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by Flamehearted I found this blog post really good for a clear rules overview :http://jmcl63.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/getting-down-to-busines...
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by Ecosmithmkiefte wrote:JoelCFC25 wrote:Lawcomic wrote:At least with VASSAL, the rules are not enforcedThis is incorrect arguably misleading.EDIT: Perhaps it's more fair to say that the Twilight...
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by Ecosmith Well, yes, lol I think we can agree that 'great' means a few different things :)Eco
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by The Old Man I think Jason Hyman's instructional videos, right on this site, are the best videos I've ever seen of any type on Board Game Geek.
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by Pixelpoop I just went through this. I picked up the game last Saturday and started going over the components and sleeving the cards. I read over the rule book and convinced my wife to go over it...
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by Tbody I've tried both, and I found Vassal to be very cumbersome. Wargameroom forced me to learn the text of each and every card, and I feel I've become a much better player because of it. I also...
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: General:: Re: Other games like TS?
by mranytime Though being quite different mechanics-wise I think "A Few Acres of Snow" has a very similar feel to it.
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by waynez I learnt how to play the game from this videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFfVqRmDLkI&list=LLAciuX4yMqB...A bit long, but it covers all the basics.
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: General:: Re: Is this game highly competitive or...
by Mattias The game is great. It is however very competitive and confrontational. You win by grabbing control from your enemy while undermining her position as much as possible!
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by mkieftemranytime wrote:Though being quite different mechanics-wise I think "A Few Acres of Snow" has a very similar feel to it.Last I checked, it had some very serious game balance problems. Have...
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by TwoShedsJacksonmkiefte wrote:mranytime wrote:Though being quite different mechanics-wise I think "A Few Acres of Snow" has a very similar feel to it.Last I checked, it had some very serious game...
View ArticleThread: Twilight Struggle:: Variants:: Ops Only Variant?
by Ecosmith Would it be possible to play a game of Twilight Struggle using the following rule:All Cards are only allowed to be played for Ops or Space Raced. If an opponent's card is played, it's event...
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by Makis mou That actually sounds ...pretty boring.
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by fralim Uh, no. Then the game would be completely luck driven by whoever drew more 3 and 4 OP cards. And it would be boring.
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by Chrysm Why bother? TS is like chess - it's pretty easy to learn how to play it badly, and after that it's just practice, practice, practice.Getting schooled　repeatedly online by far more experienced...
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by BockBockChicken 70% of the time, you will be using ops instead of your own events anyways.However, those other 30% of the time you are relying on those events for something - breaking control,...
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by Ecosmith Hm, yeah lol, I just thought about Central and South America. Not much fun for the USSR lol.:)Eco
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by fambans The events are vital to the game. Some events when played limit your options. The NATO card, for example, stops the Soviet from attempting coups or realignment in US controlled European...
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: News:: Re: PC Version of Twilight Struggle Demo...
by RubeusBruiser419 wrote:solo2324 wrote:GMT's email newsletter today is advertising for playtesters of the latest PC version. See their website for details and to volunteer.I saw that. But I've never...
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: Strategy:: Re: I just lost to Europe Control by...
by zorro_jvEcosmith wrote:("Maintain control of Iran, and also don't forget to get out of Israel into Lebanon and also south and west into Libya, oh, and keep up the tit-for-tat in Italy so you don't...
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