Grognard Wargamer Thread!

Canuck · 2016-05-05T07:46:47.000Z

SamS:

If you have a whopping 50% discount I would recommend going for one of the big fish like CMANO or War in the Pacific. Both are great groggy games in their own way, but War in the Pacific really is something special I would recommend to all grogs.

Hah, I’m a wannabe grog, not a real one! I would never buy a Grigsby game. I actually just realized that Sengoku Jidai releases on May 19th. That’s before my coupon runs out and that’s a little more up my alley than the Pike and Shot game.

Anybody know any good reading material for Sengoku period? My Japanese history is horrible (well outside of the WWII stuff) considering that I’ve been living here for 11 years plus. I guess I need to pick up Clavell’s Shogun and I’ve found some recommendations for a book called Taiko.

Kelan · 2016-05-05T07:48:10.000Z

Canuck, check your PMs when you get a chance :).

joefriendgood · 2016-05-05T17:58:20.000Z

Another free game.

Vietnam 65: JPMNV-V334E-T5603

Enjoy.

Mr_Bismarck · 2016-05-05T18:17:41.000Z

Thank you joefriendgood! I took V65.

joefriendgood · 2016-05-05T19:16:48.000Z

You are welcome Mr. Bismark. I’m very happy you grabbed it. Your Graviteam Tactics updates are very enjoyable.

vyshka · 2016-05-19T10:42:11.000Z

Sengoku Jidai released today.

CraigM · 2016-05-19T11:11:53.000Z

Yeah, just got the e-mail. Pike and Shot in Japan, basically.

Looks interesting.

tmastern · 2016-05-19T11:23:35.000Z

Lil Napoleon gives this news the thumbs up!

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Storz · 2016-05-19T11:25:47.000Z

vyshka:

Sengoku Jidai released today.

Thanks for the reminder. Sengoku Jidai also got the Deluxe version up on steam, but you can get $2 cheaper by buying the deluxe version from Matrix directly (should be steam key also per developer on steam forum).

tgb123 · 2016-05-19T11:37:36.000Z

My initial thought was that it was a bargain at $27 and I was going to get it. But the more I read and think about it, the more it appears to a glorified mod, and unless someone can show me that there’s more to it, I’ll hold off.

tmastern · 2016-05-19T11:42:29.000Z

tgb123, did you see this? If Tim Stone says it, I believe it!

Mr. Tim Stone

Ex-S_Woo · 2016-05-19T18:36:47.000Z

Storz:

Thanks for the reminder. Sengoku Jidai also got the Deluxe version up on steam, but you can get $2 cheaper by buying the deluxe version from Matrix directly (should be steam key also per developer on steam forum).

Huh, it looks like if you don’t care about the e-books it’s actually cheaper to just manually add the campaigns separately in Steam.

Canuck · 2016-05-19T19:02:56.000Z

Thanks for the tip. I was a little ticked that there was a superior version with extra campaigns. I guess we’ll have to see how meaty the included campaigns are. I just hope we’re not buying part of a game.

Storz · 2016-05-19T19:11:05.000Z

Ex-S Woo:

Huh, it looks like if you don’t care about the e-books it’s actually cheaper to just manually add the campaigns separately in Steam.

Yeah, that’s what I did as I don’t care about the e-book, added 3 DLCs with main game for $37.

Storz · 2016-05-19T19:15:13.000Z

Canuck:

Thanks for the tip. I was a little ticked that there was a superior version with extra campaigns. I guess we’ll have to see how meaty the included campaigns are. I just hope we’re not buying part of a game.

The base game includes 4 campaigns, the campaign DLCs or the Deluxe version added Yuan Chinese invading Japan, and Qing Chinese invading Korea campaigns with all the armies to play with if you add MP skirmish DLC.

Canuck · 2016-05-19T22:07:26.000Z

Is this mainly just a tactical wargame? Is there much to the strategic side other than moving armies around on a map? I’m thinking of the TW type games which include diplomacy and building the infrastructure of your provinces.

tgb123 · 2016-05-20T01:13:12.000Z

Canuck:

Is this mainly just a tactical wargame? Is there much to the strategic side other than moving armies around on a map? I’m thinking of the TW type games which include diplomacy and building the infrastructure of your provinces.

No real strategic game to speak of, just pushing armies from battle to battle. (That’s the way it is in vanilla Pike & Shot, and one of the developers told me that it’s the same here).

amandachen · 2016-05-22T14:01:06.000Z

Some gossip about Pike & Shot.

BrianRubin · 2016-06-15T08:19:21.000Z

So Order of Battle has kinda gone free. The base game is free and includes all the tutorials, and the first scenario of each DLC. I played the first tutorial scenario and am just in love, so I’ll be getting all the DLC on the Steam Sale. :)

LeeAbe · 2016-06-15T09:14:19.000Z

Brian Rubin:

So Order of Battle has kinda gone free. The base game is free and includes all the tutorials, and the first scenario of each DLC. I played the first tutorial scenario and am just in love, so I’ll be getting all the DLC on the Steam Sale. :)

I cannot recommend this game enough. A more complicated, yet still easy to get into, Panzer General. Hoping this new format does we’ll see more campaigns for it.