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Godeke · Ensign Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 11

Yes, I chuckled a bit at the "6 hours = long time" comment, but really couldn't come up with the words to put F&E into perspective.

EnochRoot · Ensign Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 1

I've played TI3 via PBEM (or PF [Play by Forum]) at http://www.ti3wiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page. I even GM'd a game using the forums on the wiki and the game details on my site, http://ti3.enochsplace.com.

TI3 is a good game. It plays like a typical 4x computer game (Master of Orion, Galactic Civilizations I and II, etc.). However, it is not a wargame. That fact can't be stressed enough. If you focus solely on fighting, you will lose to players who are focused on the VP goals. I like TI3 because it combines diplomacy, trade, and combat into a relatively quick-playing package.

I'm more of a wargamer though, so I recently purchased F&E because I wanted a strategic level space wargame. From what I've seen so far, it looks like it fits that bill.

Sweeper · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:21 pm Post subject:

I've played F&E, not TI. But I've seen TI in action, and I can say They both suffer from the fiddly bits syndrome and The Set Up grind. I never could get past hunting for the peices. So, I started playing F&E online via vassal. Lot easier to setup a game. Smile

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Tophat · Ensign Joined: 20 Jul 2011 Posts: 1

Well Sweeper let me know if you need another player in a vassal game. I'm just getting back into F&E but I have a 1986 addition. Going to buy the 2010 rulebook on e23 and go from there.

I also have TI....it's been in a box in my closet unplayed for over 5 yrs. Time and real life getting in the way of good gaming. Confused

Jeffr0 · Commander Joined: 19 Jun 2009 Posts: 743

Twilight Imperium makes me angry... as I've described in great detail here and here.

In a nutshell: the euro elements of the game overwhelm the violent ameri-trashy elements... to the point of making it into a 6 hour version of Puerto Rico.
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SYKOJAK · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:41 am Post subject:

I have played numerous games of Twilight Imperium and I can safely say its more
Like a regular boardgame than Hardcore Wargame sim. That is what F&E is, a hard-
Core wargame sim.

It takes roughly 4 to 6 hours to play a game of TI. F&E Turns can take hours each.
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Bill Stec · Lieutenant SG Joined: 25 Jan 2012 Posts: 157

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