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From: cbn@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Robert S. Unoki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games,rec.games.board
Subject: Re: Fire-Brigade - anyone played it?
Summary: Other board type Mac games
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Date: 9 Aug 90 16:19:15 GMT
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In article <4c166c09.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM>, carlton@apollo.HP.COM (Carlton B. Hommel) writes:
> I've played Might & Magic, a FRP game.  Now, I want to sink my teeth
> into a strategic game, like the SPI or Avalon Hill games my children
> (and cats) keep me from playing.  I didn't like "The Ancient Art of
> War" - I didn't feel I had enough control over the units, and the
> visual interface was muddy.  I tried "Sands of Fire" - a nice
> similation of WWII tank combat, but too much of an arcade flavor for my
> tastes.

> Are there any worthwhile computer implementations of board games?
> 
> Carl Hommel
> carlton@apollo.hp.com

Strategic Studies Group (SSG) has a pair of excellent military simulators.
Halls of Montezuma simulates Marine Amphibious action and Panzer Battles 
portrays WWII armored action on the eastern front.  Both simulations retain the
feel of a boardgame while the Mac does all of the bookkeeping.  There is no
indivdual control of units.  Instead, divisional actions are assigned and the
computer conducts all movement.

Rob Unoki
cbn@mace.cc.purdue.edu
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