Jeffro's Gaming Blog: Car Wars, Star Fleet Battles, Ogre, Battletech, and more!

"Boardgames are directly interactive with/against an opponent and friend, and command in warfare often proved to be a psychological, as much as material, contest."

"The components and game system of boardgames can be completely seen and understood. This enables the player-student to see how the historical situation's variables (of supply, weather, terrain, etc., for example) are (or could better be) inter-related. Moreover, you have an in-person opponent to teach you the finer points of the game."

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I agree. Not being able to know what's going on underneath the graphics pretty much chills my interest in most computer games.

One thing I like about the new Car Wars is just how pleasing to the eye it is. The counters are brightly colored-- and if you're using laminated record sheets cut out of the back cover, your counter's color corresponds to the color of your record sheet! (Very classy....)

I especially like how the Luxury, Compact, etc. all have different counters sizes. (Can't wait to get some cycles, though!)