tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post1678075491315372193..comments2024-03-20T06:13:43.116+00:00Comments on Joy and Forgetfulness: Messing with the workings of the Mechanical Turk. Conrad Kinchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-46060426562727356642014-02-08T01:41:26.640+00:002014-02-08T01:41:26.640+00:00Lee - email away. I've played one game using ...Lee - email away. I've played one game using the Memoir '44 online AI as a opponent and found it quite tough. Essentially you set up the game board yourself and conduct a game on the computer simultaneously, moving the figures yourself and letting the machine take care of the cards and the dice. I suppose you could just play the game on the computer and forget about the figures really, but I quite liked it. It was a solo game without too much second guessing,<br /><br />There is talk of a computer version of the Command & Colours games, but I think it's Ancients rather than Napoleonics. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-13610317351437516922014-02-08T01:33:35.349+00:002014-02-08T01:33:35.349+00:00Horses for courses. I quite like all the extra bit...Horses for courses. I quite like all the extra bits. The problem is of course is that chaps end up writing scenarios that feature machine gun AND mortars AND paratroopers AND Tiger Tanks AND Half Tracks AND Big Guns AND Night Fighting AND...AND...AND. <br /><br />The extra rules are seasoning and are best used sparingly. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-5392577887936640872014-02-07T09:14:26.479+00:002014-02-07T09:14:26.479+00:00Hello CK - once again interesting stuff is to be f...Hello CK - once again interesting stuff is to be found here! I'm extremely curious about this business of being able to set up a game on the physical board and play against a (what's the correct terminology?) 'Mechanical Turk' will do nicely :-) I must find out more about it so I think I will have to drop you an email if you don't mind. I'm interested in both Memoir 44 and C&C N as you know. This could be the sort of thing I have been looking for.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Lee.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991803860372006625.post-8391639260327763242014-02-07T03:24:45.549+00:002014-02-07T03:24:45.549+00:00I've never been taken by all the extra feature...I've never been taken by all the extra features. I like the elegant simplicty of the basic game, with the additions from the first couple of expansions. The extra weapons and so on just seemed to be unnecessary trimming.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.com