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Caranorn -> (10/28/2003 7:08:42 PM)
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< That means CWiF should be able to handle WiF Classic (deluxe rules though, not 5 or earlier versions) as well as it would handle a complete deluxe version with SiF, PiF, AfiF, AmiF, PaiF etc.
With an expansion kit for Patton in Flames - oh yeah!>
Yep, that's exactly what I meant;-) Though in my case, Patton in Flames is the only game module I don't actually own (thought I'd preordered it at the time, when I noticed my error I was already so low on my budget I had decided to stop buying board games which I rarelly get to play anyhow). All these modules and corresponding optional rules will probably represent the biggest problem for CWiF2 (other then an adequate ai). I don't think I have played WiF in a classic form since version 4 (WiF 4, not RaW 4) or so (except maybe the WWI module). It would also be good if DoD could be incorporated. But if you look at the entire WiF package that might just be too daunting a work. Maybe that and the rules conflicts were what eventually slowed Chris' work to a crawl, though it is certain that his having to program the whole beta alone was an almost impossible task from the start.
Despite my fears, I still expect a great CWiF from Matrix Games, I wouldn't be on these boards if I didn't generally approve of Matrix products:-) Though in the end, if CWiF won't closely correspond to the board game, I would prefer an entirely new grand strategic WWII wargame. But again, that's only if it can't be made to correspond to WiF the boardgame. For me, WiF has been on my top 3 list of board games ever and I greatly regret not having the time and space to play it anymore.
Marc aka Caran...
P.S.: Les the Sarge I'm sure you are right when it coms to equally devoted ATR-TR players, I know there was some cross over between the mailing lists (I think Salvatore aka Spike was on the WiF, EiA and ATR lists and at times crossposted topics between lists). I for one only ever played TR and was swept off my feet the day I picked up my first copy of WiF (never played TR or ATR after that, even though I own a copy (SPI-TSR's WWII also never got played after I got hooked on WiF)). For the sakes of the players of those games I would hope they get a well adapted computer version and that their experience is used to produce that game.
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