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Started by CountDeMoney, April 21, 2011, 09:14:01 PM

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jimmy olsen

#3930
March 13, 2021, 10:01:24 AM
Had a two county vassal in Croatia conquer Italy unexpectedly in my Apostolic Byzantine Empire game. :)
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Habbaku

#3931
March 13, 2021, 10:07:48 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 13, 2021, 10:01:24 AM
Had a two county vassal in Croatia conquer Italy unexpectedly in my Apostolic Byzantine Empire game. :)

The Crusader Kings III thread is down the hall.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
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bogh

#3932
March 14, 2021, 10:04:29 AM
So I bought Brotherhood and Unity:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255570/brotherhood-unity

It's a three-way asymmetric war-game depicting the war in Bosnia (Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks). It's card driven, point to point and openly acknowledges Paths of Glory as the primary inspiration. It looks simpler and much more streamlined, but with some serious meat and unique mechanics. Foreign relations function as a natural brake on aggressive play, as any major city changing hands will push world opinion against the attacker and force them to spend ressources mending relations (allowing opponents to regroup meanwhile). The Serbs start strong but end up on the defensive, Bosniaks do the inverse and the Croats have a stable position throughout the game.

The theme alone would probably prompt a purchase from me (I lived and worked in Sarajevo for a while, travelled extensively in the region and did a lot of papers on Bosnia when I studied), but the game itself looks really good. Over the past year I've become a massive Paths of Glory buff, so that lineage is a plus too. The graphic design is a bit bland (NATO counters etc.), but the production is top notch - thick counters & cards, heavy mounted board etc.

Haven't gotten it to the table yet, but I am really looking forward to it.

Habbaku

#3933
March 14, 2021, 02:25:18 PM
It's definitely on my short-list as well, as I've heard nothing but good things. If there's a CB or Vassal module, I'd consider PBEM with someone reliable.  :hmm:
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

bogh

#3934
March 14, 2021, 02:50:20 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on March 14, 2021, 02:25:18 PM
It's definitely on my short-list as well, as I've heard nothing but good things. If there's a CB or Vassal module, I'd consider PBEM with someone reliable.  :hmm:

I think there's a well done Vassal module. I think a three player setup is the best version of the game, but two players probably isn't bad.

Habbaku

#3935
March 14, 2021, 05:38:29 PM
I'd definitely be shooting for 3 on that. Seems like it was designed at the outset for that in mind, so no matter how good the 2-player is...
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

bogh

#3936
March 15, 2021, 06:39:23 AM
Well, if we can rustle up a third guy, I'd love to give it a spin.

Habbaku

#3937
March 15, 2021, 09:01:24 AM
Tamas?
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Tamas

#3938
March 15, 2021, 02:55:45 PM
Seems like quite a low complexity game, let's do it. :)

lol can I be: Croats?

Tamas

#3939
March 15, 2021, 03:06:09 PM
Where's the Vassal module, though?

Habbaku

#3940
March 15, 2021, 03:25:36 PM
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Tamas

#3941
March 15, 2021, 03:42:31 PM

bogh

#3942
March 15, 2021, 04:09:23 PM
Cool. I've mostly played real-time on vassal, but know about log files etc. Do we send files back and forth or keep track separately with occasional reconciliation? What's the better model?

Habbaku

#3943
March 15, 2021, 04:47:48 PM
Definitely sending files back and forth, in my experience. Far too much chance of board-state conflict if we all maintain separate states independently.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien

Habbaku

#3944
March 15, 2021, 04:52:16 PM
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.
-J. R. R. Tolkien
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