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[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

There are people who play war games solitaire, against themselves. I suppose the object is to see how the battle would turn out rather than to achieve victory against an opponent, though I've never had much interest in playing so myself.

One has to remember that cosims have very trict and complex rules that decide how to determine a battle outcome. You are always submitted to the probability tables, no matter which outcome you desire. With some discipline you can indeed learn to act in conformity with for example the expected strategic doctrine of Soviet forces rolling into Western Europe. The solitaire experience is much different with cosims, than with other kind of games.

There is no point in playing chess against yourself. With cosims, that is very different. And you can get surprised by the going of the action, yes, although you believe you know your planes for the other side.

[eddie]

I understand what you are saying as to how yould play like that, but agree with Raptor, doesn't sound like something i would like to do either.

[Skybird]

It was another time. However, for computers, there are good cosims both with traditional hexes and without (vector-based, and simulation based) today, with AI and all you can desire. Even my beloved Steel Beasts can be played from map view, as a cosim, exclusively. Regarding classical cosims, there also were some titles that were specially designed to be played alone. Ambush! on my mind, or Tokyo Express, which I have reviewed here at subsim some years ago. You can find it in the reviews section, I assume. Very elegant game design, imo: simple, but allowing surprising depth. In that game, single play was the rule. Playing against another player was the option that required "modded" extra rules.

Always liked that kind of games. Playing these wargames in Germany of that time, however, earned you critical views and angry comments. Difficult to find opponents and coordinating time and space options with them.

[eddie]

I agree Skybird, there has been some great single player sims in the past, but seem's like its getting harder all the time to find one with a good AI now days.