy you wouldn't really do anything for the 1st third of the game.

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ORIGINAL: Jagdtiger14

... but I have played several games (two at WiFcon) to the end of turn 36.

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ORIGINAL: Jagdtiger14

Its a 10 day event at the Radisson Lansing Michigan second week in August...last year it was August 7 to 16. Both games all of us were very experienced veterans at WiF(6 players in 2004, and 5 in 2005)...so we really churned out the impulses...also we began early in the morning and played late. A guess would be about 14 hours not including taking breaks and eating. In 2005 Andrew Rader surrendered to us after a failed Sea Lion...If we had accepted the surrender, we would have won the con...instead we persuaded Rader to continue playing and he did...it came down to the last turn and we lost. 2004 came down to the last turn as well.

However, we also had Col. Glantz give presentations...well worth the money right there alone. 2004 was about the largest "tank" battle that no one knew about (Brody '41), and 2005 was the Soviet attack into Manchuria...so one of those days was a half day.

I think it was 2004, one of my local WiF player friends and I went to Euro WiFcon and played three guys from Arhus Denmark. We took our time at the game and enjoyed the cultural exchange with our opponents with frequent visits to the local restaurant...a lot fewer hours. We ended that game mid J/A '42.

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ORIGINAL: Viktor_Kormel

In boardgame, we always have played to win the war, ignoring objectives, if axis survives, axis win if not allies win. But normally the game finished before becouse someone surrendered

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ORIGINAL: Jagdtiger14

Everyone's gaming situation is different, so let me give you mine. The gaming location we have is in western Broward County (Florida). I travel from Miami Beach (Dade County), and we have one player who travels from Palm Beach county. The two of us spend about 1.5 to 2 hours of driving time to get there and return home. Forget gas and wear on our vehicles (including risk of accident, etc...), but more important is the time commitment while driving. The other players live in Broward some min's away. We do this almost every week (other than holiday, etc...).

So, our gaming time is very precious. I can tell you that it would be extremely onerous for any player to come to the game just to be bashed over the head in a hopeless game (min's or especially hours away). That's why playing objectives makes sense (besides that's the way its played in competitive events)...the interest to play remains until the Allies can take the objectives they need and the Axis cant take them back, or the Allies fail. This is why our games are played into 1945, and yours end prematurely. MWiF can change this aspect of gaming. Personally I prefer competitive gaming anyway and why I'm looking forward to ladder tournaments, etc...

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If you would be so kind, ... What would you like to see me work on to make MWIF fully acceptable to you for tournament play?



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