Comments on: Knights Of The Hexagonal Table http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:37:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-194015 Frank Sun, 24 May 2009 01:27:02 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-194015 Slay is some truly great stuff! Well worth the $20. It's updated every so often too. Slay is some truly great stuff! Well worth the $20. It’s updated every so often too.

]]> By: Legandir http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-191134 Legandir Mon, 18 May 2009 21:36:47 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-191134 The name "Slay" doesnt ring any bells, but that screenshot does. I poured hours into that game. I havent played any hex games since but i might start getting back into them. Any suggestions? (other than Slay which i'll probably play for nostalgia kicks more than anything else) The name “Slay” doesnt ring any bells, but that screenshot does. I poured hours into that game. I havent played any hex games since but i might start getting back into them. Any suggestions? (other than Slay which i’ll probably play for nostalgia kicks more than anything else)

]]> By: Hypocee http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190945 Hypocee Mon, 18 May 2009 14:58:03 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190945 DiceWars isn't really that close to Risk...but anyway, Slay plays a fair bit like DiceWars - there's a similar conjoined-territory production algorithm, leading to similar salients and positional evaluation. BTW, multiplayer DiceWars exists; it's called KDice. http://kdice.com/ DiceWars isn’t really that close to Risk…but anyway, Slay plays a fair bit like DiceWars – there’s a similar conjoined-territory production algorithm, leading to similar salients and positional evaluation.

BTW, multiplayer DiceWars exists; it’s called KDice. http://kdice.com/

]]> By: ryan http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190848 ryan Mon, 18 May 2009 11:30:31 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190848 the greatest hex-based strategy game of all time is and remains Dicewars, which isn't hex based and is just a ripoff of risk anyway. or battle isle. probably battle isle, by merit of actually being hex based. And i seem to rememebr enjoying a battletech one at some point before it all got too confusing. But the problem with these hex strategy games is their impenetrability. For example, Panzer General always appealed to my desire to be a german tank commander, but my efforts to play it were hampered by SSI's insistence on using the UI as an intelligence filter to keep morons like me out of their game. I for one would welcome our new hex-based overlords, if only i could figure out how to genuflect, and where in the turn order i should be doing it. the greatest hex-based strategy game of all time is and remains Dicewars, which isn’t hex based and is just a ripoff of risk anyway. or battle isle.

probably battle isle, by merit of actually being hex based. And i seem to rememebr enjoying a battletech one at some point before it all got too confusing.

But the problem with these hex strategy games is their impenetrability. For example, Panzer General always appealed to my desire to be a german tank commander, but my efforts to play it were hampered by SSI’s insistence on using the UI as an intelligence filter to keep morons like me out of their game.

I for one would welcome our new hex-based overlords, if only i could figure out how to genuflect, and where in the turn order i should be doing it.

]]> By: Hypocee http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190688 Hypocee Mon, 18 May 2009 02:37:23 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190688 FYI, you can get <i>all</i> of Sean O'Connor's games as a package for USD30, which is astoundingly less steep than the individual prices. Slay is good fun; Footballosaurus is good fun that would be an instant classic if he ever patched the AI to <i>never EVER fucking stop marking the man in the end zone when the player is already going to catch the carrier</i>. Firefight's awesome,pulling off Close Combat-esque believability with about 1/1000th of the algorithmic complexity, and Critical Mass is so superlatively enjoyable that I've cheerfully paid for it <i>twice</i> over the years rather than dig for my old license key. FYI, you can get all of Sean O’Connor’s games as a package for USD30, which is astoundingly less steep than the individual prices. Slay is good fun; Footballosaurus is good fun that would be an instant classic if he ever patched the AI to never EVER fucking stop marking the man in the end zone when the player is already going to catch the carrier. Firefight’s awesome,pulling off Close Combat-esque believability with about 1/1000th of the algorithmic complexity, and Critical Mass is so superlatively enjoyable that I’ve cheerfully paid for it twice over the years rather than dig for my old license key.

