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Rose
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The Sun will have an interesting choice of 2 amongst a bunch of guards that likely will be the best players left at their 7 and 8 spots this draft: Amoore, Joycte, Paopao, Sellers, and Fudd. So 2 rooks to gin up interest, provide backcourt depth to trade Mabrey, and tank for Watkins or Betts.
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I went from a WDS skeptic to a complete semi-fanatical WDS fanboy in a matter of 6 months. Can't wait to play this one.
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Nico is Samus
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I might be in a minority of one among ASL fans in saying this, but I think ASL is the Warhammer 40k of hex and counter games. Not just because both are immersive, life-style games but also because they both have absurdly complex, unrealistic, & game-y mechanics that somehow make them wicked fun.
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And a Savannah Levy & Campaign focused on lion prides and hyena clans competing both within species and between them for resources. The analogy wouldn't be perfect, but I could see some core mechanical overlaps.
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This great to see! Arete is a fantastic game regardless of the media it's played in, and it's awesome for the community to have more variety for how to play hex-and-counter games.
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Yes, WDS games aren't the snazziest products graphically. But recent improvements in their UI and increasingly better AI make them some of the best boardgame-style video wargames out there. Their similar Seven Years War product was really well-done!
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I really pop appreciate the transparent communication on pricing.
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Whatever it is, it won't be enough.
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Which ones are they? I need to pick up some more.
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The sales price on the Worthington Civil War Brigade Series games crazy low. Must need to make room for new inventory.
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The Grass Crown rocks, it's my favorite (non)hex-and-counter game of the era by far. Swords & Shields is good fun as well. Hope there's more of both down he road.
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I think a lot of gamers play games for the illusion of omnipotence they get from doing so. People get really upset when new ideas threaten that fantasy of control. While a very different game, the reaction by some to Herman's Rebel Fury is coming from the same place. [6 moons is fantastic, fwiw]
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If you haven't already played it, I'd highly recommend Second Front. It's heavily, how shall we say, "inspired" by ASL and is a great example of a PC game that actually takes advantage of the power of computers while restoring the feel of a boardgame. www.secondfront.games
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It's from independent publisher in the UK. You can typically grab it on Amazon in the US for a reasonable price. counterattackgame.com
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I've recently been playing a lot of weekend games of Counter Attack, a hex-and-counter approach soccer (or football for Alexander). It's a fun and convincing representation of the sort with lots of tactical decision-making.
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Marks's awesome! His enthusiasm for BoAR and wargaming in general is inspiring.
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Clash of Arms games also announced on FB that pre-ordering is for that their latest La Bat game that, of course, is on Eylau.
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That's awesome! It's a great game and this reminds me I should write a review also.