Hi George,

Yes, my love for CC:E continues unabated - it keeps getting better every time I play. I don't feel that the mechanics in this game are too complicated, but I do think it takes quite a few games to properly understand how to use your hand of cards and the deck to your best advantage.

I realise it won't be to everyone's taste, but I could play it all day. I've been revisiting a few of the earlier scenarios recently, and have been surprised how different each scenario replay has turned out. I've even pre-ordered Combat Commander: Mediterranean from GMT games.

I'm sorry to hear that you haven't been well, and I do hope things are improving for you.

All the best,

Marty.

--- In lbgc@..., "George Young" <george.young9@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Marty,
>
> Have very much enjoyed this game the mechanics seem complicated at
> first but once you get your head around them the game flows nicely.
> We have found through many campaigns that defending a town can be
> troublesome for the player trying to take the town. As for Memoir 44
> a game I enjoy but CC it is vastly better and the mechanics at least
> mitigate the element of luck to a degree you can make the difference.
>
> I have now played around 20 games with a friend since I have been
> unwell and have enjoyed every game and continue to consider this in
> my top 10 and No 1 2 player game.
>
> George Y
>
>
>
> --- In lbgc@..., "Marty M" martymoller@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > While I'm asking if anyone has played I game I haven't played
> before,
> > I'm interested to find out if anyone else has played a game I've
> been
> > playing a lot of recently - Combat Commander: Europe
> > <http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/21050> . I know George has it
> and
> > thinks very highly of it, but I'd be interested to know if anyone
> else
> > has had a go yet.
> >
> > I've jotted down a couple of my impressions of the game so far, but
> have
> > not commented on how to play the game or the specific mechanics
> > involved. If anyone is interested, the forums on the link to the
> > BoardGameGeek game page above are full of writings about it, and the
> > rules are available for free download in the files section of the
> game
> > page.
> >
> > It's a squad-level infantry combat game set in WWII, and it's
> fantastic.
> > There are considerably more rules than the games I 'usually' play,
> but
> > it's very easy to play once you get a handle on the rules, and it
> is a
> > very exciting and fast-moving game. It also has a great feel to it
> and
> > has a really strong narrative to all the moves and events that
> unfold
> > during a game. There's a reasonable amount of random events that
> crop up
> > throughout the game, and these make the whole thing very exciting,
> > without causing unfairly massive shifts in fortune to either player.
> >
> > I've read some people compare it to Memoir '44. I agree with this
> > insofar as the board has hexagons on it, there is a requirement for
> > 'line of sight' when shooting things, and it's set in the Second
> World
> > War, but this is a very different game to M44 and not really
> comparable
> > at all.
> >
> > The mechanics and victory conditions of the game are set up in such
> a
> > way that if a scenario assigns you as the Attacker, then you can
> only
> > really win by playing aggressively. Conversely, if you are the
> Defender,
> > you are going to get the best results by being, well, defensive.
> >
> > I also find that in this game, you never find yourself in the
> position
> > where you feel that you are just sitting there without being able
> to do
> > anything useful, which is often the case in M'44, for example. I
> have
> > also found that the game tends to finish very closely, often with
> > victory open to either player until the very end.
> >
> > Anyway, as I say I think it is a great game, and would be
> interested to
> > hear what anyone else who has played it thinks about it. It's only
> > suitable for 2 players, but I will be bringing it along to LBGC
> > meetings, in case anyone fancies a game after the 'main' game of the
> > afternoon has finished.
> >
> > Hope to see you soon,
> >
> >
> >
> > Marty.
> >
>