Daniel Berger
United States
Littleton
Colorado
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prd1982 wrote:
I'm real interested in Caesar's Gallic War, but from what I can tell it sounds like:
(1) The average playing time is way longer than the stated 3hrs. Is this true? (I like games that can be completed in under 3hrs... with experienced players, of course.)
My own games have all been in the 3-4 hour range. Our record was 2:45. I asked on CSW about this, too, and response I got there was about 3 hours. The reviewer who claimed 6-7 hours sounded like an awful case of analysis paralysis. I think I can say with confidence that the playing time for most people will be short.
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(2) It's unbalanced and, even with the clarifications/errata, the Germans don't really have much of a hope. I read through a lengthy discussion on this issue in another post but it's hard to get a feel for it without having played the game (and I don't know if I want to buy the game if this is a real issue) -- can someone summarize optional rule amendments they've found help address this?
I'll let other players answer this, except to say that I think it's going to require some experience to get the hang of playing the barbarians. I had similar feelings about the Scots in Hammer of the Scots until I played it a few times.
