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Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 30th, 2005, 10:17 PM
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Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: roguelikes

Space is certainly a prominent feature in both chess and go. Some writers boil chess play down to three basic principles: force, space, and time (to these, Seirawan adds pawn position). I think...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 28th, 2005, 06:21 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: roguelikes

Thanks. I love reading stuff like that. And since this thread has wandered off in that direction, here are a couple of my favorite articles on comparisons of classic games like chess, go, checkers,...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 26th, 2005, 01:54 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Since our discussion drifted off to such games as chess and cribbage, I thought I'd just post this invitation here, FWIW:

Just started a group to discuss classic games like backgammon, checkers...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 25th, 2005, 11:04 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: roguelikes

Thanks for that tip. I'd heard of the game but never tried it. Now I have, and it's very good. My wife's hooked on it too. Her only complaint is that she can't cheat by saving at critical points;...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 23rd, 2005, 06:03 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Is there such a point? Perhaps. When I bought a boxed Go set (back in 1975), I read a curious point of etiquette in the instruction manual: it said that it's not uncommon to allow an opponent to...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 23rd, 2005, 02:19 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Errmmm . . . I thought I understood what you meant by "mental hold" the first time you said it. Now, after your clarification, I'm not so sure.

I certainly agree that the main reason people get...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 21st, 2005, 12:58 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Thanks, Wyatt! I've never seen the problem put so succinctly before. I think that's exactly it.

I've been a big fan of board and card games throughout all five decades of my life so far, and...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 20th, 2005, 01:59 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Thanks. I've done that too. Somebody else recently recommended it to me.

It is a very good game--especially for the price! Kind of reminds me of the old SSI game Fantasy General (which used to...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 19th, 2005, 03:18 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

I did give her the manual; I pointed out the hot keys and the extensive listing of spells. And I repeatedly called her attention to the F1 key, which she did (of course) find useful.

I also...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 19th, 2005, 12:17 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

I taught my wife to play Dom2 this evening. She's a longtime Master of Magic fan--still hoping a MoM2 comes out someday. Meanwhile she's been settling for AoW3:SM.

She seemed interested all...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 19th, 2005, 12:07 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

I own Setters of Catan and Seafarers of Catan--and the Settlers card game. I also have a freeware version of Settlers on my PC. And I used to frequent rec.games.board, where such games are...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 18th, 2005, 10:06 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Thanks. Unfortunately I gave my copy of the original AoW away a couple years ago. I barely remember the game now, but I do recall being more disappointed than pleased with AoW2. Until now, I...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 17th, 2005, 07:39 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Yep. I played the demo several months ago. It's apparently one of the most popular games around, but I didn't care for it. The 3D graphics that impress everybody else are a turn-off to me. I...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 17th, 2005, 07:37 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Thanks. Just tried the demo--or rather, a similar demo the company offers now. It was hard to tear myself away. I usually don't like puzzle games, but it was pretty fun.
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 17th, 2005, 12:15 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

I'm afraid I don't know what I like anymore; I seem to be hopelessly fussy.

I've played HoMM2. Liked it pretty well overall, but I found the game dragged on and on--and I hated it when a last...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 16th, 2005, 06:47 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Just finished another game. Played Man this time, with Ermor as an enemy (since somebody said the AI is best at playing Ermor).

Don't understand how the game ended. I won--somehow. Several...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 13th, 2005, 12:52 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Played a little more Dom2 last night, and it's growing on me. I'm now convinced that what I said above is true: I've been spoiled by computer games over the past decade or two. Dom2 is bringing...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 12th, 2005, 06:56 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Yeah, if my video drivers (or whatever) would cooperate. But zooming is as slow as scrolling. Maybe I'll try Insert next time and see if the map is too tiny to play on.

Anyhow, it was a pretty...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 12th, 2005, 06:51 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Hmm--guess I accidentally picked the easiest AI of all, then. Probably for the best, since I had aborted a few lost-hope games before this one.
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 12th, 2005, 09:09 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

OK, I'm back--and this time I know what I'm talking about. I've read the manual, and yesterday I played (and won) my first full game of Dom2.

At this point, I'm wondering why it was such a hurdle...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 10th, 2005, 04:11 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

"Are you a fan of magic" is kind of a strange question to me. I mean, we're not talking about magic per se, but about a dimension of game play.

First, for the record, I'm now into my second Dom2...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 9th, 2005, 05:03 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

Time will tell. So far I'm scratching my head, wondering why so many others seem to find it such fun.

But I guess it takes all kinds. Railroad Tycoon is a big hit, and I once bought a copy just...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 9th, 2005, 04:53 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Re: Newbie\'s first impressions

"What was the level of independents?"

Don't know. I was playing the special Walkthru scenario I downloaded, so everything was preset, and I didn't check the details.
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars September 9th, 2005, 11:39 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 16,182
Posted By PCarroll
Newbie\'s first impressions

After getting lots of recommendations at comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic, I finally broke down and bought Dom2. I had played the demo several months ago but was pretty well turned off by it. ...
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