[Consim-l] CBI Games?

[Mike NotSpecified]

Well, my thanks to those who responded.  One to the list, one off-line to me.

I'm a little discouraged at the lack of traffic....


> 
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Mike NotSpecified <blockhead at bresnan.net>
> Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:14:12 
> To:consim-l at mailman.halisp.net
> Subject: [Consim-l] CBI Games?
> 
> I'm reading "The Burma Road" by Donovan Webster these days and am, as usual, 
> finding my enjoyment is somewhat limited by my profound ignorance of the 
> topic.  It has always been my experience that reading these histories is 
>much 
> more productive when I have also played a game on the subject.  Games give 
>me 
> a much better handle on the geography, orders of battle and general 
> possibilities than simply reading a straightforward history.
> 
> So, any comments on any of the games that cover this theater?  I found a 
>list 
> on BGG and have some opinions based on that, but would welcome your 
> expereinces.  To stir your memories, two games from BGG are kinda sticking 
>in 
> my mind.
> 
> Operation Cannibal from Avalanche Press.  Almost universally panned.  The 
> consim folder consists of 34 messages, roughly half from a guy who really 
> liked it, the rest more or less off-topic....  This game may have 
>contributed 
> to the dubious reputation Avalanche enjoys.  I guess they even blew out 
>their 
> last copies at $2 apiece.
> 
> Yet, for all that, I think I'd be willing to give this a try in that one of 
> the main criticisms seems to be how long and hard it is to build the Ledo 
> road, which sounds right according to the book.  It may not be a good game, 
> but as a companion to the history book it's probably worth the shipping to 
> me...
> 
> The other game is the The Gamer's "Burma", part of the OCS series.  Decidely 
> mixed opinions on this one.  Some say OCS just does not work in this 
>theater, 
> others say not only does it work pretty well but this title is also a decent 
> introduction to the whole series, being smaller than some of the other 
>titles. 
> The game is on the re-print pre-order list at MMP and I gather existing 
> editions are expensive, but I might pursue it anyway.  I have in the back of 
> my mind the idea that I should probably give OCS a try one of these days 
>(and 
> I also fear I'm going to find it more complex than I'm willing to put up 
> with...)
> 
> Anyway, this list has usually steered me right in the past, so I'd love to 
> have the benefit of your collective wisdom.
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