WarPlan -- new game announced from Matrix Games

[Geezer]

Thanks Grogheads.  It's tempting me as it seems to be getting pretty good reviews.  Might hold out for my yearly Matrix discount which should be 40% or more and usually arrives in a couple of weeks.

[SirAndrewD]

Yay!  Purchased. 

[Jarhead0331]

Thank you JH!  Although I already bought the game day one I appreciate the ability of Grogheads to get discounts like these.   O0

The game is well worth it especially if you grew up on Avalon Hill's Third Reich/Advanced Third Reich.

It's our pleasure! Next time we'll try to put these specials together much closer to release so more of you can benefit!

[nelmsm]

Thanks for the discount guys. Put me over the edge on pulling the trigger on this one.

[Tanaka]

Exclusive Discount Code for Grogheads!

http://grogheads.com/whatever/20405

Nice count me in! Thanks!

[Father Ted]

Just bought UoC2 and am trying to get my head round that, so I *shouldn't* be buying another game just yet...*but* Warplan interested me from the get-go and £8 is £8, so...

BTW, looking at the replies here, that discount was a sound marketing strategy

[Geezer]

Can anybody comment on how the AI is in this game?  How is it on attack?  Can it make any kind of coherent plan?  Thanks.

[ludi1867]

Just purchased War Plan, using the discount that Jarhead mentioned.  Thanx for the Tip Jarhead

[W8taminute]

Can anybody comment on how the AI is in this game?  How is it on attack?  Can it make any kind of coherent plan?  Thanks.

Overall the AI is competent when on the attack.  This is based off of my two games I've played to date as the Allies.  The Axis AI does a great job taking Europe for a wild ride until you (as the allies) build up your forces with modernized equipment.  Once that happens the real fight begins and ai is not that bad on defense either. 

It does make some minor mistakes here and there such as leaving a gap in the line where to any human it's obvious that something must be placed there to plug a vital hole. 

At sea I think the Axis ai does a decent job attacking your convoys with it's subs.  I find that the UK can indeed get crippled economically if it allows the Axis ai to harass the convoys uncontested.  I learned a hard lesson that the only thing I could do at the time in my first game was to use the US's superior manufacturing ability to pump out merchant ships and escorts en masse.  Then theh UK got back on it's feet but had to rely a lot on the US merchant fleet.  (Allies and to some degree neutrals can share merchant ships)

[Geezer]

Thanks W8taminute.  That sounds very encouraging.

[FarAway Sooner]

This one sounds totally interesting!  It sounds like it can be played PBEM, but only 2 players?  (i.e., Axis and Allies?)

I'm really looking for a great theater-level (or global-level) game that can be played by 3 different players.  Don't care if it's co-op or country specific, but I've got two buddies I like to play these games with, and if we drop one of them, it's kinda sad for him...

[Barthheart]

This one sounds totally interesting!  It sounds like it can be played PBEM, but only 2 players?  (i.e., Axis and Allies?)

I'm really looking for a great theater-level (or global-level) game that can be played by 3 different players.  Don't care if it's co-op or country specific, but I've got two buddies I like to play these games with, and if we drop one of them, it's kinda sad for him...

You can play three, or more players. It's just a bit of work. Start the game a hot seat game. Save after playing the Western powers say. Then pass to the Russian player who plays and then ends then turn and passes the game to the Germans. All by manual email... you know... the way we used to do it in the olden days.

[-budd-]

The game is very good, and we'll supported. I guess the game sold well enough Matrix asked the dev to start working on a Pacific game already. The dev has made his priorities pretty clear about dealing with bugs and game improvements for Warplan and working on the Pacific game when he has spare time. He posted a shot of in progress map of part of the Pacific.

[FarAway Sooner]

THanks, Bart.  That does sound like a lot of work!

Any idea how long it'll take to download a copy of a saved on my 56.6K modem?   ;D

[Barthheart]

THanks, Bart.  That does sound like a lot of work!

Any idea how long it'll take to download a copy of a saved on my 56.6K modem?   ;D

Approximately 1.34 fortnights.