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Twilight Struggle PC - 7/27/2016 1:47:19 AM

Dorb

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Anyone tried Twilight Struggle on Steam? Not bad, really taught me how to play the game. I had the 2005 version board game and had to go out and buy the current one with updates/improvements in the hopes of trying to get a friend of mine to try the game. Really is a damn good game of the Cold War I think.

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RE: Twilight Struggle PC - 7/27/2016 3:04:57 AM

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I've played it against the AI a few times and really enjoyed it. A very elegant and interesting design. Never played the physical version but I can now certainly see why it gets all the acclaim.

It's great for when you want a game with some depth and multiple paths to victory and want to do so in a relatively short time frame.

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RE: Twilight Struggle PC - 7/27/2016 1:41:26 PM

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CarnageINC has an AAR somewhere.

I have it, and have yet to win.

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RE: Twilight Struggle PC - 7/27/2016 4:02:50 PM

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I have not heard of this one before.

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RE: Twilight Struggle PC - 7/27/2016 4:23:35 PM

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Carnage's AAR is on page 8 of this forum, currently, last update May 11 2016. Sorry I don't know how to link it here.

The AAR is pretty good and the game looks very interesting.

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RE: Twilight Struggle PC - 7/27/2016 5:29:18 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Dorb

Anyone tried Twilight Struggle on Steam? Not bad, really taught me how to play the game. I had the 2005 version board game and had to go out and buy the current one with updates/improvements in the hopes of trying to get a friend of mine to try the game. Really is a damn good game of the Cold War I think.

It does look and sound good (on Steam)...I do have it on my wishlist.

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RE: Twilight Struggle PC - 7/28/2016 12:58:36 AM

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I recommend getting the the PDF game rules from GMT Games web site- living rules section and playing the pc tutorial.(then reading the PDF rules- the pc game has a tab that you can read all the cards and study them) Better yet I had the board game and followed along with the cards on my computer desk. Laying out my cards and the ones the AI played.(talk about VR, who needs an expensive head set. lol)

Really is a darn good game with a great feel for the cold war with s lot of options each turn sort of like chess. As you play the tutorial you have an option to continue playing or start a new game. I have only beat the AI once finishing the tutorial which gets you off to a pretty good start.(have played many times to get the mechanics of the game down) Only played one new game so far from start and the AI got off to a really good start and I ended up losing. I have played as the USA so far.

I think this game is a really good buy for $15. (heck the Beastmen DLC for TW Warhammer is $17.00 on sale price, so you really can't go wrong with this as a full great game.) If you are my age or older (born 1969) you really know and have a good feeling of what the card titles mean and the history behind them. Just very well done. Plus the PDF board game rules give a very cool break down of the card histories and what effect they had on the real world. So when you play them you can relate to them in the game world/history terms.

Sorry to be long winded.

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RE: Twilight Struggle PC - 7/28/2016 2:11:08 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Dorb

I recommend getting the the PDF game rules from GMT Games web site- living rules section and playing the pc tutorial.(then reading the PDF rules- the pc game has a tab that you can read all the cards and study them) Better yet I had the board game and followed along with the cards on my computer desk. Laying out my cards and the ones the AI played.(talk about VR, who needs an expensive head set. lol)

Really is a darn good game with a great feel for the cold war with s lot of options each turn sort of like chess. As you play the tutorial you have an option to continue playing or start a new game. I have only beat the AI once finishing the tutorial which gets you off to a pretty good start.(have played many times to get the mechanics of the game down) Only played one new game so far from start and the AI got off to a really good start and I ended up losing. I have played as the USA so far.

I think this game is a really good buy for $15. (heck the Beastmen DLC for TW Warhammer is $17.00 on sale price, so you really can't go wrong with this as a full great game.) If you are my age or older (born 1969) you really know and have a good feeling of what the card titles mean and the history behind them. Just very well done. Plus the PDF board game rules give a very cool break down of the card histories and what effect they had on the real world. So when you play them you can relate to them in the game world/history terms.

Sorry to be long winded.

Thanks for the information and ideas...no need to apologize for a lengthy post, the longer the better!

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