Battle 1917

[textvoyage]

Hi everyone, I've had some more spare time in lockdown and recently discovered and enjoyed Battle 1917

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... attle_1917

I usually win but not always and it's fun. Can anyone recommend something similar?

It reminded me a little of the Raid part of The Korth Trilogy
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... om_Arkaron

[Andre Leao]

Viking Raiders

[textvoyage]

Thanks, it's by the same author and looks a little more complex

[+3code]

As strategy/war, I was a week ago with this:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... Barbarians

[textvoyage]

A little less fighting in Viking Raiders compared to Battle 1917, still learning it though. I might be developing a crush on Brunhilda the Bold but that's probably down to being in lockdown too long.



Looks like an steeper learning curve in Barbarians, good to see instructions are provided, thanks

[Ralf]

If you are after a strategy on 8 bit machine and don't limit yourself to Zx Spectrum I would stronly recommend "His Dark Majesty" for Atari 8 bit.
It's a recent game with many missions, unique unit skills, story and many other interesting twists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tAraITwuwQ

I really enjoyed it and I rarely care to play something for other machine than Spectrum or PC.

[textvoyage]

Thanks, yes I'll look into this. I remember seeing the Atari 400/800 computers in the 1980s but only ever in shops or magazine adverts, always been curious about them

[akeley]

Wow, 1917 is a real blast from the past. I'm pretty sure this is the game I used to play to death with my friend back in the Eighties, probably my first "multiplayer' experience ever.

[ketmar]

sorry, i cannot say anything ontopic, but oh, the memories! i used to play this game for hours, and your post brought those great memories back...

[druellan]

I was not really into strategy games back in the day, but one that cought my attention was Zulu Wars https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5 ... /Zulu_Wars



I really liked how simple it is to control, yet, you really need to think how to move your units to survive, plus, the duality of small troops well trained vs a flood of natives was interesting. It has two maps to play.

[bluespikey]

Invasion by Bulldog is sort of what you are looking for. Its like a larger scaled Battle 1917 with opposing armies at the top and bottom of the map, and different units cope better with different terrain etc.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... m/Invasion



Unfortunately the game is less stable than Stonkers, which takes some doing.

[Frankie]

Also discovered that game recently, great, but to easy

[textvoyage]

Thanks everyone, unfortunately my brain seems to be resisting learning curves at the moment!