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Fritz
11-22-2004, 12:57 PM
Matrix Games is pleased to announce that it has secured the rights to publish Magnetar Games’ (www.magnetargames.com) licensed computer adaptation of Bruce Harper’s acclaimed board game, A World At War (www.aworldatwar.com). Design and development is underway with no set release date.


"A World at War is a grand strategy game which simulates the military, economic, political, diplomatic, research and production aspects of the Second World War"


http://www.aworldatwar.com/
http://www.magnetargames.com
Fritz
11-22-2004, 12:59 PM
better still is matrix contract with the Australian Design Group for World in Flames
Warhammer
11-22-2004, 12:59 PM
Nah, give me Europe Engulfed, and I'll be happy.
WSUCougar
11-22-2004, 01:11 PM
Yowsa
Franklinnoble
11-22-2004, 01:12 PM
How about a nice game of chess?
Calis
11-22-2004, 01:13 PM
Isn't Grigsby doing a PC version of this also?

Or am I getting my games mixed up? Sorry, not much of a board wargamer, but I do so love a grand strategic PC game.
Fritz
11-22-2004, 01:18 PM
Isn't Grigsby doing a PC version of this also?


he is creating a different game, same subject.
http://www.worldatwaronline.com/main.asp
CHEMICAL SOLDIER
11-22-2004, 01:37 PM
I would give anything for a current times /modern day war game.
Warhammer
11-22-2004, 01:49 PM
Chemical Soldier, what type of game, boardgame or computer game? Also, what scale?

TOAW: A Century of Warfare has several excellent scenarios for modern day battles.
sachmo71
11-22-2004, 01:55 PM
Good times to be a wargame geek.
WSUCougar
11-22-2004, 02:01 PM
I believe Grigsby's game is intended to be a bit more accessible for the masses than A World at War. A step up from Axis & Allies, but not quite grognard level. I think it got bumped to sometime in 2005, by the way.
rkmsuf
11-22-2004, 02:03 PM
How about a nice game of chess?

Tell them to play Tic-Tac-Toe.
Joe
11-22-2004, 02:17 PM
what's a grognard?
WSUCougar
11-22-2004, 02:18 PM
what's a grognard?
A hard-core wargamer. The term originates with the old veterans of Napolean's army.
rkmsuf
11-22-2004, 02:21 PM
Not to be confused with gonad.
sachmo71
11-22-2004, 02:48 PM
Not to be confused with gonad.


Unless they have bayonets, in which case the distinction is blurred. Or you are Fritz.
Warhammer
11-22-2004, 02:49 PM
A believe that grognard means grumbler in French. Napoleon's Old Guard was known as the Grognards because they were always grumbling.
Joe
11-22-2004, 02:53 PM
A hard-core wargamer. The term originates with the old veterans of Napolean's army.

Interesting. I'm a hard-core warmonger, not a wargamer.
sachmo71
11-22-2004, 03:58 PM
Interesting. I'm a hard-core warmonger, not a wargamer.

That makes you a Republican. You can still play with us, but no talking politics, and we'll explain the rules slowly.

:D