tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745950328336574574.post1247451720973385804..comments2024-03-22T03:22:03.672-04:00Comments on Clash of Spear on Shield: Panzercorps: "Overlord" Scenario (Conclusion)Chris C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745950328336574574.post-71126453044126440922017-06-08T14:52:03.467-04:002017-06-08T14:52:03.467-04:00Same deal here, from when I was ten to 12 (76 to l...Same deal here, from when I was ten to 12 (76 to late 77), I played hex and counter wargames a lot with two of my elementary school friends. I don't think we were normal in that regard. The Christmas of 77 is when I think I got the Holmes D&D and that winter learned more about it from Scouts. Because we weren't aware of OD&D we thought Holmes was it and that AD&D was the thing to have. However we were limited to 3rd level until the summer of 79 when we got a hold of the DMG. It was then that we started playing RPGs more than wargames. <br /><br />As for TOAW, there are somethings that I don't have a handle on like air combat, but by and large terrain is works like how is supposed too. And 3 to 1 is the ratio to shoot for to have an effective attack. The scenarios vary in scope so there are plenty that can played completely in a few turns. <br /><br />But then there are the monster ones like Barbarossa and Overlord where they have units down to the Brigade level. Frankly TOAW is the only general hex and counter wargames that is worth it. I will work up a blog post on it. Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745950328336574574.post-50223926596617305662017-06-08T13:22:08.787-04:002017-06-08T13:22:08.787-04:00Oops, "Koger's."Oops, "Koger's." Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745950328336574574.post-29722258659310737142017-06-08T13:21:27.399-04:002017-06-08T13:21:27.399-04:00Heck yeah I am, though not as much as I used to be...Heck yeah I am, though not as much as I used to be. I started in the pre-computer era with AH's Afrika Korps when I was 12, the same year I started D&D. I played a bunch of AH stuff in high school and college (esp. Panzer Leader and some Squad Leader). I had a long layoff during grad school, then started up after that in the late 90's with computer games, mostly low-complexity ones like Panzer General. I've been tempted by Kroger's Operational Art of War. I've heard tons of great things about it, though I've always hesitated since it seems a bit on the crunchy side and I'm not sure I'd be able to handle that with the brain drain from work life. Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3745950328336574574.post-67631521700131786882017-06-07T12:36:28.325-04:002017-06-07T12:36:28.325-04:00Somehow it escaped that you were into wargames lik...Somehow it escaped that you were into wargames like this. I play the hell out of the various Paradox tiles like Hearts of Iron 2 and Crusaders Kings 2. My favorite is the Operational Art of War.<br />http://www.matrixgames.com/products/317/details/Norm.Kogers.The.Operational.Art.of.War.III<br />Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.com