tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post7129920851868643444..comments2024-03-29T02:18:02.207-07:00Comments on The Mad Padre's Wargames Page: Boardgame Night: War of 1812Mad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-64846805976972936382012-04-12T12:03:45.849-07:002012-04-12T12:03:45.849-07:00Yes it is the computer game, sorry should have bee...Yes it is the computer game, sorry should have been a bit more specific. Also a Hearts of Iron fan as well, but I'll admit that the economics is all a bit beyond me...Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-86261794462132035932012-04-11T16:54:48.066-07:002012-04-11T16:54:48.066-07:00I think I may go out and get the game - it should ...I think I may go out and get the game - it should suit myself and the boysBernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951619465188564252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-64168379894390908682012-04-11T08:42:02.042-07:002012-04-11T08:42:02.042-07:00Col S: Many thanks for visiting and for your kind...Col S: Many thanks for visiting and for your kind comments. Are you referring to the Paradox computer game called Victoria? If so, I don't know about it, but I am familiar with the same company's Hearts of Iron series. A bit complex for me, as I am not very clever with things economic, but it does look interesting.<br /><br />I really like what I've seen of your blog. I am a closet W40K fan at heart with a fondness for the Imp. Gd. Cheers, MikeMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-23912734377809617632012-04-10T22:02:40.828-07:002012-04-10T22:02:40.828-07:00Thanks Dan. Welcome aboard!Thanks Dan. Welcome aboard!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-81959997587476069582012-04-10T22:01:57.802-07:002012-04-10T22:01:57.802-07:00@ Bernard: It really depends on what srt of gamin...@ Bernard: It really depends on what srt of gaming experience you are looking for. Squad Leader has become something for the gaming equivalent of Talmudic scholars, but most of us don't have that inclination. I find that the larger, more complex board games of yore have morphed into computer games that are quite easy to play. Check out the website for Matrix Games to see examples. The rule book for 1812 appeared to be less than ten pages, and it was explained to me by the owner in twenty minutes or less. The five of us played controlling the five different factions, and had a finished game in two hours. It was a very abstract game but playable and well suited to a games night at the club.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-44685428679675529452012-04-09T01:39:45.463-07:002012-04-09T01:39:45.463-07:00Thanks for a really interesting post!
I don'...Thanks for a really interesting post! <br /><br />I don't know if you've ever heard of a game called Victoria, but it's an RTS where you control a country from 1837 to 1935, and can play out some really interesting alternate realities. This post reminded me of a recent game where the Trent Affair led to a UK/CSA vs. USA war, and the US won, invading northwards into Canada... only to be ousted by the Russians invading through Alaska... only for a nationalist revolt to overthrow the Russians again! Huzzah!<br /><br />Great post and great blog!Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-59599400551321692052012-04-07T14:07:10.792-07:002012-04-07T14:07:10.792-07:00I would love to be playing more board war games, b...I would love to be playing more board war games, but they are so hard to buy these days and many of the old ones took too long to play.<br /><br />I bought a second copy of Third Reich and discovered how limited that game was. Squad Leader - there are simply too many rules. I remember having to consult over and over again through multiple rule books to be certain of what was happening. My complaint with them, either too complex and too long, or overly "simplistic" which is really all I refer to 3rd Reich as even though it was not really a simple game. <br /><br />How did it work with five of you? Who was running units/forces? Does it tend to play out the same way all the time?Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951619465188564252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-45461621073303176352012-04-05T17:15:25.105-07:002012-04-05T17:15:25.105-07:00Great blog, Padre. And good post, too. I think I...Great blog, Padre. And good post, too. I think I can see my house almost on one of those maps! <br /><br />Best,<br />DanHadikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542872848684801647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-11506345691265112362012-04-01T16:08:15.868-07:002012-04-01T16:08:15.868-07:00Hey Bernard! So glad you're checking into my ...Hey Bernard! So glad you're checking into my games blog. That's great. <br />There were five us playing, all for the first time, and we finished it within three hours tops. It might have gone a bit faster if there were fewer of us, as we did a lot of huddling in our teams.<br />The turn sequence would lend itself to solitaire play as well, I think.<br />Cheers,<br />MikeMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-19565832688847427912012-04-01T12:36:36.389-07:002012-04-01T12:36:36.389-07:00Sounds like an interesting game, what is the lengt...Sounds like an interesting game, what is the length of a game? I have been interested in getting to some of the old hex based board games when I finally have time for it again, but this looks like something that might work for the momentBernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951619465188564252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-40424698382220421572012-04-01T11:43:15.231-07:002012-04-01T11:43:15.231-07:00Thanks for the cautions, chaps. I have always wan...Thanks for the cautions, chaps. I have always wanted to do Napoleonics during my lifetime, and have been pondering 6mm as an affordable way to get into the period. But a brief crazy thought has been flitting around my poor brain that 1812 in 28mm might almost be doable. Or maybe in 15mm??? <br />I must hope that thought eventually goes away.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-64023754149049428152012-04-01T06:44:59.311-07:002012-04-01T06:44:59.311-07:00Padre, Padre.... I had hopes to see a stronger wil...Padre, Padre.... I had hopes to see a stronger will in you... or it might be that you've been infected by the most extended form of the wargamers virusAnibal Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574972963418062956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-62116081460376278992012-04-01T00:35:03.891-07:002012-04-01T00:35:03.891-07:00Sounds like a cool game. You want to be careful wi...Sounds like a cool game. You want to be careful with that thinking about a few 28's, usually ends up costing lots!!Rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816347472085277noreply@blogger.com