[WarInEur] Supply by Air

[sgminfo]

As an aid to playing BWIE cwie was an excellent way to go forward.


The problem for many , is...

We don't have the space, where we once set up..
we don't have the time, where once we spent afternoons setting up the 
counters on the map
we don't have  the locations and lifestyles that let us get together on 
a regular basis

Thecomputer allows these issues to be 'sorted' in a way.
but it also relieves us of a lot of bookkeeping,
and drudgery...

And the fact that it is so damned good at all that work, has made the 
temptatation to go that little bit further irresistable...

Fog of War
supply calcs
ownership of hexes, etc etc.

So, inevitably, the game is not /exactly/ a carbon copy, but much more a 
carbon copy with add ons that  help us to play much easier, and add ons 
that we'd always wanted but simply could not afford the time and the 
sheer brain capacity to cope with on a paper game with only 2-5 
individuals attempting to work (double blind play).

That the game was a modding tool in the grand old days is evidenced by 
the multiplicity of house rules that people were always trying out, and 
developing.

It was very simple,
it was very easy to play,
and adding the odd bit of chrome,
was a major sport amoungst BWIE players I knew in those days...

So long as such things are added as options, no harm is done. So long as 
the core game can still be played, there is no problem.

But with a game of this age, with many veterans having played out most 
if not all variations on the theme. A few ?(but only a few) more 
wrinkles now will do much to reinvigorate the model, and the enjoyment 
of a re-exploration of an old and trusty favourite...

But a classic game, all options off, is always the purists dream, and 
provided we can achieve that, then there can be little criticism...


-|steve|-




Neil Randall wrote:
>
> >Actually, a lot of the "Airlift" resupply you are discussing is 
> already built into BWiE with the generous supply ranges. 
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> This is a major problem with many of the discussions I've read here. 
> The vast majority of the issues raised are already in the game, albeit 
> very abstractly (even hidden) in many cases. But to add detail would 
> mean that you'd have to redesign numerous other elements as well.
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> To me, CWIE is a play-aid to BWIE, nothing more. Others have different 
> opinions, but to be honest, I doubt I'd play them. To do that, I'd 
> design a new game instead.
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> Neil
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