matrix strange Red Sale Prices, NOT realy on sale

[panzerde]

Anybody got any opinions about Battlefront for $19? It looks old as me and I don't see a lot of scenarios. How does it play?

It is old, but it and the other related games have a pretty decent grand tactical/operational level system. It takes a bit of getting used to, but once you get your head around it the play is fast and entertaining. I find the counters in the SSG games kind of hard to see sometimes against the maps, which have a lot of detail but are very "busy."

I think the later games in the series are better, particularly Kharkov/Across the Dneiper, but it isn't often you see a battalion level game of Saipan. If you like hex and chit board games, these play like that. Probably worth it at under $20 if it's your kind of game.

[jomni]

Only battlefront and red storm are on sale for me and the prices look alright. (From Singapore)

[Staggerwing]

How is the Market-Garden scenario?

[panzerde]

How is the Market-Garden scenario?

It's been a long time, but I remember it as being pretty good. It isn't Command Ops HTTR, but it is a good overall battalion-level treatment of the operation.

SSG really set out to automate board games. Their games really play that way, against a really pretty good AI opponent. The UI is...different and comes from a time when games like these were just emerging from being mostly DOS games. They're good fights, though, with a lot of attention to historical detail.

[Staggerwing]

Thanks. I may get it just for M/G. The garish color scheme of the UI seems to be an SSG hallmark. Carriers at War had it as well.