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25 Aug 2014 22:45 #185917 by Stan Leer
I am interested in the Idea of VASSAL and hopeless intimidated. Any good go to reference for a complete and utter Noob to leanr about running/participating in a VASSAL game?

Sadly I don't have the time with work responsibilities, especially new one I just acquired to run a regular night but would love to try out VASSAL with alot of patient people. Here I stand and Sekigahara both sound cool to me but will NEVER be reasonable to play. TI3 falls in this category too.

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25 Aug 2014 23:07 - 25 Aug 2014 23:08 #185920 by Gary Sax
VASSAL is pretty easy. It's a virtual game board, you can either play by sending files back and forth over e-mail or you can connect to them directly and play live (they see pieces you move, you see pieces they move). So you have a program you download, VASSAL, and then you download modules for particular games that you tell VASSAL to open. The modules occasionally have some automation but generally it's just an electronic version of a game board.

It's not too much more complicated than that, just a bit... you should go to www.vassalengine.org , download VASSAL, and mess around with some modules to get acquainted.
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25 Aug 2014 23:37 #185922 by Dr. Mabuse
Tentative yes, for Labour Day.

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26 Aug 2014 09:17 - 26 Aug 2014 09:18 #185925 by JoelCFC25

Stan Leer wrote: I am interested in the Idea of VASSAL and hopeless intimidated. Any good go to reference for a complete and utter Noob to leanr about running/participating in a VASSAL game?


Your first stop should be the User Guide (this also comes with VASSAL, found in the Help menu after install).

Here I stand and Sekigahara both sound cool to me but will NEVER be reasonable to play.


Re: HIS--I think you'd be surprised. We play this live in the Facebook group from time to time. With people who know what they're doing you can do a turn in 1 to 1.5 hours, depending on how chatty everyone is. Save and reload the subsequent week to play some more. With the average game lasting 4-6 turns, you can finish in a month. Compare to the many months or (sadly) years that PBEM games can last.
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26 Aug 2014 16:39 #185936 by Sagrilarus
I may be looking tonight. My game group just canceled. If nothing else I'll read up on live play. I've only done it solo and via log files in drop box.

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26 Aug 2014 16:42 #185937 by Gary Sax
What time, Sag?

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26 Aug 2014 17:55 #185939 by Sagrilarus
10pm Eastern. Not long enough for anything big but we can take it out for a spin if you like.

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26 Aug 2014 19:17 #185942 by Gary Sax
I'd be interested, that time is good for me. What do you want to play?

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26 Aug 2014 19:45 #185944 by Sagrilarus
Hold the Line Frederick's War? I need a game I can relearn the rules to on short notice.

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26 Aug 2014 19:47 - 26 Aug 2014 19:54 #185945 by Gary Sax
I've never played but I can look at the rulebook if it's online... they don't look too long so I could probably take 30 minutes after I walk the dog and get up to speed.

Have you ever played Great Campaigns of the Civil War? Just trying to find something we both have played.
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26 Aug 2014 20:11 #185946 by Sagrilarus
Have not. C&C Ancients?

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26 Aug 2014 20:40 #185948 by Sagrilarus
Wow, they have El Grande. We should set up a date for five people. Best game around.

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26 Aug 2014 21:18 - 26 Aug 2014 21:19 #185951 by Gary Sax
C+C Ancients would work, but let's plan for Hold the Line. I'll read the rules right now. Also, if you want to do Skype let me know, I'll PM you my username. It's not a huge deal for me, though, on a two player wargame.
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26 Aug 2014 21:25 #185952 by Sagrilarus
Alright, HtL Frederick's War it is. I've been looking at 1812 The Invasion of Canada as well but it needs more players to really hum. I got a shot at 1775 and loved it, but there's no Vassal Module for that one.

My Skype ID is Sagrilarus as well. I'll dig out my good headphones.

S.

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26 Aug 2014 22:16 #185956 by VonTush
This is something I'm very much interested in. Especially two player games since that's what I've been in a drought with. I've only dabbled around with VASSAL and never used Skype so someone with some patience as I work through the learning curve would be appreciated.

Twilight Struggle, Manoeuvre and Sekigahara I know well enough that I can focus on the battle against the interface. Best times for me are after 9:30PM central and a few days advanced planning.

Does Horus Heresy have a module?

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