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Post:	< 26900 >
Subject:	< A Call to Arms! >
Topic:	Community >
Category:	General >
Author:	vegas_iwish
Posted:	Jul 12, 2014 at 7:02 pm
Viewed:	1307 times

Vegas_iwish

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Farsightedness: The Butterfly Effect states that a butterfly that flaps its wings in Malaysia could cause a typhoon in British Columbia. So too could minor variations in one part of the board affect play across the board. The Captain of Watch asesses the board for all possible impacts - both immediate and long-term.

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You clearly did not live throught the 1st (&only) golden age of wargaming 35-40 ys ago. Far more choice & far better games. It might be better now than in mid-80s but wargaming died long before even that time under D&D/ASLfolks not having the time. So many games now based on cards & other gimmicks. Dip was not considered a wargame due to its total lack of realism (4.9 on a scale of 10 at the time which was generous. Average 6.5 or so). Games like Frederick the Great & Panzerarmee Afrika came out in S&T as mag games - unreal! Community (non-dip) in the 100s of thousands not the 10s of thousands. No long-timer would ever make such a point. Your past is not the true past. Last line dead wrong as SSI computer wargames even have not been surpassed today for realism/quality. Better graphics mean zip.

This message is in reply to post 26887:

I'd say rumours of wargaming's demise are greatly exaggerated!

I'd say we're experiencing the second golden age of wargaming. Look at the immense catalogue of terrific recent wargames. Look at the vibrancy of the community.

Sure, a print-run today might only be in the 2000-5000 spectrum. But many more wargames are produced per year than in the past. Consumer choice has never been better.

There are 19 Messages in this Thread:

A Call to Arms! (charlesf) Jul 03, 08:37 am

A Call to Arms! (Operations) Jul 05, 04:47 pm

A Call to Arms! (vegas_iwish) Jul 05, 09:28 pm

A Call to Arms! (FuzzyLogic) Jul 08, 08:32 am

A Call to Arms! (charlesf) Jul 09, 07:39 am

A Call to Arms! (Operations) Jul 09, 12:05 pm

A Call to Arms! (vegas_iwish) Jul 12, 07:02 pm

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 08, 03:10 pm

A Call to Arms! (Corrino) Jul 21, 01:53 pm

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 22, 06:08 pm

A Call to Arms! (Corrino) Jul 23, 01:03 pm

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 23, 11:02 pm

A Call to Arms! (charlesf) Jul 22, 06:52 pm

A Call to Arms! (Corrino) Jul 23, 01:14 pm

A Call to Arms! (FuzzyLogic) Jul 24, 09:03 am

A Call to Arms! (Corrino) Jul 28, 01:21 pm

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 29, 12:00 am

A Call to Arms! (charlesf) Jul 29, 04:32 am

A Call to Arms! (Sean2010) Jul 29, 11:48 am

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