Slitherine - Field of Glory

[Nikb]

Please let us know what you think about it compared to the HPS games.

Hmmm...I quickly played two scenarios last night. My initial response - disappointed and annoyed with the published reviews (just how objective have they been?).

Actually the more I think of it I wish I could get my money back. I wonder if Matrix would allow that?

It is a very basic game to play and I kept looking for more options. I wonder if simply porting (is that a word?) a table top game to the computer leaves the player with enough depth. Part of the depth of the table top game play is the complexity of rules, dice rolls etc. Taking all that out for the computer player just leaves what is really just the movement of virtual counters...as you can see I'm struggling to explain it.

I not too keen on making direct comparison with other game types. It is especially difficult to make a comparison with say HPS Gallic Wars as they are like chalk and cheese. I have all three of the HPS Ancient titles with one ongoing game of GW. I'm not a fan of the 'wego' of the Ancient titles - actually I really dislike it and think it would have been the perfect game if it was turn based. But I much prefer this HPS series to FOW - the depth of this game is so far in advance of FOG its not funny.

I'm at lunch but will take this up again.

What I will be doing is reading some of these reviews again (not comfortable on that front).