Newbie AAR shi4stone(CSA) v.s. AndreaR (USA) Advices from veterans needed!
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:53 pm
Greetings!
I am a newbie in AACW, who was initially a bit disappointed by PoN last year, but nevertheless hooked up by the Ageod engine games. As a rather desperate attempt to scratch the ‘grand strategy game’ itch, I decided to give AACW a try, seeing so many praises about it, despite my complete ignorance and little interests in ACW.
More than half an year has passed, one thing I am sure about now is, the money for AACW is one of my most well spent bucks on entertainment!! Thanks to its deep mechanism and detailed resolution that seems to suit ACW perfectly, and its superb continuing support from the developer, my enthusiasm in this game has been growing ever since!! Mind you, typically my interests in new games fades away pretty quickly... instead I find myself enjoying reading books on ACW.
A recent boost to such enthusiasm is certainly the thrilling experience in PBEM. Now, I am playing my fourth PBEM game, which is the third game in a row with AndreaR, who is a great opponent and very responsive We have records of a dozen turns in one day. That was amazing!
In my first game against him I picked the Union in 62 scenario, with overwhelming odds in manpower and very good luck, I manage to capture Richmond, but Andrea continued to fight for a few more months even after his almost intact Army of Mississippi surrendered in the same turn it got besieged, which shocked both of us .
In the second game we started 1861 GC. Overconfident from previous victory, I became rather sloppy--made two cross river attack with river transport toggled on, ending up as amphibious assault and lost a full division TWICE. Just when my NM and personal moral was at the lowest bottom, Andrea made a genius one-two punch move that caught me pants down in Washington, DC, and CSA is thus recognized by Union in late summer 1862.
After a few days short break, we started another GC, now switching sides just to learn more about the game. I am playing the south for the first time in PBEM, and now we are a few turns into late October ‘61, finding myself tinkering the possible strategies without much clue and uncertain what can be achieved with how much effort.Therefore, I decided to start an AAR thread to post the situation here and inviting advice and suggestions from more experienced players to help me survive through ‘62.
I am a newbie in AACW, who was initially a bit disappointed by PoN last year, but nevertheless hooked up by the Ageod engine games. As a rather desperate attempt to scratch the ‘grand strategy game’ itch, I decided to give AACW a try, seeing so many praises about it, despite my complete ignorance and little interests in ACW.
More than half an year has passed, one thing I am sure about now is, the money for AACW is one of my most well spent bucks on entertainment!! Thanks to its deep mechanism and detailed resolution that seems to suit ACW perfectly, and its superb continuing support from the developer, my enthusiasm in this game has been growing ever since!! Mind you, typically my interests in new games fades away pretty quickly... instead I find myself enjoying reading books on ACW.
A recent boost to such enthusiasm is certainly the thrilling experience in PBEM. Now, I am playing my fourth PBEM game, which is the third game in a row with AndreaR, who is a great opponent and very responsive We have records of a dozen turns in one day. That was amazing!
In my first game against him I picked the Union in 62 scenario, with overwhelming odds in manpower and very good luck, I manage to capture Richmond, but Andrea continued to fight for a few more months even after his almost intact Army of Mississippi surrendered in the same turn it got besieged, which shocked both of us .
In the second game we started 1861 GC. Overconfident from previous victory, I became rather sloppy--made two cross river attack with river transport toggled on, ending up as amphibious assault and lost a full division TWICE. Just when my NM and personal moral was at the lowest bottom, Andrea made a genius one-two punch move that caught me pants down in Washington, DC, and CSA is thus recognized by Union in late summer 1862.
After a few days short break, we started another GC, now switching sides just to learn more about the game. I am playing the south for the first time in PBEM, and now we are a few turns into late October ‘61, finding myself tinkering the possible strategies without much clue and uncertain what can be achieved with how much effort.Therefore, I decided to start an AAR thread to post the situation here and inviting advice and suggestions from more experienced players to help me survive through ‘62.