Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

As already said there are some members who play hardly any of the HPS games. I am one of those who have never played any of these games. Not because I dont like them - simply have not yet got interested in them.

Not sure whether it was CoG-EE or Napoleon´s Campaigns that got my in concact with this club when I was looking for opponents. Have played only three games of NC as it tunred out not to be very challenging. But I play CoG-EE for years now. At the moment Monte and I are involved in two games and Monte manged to get some new guys interested in it who are now playing their first pbem. Hope to see them here sooner or later.

As NC was disappointing but has some undevelopped potential I kept an eye on it. MotE is not a successor as it is not turn-based any more and is more or less a part of a series including Crusader Kings and EU-IV as it seems. I have to admit that I have EU-III and Crusader Kings but have played both only fro some hours. They need much time to learn. Starting EU-III playing Spain I went bankrupt quite early. Playing CK I started as a duge in Denmark and was outmanoeuvered by the AI quite soon. So I put it aside as well. But I think both game have a lot of potential and I will play both of them the next month.

The last years I have played Advanced Tactics and other turn-based WW-II games intensively. Still want to play them. But I have left aside Napoleonic games and (ashamed to say) hardly visited the tavern. It is time to show some more presence here and to enjoy some of the Napoleonic games.

Something else I have to confess (it is time to put it all on the table and declare myself guilty now! ). I have been in team of beta testers of Commander - Napoleon at War. But when it was released I did not ask for the game. Playing WW II games I was used to have several armies fighting at different fronts at the same time. Testing mainly the Russian campaign (blame it on me if it is not well done ) I was disappointed having mainly one large army, being unable to use some smaller corps for widespread outflanking operations or rapid bypassings. But one large army trying to force the enemy to fight or try to avoid a major battle that is what the Russian campaign was about. Now I regret not having played that game after the release. And playing CoG-EE is much about operation with few large armies trying to be at the prepared and standing at the right place when things heat up. CoG-EE has more depth as it offers more options for diplomacy, trade and developments. Things I missed in the Commanders game. But it is a good game for strategical warfare anyway.

Lets see what MotE is about. Guess it will not be possible to play small campaigns in a 1vs1-game. Although it might be possible to start at 1812, I guess the whole map and all playable nations will be activated instead of concentrating on Russia only. I have not yet found any information about smaller campaigns. But EU-III and CK dont offer smaller scenarios with only small parts of the map being active. Getting 8 players for a realtime game will be difficult. But I am member of German group playing RTS games like the TW series and nearly all Paradox games. Maybe some guys are interested not only in playing but might as well like to visit the tavern and meet some other players here.

However, MofE is a Napoleonic times game and we are a NW club. So where is a better forum than this one to talk about this game, might it be added to the list of club games or not.



(Btw, have to confess I got HistWars as well, but played only a small battle against the AI. )

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Sir, as I intend to buy this one I would be glad to accept an invitation to a manoeuvre. Knowing the mechanics of it I might jump right into it. Please allow me to send a note when I got it installed (might take some days).

With all respect,
Major Juergen Kraut

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Juergen,

AGEOD's Napoleon's Campaigns was very sadly underdeveloped, the series has improved a lot since then, though PBEM is a giant bear. I always loved CoG, but do not have the time for PBEM, as you well know. I hope Monte & you can get some of the "fresh blood" over here. We are the only Club that plays CoG.

I have enjoyed the EU series, but they are hard to master when the flow of the games is going so it'll be interesting to see how an MP goes in MotE.

That is cool you were a playtester for CNaW, I feel like you might of not given the game enough time. Usually the people I play with we play the grand campaign, though it is difficult for the Allies if you do not know what is going on. I learned through the teachings of Chris Louie, do you know the name? He helped write a guide that I have here actually in the club.

http://www.scott-ludwig.com/NWC/Prussia ... at_war.htm

Maybe you can help me develop it more.

What is the German group that players the RTS games?

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