Computer games score in that they usually include an opponent, the AI. Board and miniature games score in that their designs are open to manipulation, adjustment and bending. It's a great pity we can't have both.

What's your opinion of XConq?

Is Advanced Tactics Gold the most modern, de-facto, wargame constuction kit?

I have never come across it in somebody else' game but have wondered about mechanisms by which this might be simulated. One might be to give spies, agents and intelligence officers the chance of spotting enemy units. In the case of intelligence officers that might be at sporadic and at ridiculously ...

"a drive to rework a new system to do something else entirely"

Correct

The good thing about tabletop and board games is their flexibility. The computer-AI opponent is bought at the price of reduced flexibility, hence the need to rework.

He's dead, Talorgan.

Damn

And I just gave them the excuse they needed for a whole other review.

Do we know yet whether there's a map editor in this game?

What about Nelson?

So, that's the same map in different seasons?

CMX 1 used to do that. You made a map and it could change with the seasons.

It looks good BTW. Compliments to the artist!

I could write a book in reply, but should keep it short. Judging from your video you have the basics correct. The problem is that it is a crowded market. So to put some clear blue water between you and the competition I'd say: 1. Max out on mod-ability . Individual soldiers, vehicles, units and the ...