New Superpowers Game

[Imperious Leader]

Its not a nice thing to blast the game . Give this man his props that he has the courage to put his money on the table as an individual and make a very expensive investment.

What you should do instead is offer constructive criticism so that he can make it better next time if you feel he missed the mark.

What is important is if the game is playable rather than historical. AA is not historical but you play it, so why does this have to be the exception?

[LuckyDay]

@Emperor_Taiki:

Give me a break, just glancing at your map i see you have called what should be Russia’s capital region Chenchnya and almost half of those pacfic inlands are out of place.
And as usual Moscow is placed in asia.

actually Moscow is in Asia…  you are thinking as to a more modern delineation of Asia Pacific, but the general understanding of Asia is Dardanelles north generally speaking…

@Emperor_Taiki:

Also, making a modern A&A game with realistic countries does not limit you to making an unbalancded game.

actually it’s not an AA game, that would be WoTC, this is a Superpowers, a new global game that is similar to AA, but not AA and made by CaptRick…

Good on ya CaptRick!

[Guest]

CaptRick,

Just try to remember that you can’t please everyone.

[Emperor_Taiki]

Im sorry, Im being a jerk

Its just that I would realy enjoy if their was a Modern Warfare A&A that tried to reflect todays militaries and geopolitics in a smoewhat realistic way. A&A is of course not historical but it at least trys to be and it does represent some aspects of the war rather well. I think you could mkae a pretty good A&A variant out of Modern times and if you look at my posts i have offered a number of suggestions to accomplish that.

[Lucifer]

@Emperor_Taiki:

Im sorry, Im being a jerk

Its just that I would realy enjoy if their was a Modern Warfare A&A that tried to reflect todays militaries and geopolitics in a smoewhat realistic way. A&A is of course not historical but it at least trys to be and it does represent some aspects of the war rather well. I think you could mkae a pretty good A&A variant out of Modern times and if you look at my posts i have offered a number of suggestions to accomplish that.

I mostly agree with you, but if the game is too complex, it will not be fun, unless in a software version. Some of the suggestions of units, rules etc, would not work for a boardgame, at least only a few can be included. Also, the reason why A&A is so successful is that the main versions, Classic, Revised, AA42 are “fairly” simple, there are not too many units and rules. For AA50 you have to be very dedicated unless you have played a lot of Revised, then the rules would be easier too learn.
But I doubt that a game in this genre which are more complex than AA50 will sell many copies as a boardgame, a boardgame can only be so advanced/complex, but a PC game can include extremely much more, b/c you don’t have to know the rules, only the strats and the tactics.

I would also like a modern A&A if it is fun to play, but only for a software version.

[Imperious Leader]

I own this game and its not complicated at all. Its right along MB AA except a few more units. I have loosely played a game but only to understand how it works.

[Guest]

@Imperious:

I own this game and its not complicated at all. Its right along MB AA except a few more units. I have loosely played a game but only to understand how it works.

What are your thoughts on this game?

[Imperious Leader]

Its basically MB AA, except with new units and new factions. I am not fond of the pieces. If they were done right Cpt Rick would have no trouble selling them because people like me would buy them for piece harvest.

[Guest]

@Imperious:

Its basically MB AA, except with new units and new factions. I am not fond of the pieces. If they were done right Cpt Rick would have no trouble selling them because people like me would buy them for piece harvest.

What is it about the pieces that you don’t like? The color, the quality, or both.

[Imperious Leader]

OMG.  The pieces are the wrong sizes and the wrong colors. I wish Rick would have gotten some nicer molds designed and came to our braintrust first before proceeding. We could have given him all the support he needed to make it really successful.  It was such a shock to me when i first saw this game because it was out of the blue and i know he spent alot of money to get it made. Together we could have helped him make a terrific game, but what we have is only a few decent bits. The land based missiles are nice, but most of the pieces are either too small or too large and are poorly made. The plastic they are made with is quality, but the detail is horrible.

The map is ok and the rest is fine.

[Guest]

So with better pieces, you would have a decent game.

[Imperious Leader]

To the pieces make the game. I know its crazy, but i am not fond of neon green tanks

[Guest]

In the case of your game I understand why you chose the colors you did as the contrast makes it easier to see which pieces belongs to which player. I also think because the target audience is teenagers and adults who are interested in military history, they do not want to see brightly colored pieces as they see these as childish and would rather see more military colors as they fit the theme better.

@Imperious:

To the pieces make the game. I know its crazy, but i am not fond of neon green tanks

See what I’m talking about CaptRick.

[CaptRick]

Yes, I agree with you guys. I hope to make a new version with new pieces and new colors and a few new rules but the same basic game. The playability of this game is first rate. Its faster play than A&A easier to setup, easier to play, better rules, better pieces, more balanced and the diplomacy aspects of it are fantastic.

To date I’ve sold about 10% of the games (that’s about 250 copies) and if I am able to sell another 1000 or so I will start work on version #2.

[Imperious Leader]

Please by all means use our braintrust on these forums to get feedback for each decision you make. That way you have an army of people who play the type of game and are willing to help you do it right.

We can do it step by step. Just when the time comes put everything on the table, and the people will come out of the woodworks to help you. Believe that.

[Guest]

@CaptRick:

Yes, I agree with you guys. I hope to make a new version with new pieces and new colors and a few new rules but the same basic game. The playability of this game is first rate. Its faster play than A&A easier to setup, easier to play, better rules, better pieces, more balanced and the diplomacy aspects of it are fantastic.

To date I’ve sold about 10% of the games (that’s about 250 copies) and if I am able to sell another 1000 or so I will start work on version #2.

CaptRick and IL,  I have to applaud both of you as you both have created you own games for others to use. There are a lot of people out there including myself, who have a lot of ideas but never act upon them, but we are sure to criticize the  efforts of others. I usually try to criticize in a constructive fashion, and if I have failed, then please accept my apologies as I have the utmost respect for you guys.

[Imperious Leader]

Yea don’t worry BM we got you covered either way.

[Guest]

I think that response was for me?

[Imperious Leader]

yea

[Guest]

@Imperious:

Yea don’t worry BM we got you covered either way.

@Brain:

I think that response was for me?

@Imperious:

yea

Thanks IL