Games Set in the Interwar Years: 1919-1938

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Boggit

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July 15, 2014, 03:10:20 PM
I have to agree with the others, RUS and Spanish Civil War are both worth a look. At the tactical level check out Spanish Civil War by JTS.
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July 16, 2014, 10:15:47 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on July 15, 2014, 12:27:18 PM
Quote from: Gusington on July 15, 2014, 07:30:22 AM


Thanks fabius...I thought of AGEOD's Espana 1936 but have read some negative chatter about it, although that game and Revolution Under Siege seem to be my best bet for some strategic interwar games.


I would recommend RUS. 

I'd had suspicions about whether the AGE engine could handle something as odd as the Spanish Civil War, and some users have mentioned it being so.  Perhaps it will (or has) been fixed up since it's release, but RUS has had more time to bloom.  RUS also has a nice variety and scope since it also includes scenarios covering the Commie attempt at taking over Finland, some Polish stuff, etc.

Disclaimer:  I've not played Espana '36 so it may well be just fine.  I think you'll get more bang for the buck with RUS even if it is, however.

  RUS was a good game.  Espana '36 -- I can definitely say it was a bad game.  I wiped out the Nationalist Fleet and had their ports blockaded and they still brought in the Italians and Germans right on schedule.  So what was the point in wiping out the Nationalist fleet and blockading the ports?  Why have fleets in the game?

   So eventually I will resort to a boardgame to resolve these unsatisfying even un-gamed issues -- and wait!  there is one:

      https://www.clashofarms.com/CAS_ShatteredArmada.html

    And another interwar command at sea game:

      https://www.clashofarms.com/BywatersWar.html




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