[PBEM BOARD] La Grande Guerre - gloriously great WW1 game

Started by Tamas, July 07, 2014, 09:24:37 AM

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Berkut

#30
July 08, 2014, 04:43:03 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 07, 2014, 09:24:37 AM
Ok, one more try: looking for opponents!!!






This is THE boardgame to play WW1, with a lot of very plausible alt-history options. Putting it simply, I haven't felt like re-living the probable problems and dilemmas of period leaders in any other board game as much as this one.
The military level is very high operational/strategic, with units being around corps level. But you have economics, politics, diplomacy, technology. Just awesome stuff.

It does take some effort to learn but compared to the level of simulation and fun gameplay achieved, not much at all.
Consimworld topic with all possible documentation:
http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.ee6d67e

VASSAL module:
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B8DUPGYJjUlLcEpNTF9yaElqY2s&export=download
It works with anything from 2 to 4. Two is more work for a single player but with 4 there is noticeable downtime in PBEM.

How is the module you linked here (which VASSAL won't let me import because it says it is invalid) different from this one:

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:La_Grande_Guerre_14-18
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The Minsky Moment

#31
July 08, 2014, 04:43:33 PM
Quote from: Berkut on July 08, 2014, 02:57:04 PM
Tamas isn't that bad - he almost never forgets his turns until he starts losing badly.

He should play Ludendorff then, for realism.
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Berkut

#32
July 08, 2014, 05:22:53 PM
I don't suppose anyone has put together a ZIP file with the 456 different rules/scenario books/setup guides, etc., etc. for this?
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Tamas

#33
July 08, 2014, 05:35:35 PM
Quote from: Berkut on July 08, 2014, 04:43:03 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 07, 2014, 09:24:37 AM
Ok, one more try: looking for opponents!!!






This is THE boardgame to play WW1, with a lot of very plausible alt-history options. Putting it simply, I haven't felt like re-living the probable problems and dilemmas of period leaders in any other board game as much as this one.
The military level is very high operational/strategic, with units being around corps level. But you have economics, politics, diplomacy, technology. Just awesome stuff.

It does take some effort to learn but compared to the level of simulation and fun gameplay achieved, not much at all.
Consimworld topic with all possible documentation:
http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.ee6d67e

VASSAL module:
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B8DUPGYJjUlLcEpNTF9yaElqY2s&export=download
It works with anything from 2 to 4. Two is more work for a single player but with 4 there is noticeable downtime in PBEM.

How is the module you linked here (which VASSAL won't let me import because it says it is invalid) different from this one:

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:La_Grande_Guerre_14-18

The one I linked (and which I can open, just open it from vassal instead of trying to double click it or anything) has English tabs for instance, and in general seems to be the better one.

Tamas

#34
July 08, 2014, 05:42:12 PM
Oh and I was wrong about the module I linked: it does random selection for techs and such, so nice one!

Sophie Scholl

#35
July 08, 2014, 05:51:56 PM
I've always wanted to play a First World War game, though I've never so much as played a wargame of any time period. :(  Perhaps I shall dig into the rules for this game and eventually be able to be a junior, junior partner and control Austria-Hungary or Italy some day.  I can't imagine them being under the control of a total newbie would result in much worse than historical results. :lol:
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Berkut

#36
July 08, 2014, 06:54:16 PM
OK, got it working. Needed to open rather than import.
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PDH

#37
July 09, 2014, 08:36:24 AM
Quote from: Berkut on July 08, 2014, 02:57:04 PM
Tamas isn't that bad - he almost never forgets his turns until he starts losing badly.

That is how the ACW ended in 1862.
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Berkut

#38
July 09, 2014, 09:53:34 AM
I am working my way through getting all these rules downloaded and printing as appropriate.
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CountDeMoney

#39
July 09, 2014, 10:03:39 AM
Berkut's multipurpose business machine's hard drive at the office just lost a gig of storage space :lol:

Kyocera sevice rep is: blamed

Tamas

#40
July 09, 2014, 10:15:33 AM
Quote from: Berkut on July 09, 2014, 09:53:34 AM
I am working my way through getting all these rules downloaded and printing as appropriate.

Cool!

I will have very sporadic computer access until Tuesday, so let's use that time to get familiarised with stuff, and get confirmation from Solmyr and Habs that they are in.

Also, please, try to figure out if something is missing from the online resources until Monday (they shouldn't as far as I can tell), as I will be back home in Hungary so can scan stuff from the boardgame if required.

Habbaku

#41
July 09, 2014, 12:53:14 PM
I am in, of course.

Berlin by Christmas.
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Valmy

#42
July 09, 2014, 12:56:00 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 09, 2014, 12:53:14 PM
I am in, of course.

Berlin by Christmas.

:thumbsup:

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Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Solmyr

#43
July 09, 2014, 03:41:23 PM
I'm in, can play whatever you think I can handle. Will try to read the rules over the weekend.

The Brain

#44
July 09, 2014, 03:46:41 PM
Quote from: Solmyr on July 09, 2014, 03:41:23 PM
I'm in, can play whatever you think I can handle. Will try to read the rules over the weekend.

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