StieliAlpha Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) An interesting interview with Volko Ruhnke, game designer and CIA instructor: https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/22/15730254/cia-board-game-volko-ruhnke-coin-series-gmt-games Edited July 20, 2017 by StieliAlpha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 The COIN games are classics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: The COIN games are classics. I came to them only lately. Intrigued by "Falling Sky", I jumped on it's successor and Pendragon. In addition, I have "Twilight Struggle" on the iPad, but never really came past the tutorial. Edited July 20, 2017 by StieliAlpha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) Didn't know they were available on the iPad.....That's great news! Edited July 20, 2017 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Didn't know they were available on the iPad.....That's great news! Twilight Struggle is. Since a while already, something like two years. And cheap, say USD 10 or 15. Plays very well, or better smoothly. But the AI is brutal for a beginner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) That's the game I want most, the last time I looked at the site it was between print editions. Edited July 20, 2017 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 12 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: That's the game I want most, the last time I looked at the site it was between print editions. Hm, yeah, true. It's not even on the P500 page. Well, you should have bought the collector's edition for a modest USD 180.- last year.? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 19 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: That's the game I want most, the last time I looked at the site it was between print editions. But I see, there are a few copies on sale at EBay. Good luck! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 StieliAlpha, Definitely didn't see that one coming! Thanks much for a most interesting and unexpected article. Never played in any COIN games. Always liked refereed blind games, and I think having the trainees play both sides is smart. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 On 22.7.2017 at 5:49 AM, John Kettler said: StieliAlpha, Definitely didn't see that one coming! Thanks much for a most interesting and unexpected article. Never played in any COIN games. Always liked refereed blind games, and I think having the trainees play both sides is smart. Regards, John Kettler I am not quite sure what Volko Ruhnke uses in his classes, but the COIN games are fairly conventional, card driven, grand strategic games about asymmetrical warfare. Like in "Falling Sky", you have the mighty, unbeatable Romans on one side and a number of weak, but numerous, Gallic tribes on the other side. Obviously, there is Roman Peace, where the Legions are and unrest in all other areas. Add to that a card set with a huge number of historical, diplomatic, economic and environmental events, as well as different victory conditions for each faction and you have a perfect chaos, to muddle through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 20.7.2017 at 9:44 PM, Sgt.Squarehead said: That's the game I want most, the last time I looked at the site it was between print editions. If you are still interested: A 2016 reprint of the Collectors Edition seems to be available for USD 60,- at GMT currently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Cheers, missed my birthday, but it's very tempting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 50 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Cheers, missed my birthday, but it's very tempting. Ahhh, come on! Only last week, I bought Scourge of War Waterloo as my own late birthday present. The child simply needs a name... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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