Do You Like Wargames?

[Leonidas]

Do you remember the fun you had with Panzer General, Allied General, Pacific General as well as Panzer General 2? Well the fun is still going strong.

Below you will find links to several of the biggest, most informative forums and websites on the internet that deal with these games and a whole lot more. The members are wargamers just like you, and they are having a blast with these games.

You will find dozens of new equipment files, hundreds of new maps, literally hundreds of new campaigns, scenarios and new graphical units for all of the above games. And best of all, you will have a great time getting to know the great guys that contribute to these games and more.

And lest I forget, you can get most of these wargames for FREE - as a free download.

That's right. It's all FREE.

So what are you waiting for? Hop on over and check them out


1) JP Panzer's Forums

http://pub88.ezboard.com/bjpspanzers

2) Builder's Paradise Forums

http://pub28.ezboard.com/bbuildersparadise

3) Steve Brown's Campaign Site

http://www.wargamer.com/pg2campaigns/

4) The Armory

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sgt_stryker/armory.html

5) The Wargamer - Panzer General 2

http://www.wargamer.com/archive/

[DinoDoc]

Do you know where I could find a toutorial for The Opperational Art of War, II?

[Urban Ranger]

Yes.

Did I answer your question?

[Leonidas]

Urban Ranger: You naughty boy


DinoDoc:

Here are a couple of sites that should help you out. TOAW II is a great game. Also check out the Wargamer site for more scenarios for this game

http://hjem.get2net.dk/PlanetHolger/english/game/toaw/index.htm

The Wargamer:

Click on this link and then scroll down to Strategy and Tactics, and there you'll find several articles dealing with strategy for TOAW II and many more wargames:

http://www.wargamer.com/turret/turret_main.asp

Cheers

[ravagon]

Muchas Gracias Leonidas

A lot of very useful bits'n'pieces in that lot. Editors, maps, units, the works.

Not wanting to be too greedy but you wouldn't happen to have a similar site for Star General too by any chance would you?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Leonidas
Urban Ranger: You naughty boy

I never played PG. Got started with PG 2 but mainly play PG 3 and used to play PG 3D.

[Leonidas]

ravagon:

Sorry, I don't have any sites for Star General. I mainly play wargames when I'm not playing Civ

I hope you have some luck finding what you need.



Urban Ranger:

Panzer General is still a lot of fun. You can download a free copy from the web.

Panzer General 2 is stronger today than when it was released 5 years ago. Have you tried some of the new campaigns and equipment files? All your questions will be answered at JP's Panzers. Very helpful bunch of fellas.

They range in age from 15 to 65 - so everyone is welcome.

[DinoDoc]

Do any of these war games come with a tutorial? Figuring out how to get over the initial hump seems to be my biggest hurdle to actually enjoying the genera.

[Leonidas]

DinoDoc:

What wargame are you having problems with?

Some of ythe games do have tutorials and strategy guides.

Also, if you are playing a game and are having problems with it, all you have to do is ask, and I am sure I, or several other people will be able to help you

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Leonidas
What wargame are you having problems with?

I really only have two questions.

1) Of the wargames that you listed that are free for download, which one would you recommend to a person that hasn't played such a game before?

2) In The Operational Art of War, II, which of the scenarios would be good to start out on in order to get your sea legs for the game so to speak?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
1) Of the wargames that you listed that are free for download, which one would you recommend to a person that hasn't played such a game before?

I would recommend playing a board wargame with a human first.

Axis and Allies (or Risk) doesn't count, but all the vintage Avalon Hill and SPI games do. Okay, most of them.

Hm, you could even try Steven Jackon's Car Wars and Orge, or small ones such as Metagaming's Grav Armor and Black Hole.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
2) In The Operational Art of War, II, which of the scenarios would be good to start out on in order to get your sea legs for the game so to speak?

That's pretty complex, you don't want to start out with that. Panzer General 2 is much simpler. You can also try Pazer General 3 though it's not a free game.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Panzer General 2 is much simpler. You can also try Pazer General 3 though it's not a free game.

I cann't find a link to download Panzer General 2. Is the Patton vs. Rommel from Underdogs good?

[Leonidas]

DinoDoc:

1) Currently PG2 is not available as a free download. The link I had is not available. That may change in the near future. I think it has been re-released and can be found in computer stores bundled with 3 other games at a very cheap price.

In the meantime, I would suggest downloading Allied General (it's available at the underdog site).

Then for information on how to play it as well as the patch you will need head on over to:

JP's Panzers

http://pub88.ezboard.com/bjpspanzers

You'll find a sub-forum there dedicated to Allied General. You'll get all the help you need there


2) Since you already have TOAW II, I would suggest playing an Arab/Israeli scenario ('56, '67, or '73). These scenarios are smaller and with the mid-east currently in the news, it should be quite relevant

Again, head over to JP's, and in the sub-forum Wargamer, you can discuss the game there if you want.


I find a lot of the newer games coming on the market may have the glitz, etc, but I always find myself going back to the "older" games time-and-time again. There was something special in how they were created. They were fun

What's happened to games today? Where is that spark that made games so special?

[Cookie Monster]

Operational Art of War COW edition great game as well as PG3 scorched earth!