Matrix holiday 2016 sale is here!

[Rayfer]

Finally got SoW:Waterloo for $24.99, 50% off...been wanting it for a long time. Went through the in-game tutorial. It was pretty well done except for the very last part where you led some cavalry in a charge against infantry. Couldn't get it to work correctly. Will have to do some youtube searching for help.  Or god forbid....read the manual.   :-X

[Greybriar]

Gary Grigsby's World at War: A World Divided - amazingly a GG game you could conceivably complete in one (longish) sitting - a bit of an overlooked gem in my opinion.

Because it's GG's Axis vs Allies! Down to the map and counter design. (Though with plenty of extra computer-aided house rules.)

I purchased Axis vs Allies not long after its release in 1998. After purchasing Gary Grigsby's World At War in 2005, I was surprised to see how similar (identical?) the two games were.

Later I was unaware that Matrix had discontinued Gary Grigsby's World At War and replaced it with Gary Grigsby's World at War: A World Divided. This wouldn't have been any big deal had I not been informed years later that Matrix had offered the owners of the original game a free upgrade to the new release. Unfortunately it was a limited time offer which had expired by the time I found out about it. :(

[Tuna]

Gary Grigsby's World at War: A World Divided - amazingly a GG game you could conceivably complete in one (longish) sitting - a bit of an overlooked gem in my opinion.

Because it's GG's Axis vs Allies! Down to the map and counter design. (Though with plenty of extra computer-aided house rules.)

I purchased Axis vs Allies not long after its release in 1998. After purchasing Gary Grigsby's World At War in 2005, I was surprised to see how similar (identical?) the two games were.

Later I was unaware that Matrix had discontinued Gary Grigsby's World At War and replaced it with Gary Grigsby's World at War: A World Divided. This wouldn't have been any big deal had I not been informed years later that Matrix had offered the owners of the original game a free upgrade to the new release. Unfortunately it was a limited time offer which had expired by the time I found out about it. :(

Matrix loves to do the 'limited time' thing to irks it's customers. That's what stopped me at Distant World with regards to getting universe. For some reason I could never get into World at War.. I tried a couple times. I guess I should try again someday!.

[Barthheart]

Well, picked up the Flashpoint Campaigns: Reforged DLC. More WWIII gaming goodness... this way OJsDad and I should be blasting M-1s and T-80s for a while.  \m/

[OJsDad]

Well, picked up the Flashpoint Campaigns: Reforged DLC. More WWIII gaming goodness... this way OJsDad and I should be blasting M-1s and T-80s for a while.  \m/

Just purchases this morning also.

And since I had a 21% off coupon, I also got WitP:AE.   

[chemkid]

Well, picked up the Flashpoint Campaigns: Reforged DLC. More WWIII gaming goodness... this way OJsDad and I should be blasting M-1s and T-80s for a while.  \m/

Just purchases this morning also.

And since I had a 21% off coupon, I also got WitP:AE.   

seems like a lot of people got registered with matrix the first time when christmas hit their wallets... merry matrix sale, everyone!
...and a good choice you did there with that pacific wargame, mr. OJsDad!  O0

[Rayfer]

Made my second and final Matrix holiday sale purchase. Pike and Shot Campaigns.  Played the first tutorial battle and it delivers a very satisfying gaming experience. Looking forward to reading up on the era's history because I don't know much about the various factions involved.

[Father Ted]

A question if I may...I have SoW:WL and enjoy it, but have only scratched the surface in terms of content.  I'm thinking about picking up the two add-ons in the sale.  My difficulty is that I doubt I'll "need" new content til the next sale is on - I want to play what I already have before moving on.  However, I see that the add-ons have improvements, so is it worth getting them for the improvements as much as for the new maps/OOBs?  And, if I install, say Quatre Bras, does that mean that my Waterloo will be patched up too?

[Gusington]

Rayfer - Polaris has the best fleet battles in a space 4x you've ever played??

[Rayfer]

Rayfer - Polaris has the best fleet battles in a space 4x you've ever played??

LOL....the key phrase is "...that I've ever played".   That would be Stellaris, Galactic Civ 2, Distant Worlds: Universe and Armada 2526...at least played long enough to get into a fleet battle.

[Gusington]

That's enough for me.

[bobarossa]

My 8 year anniversary coupon showed up Tuesday and I picked up Strategic Command blah blah blah, WitW with Torch expansion, and Sengoku Jidai with Mandate of Heaven expansion for ~$75!  Just finished conquering France in SC3.  Not sure when I'll get to the others (if ever based on past experience).

[FlickJax]

How is Torch?

[FarAway Sooner]

I'm just about to pull the trigger on Gary Grigsby's A World at War: A World Divided.

Given the topic, the billing as "Gary Grigsby Lite" (an oxymoron, I know), and the PBEM functionality, I don't know how I missed this one.  I'm trusting the recommendations here that it won't suck, but you guys seldom steer me wrong...

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[jomni]

I'm just about to pull the trigger on Gary Grigsby's A World at War: A World Divided.

Given the topic, the billing as "Gary Grigsby Lite" (an oxymoron, I know), and the PBEM functionality, I don't know how I missed this one.  I'm trusting the recommendations here that it won't suck, but you guys seldom steer me wrong...

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It's basically an iteration of "Axis and Allies".  But it's not bad. Played it several times.