American Revolutionary War

I'm struggling with ARW. A lot of map, very few units and a overly aggressive Brit AI. I have not had a chance to be proactive.. just reacting. Edit: 7/24/13 --- Changes to ARW has greatly improved it. I've raised it from 3 stars to 5. It is still a challenge, but one that I feel is possible to defeat. Kudos to Joni :-)

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Played about ten incomplete games before I won on turn 202. Hall of fame was empty so I'm not sure how I rate against others. I play 3-5 unit strong points to wither the stronger British forces. Retreating smartly to avoid encirclement. Lost less than five units in 7 years. I like how gold limits attacks and makes you plan offensives.

This type of game is not for everyone but for those that can appreciate it, it's a masterpiece!

I'm a huge fan of JN's games, and this has great potential, but it is simply *overwhelmingly* difficult even on the easiest setting... the economics seem very far off. I'll come back to replay after an update, but I can't recommend this purchase... wargame fans should buy JN's other games for now.

Still can't figure out how to merge my units ( AI Does), but overall an awesome game. Like old avalon hill games. Loved them. Most games by this creator are amazing

Lots of fun. Takes a little while to get used to it.

Just keeps getting better

I have played and enjoyed every other game by this author. This one is ridiculous. Indians multiply like breeding rabbits. There are not nearly enough resources to pay off the Indians and the Royalists and fight the limitless supply of British and sessions that keep landing. This game Sucks.

Is there anyway the next upgrade can have game modes supply and normal??

Love the game but hate the fact that the British head directly for your gold plantations, so they know where they are going. When they take over an area you can't see where these lost plantations are as they are just red hexes. Surely you should still see this info within the red hexes as its weighted towards the British.

If you have more then 2 resource screens available forget it, its lost and you can't use. I gave up on the game when at the very end the fort at montreal was impossible to beat. I sourounded it with 3 calvary and 4 infantry. Not a single victory after 10 turns. If bugs can be corrected this has the potential to be one of the best android turn based war games available otherwise its garbage...

It's challenging almost to the point of making u wanna give up but like the real Americans of the time, if u stay with it, u can overcome the odds. Gameplay is the same addictive formula as previous releases from this author.

The best game on this subject I have seen. Enough uniqueness and variation from Joni's previous games to make it exciting!

Love the new update fixed a lot of issues.

One thing I studied from this game was how active the Indians were in the war, and if you don't contain them, they will run wild and ruin national morale. A good game, but the key in this game is cutting supply lines, and try to avoid set battles as much as possible. Two glitches in the game - ammo dumps are sometimes built in enemy territory and lost, and I had about 10 strength points in Yorktown when the Royalists rose up centered in Yorktown - not sure how that could happen with my entire southern army in garrison there. I won on turn 70 by cutting supply lines with a lot of Calvary and spending a lot suppressing Indians and Royalists

Never plays the same way twice, I spend hour devising new ways to allocate meager resources and praying for the French to enter the war quickly....

I grew up playing the Avalon Hill series of games. While not as in depth, you will easily pick up the nuances of this game and enjoy it as you rise through the increasing difficulty levels. Easy to learn, yet challenging, I highly recommend American Revolutionary War.

Very challenging. Hint: cut off British troops from their bases. Wither on the vine rather than direct attack them.

I consider myself to be a good strategist. However, this game throws strategy out the window. Just when I mop up the british, the indians show up. I spend time mopping up the indians, but then the royalist show up. Then after I handel the britts, the indians and the royalists the hessians show and mess everything up. The game will keep you thinking, but dont think you can win.

Amazing but can you please let us play as the British.

This is an awesome strategy game, the entire Conflicts series is well worth a couple of bucks each. Thank you for the wonderful games! Best strategy war games on the market!

I'm a huge fan of JN's games, and this has great potential, but it is simply *overwhelmingly* difficult even on the easiest setting... the economics seem very far off. I'll come back to replay after an update, but I can't recommend this purchase... wargame fans should buy JN's other games for now.

While the game dose have a revolutionary feel at first, it becomes a hectic jumble of invading hessians, royalits,indians, and lets not forget the british. Super chalenging but makes for long lasting play. The only way to beat it is by multiple militia so the enemy is cut off from supply.

I held off on buying this for awhile and opted for the other games, but now I am glad I bought this, really fun and challenging, I love it and highly recommend it

Tough one...

I'm struggling with ARW. A lot of map, very few units and a overly aggressive Brit AI. I have not had a chance to be proactive.. just reacting. Edit: 7/24/13 --- Changes to ARW has greatly improved it. I've raised it from 3 stars to 5. It is still a challenge, but one that I feel is possible to defeat. Kudos to Joni :-)

I've bought/played/won almost all of Joni's games and thought that he wasn't likely to release anything that came close to the intensity of Eastern Front. In my opinion, this is his best though by some way. The completely non-linear nature of the game play with no defined front lines and random events such as Indians, Royalist uprisings and the dreaded British fleet landing make for a truly engrossing game. I've only played v1.6 but can reassure people that it is beatable - although probably not the first few times you play it. You need to seriously think about your tactics otherwise you'll just be overwhelmed. If you're a serious strategy fan then you'll love this.

There is no difficulty levels to change. It is very hard to win. I am experienced and have issues. It needs easier levels.

Lots of fun. Very difficult, but beat it after 324 turns. Highly recommend. Highly addictive game.

All that needs to be said.

I just wish this game wasn't so addictive!

I love the game! Yes its hard but not impossable I finnished after a cupple hundred turns, but man it was fun an as close as your gona get to understanding the odds that our four fathers went thru to win. 5 stars all the way!

It is a very fun game!

gREAT!

Best yet from this designer. Good simulation of guerilla war: Powerful British units can take territory but have trouble holding it if you keep your nerve and cut them off with your weaker units. Excellent variability of play as British, royalist, and Indian units pop up randomly in different places. Bravo.

I give this 4 stars. For the most part, the game works as expected. The author needs to fix the following bugs: 1 Royalist Revolts in cities that are garrisoned does not seem realistic. 2 Speech cannot be applied to a unit collocated with a resource or other unit. 3 Roads should be buildable anywhere the user chooses, excluding lakes and oceans. 4 The game loses track of earlier road builds when building in multiple turns. 5 Richmond is misspelled. The game is great.

Very challenging.

I consider myself to be a good strategist. However, this game throws strategy out the window. Just when I mop up the british, the indians show up. I spend time mopping up the indians, but then the royalist show up. Then after I handel the britts, the indians and the royalists the hessians show and mess everything up. The game will keep you thinking, but dont think you can win.

Amazing but can you please let us play as the British.

This is an awesome strategy game, the entire Conflicts series is well worth a couple of bucks each. Thank you for the wonderful games! Best strategy war games on the market!