Move over Patton
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pluralso
in my youth
I used to play a number of highly strategic war games
[Many were made by SSI for those of you who might know them]
think Risk but much much more complicated
they use accurate maps including terrain features
which affect the movement and line of sight of your units
most of the scenarios we played
where historically accurate
re-staging of old battles
the idea is you and your friend(s)
take control of the same units a military commander
fight over the same ground
with the same advantages and disadvantages
for the same objectives
as historic commanders
and try to look like a stud
by turning a historic defeat
into a glorious victory
well anyway
a few days ago
a friend of mine sent me a link
to a free download of a computerized version
of one of these games
titled "Steel Panthers"
so for the past few days
I have amused myself from time to time
replaying the allied campaign of operation overlord
in this particular campaign
you start not on the beaches of Normandy
but in the hedgerows commanding a group of paratroopers
as of course can be expected
I have been resoundingly crushing all opposition
but tonight
I scored a singularly amusing victory
historically the scenario
was an allied delaying action
of the German winter offensive in the Ardennes
of course under my brilliant guidance
it was an utter rout
The Allied Forces
Casualties:
1 Man killed
3 Vehicles immobilized
The German Forces
Casualties:
274 Men killed
2 Artillery batteries destroyed
8 Armored Fighting Vehicles Destroyed (tanks and the like)
The Final Result Screen
so yeah I rock
in my youth
I used to play a number of highly strategic war games
[Many were made by SSI for those of you who might know them]
think Risk but much much more complicated
they use accurate maps including terrain features
which affect the movement and line of sight of your units
most of the scenarios we played
where historically accurate
re-staging of old battles
the idea is you and your friend(s)
take control of the same units a military commander
fight over the same ground
with the same advantages and disadvantages
for the same objectives
as historic commanders
and try to look like a stud
by turning a historic defeat
into a glorious victory
well anyway
a few days ago
a friend of mine sent me a link
to a free download of a computerized version
of one of these games
titled "Steel Panthers"
so for the past few days
I have amused myself from time to time
replaying the allied campaign of operation overlord
in this particular campaign
you start not on the beaches of Normandy
but in the hedgerows commanding a group of paratroopers
as of course can be expected
I have been resoundingly crushing all opposition
but tonight
I scored a singularly amusing victory
historically the scenario
was an allied delaying action
of the German winter offensive in the Ardennes
of course under my brilliant guidance
it was an utter rout
The Allied Forces
Casualties:
1 Man killed
3 Vehicles immobilized
The German Forces
Casualties:
274 Men killed
2 Artillery batteries destroyed
8 Armored Fighting Vehicles Destroyed (tanks and the like)
The Final Result Screen
so yeah I rock
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Date: 2004-04-20 07:24 am (UTC)its aight
pretty weak on the strategy side
however
and
not to mention that the A.I. cheats
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Date: 2004-04-20 08:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-20 05:58 pm (UTC)yeah its hard to find good ones
and even then
I rarely play em
as a truely good strategy game
requires a few hours of commitment
to really make any progress
and its just not a priority for me most days
but every so often
its an enjoyable mental exercise