What a GREAT outlook for 2025 Chris, all games look amazing and cover different topics, looking forward to recordings. You slowly become the Calandale of WWI😅
Ted Raicer's The Great War in Europe is another Hex and Counter WW1 strategic game. I got 2007 GMT deluxe edition. It is one of the games that I bought from Noble Knight when I was visiting Arkansas last Spring. I just checked and it is available from GMT for $89 USD, which would be $120 CAD + the cost of shipping and customs. It does come with 3 full 22x34 inch map sheets, 5 counter sheets, and 2 player aid cards.That price is cheaper than the $145 USD that Noble Knight is asking for it and the $109 to $125 USD prices listed from ebay on BGG. Noble Knight does seem to have another Ted Raicer designed strategic game called the First World War by Phalanx, published in 2005. The three copies offered there are priced at $15, $18, and $20 USD.
Hey William! Yes, I was gifted The Great War In Europe, by Hex2Hex ! Thank you for the name of the game I was talking about and who publishes it. Would be nice to pick up.
I have this and played it. Really nice and playable system. Only draw back is the Western Front getting too crowded for the small hexes and too high stacks. Bring tweezers and patience 😅
@@harrobosma8650 Hey! Cool that you have played it, and it seems like quite a lot of people did, back inn the day. I think Mark mentioned using group markers to represent stacks that a player can leave off map, so I most likely will do that, when the time comes 🙂
Guns of August has an updated version…empires and alliances. Arguably better but the map is far bigger so more space is needed but adds more room to the western front and the map includes all of turkey and Russia (if wants to push to Moscow and/or St Petersburg). Lastly….he uses divisional level forces for the Balkan theater…the map being enlarged makes that theater more engrossing than Guns of August. One nice thing about the original Guns of August was all the optional addendums added that included naval component and a more engrossing economic option for military unit production.
@@Andrew-pp2ql Wow, thanks for all this information! I think if Empires and Alliances was cheaper and/or available at the stores I normally purchase games from, I probably would have went that way, instead of getting The Guns of August. Seems like Compass is good at this, as they also did a remake of Death In The Trenches, and that is quite nice. Thanks again!
Great topic, nice way to present it with the maps and such.
Wicked, thank you!
Guns of August. I'm surprised I haven't picked up a copy just to have it. Yet.
They have an unpunched copy on Knoble Knight, but it was too expensive for me.
Lots of cool games! Looking forward to playthroughs of whichever ones you get to in 2025!
Thank you and right back at you!
What a GREAT outlook for 2025 Chris, all games look amazing and cover different topics, looking forward to recordings. You slowly become the Calandale of WWI😅
Thanks Harro!
Here is to a wicked 2025, for all of us!
I'm looking forward to seeing you play The Guns of August.
Cool!
There sure is a lot of game in tnat box, holy smokes!
Ted Raicer's The Great War in Europe is another Hex and Counter WW1 strategic game. I got 2007 GMT deluxe edition. It is one of the games that I bought from Noble Knight when I was visiting Arkansas last Spring. I just checked and it is available from GMT for $89 USD, which would be $120 CAD + the cost of shipping and customs. It does come with 3 full 22x34 inch map sheets, 5 counter sheets, and 2 player aid cards.That price is cheaper than the $145 USD that Noble Knight is asking for it and the $109 to $125 USD prices listed from ebay on BGG. Noble Knight does seem to have another Ted Raicer designed strategic game called the First World War by Phalanx, published in 2005. The three copies offered there are priced at $15, $18, and $20 USD.
Hey William!
Yes, I was gifted The Great War In Europe, by Hex2Hex !
Thank you for the name of the game I was talking about and who publishes it.
Would be nice to pick up.
I have this and played it. Really nice and playable system. Only draw back is the Western Front getting too crowded for the small hexes and too high stacks. Bring tweezers and patience 😅
@@harrobosma8650 Hey!
Cool that you have played it, and it seems like quite a lot of people did, back inn the day.
I think Mark mentioned using group markers to represent stacks that a player can leave off map, so I most likely will do that, when the time comes 🙂
@@Nangwaya That is a great solution, haven't thought of that
It seems your dancing card is full for the coming year. :)
Let's see if my gaming eyeballs are bigger than my gaming stomach :)
I've played Guns of August many years ago, a great game, no doubt!
Great to know, thank you!
Guns of August has an updated version…empires and alliances. Arguably better but the map is far bigger so more space is needed but adds more room to the western front and the map includes all of turkey and Russia (if wants to push to Moscow and/or St Petersburg). Lastly….he uses divisional level forces for the Balkan theater…the map being enlarged makes that theater more engrossing than Guns of August. One nice thing about the original Guns of August was all the optional addendums added that included naval component and a more engrossing economic option for military unit production.
@@Andrew-pp2ql Wow, thanks for all this information!
I think if Empires and Alliances was cheaper and/or available at the stores I normally purchase games from, I probably would have went that way, instead of getting The Guns of August.
Seems like Compass is good at this, as they also did a remake of Death In The Trenches, and that is quite nice.
Thanks again!
camara angle looks just fine boss. =)
Awesome, thanks!
Evening sir.
Good Sunday morning, Charles!