PSA: Game Discounts

[Tamas]

Slitheratrix sale is on: http://www.matrixgames.com/amazon/wintersales/Matrix%20Christmas%20Sale%202016.pdf

If I were to buy one of their Ancient Rome games, which one should it be?

(I'm willing to accept "none" as an answer, too)

Do you mean AGEOD's Alea Jacta Est games? The very first one, titled Alea Jacta Est probably - it covers a lot of time and well known civil wars.

If you want smaller scale stuff, then Birth of Rome, although I think you have to be well versed in Roman history for the flavour there. Everyone knows Sulla, not nearly as many people know the tribes and city states that Rome defeated for the supremacy of Italy. BoR does cover the 1st Punic War, though.

[Syt]

not nearly as many people know the tribes and city states that Rome defeated for the supremacy of Italy

Is there a good book about that period? Not only about the military aspects, but also about Roman society and political structure evolved during that time.

[Caliga]

I picked up The Wolf Among Us and Witcher 3 in the Steam sale.

Which one should I play first?

[celedhring]

I picked up The Wolf Among Us and Witcher 3 in the Steam sale.

Which one should I play first?

Wolf Among Us will only take 8 hours and it's a delight. I'd go with that one first, since Witcher 3 is massive.

[Syt]

Yes, Witcher with expansions can clock in at 100+ hours.

[Syt]

Civ III, Civ IV, and CivCity: Rome are now available on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/news/release_sid_meiers_civilization_iii_civilization_iv_and_civcity_rome

[Duque de Bragança]

I'll get a DRM-free of Civ IV to play with the Colonization mod eventually.

Don't remember Civcity: Rome but the Cæsar series was there back then.

[Syt]

Roman city builders are a dime a dozen. Unfortunately, most insist on throwing in a crappy real time combat model as well.

I wish there was a Roman city builder more like Children of the Nile that models the creation of the local infrastructure, supply chains, and military, but abstracts combat off map.

[mongers]

Civ III, Civ IV, and CivCity: Rome are now available on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/news/release_sid_meiers_civilization_iii_civilization_iv_and_civcity_rome

Oddly just bought Civ III complete on Steam sale yesterday for about a dollar.

[Tamas]

Civ III, Civ IV, and CivCity: Rome are now available on GOG:

https://www.gog.com/news/release_sid_meiers_civilization_iii_civilization_iv_and_civcity_rome

Oddly just bought Civ III complete on Steam sale yesterday for about a dollar.

[celedhring]

Pretty interesting looking bundle over at humblebundle:

https://www.humblebundle.com/tycoon-simulator-bundle

Is Democracy 3 any good? I'm interested in Making America Great Again.

[Pedrito]

Pretty interesting looking bundle over at humblebundle:

https://www.humblebundle.com/tycoon-simulator-bundle

Is Democracy 3 any good? I'm interested in Making America Great Again.

Yes, it's fun, although I did not play it extensively.

I'm mainly interested in OOTP17, so I think i'll get the first tier of the bundle.

L.

[Josquius]

Roman city builders are a dime a dozen. Unfortunately, most insist on throwing in a crappy real time combat model as well.

I wish there was a Roman city builder more like Children of the Nile that models the creation of the local infrastructure, supply chains, and military, but abstracts combat off map.

Caesar 2 was my favourite of the series because of the provincial/battle part.

[celedhring]

Pretty interesting looking bundle over at humblebundle:

https://www.humblebundle.com/tycoon-simulator-bundle

Is Democracy 3 any good? I'm interested in Making America Great Again.

Yes, it's fun, although I did not play it extensively.

I'm mainly interested in OOTP17, so I think i'll get the first tier of the bundle.

L.

Playing it a bit. So far:

- Raised import tariffs to high levels
- Gutted health care spending and replaced it with a tax breaks program
- Increased spending on border protection. Sadly there's no way to make Mexico pay for the wall
- Gutted environmental, labor, etc... regulations
- Started a large infrastructure building program
- Lowered income tax and corporate tax (sadly the game doesn't allow me to do it only for the upper brackets  )
- Implemented high racial profiling policies. Stop and frisk!

The economy and the state finances are tanking, but my popularity is growing. MAGA 

[celedhring]

So, I was assassinated by a Black Power org 3 years into my mandate.