Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:36 pm
If you are playing against the AI, TYW has shorter processing time because there are not a lot of stacks involved in the game; WON turns take my old computer no more than 5 minutes to process and usually much quicker than that; it's much shorter than PON and really shouldn't bother anyone.
I would definitely recommend WON over TYW. I like the time period in TYW, but I prefer grand strategy games and there are few stacks involved in that game. I haven't come close to playing through it, but I spent too much time moving 2-4 small stacks around Central Europe.
WON, on the other hand, has small "starter" scenarios all the way up to a massive Grand Strategy Campaign. I feel more like a 5-star general in this game even playing the smallest scenario as I am moving a lot of troops around with numerous allies and enemies involved.
I will agree with vicberg to a degree. TEAW is a fantastic game and a lot of fun to play. However, I do enjoy playing against the AI for starters as it is an immense game in it's own right. He is right that trench warfare could have been improved to get a more historical feel for the game but it does have a great ebb and flow to warfare on the western front. I highly recommend this game before buying WON, but both are excellent, IMO.