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RE: Hmmm... - 6/18/2004 1:36:52 AM

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ORIGINAL: ravinhood

This is my first highly anticipated wargame from Matrix. I'm a European WWII war buff, so I've waited patiently past Korsun Pocket and HTTR for this game. So can you please hurry it up? ;) And I hope you are going to Africa next, that is my 2nd favorite area of WWII. Sorry, I'm not a russian front fan and wouldn't enjoy playing either the russians or the germans. I must crush the Axis with the superpowerful Americans and Patton. ;)

How come you passed Korsun Pocket and HTTR?

Both are european WW2 games?

HTTR is the Western Front just like BIN.

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/18/2004 2:27:26 AM

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the current AAR has ended. the game was not finished out. the new rules are taking the SSG game format to a new level.

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/18/2004 4:12:51 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ravinhood

This is my first highly anticipated wargame from Matrix. I'm a European WWII war buff, so I've waited patiently past Korsun Pocket and HTTR for this game. So can you please hurry it up? ;) And I hope you are going to Africa next, that is my 2nd favorite area of WWII. Sorry, I'm not a russian front fan and wouldn't enjoy playing either the russians or the germans. I must crush the Axis with the superpowerful Americans and Patton. ;)

There can't be a Second Front if the First (Russian) Front collapses! Perhaps I could say that BIN is being delayed because not enough people have done their patriotic duty and fought the Axis by purchasing and playing Korsun Pocket and Across the Dnepr. That statement would be a total lie of course, so I'd have to be wearing my Marketing Manager hat when I said it, to make it OK!

So we're doing our best to get BIN out as soon as possible. Perhaps you could consider playing Korsun Pocket as training. That way you'll be better prepared for final victory.

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/18/2004 4:40:10 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ravinhood

This is my first highly anticipated wargame from Matrix. I'm a European WWII war buff, so I've waited patiently past Korsun Pocket and HTTR for this game. So can you please hurry it up? ;) And I hope you are going to Africa next, that is my 2nd favorite area of WWII. Sorry, I'm not a russian front fan and wouldn't enjoy playing either the russians or the germans. I must crush the Axis with the superpowerful Americans and Patton. ;)

Ravinhood,

In case you missed it the Ardennes Offensive is beautifully done and available in KP. This gives you almost all of Third US Army to fight the Battle of the Bulge.

It also would jump start you toward fully enjoying BiN

If you understand the basic concepts for playing KP you can start right away playing BiN all out!

JSS

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/18/2004 7:08:46 AM

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Has anyone seen a suggested retail price yet.. just curious... alot of new games are coming out dd, as was atd.

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 1:33:54 AM

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has anyone seen a new gold date.. June seems gone now.. too bad

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 5:19:22 AM

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Still a week left in Jun... wouldn't count it out just yet until you hear something official...

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 7:17:05 AM

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ok, all the boys from Matrix seem to be goiong to Origins for the weekend.. so that leaves 28-30 anyone want odds it does not go retail gold.. ie available for download befor Aug 1st? Are we allowed to gamble on these forums if we break no civil laws...???

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 9:36:30 AM

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quote:

How come you passed Korsun Pocket and HTTR?

Both are european WW2 games?

HTTR is the Western Front just like BIN.

Yah I should have said early WESTERN European front WWII fan. I cut my teeth on D-DAY, Battle of the Bulge and Africa Korp and have always been influenced by those games. Although I did have Stalingrad, I just never liked it. I don't know why I have no interest in HTTR, I think cause it was a bad day for the Brits, that bridge too far thing. And Korsun Pocket is Russians vs the Germans right? Eastern front? Never liked the eastern front.

I am a big fan of the Pacific War though, and will probably buy War in the Pacific by Grigsby. I love killin japs, reminds me of that movie GUNG HO, lol, where that guy comes in and they ask him why he wants to be a ranger and he says "I just wanna kill japs" lol that was me all over. Now I don't mean Japanese as far as today goes, I love Japanese and Chinese and just about any oriental "women"! hehe But, really I have no animosity towards Japanese today, I just sort of fall into a roleplay during WWII games I do play and that's just how I feel and play. GUNG HO!

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 9:41:03 AM

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Ravinhood,

In case you missed it the Ardennes Offensive is beautifully done and available in KP. This gives you almost all of Third US Army to fight the Battle of the Bulge

See I never knew this, I would or will buy KORSUN POCKET for the Battle of the Bulge scenario.

Thanks for the info.

I kept seeing Korsun Pocket on the shelves, but, always bypassed it because was told it was some eastern front encounter. Sorry I just can't get into the eastern front, probably because my brother bounced me off the concrete too much in my youth, and probably because all he ever wanted to play were Western Front games. lol

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 10:12:23 AM

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Make sure you also get the 1.1 patch.. tao3,the Ardennes offensive version3, which ships with korpok is exellent as pbem too.
check out the run5 websight at http://run5.wargamer.com/
lots of extra scenarios will be released when Bin comes out as the editor will be more user friendly good luck

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 5:18:41 PM

wodin

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Read a good book like Stalingrad by Anthony Beavor and if that doesnt get you into the eastern front nothing will.

It did it for me.

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 7:25:39 PM

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Ravinhood, I don't want to deprive Matrix of a sale, but someone should also mention that the "Bulge" scenario -- TAO 4 -- will also be included with BiN. IOW, if you plan to buy BiN, you'd be getting TAO twice when you only need one. Just thought you should know the truth of matters before you buy something you might see as regrettable later.

I'm sure not everyone here knows TAO 4 will ship w/ BiN. Which IS a good thing IMO.

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RE: Hmmm... - 6/23/2004 7:32:25 PM

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Absolutely true, buy now play now, or wait how long? I have been waitng on Bin forever,

which was to be released 1st quarter, another plus is all the add on allready made for kpok.. everything from faulklands to smaller ardennes user made scens...

So.. either way bin is a must have for me.....

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