]]> By: BooleanBob http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190667 BooleanBob Mon, 18 May 2009 00:37:25 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190667 Slay is great! Although I had to turn the difficulty right down to score a win. Luck-free combat it may well sport, but you still need a bit of fortune to keep the AIs from ganging up on you. I imagine good planning and strategy will mollify the danger a bit, but still. I have perceived a 'flaw' and now I'm gonna tell people about it. ON THE INTERNET! Slay is great! Although I had to turn the difficulty right down to score a win. Luck-free combat it may well sport, but you still need a bit of fortune to keep the AIs from ganging up on you. I imagine good planning and strategy will mollify the danger a bit, but still. I have perceived a ‘flaw’ and now I’m gonna tell people about it.

ON THE INTERNET!

]]> By: killarmy http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190636 killarmy Sun, 17 May 2009 22:00:05 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190636 “Slay looks fairly interesting, but even if I liked the demo $20 is a bit steep.” Battle for wesnoth anyone? Free is a pretty hard price to argue with. If all you hex loving gamers have never heard of it, it is definetly worth checking out. Cheaper and a lot prettier( they actually tried to keep the map from looking like a board game) while maintaining a focus on simplistic graphics, community, regular AI updates, and overall great play. don't take my word for it try it out http://www.wesnoth.org/ “Slay looks fairly interesting, but even if I liked the demo $20 is a bit steep.”
Battle for wesnoth anyone? Free is a pretty hard price to argue with. If all you hex loving gamers have never heard of it, it is definetly worth checking out. Cheaper and a lot prettier( they actually tried to keep the map from looking like a board game) while maintaining a focus on simplistic graphics, community, regular AI updates, and overall great play. don’t take my word for it try it out http://www.wesnoth.org/

]]> By: Indiana Jones http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190454 Indiana Jones Sun, 17 May 2009 15:11:33 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190454 "Slay looks fairly interesting, but even if I liked the demo $20 is a bit steep." I'd buy Slay for 20 bucks if there was a boxed version available. It's the perfect example of a game that can be enjoyed by "hardcore" gamers and casual gamers. It is actually one of the few games my 58-year-old father has ever played on PC. “Slay looks fairly interesting, but even if I liked the demo $20 is a bit steep.”

I’d buy Slay for 20 bucks if there was a boxed version available. It’s the perfect example of a game that can be enjoyed by “hardcore” gamers and casual gamers. It is actually one of the few games my 58-year-old father has ever played on PC.

]]> By: Ginger Yellow http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190394 Ginger Yellow Sun, 17 May 2009 13:10:38 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190394 Oh, man. I'd totally forgotten about Slay. I used to love that game. Cheers, Tim. Oh, man. I’d totally forgotten about Slay. I used to love that game. Cheers, Tim.

]]> By: Cypher http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190279 Cypher Sun, 17 May 2009 10:22:48 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190279 ooh firefight demo kept me busy for an hour, I like. Shame it's so expensive. Might look at Slay for the iphone. ooh firefight demo kept me busy for an hour, I like.
Shame it’s so expensive.
Might look at Slay for the iphone.

]]> By: LactoseTheIntolerant http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190250 LactoseTheIntolerant Sun, 17 May 2009 09:08:25 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190250 No demo, no interest. Slay looks fairly interesting, but even if I liked the demo $20 is a bit steep. Might try out Cry Havoc, though. No demo, no interest.

Slay looks fairly interesting, but even if I liked the demo $20 is a bit steep. Might try out Cry Havoc, though.

]]> By: Heliocentric http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/17/knights-of-the-hexagonal-table/comment-page-1/#comment-190248 Heliocentric Sun, 17 May 2009 09:06:30 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=11626#comment-190248 Build the properly indented roads and the wheels will follow. Kings bounty is hex, and pretty, just saying. Build the properly indented roads and the wheels will follow. Kings bounty is hex, and pretty, just saying.

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