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From: clif@intelca.UUCP (Clif Purkiser)
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Subject: Re: Re: Opening Discussion
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Date: Sat, 7-Sep-85 14:28:07 EDT
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> > I have great difficulty understanding the current computer game
> > craze.  I don't just play games for the strategic challenge, but
> > for the human interaction, as well.  Some my gaming friends have
> > been my best friends, on and off the board.  I sometimes worry
> > about a society that is so willing to abandon human society to
> > interact with a computer.  Anybody else feel this way?  Anybody
> > think I'm all wet?
> > 
> 
> 	I agree with this 100%. I though do see a point for
> 	the computer craze.  In my are the only gameing going
> 	on is D&D and that ilk.  While I'm not down on D&D its
> 	just not my bag, so if I want to game its agains
> 	myself or a computer.
> 
> 
> 
> 		Doug Anderson
> 
> 		Founding Member of Bloodthirsty
> 				   Unmentionable
> 				   Gaming
> 				   Soc.   

The primary reason I play games against a computer is a lack of human opponents.My gaming friends no longer play anything other than AD&D which is a real 
pity, because we use to have a good time playing Junta, Cosmic Encounters, King
Maker, Risk etc.  Occasionally, I get a chance to play Squad Leader but I
believe that AH has really screwed up an excellent game by adding all of the 
extra rules.

In defense of Computer games many can be played with two players albiet slowly
and somewhat awkwardly.  I have also played several computer games which are 
superior to any board game due to limited intelligence which only a computer
is capable of keeping track of.  My favorite are games by SSI which are not
just translations of existing board games such as Guadacanal Campaign, Fighter
Command, War in Russia, Kampfgruppe.


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