Introduce yourself!! :-)

[Raymo]

Hi DominionsFan,

I'm new to the Dominions series, but not new to gaming. I like playing turn-based strategy and especially games with interesting concepts (rules and designs that focus more on the effects of conditions in a battle and less on the mechanics involved).

I am 43 and live in Germany. I have been playing strategy games since I was a teenager and mostly of the boardgame variety, but like so many others switched to the computer as soon as I got tired of stacking (and restacking) counters. I have recently been playing the GalCiv series from Paradox/Stardock. I highly rcommend it if you like space-based strategy.

BTW I'm a big-time Michigan Fan --- Go Blue!

Thx for the thread.

---Ray

[Folket]

I like Paradox games, but are they really in the galciv development. Never heard such a rumour before. And then DimionsFan seems to know all the new people coming here but is long gone himself. I smell a conspiracy.

Hello Raymo! Welcome to our forum.

How do you mean more focus in effects then mechanics? Sounds like the same to me.

For boardgames may I suggest Imperial. Look at www.worldofboardgames.com or gamegeek. Really interesting game. To give more favour to the game see the movie The Money Masters (google videos) before playing. But then I guess you are more into the heavy stuff like OCS or WiF. Can only play one game a year if playing them. But they can be really fun.

If it was less then ten years ago you switched to computers you might like Master of Orion. Probably the best game made so far for single player. Take a look at http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=688 .

[Raymo]

Hello Folket,

what I meant by 'focus on the effects as opposed to te mechanics involved' was the use of abstract rules constructs or a creative sequence of play/events to lead players into playing under the same pressures and with same motives as the actual commanders involved in the battles.

So many complex games, it seems, are laden with a lot of detailed machanics that cause us players to get lost in counting factors and calculating modifiers. I like to be able to see a game design that creates the effect in a simple straightforward way for me without being confronted witha fifteen phased turn.

I used to really enjoy, for example, reading the old Third Reich design notes where they would explain why Air/Naval Factor limit on Malta caused the Germans not to be able to deploy more than one 4-6 Armor to Libya. It was simpl, abstract, but still on target.

It seems like in Germany alot of games get designed that way too.

Regards,

---Ray

[Folket]

That sounds very reasonable. But remember that Dominions have like 20 phases, but you will not notice them to much as a beginner since you plan for them all at the same time.

[Ylvali]

Well hello.

Nice to be here.

[Caduceus]

Hi Ylvali!

[Holy_bricklayer]

Hi everyone, here an other dominion addicted, i've started two weeks ago, so i'm very very late in my work ( approximatively, two weeks late ^^ ), but i can't wait for my first MP game ^^

I've 28, i'm graphist and french, and you know how awfully we speak english, so now read that message with that unique and so crapy accent that we have and i shouldn't wait too long to find players who want to exterminate me soon XD

Thanks to the dev' too for making such great game running under linux !
And thanks for all those precious informations present here.

See ya o/

[Edi]

Welcome. Never mind the accent. So long as we understand what you're saying, it's all good.

[Krec]

I am Krec, a wargaming player for years , i also enjoy playin fantasy TB games. Played Homm for years along with AOWSM. I must say this is one heck of a game. i got hooked by the demo. I have enrolled in a couple of mp games to help hone my skills. See you on the battlefield.

Krec

[theenemy]

Hi Krec!

Well, I'm not to highly ranked on these forums but I just wanted to say that I salute you(and all the new guys around here).