Defcon Game

ABBAFAN · 09-09-08, 12:36 PM

I'm going to start playing this game after recovering from reading the manual late last year.Has anyone here plyed it?
What is it like?

LobsterBoy · 09-09-08, 12:54 PM

I have, and I still have it installed. Haven't done it in a while, but I can answer most questions you might have.

It's a strategy game that's not too deep. It's more about timing than about speed. The more players in the game the more chaotic things get.

Raptor1 · 09-09-08, 01:03 PM

The game is one of those simple games that still manages to be good, highly recommended

Letum · 09-09-08, 01:17 PM

I only have the Demo, but I enjoy it.

ABBAFAN · 09-09-08, 03:39 PM

This game is rather amusing.I'm still figuring bits of it out but it seems enjoyable.
I've only played the tutorial but how does one play aginst the computer? It seems the only option is to play online.

BTW Raptor where did you get your sig pic? It's very nice. Is that the battle of Jutland?

Raptor1 · 09-09-08, 03:53 PM

I haven't played in a while, but IIRC you can start a server than add AI to it, which is basically singleplayer

As for my sig, it's a picture of the Grand Fleet in WWI that I restored and colored (Not quite perfectly, I need to fix some parts)

Falkirion · 09-10-08, 05:46 AM

Globo thermonuclear war. Is there anything more fun?

goldorak · 09-10-08, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

Globo thermonuclear war. Is there anything more fun?

A tic-tac-toe game.

SUBMAN1 · 09-13-08, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by goldorak

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

Globo thermonuclear war. Is there anything more fun?

A tic-tac-toe game.

Thats what this game is - an advanced tic-tac-toe! All sides are equal. Only difference is land mass.

The biggest thing to know is get the smallest land mass possible to defend. This means Europe. With Europe, you will be able to keep your silo's close to each other and be able to gang up with interceptors on incoming nukes.

This is a bit of a play balancing problem in the game. Europe should be bigger. This allows you to save most of Europe in a particular game.

Another strategy with large land masses is to group your silos near a section that you want to make impenetrable. So with larger land masses, pick an area to defend the snot out of. Sacrifice the other cities.

Last strategy - throw your opponent a bone and launch a nuke from one silo. Your opponent might go for it an reveal many of his silos trying to take it out.

In the end, just be smarter than your online opponent.

-S

Raptor1 · 09-13-08, 11:51 AM

Russia is the weakest, Europe is the strongest

Yup, it is unbalanced

SUBMAN1 · 09-13-08, 11:58 AM

I should point out that there is one last strategy - Be the last to launch your nukes. Trust me on that one. The first one to tip his hand usually loses.

-S

Enigma · 09-14-08, 09:44 PM

Another thumbs up for defcon here.....

SUBMAN1 · 09-21-08, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

Russia is the weakest, Europe is the strongest

Yup, it is unbalanced

Lets just say it is not reality.

ajrimmer42 · 09-21-08, 12:28 PM

A simple yet great game! I still keep having a bash on it every now and then. One of the best things about it is that you can just shove it on your pendrive and take it to work, it even has an "Office Mode" that allows you to press esc twice to minimize it to the toolbar when your boss comes.

jumpy · 09-26-08, 04:54 PM

I do like the Spartan nature of defcon. Never played it online though, only against the computer and relatively infrequently. I keep coming back to it and still not being very good at it hehe.

Diplomacy sounds like a hoot

09-09-08, 12:36 PM	#1
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Defcon Game I'm going to start playing this game after recovering from reading the manual late last year.Has anyone here plyed it? What is it like? __________________ CHOOSE RFA! LESS GRAFT, MORE PAY.

09-09-08, 01:03 PM	#3
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	The game is one of those simple games that still manages to be good, highly recommended __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-09-08, 01:17 PM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I only have the Demo, but I enjoy it. __________________

09-09-08, 03:39 PM	#5
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This game is rather amusing.I'm still figuring bits of it out but it seems enjoyable. I've only played the tutorial but how does one play aginst the computer? It seems the only option is to play online. BTW Raptor where did you get your sig pic? It's very nice. Is that the battle of Jutland? __________________ CHOOSE RFA! LESS GRAFT, MORE PAY.

09-09-08, 03:53 PM	#6
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I haven't played in a while, but IIRC you can start a server than add AI to it, which is basically singleplayer As for my sig, it's a picture of the Grand Fleet in WWI that I restored and colored (Not quite perfectly, I need to fix some parts) __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-09-08, 12:54 PM	#2
LobsterBoy Machinist's Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 127 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	I have, and I still have it installed. Haven't done it in a while, but I can answer most questions you might have. It's a strategy game that's not too deep. It's more about timing than about speed. The more players in the game the more chaotic things get.

09-10-08, 05:46 AM	#7
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Globo thermonuclear war. Is there anything more fun?

09-13-08, 11:51 AM	#10
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Russia is the weakest, Europe is the strongest Yup, it is unbalanced __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-13-08, 11:58 AM	#11
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I should point out that there is one last strategy - Be the last to launch your nukes. Trust me on that one. The first one to tip his hand usually loses. -S __________________

09-14-08, 09:44 PM	#12
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Another thumbs up for defcon here..... __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

09-21-08, 12:28 PM	#14
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	A simple yet great game! I still keep having a bash on it every now and then. One of the best things about it is that you can just shove it on your pendrive and take it to work, it even has an "Office Mode" that allows you to press esc twice to minimize it to the toolbar when your boss comes. __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

09-26-08, 04:54 PM	#15
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I do like the Spartan nature of defcon. Never played it online though, only against the computer and relatively infrequently. I keep coming back to it and still not being very good at it hehe. Diplomacy sounds like a hoot __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life