OT: other shrapnel games

[Saxon]

Space Empires is excellent, well worth the money. I prefer Dominions, but that is mostly thematic. Both have been played for many hours, both have great multiplayer, both have great communities and both are must buys.

Armies of Armageddon, which I think is part of the War Engine, did not impress me. If you enjoyed tile and counter games on your table top, I think you will enjoy the War Engine. Yes, it is very moddable, the easiest I have ever seen, but I do not mod…

Austerlitz seemed ok, but I got pulled away by Dom II. It is a niche sort of game and I am not familiar with that niche, preferring fire balls to light dragoons.

Coliseum left me cold. I played Duelmasters, a mail in, pay per play, text based game where you ran a squad of gladiators, so I was really excited about Coliseum and pre ordered. I found it too opaque and the rate of change in your gladiators far too slow. I also found it far too text based. I know, heresy to speak this opinion around here, but graphics are good! I like pretty things, be they girls or games, and the purely text based Coliseum did not get asked out on a second date.