Help me pick a wargame

bayonetbrant · October 03, 2013, 01:12:01 PM

GamersGate is having a Mac sale this weekend

I can probably afford to pick up something that's under $5-$6 or so, and that's a lot in this sale.

I am looking at this one
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BOA2M/birth-of-america-ii-wars-in-america-mac
but it's about $10 more than I was considering.

I'm am not a big fan of real-time gams, be they RTS or FPS, so those are probably off the table. I've also got all the Civ V stuff I can handle right now, all the Civ IV stuff I want, and all the Civ III stuff they ever made.

what are y'all's suggestions?
should I just go back to playing Card Hunter all weekend? :)

undercovergeek · October 03, 2013, 01:14:21 PM

we could all chip in and get you a proper a computer instead

bayonetbrant · October 03, 2013, 01:24:08 PM

hey - mine's keeping this place alive, so stop yer bitchin' ;)

LongBlade · October 03, 2013, 01:29:07 PM

I'm with Undercover. A PC would do just as well in keeping the front pages going.

That said, I see a number of fine games you should play.

In no particular order (and in addition to Birth of America):

Tropico 3
Europa Universalis 3
Defense Grid
Empire Total War - didn't get massively popular responses but you should know what the Total War series is about and that's a cheap way into the franchise.

Herman Hum · October 03, 2013, 01:38:32 PM

I would be a little bit concerned about their mathematics.

Steelgrave · October 03, 2013, 02:31:14 PM

Quote from: bayonetbrant on October 03, 2013, 01:24:08 PM
hey - mine's keeping this place alive, so stop yer bitchin' ;)

Now that's a scary thought!

PanzersEast · October 03, 2013, 02:44:59 PM

Free Orion...... because it is easy just to say no....

http://www.freeorion.org

PE

Bismarck · October 03, 2013, 03:57:23 PM

Get Defense Grid. Everything about it is great: scenarios, animation, voice acting. It's the only tower game I play.

SgtRock · October 03, 2013, 04:28:18 PM

Wargames for the Mac, doesn't PETA have laws against that?

GDS_Starfury · October 03, 2013, 05:14:09 PM

everytime you play a wargame on a Mac theres a hipster that dies.

Staggerwing · October 03, 2013, 05:41:28 PM

^Then I call dibs on his leftover iMac or MBP. :D

Bison · October 03, 2013, 06:16:24 PM

Or you could get on Steam and get XCOM Enemy Unknown for like $10.

Nefaro · October 03, 2013, 08:04:11 PM

Birth of America 2 is a great wargame, and probably the easiest of the series to learn.

I didn't know it was Mac-compatible. ??? I wonder if some third party ported it (that happened with PON IIRC) and whether the latest beta updates from the AGEOD forums are even compatible with it.

Bison · October 03, 2013, 08:24:54 PM

Ageod games to Mac are a third party port and do not have official support nor are they compatible with patches from Ageod. I'd be hesitant about buying one honestly. As good as Ageod games are, they take a number of patches to fix and improve game play. IMHO.