The Games We Play

The Games We Play

A repository of reports on the Wednesday night sessions of the club and anything else related to the club or boardgaming in general, which may be of interest to anyone who may be passing by.

Wednesday 2 September 2015

Call for playtester

It might seem like a modest proposal to call for a single playtester, but I already have an interested party (Steve H) and the game is 2-player! The game is called Cromwell and I have been developing it on and off for more than 3 years now. It is a block wargame very much in the mould of other Columbia Games titles such as Hammer of the Scots, Crusader Rex, Richard III, Texas Glory and Julius Caesar.  In its current form it has already undergone 10 playtest sessions and everyone who had played it has enjoyed it. I have recently resubmitted it to Columbia Games, but it is likely to be a month or two before they get round to considering it and in the meantime, the more playtests it undergoes the better.

I'll bring it to a Wednesday session and, while I could play it myself with Steve H, it would be better for him to face an opponent who is also new to the game. Please let me know if you are interested. Ideally you'll already have played another block wargame or, at the very least, be familiar with some board wargames. I'd say it is low-to-mid complexity for a wargame - which would put it in heavy Euro game territory - being a little more complex than the other Columbia titles mentioned above and certainly a step up from the likes of Command & Colors.

More information about the game can be found on my bgg profile and the game mapblock label graphics and some photos in my gallery.  

4 comments:

  1. I'd be happy to play but I might not be target audience for the finished game. I have played Hammer of the Scott's a few times and found it okay except for the last time I played which was one the most miserable 3 hours I have ever spent gaming. That session showed me that 3 hour 2 player games are probably not for me.

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    1. I'm probably in a similar situation to Gordon in that, from what I've seen you post on BGG, I don't think I'm the target audience. I wonder if Mike might be your best bet (not that I'm volunteering him).

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  2. Being a former Sealed Knot man its my period, so I would be happy to help out at some point - Jonathan

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    1. Jonathan - have you played any block wargames? Or, for that matter, any old-school hex and counter wargames? I ask because it is not really an entry-level wargame. However, the rules are probably no more complex than some heavy euros - it is just the game play, and length, that elevate it beyond the level of euros. I could bring it along to a Wednesday session so that you can get a taste for it, though it would be better if we could find another new player too.

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