Operational Art of War (I and II)???

[Chess Fan]

I am looking for a good "thinking" war game - I prefer an intellectual
challenge rather than lots of fancy graphics. I have the Close Combat
series, but these are not good games for repeated play (nor is there much
planning involved - in my opinion, these are "soft" war games). I have
heard that operational art of war is a good game - turn based is fine. In
over the board situations, I am into detailed strategy games such as Third
Reich. Some questions about Operational Art of War:

How is the repeated playability? If you beat it once, will you beat it
again and again? It is disappointing to buy a game and quickly figure out a
way to beat it time and time again.

How complex is the game (Not a problem if too complex... if you can master
board games like Third Reich and Squad Leader, you can master most computer
games).

How many scenarios are there? Do they take long to complete?

How is the interface? I had Third Reich on the computer, but the graphical
interface was so lousy it made it difficult to play because you could not
get an overall picture of the board. I don't need explosions, special
effects, etc....just a user friendly interface. (Speaking of Third Reich,
anyone know of any new release of this game? The only one I had was an old
DOS version).

If operational art of war is up my alley, are there similar games of this
nature?

Thanks!

[Bob Peluso]

From what you say these are the games your looking for.

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[VI66]

I also play Third Reich and ASL. I have the Operational Art of War and its just
what the doctor ordered. At least until we find out more about Road to Moscow.

Vin

[COMMANDE]

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