To be frank, this game sounds like it sucks

[Henry]

And what the heck is this "check" and "checkmate" crap? What has it got to do with killing kings? And there aren't any sound bites - you have to actually SAY it to your opponent? They could have at least included a couple of .WAV files? How hard is that?

What a dog of a game! Give me Command and Conquer any day!
I want combat, baby!

 

[Poster Bard]

THERE'S NO DICE???? Screw that! It Sux!

 

[Victim]

There's little to no macro aspect as well. Without resource managment and base construction, the gameplay lacks strategic depth. Why couldn't your pieces fortify their positions? Also, inability to construct additional units truly cramps the endgame, as most pieces will have been destroyed. Finally, the completely arbitrary combat mechanic (the defender ALWAYS loses), destroys the viability of many strategies.

 

[s4dfish]

The much hyped expansion pack is a disapointing offering with nothing more than new color schemes and dumbed down 'Dimplomacy' mode. The only option is the later is the concede option. Where's the lies and manipulation?

 

[herald]

Forget this 2nd edition crap

This 2nd edition crap is for lamers.

I still play the Original edition of the rules. CHECKERS!!!!!!!

Who need sthe prestige peices like Rooks, knights and Bishops. The're for Munchkins. And what's this 16 pieces per side. All I need are twelve. Don't even remind me what they did to the board. Black and WHITE?!? What was wrong with black and RED?!?!

I for one will not be playing this lame, broken game that pruely only appeal to the player who can't hack a REAL game. They obvously only put this out to make more money. Sheeesh!

Oh look, it's time for my riddlen.

 

[Wolf72]

oh the Looney-ness!!!

ah, good ol' EN World ...

it's an asylum away from the depressing institution!!

 

[Henry]

Re: Forget this 2nd edition crap

This 2nd edition crap is for lamers.

I still play the Original edition of the rules. CHECKERS!!!!!!!

Oh, begone, you combat-only munchkin. Next you'll be saying that rooks are overpowered.

 

[Synthetic]

The rooks are DEFINATELY overpowered (I use a homebrew 1E rook variant in my game), and the bishops are clearly broken and got the shaft.

-S

 

[herald]

Oh, begone, you combat-only munchkin. Next you'll be saying that rooks are overpowered.

WHAT! Are you SERIOUS!!!!

You allow a piece to go anywhere on the board as long as it moves in a straight line? Thats purely Munchkin!

And this thing about the Knight moving in an "L" shape? How useful is that?!?! That's clearly broken. I'll never allow that in my game.

Surely everyone can see that this is not what the original makers of the game had in mind. I say we form a group and boycott this new game vertion and will not spend another cent until they go back to the original rules.

POWER TO THE (do individual checkers even have an name?)

WHAT EVER!! YOU GET THE POINT.

hmmm, Ridlen still not kicking in, time to go back to thorazine.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I recently saw that they were coming out with some new skins for the game though so that you can play it as civil war or sci-fi in addition to its original fantasy setting.