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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:25 am
by chessplaya
mongol empire for me
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:27 pm
by DiM
the new maps have gathered almost 4000 games in just 6 days.
that's an average of 130 games per day per map.
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:44 pm
by Gold Knight
I like all the maps besides BeNeLux. No offense to the creator, but it is very much like Indochina, disregarding the capital bonus, and I hate Indochina. Its too small of an area and deployment decides the game.
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:13 pm
by DiM
Gold Knight wrote:I like all the maps besides BeNeLux. No offense to the creator, but it is very much like Indochina, disregarding the capital bonus, and I hate Indochina. Its too small of an area and deployment decides the game.
actually i think benelux has a far more open gameplay than indochina where the bottleneck in the middle kinda spoils the fun.

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:24 pm
by BobHacket
at first glance age of merchants looked extremely complicated and maybe unnessesarilly complicated... yet it makes the game very very entertaining and different.
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:35 pm
by DiM
BobHacket wrote:at first glance age of merchants looked extremely complicated and maybe unnessesarilly complicated... yet it makes the game very very entertaining and different.
just at first glance. i'm playing quite a few games with people that had no idea what's going on and after the first couple of turns they're doing ok. it's just a matter of forgetting the old way and embracing the new way.
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:50 pm
by riggable
Just because its a new way doesnt mean its a better way. Ehh, Age of Merchants isn't super great, but the novelty of it makes it enjoyable for now.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:21 am
by t.e.c
it's purely personal, but i don't like AoM, benelux or battle for Australia.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:38 am
by DiM
riggable wrote:Just because its a new way doesnt mean its a better way. Ehh, Age of Merchants isn't super great, but the novelty of it makes it enjoyable for now.
never said it is a better way
it's an alternative for when you get bored with the old way. just an alternative. it will never replace the classic style. i never intended it to replace the classic style that would be stupid because classic style is the best. i just made it because i was really bored with playing the same thing for ~10 years and i wanted something new after trying nuclear risk, mission risk, alien risk, capitals risk, and about a dozen other risk variations.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:24 am
by ParadiceCity9
I think Mongol Empire and Benelux are the only good ones...but thats just me
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:41 pm
by bayou
DiM wrote:BobHacket wrote:at first glance age of merchants looked extremely complicated and maybe unnessesarilly complicated... yet it makes the game very very entertaining and different.
just at first glance. i'm playing quite a few games with people that had no idea what's going on and after the first couple of turns they're doing ok. it's just a matter of forgetting the old way and embracing the new way.
Yea, I was one of those. I wanted to run and hide, but I was stuck out in the high seas with no rescue in site. Then I found a port. Then I found the rum.
Age of Merchants rocks!
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:06 pm
by draglin3
I haven't played AoM yet (non-premium for the time being), but once I clear up a game I'm defintely clicking AoM. It's a new twist that looks lke it would be a great game.
Excellent work on putting a very original turn on a classic!
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:40 pm
by DiM
well if you liked AoM look out for Life in Prison it has a totally new gameplay so complex and yet so easy to understand you won't believe it.

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:58 pm
by BobHacket
DiM wrote:well if you liked AoM look out for Life in Prison it has a totally new gameplay so complex and yet so easy to understand you won't believe it.

That sounds exciting, I love age of merchants, it is awesome
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:35 pm
by bayou
It won't be long before I'm back down to the rank of Cook. I'm having to much fun. I'm forgetting about strategy.
BobHacket wrote:DiM wrote:well if you liked AoM look out for Life in Prison it has a totally new gameplay so complex and yet so easy to understand you won't believe it.

That sounds exciting, I love age of merchants, it is awesome