tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post9165655382092708359..comments2024-03-25T17:26:33.773+09:00Comments on Here's no great matter: Case YellowPrufrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-4884473510793657782012-10-02T19:36:23.196+09:002012-10-02T19:36:23.196+09:00Hmm, to be honest I wouldn't recommend it for ...Hmm, to be honest I wouldn't recommend it for a noob unless you are a real fan of the situation or want to play it out solo. It is not so simple, either - there are quite a few twists to the standard hex & counter mechanisms and these all have to be learned. <br /><br />If you want a good introductory game that gives both sides a fair shake at winning, I'd recommend A Victory Lost, but it is out of print, sadly! <br /><br />What are you interested in? I know you are a Napoleonics buff, so you might enjoy Napoleon at Leipzig or Napoleon at Waterloo (the latter you can actually make up yourself if you can be bothered with the printing costs).<br /><br />If you like ACW or WWII I could loan you Blue and Gray I or The Russian Campaign. Drop me a line!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Aaron Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-46112545050613121842012-09-30T20:26:56.624+09:002012-09-30T20:26:56.624+09:00I have been intrigued by theis game as looking at ...I have been intrigued by theis game as looking at the box it says it is a low complexity game, but after reading a few comments about it on BGG I was put off by the fact that france cannot win the game (it is historically correct) and the french player can only wing by slowing down the german player, they also mentioned that there are some fixed events that will take place no matter what. considering that would you still suggest it as a good game for a true noob for board war games?<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Giovanni Giovannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796719723877980899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-15785470300102623922012-09-19T21:15:09.422+09:002012-09-19T21:15:09.422+09:00LOL You are the teacher !!! ...I've little to ...LOL You are the teacher !!! ...I've little to teach, I'm afraid... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805327400867732021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-78242255426004731972012-09-19T11:37:08.832+09:002012-09-19T11:37:08.832+09:00Well, as always, Andrea, it is a pleasure to play ...Well, as always, Andrea, it is a pleasure to play with and learn from you!Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-39123952899730702322012-09-19T07:31:31.244+09:002012-09-19T07:31:31.244+09:00Well, I agree, I think things could only have gone...Well, I agree, I think things could only have gone worse for me (apart for some recent tactical distractions in the last moves...) but here's the point: the victory conditions force the Germans to a nearly perfect execution of the plan, with the right forces'allocation to the diverse tasks and exposing them to the risks of some unlucky chits' draw or rolls, while the Allies should always wait for the option to crash the "perfect" plan.<br />However, as you already said implicitly, if you're looking for fun, replaybility and the possibility to adopt different strategies in a game, this is not the best choice :) I agree <br /><br />AndreaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805327400867732021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-84287579776883211112012-09-18T01:00:28.307+09:002012-09-18T01:00:28.307+09:00I see what you mean about the victory conditions, ...I see what you mean about the victory conditions, Andrea. It's hard to see what you could have done much differently - roll fewer ones?! I guess the fate of Paris will decide the game, as will your ability to put the Maginot line OOS (probably starting fairly soon).<br /><br />Completely agree re: the Maginot line lesson still going unheeded, but I will try not to go off on a rant ;-)<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-54417562619534786962012-09-17T00:42:36.490+09:002012-09-17T00:42:36.490+09:00Well, if you look at the overall campaign it's...Well, if you look at the overall campaign it's quite difficult, if not impossible, for the German to fail the historical outcome, but, from a gaming perspective, I think that the designer has done a good work with the victory condition, even in the "historical" scenario (never played the "what if" ones sofar).<br /><br />So at the moment, in the middle of the 4th turn, it's not so easy to be in Guderian's shoes and I'm pretty sure I won't reach a win: this should add to the gaming value of this title, since the Allies are never "out of the game" even if doomed in the overall campaign. This is anyway interesting to me for historical reason: lately I've had the option to visit some of the real places the campaign (Dinant and the Meuse river, the Maginot line at Fermont) and I actually felt how useless could have been the latter, with so many resources wasted in it: an important lesson, I think, even today in many fields!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805327400867732021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-10410456188111440322012-09-13T02:38:25.852+09:002012-09-13T02:38:25.852+09:00Yes, it's the same here, Sean.Yes, it's the same here, Sean. Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386336651732048473.post-78543025308299354772012-09-12T23:07:29.341+09:002012-09-12T23:07:29.341+09:00It's all about denying the German player a maj...It's all about denying the German player a major victory. I think it is near impossible to win as the allied player. At least that was my experience playing France:1940Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.com