I've been lurking around on this forum and the JT website for a bit, and trying to figure out where to start with the JT games. Looks like they are individual battle or campaign packs that you purchase one at a time, and they're not particularly cheap, so I was wanting a bit of advice on where best to start?
The Panzer Campaign and Panzer Battles games and many others are now available at the Wargame Design Studio website. There are a couple of free demos that will give you a good taste of the games. That would be a great way to try them out before committing. If you like the games, I would go with the campaign that is most interesting to you. You will be able to find an opponent for just about any JT game here at the Blitz.
They have in the past had sales offering single purchases of anything over a year old for 30, I believe at both mid and end of year. They also offer package discounts, though its been a long time since I've made a purchase that size and I'm not sure what exactly it is but if you visit the WDS site you will find it.
https://wargameds.com/
Awesome. Thanks guys. I've grabbed a couple of the demos that look interesting. Looks like a bit of a learning curve though!
(06-05-2022, 07:04 AM)Raver508 Wrote: [ -> ]I've been lurking around on this forum and the JT website for a bit, and trying to figure out where to start with the JT games. Looks like they are individual battle or campaign packs that you purchase one at a time, and they're not particularly cheap, so I was wanting a bit of advice on where best to start?
Every title of the Panzer Campaigns is focused on a single campaign, or sometimes a series of campaigns over the same terrain.
Each title will have one (or more) campaign scenarios, which should only be tried after a player has learned both the game engine and the general Modus Operandii of the campaigns in question. Scenarios are great places to learn those aspects. They can give a player an opportunity to learn how to make contested river crossings, or to break out of massive kessels, or cross heavily mined defensive lines - depending upon the campaign in question.
After playing several scenarios in a title - or possibly in the general time frame and armed forces of the title - then one can appreciate a full-on campaign for all that they are worth.
So, to address your question: "Where best to start?"
Decide what matters most to you?
- Some people prefer particular armies or fronts. (I love Ost Front, for example.)
- Do you prefer set-piece situations or wide-open blitzkriegs? (El Alamein vs. Smolensk)
- Can you enjoy fighting with exhausted and low-supply troops? (Stalingrad fits that description.)
- Do you like early war, mid-war, or late war?
Food for thought. Bon apetit.