Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: rjonasz

I just bought this monster. I've never played this game before, neither the board game nor the computer version so I'm eagerly looking forward to jumping in.

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ORIGINAL: davidachamberlain

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ORIGINAL: rjonasz

I just bought this monster. I've never played this game before, neither the board game nor the computer version so I'm eagerly looking forward to jumping in.

I suggest that you make sure that you upgrade to the most recent version as that is probably not on the CD set you received.

I also suggest that you first play Barbarossa (for land warfare) and Guadalcanal (for naval warfare) before trying Global War and use the Fast Start setups (under Saved Games for Barbarossa, Guadalcanal and Global War) where you can to get a feel on how the game will typically be set up for both of those scenarios. Use the Novice Set for Optional Rules or go without any Optional Rules for the first games.

As already suggested, go through ALL of the Tutorials as that will give you a better idea on how the game is played. You don't need to go through the books, right away, but when you want to find out about something that you don't understand, use the index to find the section that describes it. Later you will use them more, but initially you are often better off to just try things.

Remember, that you are playing against yourself until you start with another player. It is more of a challenge than is obvious since often, especially in larger scenarios, you forget to execute something you were planning for and that adds some "fog of war". Not to mention the impacts of weather changes, initiative results and turns that end earlier or go longer than expected.

Have fun.

Dave