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Originally posted by DinoDoc
What's a good game for a person who has never played a wargame before? I'm looking to ease myself into the genera.
Total Annihilation hands down. I find that very easy to learn. Also, if having resources is a problem for you, try Force Commander, where there is no micromanagment (You need command points to order more units, and you only get command points by destroying/killing enemy units or occuping enemy buildings).
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There are all kinds of games that portray war and one of them is computer and board games that are categorised as wargames. While they are starting to agree now that it doesn't necessarily mean you have to have a hexmap, wargames are generally focussed on making as honest a re-enactment of a particular battle or war as possible, given the restraints of making the rules playable. RTS games are all about fast paced action, balance and fun with no attempt to stick to reality.
Originally posted by Thrawn05
How so? You got two sides, both are at war. Why isn't is a war game?
That means, hm, Risk is a wargame.
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Yeah there is a distinct difference between TA (genre RTS) and Panzer/People's/Pacific General, or any of the computer wargames mentioned in this thread.
I would say the luck element is too heavy in Risk for it to have any resemblence of wargames at all.
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(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
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I was on that pacific general forum a few months ago. That game is free to download . Lots of fun too.
Pacific general outdoes panzer general in that you can make your own scenario's and such. Also the including of small nations like Sweden, Yugoslavia, and Portugal into the game was a big improvement. I enjoy going up against the blitzkrieg with scattered resources
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