Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes

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JasonPratt

December 07, 2020, 04:21:24 PM
Slitherine releases news that VR is working on his next DC game, releasing next year!



One of the more interesting points is that Victor is dropping the idea of persistent ownership of hexes (aside from bases).
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Jarhead0331

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December 07, 2020, 04:24:01 PM
We broke this news on November 27. It's true what they say...nobody reads the front page.  :'(

http://grogheads.com/news/20649
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al_infierno

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December 07, 2020, 04:30:02 PM
Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa is still among my top-5 all time favorite wargames, so I'm very excited to see how Ardennes Assault evolves the formula.
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jamus34

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December 07, 2020, 04:35:02 PM
What's the front page?


<ducks for cover>
Insert witty comment here.

solops

#4
May 10, 2022, 08:33:57 PM
Any comments on how good this game is?
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Tripoli

#5
May 10, 2022, 10:19:05 PM
I liked the game, but have only played smaller scenarios. IMHO, it does a good job of portraying some of the issue at the battalion scale, and is one of the few WWII games that I am aware of that operates on that scale.  The AI is good.   Steam reviews are positive, but only 33 of them.  However, some in depth reviews have been pretty positive.
See 
https://strategyandwargaming.com/2021/11/20/decisive-campaigns-ardennes-offensive-review-new-golden-standard/
https://www.awargamersneedfulthings.co.uk/2022/01/blog-post.html
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Zulu1966

#6
May 11, 2022, 11:30:38 AM
It is truly excellent.
Changes made are all positive - cannot recommend highly enough.
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bobarossa

#7
May 11, 2022, 04:05:52 PM
I played for about a week and  only stopped because I couldn't figure out how to use antitank guns.   Kept getting a -90+ % modifier.  The matrix forums were fairly dead for some reason.

FarAway Sooner

#8
May 11, 2022, 05:57:04 PM
Bob, are you remembering to load them with shells (not cow patties) AND point them at the enemy tanks?  Both of those steps are critical.    8)
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