World in Flames

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I happened to stumble on Matrix Games' website the other day and noted that an upcoming title is a computer remake of the boardgame classic "World in Flames", which is a simulation of WWII.

I owned the game for a short while in the twilight of my board gaming career. I never got around to playing it much, but I did set it up once or twice and play a few turns and I thought it was a pretty interesting design, although somewhat marred by the amount of "housekeeping" one had to do. I also remember thinking it would make an ideal subject for a computer game, where much of the housekeeping could be automated.

Consequently I'm quite excited to hear it's finally making the transition to the PC.

Has anyone here had more experience with the board game, and if so what did you think of it?

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tough to have an AI really Inteligent...Mmhummble...

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Yes, getting the AI right is very important.

Here's some more info on the game:

Woodbridge, NJ, October 21st, 2003 - Matrix Games and Australian Design Group (ADG: www.a-d-g.com.au ) are pleased to announce that the international award-winning wargame World In Flames will be faithfully adapted for computer play. Unlike many other World War II wargames, World In Flames covers every unit in every theater of operations, making it possible to play out all of World War II in a single unified game system.

During its illustrious history, the World In Flames system has been honored with Game of the Year, State of the Art, Best 20th Century Game and Game of the Decade awards. Since its initial release, World In Flames has been supported by numerous updates, expansion and new editions incorporating countless hours of playtesting.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said, "World In Flames stands as a benchmark for large scale World War II wargames – a system which puts the entire war in the player’s control without surrendering detail and historical accuracy. We’re very excited to have the opportunity to bring this classic to computer wargamers around the world."

Harry Rowland, Managing Director of Australian Design Group, said "We decided some years ago that it was time to bring World In Flames to the computer. Matrix Games has been working with us on an excellent adaptation of Empires In Arms and we are confident they will do a great job with World In Flames as well.”

World In Flames is a strategic level game of World War II. The major powers are played by 2-6 players who seek to improve on the performance of their historical counterparts.

Game Features

· Faithful adaptation of the latest Deluxe version of World In Flames

· Network play

· Play by Email support

· Intelligent computer opponent

· Many optional rules and game system enhancements