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RE: How Did You Learn? - 8/28/2014 3:19:31 PM

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I go back to the UV days. The basic mechanics aren't a whole lot different.

When WITP first came out. I always chickened out of the grand campaign. I always played the "UV" scenario. That's one I wish we had here.

I actually started the grand campaign in War Plan Orange. It was far more manageable and let me get used to the East Pacific geography. After a few rounds of that, WITP wasn't that bad. In the end, it just comes down to wading in, and realizing that the game is a bunch of separate UV scenarios running at once. Each area gets into its own niche.

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 8/28/2014 3:55:38 PM

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Since I had played WitP for years before, I just checked some new mechanics and went straight to GC... Good thing that vs. AI, you don't have to be embarrassed by own mistakes...

So, only way to learn to play this game is to play it. I am still not familiar playing Japanese side and one learns new things regularly, no matter how long play-history one has.

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 8/29/2014 1:12:42 AM

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By the way guys, I just sent Ted my turn, so I'll start updating my PBEM soon.

Cool, thanks Mike. I just finished reading your AAR before heading out for a 2-1/2 week road trip for work. Had internet but little time. Looking foward to picking it back up.

Learned soooo much!!!!

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 8/30/2014 8:10:32 PM

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Reading AARs make a massive difference

You can pick up a lot of really useful tips that way

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 8/30/2014 9:02:13 PM

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Or usless braggadocio, see my AARs.

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 8/30/2014 11:45:49 PM

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I had the original WITP and played the short games, gave up on the grand campaign. Left for a long while, but the game kept calling to me. Got AE and gave up after about three months of game play. Finally, I grit my teeth and said, "i'm going to do this!" and to my surprise I have! my current game is 4/43 and was started 4/2012... The first six months of game play can be brutal. I keep picking up tips by reading the forums and aars.

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 8/31/2014 4:40:12 PM

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+1 Hans

It's very helpful establishing a routine sequence of actions to follow while playing each game turn. For the most part it matters less what step(s) are done first, the important thing is not skipping anything that needs to be done. Following a routine each game turn ensures you will at least look at everything whether or not there is something that has to be done with it in that particular turn.

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 9/1/2014 1:46:11 AM

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My experience is that, by far, the biggest help is simply asking in this forum. The people here are all too happy to help, and are extremely knowledgeable.

It took me more than a year of playing the grand campaign (a few times, lol...) in the first version (non-AE) of WitP to begin getting a comfortable grip on things. As other have already stated, you just have to dive in and find your own style of play, learn from the many mistakes that you will inevitably make, and learn the fundamentals at the same time. It just takes time and a lot of patience.

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 9/1/2014 5:46:32 PM

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You learn more from your mistakes than your successes.

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 9/1/2014 6:44:08 PM

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Way back in the stone age, when I had hair and was young, I jumped right into PBEM with a gracious opponent who explained concepts I didn't understand. Oh, and I hard copied the rules and repeatedly read them for months on end. You will gain critical mass one step at a time.

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 9/1/2014 8:00:10 PM

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ORIGINAL: topeverest

Way back in the stone age, when I had hair and was young, I jumped right into PBEM with a gracious opponent who explained concepts I didn't understand. Oh, and I hard copied the rules and repeatedly read them for months on end. You will gain critical mass one step at a time.

How many calories do the rules contain?

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 9/1/2014 8:32:56 PM

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I have never learnt. Still stuck around December 17th 1941 for the nth time. The horror, the horror!

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 9/1/2014 9:00:02 PM

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ORIGINAL: Yaab

I have never learnt. Still stuck around December 17th 1941 for the nth time. The horror, the horror!

You'll get there Yaab, you'll get there. Just keep plugging away. Myself, I get stuck spring '42, when I realize I hosed the Japanese economy yet again. This time I'll keep going because its only the aircraft R&D. I can fix that later (especially against the AI). Everything else is running like a fine tuned clock (well economically anyway). Still too slow on the expansion, but that too is OK, against the AI. I'll get there too (eventually).

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 9/2/2014 12:16:41 AM

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UV then
WITP then
WITP AE now!
AND I still STINK at it!

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RE: How Did You Learn? - 9/2/2014 12:39:52 AM

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ORIGINAL: sventhebold

UV then
WITP then
WITP AE now!
AND I still STINK at it!

Hang in there sven, we need ya guy. Hey, I started with PacWar, skipped UV (wanted the whole war). Did WITP, and I've been battlin' this beast for about a year and a half now. I'm still deficient shall we say.