Trotter has been around wargaming for decades as have I. I think his exuberant, and lengthy, reaction will be typical of most wargamers once they are aware that these ageod games exist. For traditional board wargamers they are literally a dream come true.
I gave up reading his rant after about 8 pages and still no mention of the actual game. Around my friends I am known as the babbler and tangent maker. But I got nothing on this guy. In his defense I will say he has nice prose he just lacks any focus.