"The Love/Hate Relationship: Series Games" Topic

"We all have our favorite series in the wargaming world! Sometimes these are some of the first wargames that we played and they just feel comfortable so we keep playing them. Sometimes a respected member of the community has touted them so much that you dive in and feel an instant connection. And sometimes you are just lazy and don't want to learn a new rule set and just want to play what it is that you know and understand. All of these things are reasons that we love Series Games. There are series out there that specifically speak to each of us and seem to highlight the aspects that we most like about wargaming. But, sometimes we end up shortchanging ourselves due to our loyalty to a brand, genre, designer or system and don't take chances with other designs. There are many reasons we all play the games we play and there are things I love about familiarity with a series and things that I don't. At this point in my wargaming life, there are 6 series that I really truly love and will play every game in them. These include the COIN Series, Combat Commander Series and Levy & Campaign Series from GMT Games, the Standard Combat Series from Multi-Man Publishing, Valiant Defense Series from Dan Verssen Games and the States of Siege Series mostly published by White Dog Games and Worthington Publishing. There are others that I love to play for sure but I cannot mention them all as this introductory paragraph would end up being longer than the piece itself. So please come along with me on this look at what I love and hate about Series Games…"

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Armand

Actually, I can honestly say I have never heard of any of these series.

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Armand

I like the COINS series, Combat Commander, Levy and Campaign, and Stage of Siege. I also like the Academy Games Birth of America (1754, 1775 and 1812) and their Vikings game. All of these games introduced very clever mechanisms into the boardgaming wargames community and result in realistic and enjoyable games.

All board game series?

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Armand

Yes, board games. With the exception of Combat Commander all others do not use the traditional hex and counter mechanics. And Combat Commander uses cards in addition to hexes and counters,

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Armand