Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!ubc-cs!alberta!cpsc.ucalgary.ca!news From: sharp@cs-sun-fsd.cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Maurice Sharp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: Wargames on the Mac? Message-ID: <1990Nov3.173927.17563@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> Date: 3 Nov 90 17:39:27 GMT References: <1990Oct5.165444.21462@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> Organization: U. of Calgary Computer Science Lines: 48 Nntp-Posting-Host: cs-sun-fsd In article masat-o@ascii.co.jp (Masatoshi Oue) writes: > |>Ancient Art of War at Sea (Broderbund) Not what I would consider a 'board like' war game. More of an arcade style strategy game. > |>Halls of Montezuma (Strategic Studies Group) > |>Panzer Battles (Electronic Arts) These are both put out by Strategic Studies Group. HOM is the history of the Marine Corps from Mexico City to Hue. PB is battles on the Russian front in WWII. These are the wargames I play the most. They are different from board games, you do not have control of individual units. You are a Corps level commander. You can issue orders to groups of up to 4 units, they will move to best carry out the orders. I find this much more challenging than moving each unit. The game includes off board support (Long range artil., air strikes, ..), supply, morale, ... All in all, quite complete. Including a scenario editor for units, maps, counters... > |>American Civil War Vol. 2 (Strategic Studies Group) I have seen the Apple II version of this game. It is very good. It simulates the real problem of a pre-radio battlefield. Excellent game, unfortunately the latest estimates are January for release, sigh ! > |>Patton vs. Rommel (Electronic Arts) A fairly good war game. The biggest drawback is that you are stuck with one map and one basic scenario. There is provision for editing unit composition, but that is it. I have it, and I play it, but it is one I get bored with quickly. >Are there more Wargames on the Mac? Not to my knowledge (at least no good ones yet). > * Oue, Masatoshi (e-mail: masat-o@ascii.co.jp) * maurice -- Maurice Sharp MSc. Student (403) 220 7690 University of Calgary Computer Science Department 2500 University Drive N.W. sharp@cpsc.UCalgary.CA Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 GEnie M.SHARP5