I played COS for several years after it first came out and loved it but as the years passed by other games slowly took over and I eventually forgot about COS....
Mark Mastrorilli
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Jul 25, 2001 1:45 pm
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Dear Belo, Please don't post any porn messages on the COS board. Otherwise you will be deleted from the member list. Regards, hkcentre ... ...
hk centre
hkcentre@...
Jul 25, 2001 3:16 pm
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Nice to meet you here! COS players are not alone. Same as you, I nearly have forgotten the days I played COS even before the examinations until I found it...
hkcentre@...
Jul 25, 2001 3:46 pm
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... We ... Well, about 2 weeks ago I had a good game going, as the Axis, but I . . . GASP! saved another game over it by mistake. I had made some serious...
mastrorilli@...
Jul 25, 2001 4:39 pm
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About My Own Mistakes: I had a similar experience during the Russian Winter Strike. During the terrible winter, my spear head (all panzer units) was eliminated...
hkcentre@...
Jul 26, 2001 7:37 am
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What computer options do you play with? The only option I play with is the Major level which seems to give me a good game. Haven't tried the Hidden, Favor or...
Mark Mastrorilli
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Jul 31, 2001 5:28 pm
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I found the AI level of Sergeant and Major are similar. What differs is the probability of favourable dice result. Am I right? I play with Major, too. I like...
The Elbonians
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Aug 4, 2001 5:46 am
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... me a good ... Hidden option is realistic for the Russian front. The books said that the Germans could hardly gather information several miles behind the ...
hkcentre@...
Aug 4, 2001 10:43 am
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I'm not sure about the dice results but at Major level, the computer's units do have their strength modified by 25%. It does make for a tough time to capture...
mastrorilli@...
Aug 6, 2001 12:06 pm
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About the liberate, what I mean is the ideological question. If the Axis can "liberate", partisan effect should not be so serious. Allowing both options seems...
The Elbonians
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Aug 7, 2001 4:08 pm
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Oh, okay, I see what your saying, its just that I always felt that there was room for both....
mastrorilli@...
Aug 7, 2001 8:28 pm
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Last night I started a game with 'hidden' and 'improve' enabled. Hidden does add a flavor to the game that I never experienced before, I'm more cautious when...
Mark Mastrorilli
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Aug 8, 2001 12:11 pm
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Ya, it's funny, especially in Russia. Sometimes the Russians made surprise attack and force me back when I felt a region has been cleared. And it's more...
hkcentre@...
Aug 8, 2001 12:31 pm
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Guys, do you usually pursue Persia? It seems to be a nice place for the Axis -- Rich in resources and no threat of Allies landing. When I play with Fance...
The Elbonians
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Aug 8, 2001 12:43 pm
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... I usually go after Persia if I'm successful in North Africa. Sometimes I have trouble getting enough forces down there to do anything with. How about you?...
mastrorilli@...
Aug 8, 2001 2:01 pm
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Last night, I began my assault on Russia in the May/June turn. I got so 'drunk' with my early success and capturing cities that I forgot about the first...
Mark Mastrorilli
mastrorilli@...
Aug 9, 2001 12:50 pm
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I had similar experience, too. I tried the Stalingrad scenario and put the focus on Moscow. I sucessfully encircled it 3 times from 42 to 44 but in the first...
hkcentre@...
Aug 10, 2001 10:29 am
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I posted 3 save games on the "Files" section. They represent three stages of my game of Kursk Scenario. Game 1 (Summer 1943): I hold the units at first and...
hkcentre@...
Aug 12, 2001 10:35 am
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I kicked the Allies back to North Sea. Eastern front stabilized, too. It may be interesting to play as the Soviet or the Allies at this stage. I played with...
hkcentre@...
Aug 14, 2001 2:30 pm
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I uploaded 3 files today. Scenario: Stalingrad Human: Allies The German gradually wore down the Russians and did what Hitler failed to do in 1942. Saratov and...
hkcentre@...
Aug 15, 2001 4:06 pm
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I've been busy the past few days, so I haven't had much time to play, but I was able to start a game where I decided to play both the Axis and the Allies. I'm...
Mark Mastrorilli
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Aug 17, 2001 4:24 pm
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I agree that the A.I. is disappointing. Maybe it's because of the unlimited possibilities in this game. The computer player is not imaginative enough. It must...
hkcentre@...
Aug 18, 2001 4:56 pm
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Oops, when I said that I was making plain infantry units, I meant as the Russian player, not the German player. Sorry. Also, I'm not really too concerned...
mastrorilli@...
Aug 19, 2001 12:52 am
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I tried this today. I played as Axis as usual and tried my best to defend France as Allies. I started the Menstein plan. But my Allies troops escaped through...
The Elbonians
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Aug 21, 2001 2:59 pm
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Two questions: 1) Did you start with the 1939 or the 1940 scenario? 2) Did you send British units to France to help defend it?...
mastrorilli@...
Aug 22, 2001 2:23 pm
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... 1) 1940. 2) Yes, I send everything to France. The British expedition force did well. As the Allies troops stays near to Paris, they have adequate supply to...
The Elbonians
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Aug 23, 2001 5:56 am
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... did ... Okay, this was the difference between your game and mine. In my game, I decided as the allied player not to send France any British help. I ...
mastrorilli@...
Aug 23, 2001 11:53 am
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... game, ... help. I ... be ... I see. Can you French troops stop the Axis? The British can only start their action after Italy's entry. The BEF is a vital...
The Elbonians
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Aug 24, 2001 2:01 pm
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... Nope, they slowed down the Germans but could not stop them. But I must say that the French had some bad luck. On several occasions, they got really bad...
mastrorilli@...
Aug 24, 2001 6:35 pm
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I encountered an interesting situation today. I played as Allies in the 1940 campaign and I got Group Montgomery at the beginning! Then I can hold the line...
