Phlegm
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Yeah the expansions add a lot of twists but 5 players makes for a bit too long a game. 3 or 4 tops is the sweet spotwas it any good?
Yeah the expansions add a lot of twists but 5 players makes for a bit too long a game. 3 or 4 tops is the sweet spotwas it any good?
Glennbo,Now that ESG has stopped producing scenario packs we can play different games other than ASL.
ESG played "Wooden Ships and Iron Men" last night. We each took a ship, and sailed around shooting at each other until my Spanish frigate forced D.H.'s English frigate to stike the colors.
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After this battle we played a game with two ships each...one frigate and one ship of the line. We were using the basic rules in order to reacquaint ourselves with the movement mechanics and battle charts.
I would like to play the advanced game next week, but D.S. didn't enjoy playing this very much, and seems to want to play something else.
I am not certain I agree (but I am not certain I disagree either). This summer Doug and I played both. While CA was more detailed and maybe a better sailing ship simulation (like ASL), we found WSIM more fun. CA just got boring (somewhat tedious at times) while WSIM was more fun while ships sailed around blasting each other.Glennbo,
Close Action is vastly superior to WS&IM. I would call CA the ASL of Napoleonic naval games...
I guess YMMV. I would never play WS&IM after playing CA, but that may not be true for everybody...I am not certain I agree (but I am not certain I disagree either). This summer Doug and I played both. While CA was more detailed and maybe a better sailing ship simulation (like ASL), we found WSIM more fun. CA just got boring (somewhat tedious at times) while WSIM was more fun while ships sailed around blasting each other.
We plan on re-visiting both for more play and really dive into one of them. Both are worth playing no doubt, but we were disappointed with our (admittedly limited) CA experience.
Peace
Roger
I agree on both accounts. Playing Trafalgar with JR and I running down the French line was a highlight of my CA playing. -- jimI guess YMMV. I would never play WS&IM after playing CA, but that may not be true for everybody...
Steve
Its odd.......at its heart CA seems like it is the better game. But we had more fun playing WSIM. WSIM was probably not as "realistic" but we were sailing around blasting each other. Which was fun.I guess YMMV. I would never play WS&IM after playing CA, but that may not be true for everybody...
Steve
Which edition? How long does it take to play a full game?started to play a new game of world in flames.......
Just had the same thoughts. I know it is possible to play via VASSAL. I am aware of a convention in Germany as well. I have quite a lot of WiF stuff but never played it as it is another one of those games that need real commitment to get into - all the more without anyone teaching.Which edition? How long does it take to play a full game?
Thanks,
Steve
I have always wanted to get into WiF. I have the entire thing 5th edition and the FE edition. If I ever solo it I would go t with 5th as the two maps can fit on my table, otherwise I would have to just do one theater.Just had the same thoughts. I know it is possible to play via VASSAL. I am aware of a convention in Germany as well. I have quite a lot of WiF stuff but never played it as it is another one of those games that need real commitment to get into - all the more without anyone teaching.
von Marwitz
The required time one has to devote to it is the main thing which is keeping me back, too.I have always wanted to get into WiF. I have the entire thing 5th edition and the FE edition. If I ever solo it I would go t with 5th as the two maps can fit on my table, otherwise I would have to just do one theater.
The Final Edition VASSAL module is pretty good from what I see. Though it would take a while to even figure that out. I read the WiF Yahoo group but have refrained from asking for a tutor until I know I have the time to devote. Th rules themselves are not really all that long (in comparison to A World at War and some of the other in the genre')
Peace
Roger
In fact, I bought that last year in October where it was already available at "Spiel" trade fair in Essen with Matrix CEO present. This collector's edition came with a very well made 3 volume hard-cover manual (that is one volume of rules, two volumes of player's manual). As a mind boggling extra, this version has a truly epic 6 feet by 21 feet printed world map.They (Matrix Games) computerized World in Flames earlier this year, its like 120 bucks or something.
I had it way way back and traded it for KGP 1, I think I got the better deal...