Colonel Dax
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« on: July 17, 2014, 11:40:44 am » |
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The idea here is to start a list of the worst or overrated wargames. Why they are what they are is the next post but for now a start on the list. Also I am not assigning a relative grade here just putting them on the list. In my opinion a game with horrible graphics is not as bad as a game with dysfunctional rules or one lacking in simulation value. Poor graphics can be a factor in making a game bad but not the sole factor in that determination. So as Enrico would say onto goring some sacred cows...
My Lists For Now (add your own)
Overrated - GMT's East Front Series, The Gamer's OCS series.
The Worst - MMP A Victory Denied, DG Storm Of Steel. Gamers Drive On Paris as someone has noted below.
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kira1y
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2014, 12:28:13 pm » |
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The Gamer's OCS series. You're dead to me! Actually, I look forward to your post explaining why you think this is so. Then you'll be dead to me.
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2014, 12:50:05 pm » |
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The idea here is to start a list of the worst or overrated wargames. Why they are what they are is the next post but for now a start on the list. Also I am not assigning a relative grade here just putting them on the list. In my opinion a game with horrible graphics is not as bad as a game with dysfunctional rules or one lacking in simulation value. Chess. Definitely overrated as a simulation; possibly worst.
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2014, 12:54:06 pm » |
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The Gamer's OCS series. You're dead to me! Actually, I look forward to your post explaining why you think this is so. Then you'll be dead to me. That's how I feel. I've heard some objections to OCS, but to me it seems likely to be pretty close to as well as the design can get - so I'd think that the criticism would be against the very core of the design idea.
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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2014, 03:37:40 pm » |
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I honestly do not think I have played a bad wargame.
The one I have enjoyed the least is Lee vs. Grant but I don't think it is a bad game. I solo'ed it and I think it would benefit a lot from having another player.
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« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2014, 03:51:14 pm » |
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I really like Lee vs. Grant.
I've played a lot of bad wargames, but I guess 'overrated' for me probably goes to Paths of Glory. More a matter of personal taste than anything else though. Maybe ASL deserves mention for the same reason. I don't think either is 'bad' though.
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stemcider
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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2014, 04:00:12 pm » |
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I really like Lee vs. Grant.
I've played a lot of bad wargames, but I guess 'overrated' for me probably goes to Paths of Glory. More a matter of personal taste than anything else though. Maybe ASL deserves mention for the same reason. I don't think either is 'bad' though.
LvG gave me bad analysis paralysis. Like staring at the map for 10 minutes trying to figure out what to do bad. I think it was mostly the supply system and just the general openness of the scenario. I have only tried the campaign scenario and I think playing the short scenarios would help me figure out what to do. I couldn't figure out a strategy for either side.
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« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2014, 04:22:01 pm » |
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I was really bad at it opposed. Ended up letting the Union behind the confederate army.
It was very embarrassing.
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capt_s
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2014, 06:54:35 pm » |
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I will mention something positive about PoG. I doubt I have felt such angst playing a game as I did with this one. The tension derived from the 6 cards max allowed per turn will eat at you. Eat ... at ..... you. Which is true for any game I have played that employs this mechanic as a matter of fact. I understand the arguments against re: simulation, card decision impact, supply and whatnot. All of which push PoG slightly more towards the "GAME" side of the sliding GAME vs SIMULATION scale in my mind. I don't care .... I have fun playing it. And that is what is important to me. Side Note: Here I am coming to the defense of a game I have played all of three times .... LOL!
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capt_s
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2014, 06:58:33 pm » |
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LvG is a game that I have heard about for decades now ..... but have never played.
Wasn't it a forerunner to the GCACW series? Or are they unrelated?
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Side Note: Here I am coming to the defense of a game I have played all of three times .... LOL!
Lol - I do that fairly often with things.
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I gotta say that I was really disappointed with 'What Price Glory?', which was published in MMP Special Ops. For a WW1 game it sure didn't feel like WW1. Rules were a bit of a hash. Didn't buy the card combo mechanic. This is based in solo play, but I really felt some revulsion towards it.
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I gotta say that I was really disappointed with 'What Price Glory?',...
Well that is a pity. I was considering that one some time ago. I liked some of the images on BGG (I am soooooo shallow). *********** Here is a game that might stir some controversy. I dislike The Napoleonic Wars. Yes..... that's right! I have played it, umm, 3 or 4 times now. It just did not have the period feel I was looking for. There was, to some degree, a certain lack of fluidity to the flow of that game. This static nature had a WW1 quality to it! No doubt it had something to do with our play style or lack of experience, but there you go. 3 or 4 attempts is a lot for me on one game and if I am still not liking it, then it is just not for me. And, yes, here I am complaining about TNW's lack of period feel when I just defended PoG, which is sometimes attacked for not being like WW1. All I can say to that is that while I found the one boring, the other I thought was exciting.
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I gotta say that I was really disappointed with 'What Price Glory?',...
Well that is a pity. I was considering that one some time ago. I liked some of the images on BGG (I am soooooo shallow). *********** Here is a game that might stir some controversy. I dislike The Napoleonic Wars. Yes..... that's right! I have played it, umm, 3 or 4 times now. It just did not have the period feel I was looking for. There was, to some degree, a certain lack of fluidity to the flow of that game. This static nature had a WW1 quality to it! No doubt it had something to do with our play style or lack of experience, but there you go. I found that the number of players has a significant influence for me. I liked it in 5 (solo), but it was completely ahistorical in three (opposed) .
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The Worst - MMP A Victory Denied, DG Storm Of Steel.
It seems like there's a lot of people that don't like AVD. I've always found it good for when I want something light and quick to play that still feels like a deep enough wargame. Granted, A Victory Lost is much meatier, but I still enjoy AVD.
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