tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21646725.post3618020002886589112..comments2023-06-06T11:20:09.179+10:00Comments on Playing With Myself: Life's Too Short to Play Twilight Anything (Again)Friendlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302241085168424095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21646725.post-65987859746848285672007-03-13T16:47:00.000+10:002007-03-13T16:47:00.000+10:00The rest of the story: Mrs. Cyberkev took over an...The rest of the story: Mrs. Cyberkev took over and things got worse (or, more likely, the seeds of destruction inherent in Russia's form of Communism began to bear fruit). By the end of Turn 8, the USA was at 10 VP and still strongly positioned on the map. I'm not convinced Mrs. Cyberkev was playing badly - at least, I didn't identify any obvious mistakes - though she was less fond of coups than you. However, she was more technologically successful and easily caught up to my substantial lead on the Space Race.<BR/><BR/>On Turn 9, I drew "Wargames," which allows a player to end the game immediately (and with no additional final scoring) if DEFCON is at 2 and the player is willing to give his opponent 6 VPs. As I was 10 VPs ahead, I rapidly did three coups in battleground countries and then played Wargames.<BR/><BR/>That is, I used my superior position in the world to turn up the heat and then I threatened you with nuclear annihilation...and you blinked. What else, after all, could you have done?<BR/><BR/>But, you ended up ahead in the Space Race! Neither one of us got a man to the moon, but the USSR was a space ahead of the USA at the end of the game - and thus one space away from the 4 VPs that would have made the game a draw.<BR/><BR/>(I actually was not worried about Final Scoring, as I was very strongly positioned. But it seemed appropriate to grab the victory when I could, as well as put the USSR out of its lingering misery.)<BR/><BR/>I actually enjoyed the game quite a bit and would be happy to play it again (as long as I could find the time).<BR/><BR/>You wrote: "In my opinion, 7.5 hours is way too long for any game except cricket."<BR/><BR/>I chuckle. Isn't it funny how our environment shapes us? You don't like long games, but if your mind were to actually connect that thought to cricket, it would be challenging All That Is Good, Right, And Proper. So you have to allow yourself the exception.Kevin S. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207594643994594783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21646725.post-21371734155897199942007-03-12T14:38:00.000+10:002007-03-12T14:38:00.000+10:00I'm with you here, John. Twilight Struggle is the...I'm with you here, John. Twilight Struggle is the most overrated game I've ever had the misfortune of playing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755806559746959599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21646725.post-20489526555605942362007-03-12T03:09:00.000+10:002007-03-12T03:09:00.000+10:00I've played the game on 5 seperate occasions now, ...I've played the game on 5 seperate occasions now, and it has never lasted more than 2.5hrs for me. Of course, I always get squashed, but I'm sure that doesn't have anything to do with it... :P<BR/><BR/>I enjoy this game very much, because of how the events/ops points are handled. It leads to alot of difficult decisions, and forces one to make tough choices. I also like how one is forced to play another's event, as it helps to simulate a situation whereby one does not have control in, and may as well make the best of it. Having the choice, when that happens, to decide whether to have the event occur first, or to spend the ops points first adds to the game, I feel.<BR/><BR/>I also like the scoring cards as it gives me a goal to go for within the turn. And though you are right that some continents are ignored at times, I find that it doesn't feel odd for me. I rationlise that the spread of communism didn't quite follow the domino theory, and pockets of it sprung up all over the place at different points in time. <BR/><BR/>All in all, this is a game that I do enjoy very much, and would happily play.Ken Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449304344323434478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21646725.post-77453356224938525472007-03-12T02:17:00.000+10:002007-03-12T02:17:00.000+10:00The first time I played it took over 7 hours, and ...The first time I played it took over 7 hours, and I felt sort of like you did, but for different reasons. I didn't mind the Space Race or the score cards. I disliked the events and their interactions; they put a huge kink in an otherwise elegant system.<BR/><BR/>After playing a second 4-hour game, it improved quite a bit for me.ektedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200891099572736360noreply@blogger.com