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Title: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 13, 2013, 02:26:24 AM
I feel to be in a bit of an AAR mood (mostly to be done on weekends), but can't quite settle on a game:

- OOTP14 - Soviet Baseball League in competition to the MLB, starting in 1940s. "Real" World Series to be played between winners of each league.
- Elemental - Fallen Enchantress - got the game free because I got suckered into getting the original Elemental. Seems more polished now and pretty much the game promised at start. I'm a total n00b at it, though.
- Blood Bowl Chaos Edition - Again, I suck at it, but I like it a fair bit.
- Distant Worlds - Shadows. Taking a culture from humble beginnings to their destiny among the stars.
- Shogun 2: Total War - A game I like but haven't played extensively.
- Total Extreme Wrestling 13 - a text based, detailed sim about running a wrestling promo. Ideally with a 1989 or 1991 real world mod. (The related Wrestling Spirit 3, where you manage a single wrestler, will be out later this year.)
- Alea Jacta Est (original or Birth of Rome) games would also be an option
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 13, 2013, 03:45:37 AM
Elemental sounded interesting. Do that one.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Razgovory on September 13, 2013, 05:28:55 AM
Is there a way to get Distant Worlds and it's expansions without going through Matrix games?
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 13, 2013, 06:15:58 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 13, 2013, 05:28:55 AM
Is there a way to get Distant Worlds and it's expansions without going through Matrix games?
Slitherine's webshop? :P

(Yes, I know they and Matrix are basically the same.)
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: The Brain on September 13, 2013, 06:26:43 AM
Elemental.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Caliga on September 13, 2013, 06:49:40 AM
Shogun.  I have that game but have never really played it.  If you do an interesting AAR it might persuade me to try. :)
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Razgovory on September 13, 2013, 07:02:08 AM
Raz goes for Distant worlds.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 13, 2013, 07:10:59 AM
So that's so far:

2x Elemental
1x Shogun
1x Distant Worlds
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 13, 2013, 07:13:35 AM
I like the Soviet Baseball.  :ph34r:
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: jimmy olsen on September 13, 2013, 07:18:57 AM
Distant Worlds - Shadows, I don't know anything about it so I choose this one.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 13, 2013, 09:14:10 AM
2x Elemental
2x Distant Worlds
1x Shogun
1x OOTP
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Caliga on September 13, 2013, 09:18:13 AM
I'm more important than these other jokers, so my vote is worth ten times as much as everyone else's.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 13, 2013, 09:39:27 AM
Quote from: Caliga on September 13, 2013, 09:18:13 AM
I'm more important than these other jokers, so my vote is worth ten times as much as everyone else's.
:rolleyes:
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Caliga on September 13, 2013, 09:41:55 AM
Don't roll your eyes at me, son.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on September 13, 2013, 10:24:41 AM
Distant Worlds is a pretty cool game, but you do want all the expansions (3 of them now IIRC) and matrix/slitherine doesn't seem to sell a compendium edition (ie it is expensive)  :(

We need our man Tamas to get this sorted  :cool:

So that is a vote for Distant Worlds Syt  :cool:
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Grey Fox on September 13, 2013, 10:58:49 AM
Mix & match, Syt. Mix & Match.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Ed Anger on September 13, 2013, 01:21:54 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 13, 2013, 10:24:41 AM
Distant Worlds is a pretty cool game, but you do want all the expansions (3 of them now IIRC) and matrix/slitherine doesn't seem to sell a compendium edition (ie it is expensive)  :(

We need our man Tamas to get this sorted  :cool:

So that is a vote for Distant Worlds Syt  :cool:

They'll have a Christmas sale.  :)

Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Ed Anger on September 13, 2013, 01:22:43 PM
Sweetass, I vote to start a AAR and then drop it after it starts getting good.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: PRC on September 13, 2013, 02:20:29 PM
Elemental - Fallen Enchantress
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 13, 2013, 02:33:25 PM
Thanks for the feedback guys.

Looks like a close battle between Elemental and Distant Worlds.

3x Elemental
3x Distant Worlds
1x Shogun
1x OOTP
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Barrister on September 13, 2013, 02:36:34 PM
I want to see the wrestling simulator.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Tonitrus on September 13, 2013, 05:31:23 PM
I could vote for either Enchantress or DW.

But I gotta give the edge to Enchantress, only in that I am somewhat interested in trying it out myself.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: garbon on September 13, 2013, 05:34:32 PM
DW
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Drakken on September 13, 2013, 06:44:03 PM
Distant Worlds
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 14, 2013, 02:56:36 AM
5x Distant Worlds
4x Elemental
1x Shogun
1x OOTP
1x TEW13

Looks like a slim lead for DW ...
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 14, 2013, 02:57:14 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 13, 2013, 01:22:43 PM
Sweetass, I vote to start a AAR and then drop it after it starts getting good.

Or I could just take a vote and not start at all. :P

Nah.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: katmai on September 14, 2013, 04:09:38 AM
Ootp
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: katmai on September 14, 2013, 04:10:35 AM
Quote from: Caliga on September 13, 2013, 09:18:13 AM
I'm more important than these other jokers, so my vote is worth ten times as much as everyone else's.
your tonnage don't count. Otherwise according to you a holes my vote would be x100. :P
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 14, 2013, 04:18:55 AM
We're all a bunch of lardasses, so nobody's getting extra votes.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2013, 08:31:58 AM
Quote from: Syt on September 14, 2013, 02:56:36 AM
5x Distant Worlds
4x Elemental
1x Shogun
1x OOTP
1x TEW13

Looks like a slim lead for DW ...

If you're not going baseball, at least name the teams.   :P
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 14, 2013, 09:29:37 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2013, 08:31:58 AM
If you're not going baseball, at least name the teams.   :P

http://languish.org/forums/index.php/topic,7881.msg565160.html#msg565160
:P
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: grumbler on September 15, 2013, 03:31:50 PM
Elemental
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 15, 2013, 08:34:28 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 14, 2013, 09:29:37 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2013, 08:31:58 AM
If you're not going baseball, at least name the teams.   :P

http://languish.org/forums/index.php/topic,7881.msg565160.html#msg565160
:P

Bah, I figured you'd name new ones.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 16, 2013, 05:12:15 AM
That equalized Elemental and DW at 5 each.

I wanted to start yesterday, but I had to finish a presentation for a training I'm doing this week. :P
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: grumbler on September 16, 2013, 06:11:39 AM
Quote from: Syt on September 16, 2013, 05:12:15 AM
That equalized Elemental and DW at 5 each.

I wanted to start yesterday, but I had to finish a presentation for a training I'm doing this week. :P

I see what I did.  I'll withdraw my vote, to allow you to go ahead with DW.

In fact, I will change my vote to DW to get it over with.
Title: Re: Choose my AAR
Post by: Syt on September 16, 2013, 06:37:21 AM
Quote from: grumbler on September 16, 2013, 06:11:39 AM
Quote from: Syt on September 16, 2013, 05:12:15 AM
That equalized Elemental and DW at 5 each.

I wanted to start yesterday, but I had to finish a presentation for a training I'm doing this week. :P

I see what I did.  I'll withdraw my vote, to allow you to go ahead with DW.

In fact, I will change my vote to DW to get it over with.

No worries - I haven't started playing yet, so you didn't delay anything, since I won't be able to start before the coming weekend, anyways (it's a busy week with trainings and our European Convention).