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Do you play against HAL or Humans?


HAL Only
  58% (31)
Mostly HAL
  16% (9)
Half HAL, Half Human
  9% (5)
Mostly Human
  13% (7)
Only Human
  1% (1)


Total Votes : 53
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Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 4:18:01 PM   
Jason Petho


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Status: offline 		For future games, it would be nice to know how you are playing?

Are you playing against other humans?

Are you playing against HAL (the AI?)

Do you play both?

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 5:56:45 PM   
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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 6:02:12 PM   
Jason Petho


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Status: offline 		Excellent to know, jack! Thank you for sharing!

What kind of scenarios do you prefer playing HAL?

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 6:19:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		My favorites are smaller sized meeting engagements. (I don't mind anything if it's historical but I usually look for smaller stuff.)

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 6:22:16 PM   
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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 6:29:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		Like most wargamers I enjoy a good armor clash but I love the airmoble aspect of the modern setting.

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 6:33:33 PM   
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Obviously, there won't be many armour meeting engagements in Vietnam. NATO War/Cold War I would definitely imagine there will be though!

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 7:08:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Actually I think I may enjoy airmoble and Brown water just as much if not more.Something different.

Sorry didn't mean to dominate the poll thread.

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 7:33:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Conversations are good, jack! Knowing what the customers want will help them get it!

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 8:48:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		mainly HAL but playing in Blitz tourney

thanks,
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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 8:59:17 PM   
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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 9:05:29 PM   
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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 9:07:27 PM   
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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 11:24:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have always prefer campaigns. Prefer the DCG but as there are non in ME, playing scenerios.

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/27/2016 11:42:16 PM   
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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/28/2016 12:42:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		True. I started one, and then went back to scenarios. I will try again latter.

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/28/2016 12:43:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have intention to add more Linked Campaigns for Middle East, so if there are things you would like to see/play, don't hesitate to ask!

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/28/2016 10:39:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Jason,

I'm about half & half human vs HAL.

When I do play HAL I tend in general to like the larger scenarios SM 7 or higher. Also like to random generate
scenarios, tweak them a bit and try them out on HAL just to see how he does. Mostly armored breakthrough or
bridgehead generated.

Against humans I'll try any scenario at least once. Outlaw Josie Wales and myself have an intense one going on right now
with Day of the Centurion. Very tough battle with close quarters tank combat in somewhat open terrain.

For campaign games like DCG more than LCG because of the randomness.

Overall mostly a WWII East Front guy who cut his teeth on Avalon Hill board games years ago. If it catches my fancy will always
checkout a new WWII game before anything else.

Thanks
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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/28/2016 3:40:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		That's excellent information! Thank you, Big Ivan!

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/29/2016 1:04:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Jason,

Sorry got sidetracked, I usually liked DCG's also because the random factor involved. Linked are very cool as well, and my hat is off to anyone that spends all that time formulating the various branches!! I find myself now playing PBEM mostly, just so damn fun to play against a human, I have played the same scenario 2-3 times against different guys, and it's always different, how cool is that?!

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/29/2016 3:16:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		The thing I like about the DCGs is Randomness, and the oppertunity to setup my forces that start on the map the way I want to set them up.

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/29/2016 5:16:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		So, would you prefer an LCG that would allow you time to sort out the forces the way you would like them instead of jumping into battle straight away?

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/29/2016 12:22:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would like them better if there was a setup phase similar to the DCGs.

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/29/2016 1:43:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Fair enough. Alas, I don't think that will be possible with LCG's. Who knows though!

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/29/2016 8:34:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Next time I suggest including "hot-seat-vs-self" rather than lumping it into human vs human....

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/29/2016 11:18:31 PM   
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ORIGINAL: 76mm

Next time I suggest including "hot-seat-vs-self" rather than lumping it into human vs human....


I wouldn't have guessed that!




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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 6/29/2016 11:19:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		If anything, this poll is showing the importance of maintaining HAL and its abilities.

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 7/12/2016 7:42:05 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: 76mm

Next time I suggest including "hot-seat-vs-self" rather than lumping it into human vs human....


I do a lot of this at times, too Especially when testing the early versions of any scenarios I am creating. Also my favourite mode for playing the "Ode To..." scenarios. I guess I played (and still play) solo boardgame sessions, so this feels very natural way to play as well.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Jason Petho

If anything, this poll is showing the importance of maintaining HAL and its abilities.


Yes it does!

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 7/14/2016 7:44:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		All vs. AI ( bigger, the better). I don't use the battle generator other than to create a map,I then modify for myself( inho the generator is Way to 'random' to play the scenarios it creates) so I don't play HAL via that medium.

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RE: Do you play against HAL or Humans? - 9/20/2016 11:51:11 AM   
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