Thirty Years' War

the negative reviews are real, the game crashes constantly. I could live with this if the save system worked but it also corrupts those, so in other words its completely broken and unplayable. I am not willing to copy files around in the background constantly just to play this. Basically a waste of money, there is a really fun game underneath all these problems but do yourself a favor and go play pike and shot campaign instead

Excellent simulation of the Thirty Years War period! Many aspects of this conflict are handled quickly and seamlessly! Excellent background music! You can even throw in special "cards" to give your units a special boost in movement or combat. Highly recommended if you are a fan of this period!!

The age of ChatGPT allows AGEod-games to be played by a wider audience, since ChatGPT can act as a genuine teacher here, telling the player not only what to do, but how to think about the game, which requires a very hard shift away from every other wargame, and i'd like to encourage using this apporach heavily. This game is a very good simulation of what actual operational warfare has to look like: You’re Not Trying to Win Battles — You’re Trying to Break a System. In AGEod games, the enemy doesn’t “lose” because you killed his army. He loses because: * His ability to function collapses * His political / strategic posture becomes untenable * His forces can no longer be in the right place at the right time Big victories matter only if they cause that collapse. So your question is never: “Can I defeat this army?” It’s: “What happens to the war after this army is defeated?” If the answer is “not much,” the battle wasn’t important. Time Is the Real Currency (Not Territory, Not Kills). AGEod wars are wars of attrition, pressure, and tempo. You win by: Forcing the enemy to react. Making him late. Making him waste seasons. Making his plans expire. You win by steadily reducing the enemy’s …

A good game. I like strategic games like this. I reminds me of playing the old Avalon Hill games.

Too many bugs! To play a game you need to persist through numerous CTD - until you inevitably incur a fatal one! Its maddening.

A good military strategy game set in an interesting era, that will offer you the possibility to learn something playing a game. Differently from some other players I have not found any serious bugs; the only weakness is the AI that could be defeated quite easily from an experienced AGEOD Player. worth to be bought during the sale.