Wargame Poland 1939
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | David Kershaw | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
This is a classic hex and counter wargame.
This game simulates the 1939 Axis invasion of Poland by Germany and their Slovakian allies. The game focuses on the Axis invasion, and does not cover the Soviet invasion.
You can play against another player "hotseat" or else play either side against your device.
Gameplay involves moving your units on a map of Poland. The map is organised into hexes to regulate movement. If you tap on a unit, hexes it can move to are highlighted in yellow. Tap on a highlighted hex to move there. If there is an enemy unit present, combat will occur.
The units represent the military formations actually present in 1939. Mostly these are divisions, but some are brigades or army headquarters. You can place (stack) up to five units in a single hex. Tapping on the hex will rotate the units, with the selected one at the top.
Copyright DK Simulations Ltd
Artwork by Gonzalo Santacruz de la Torre
Map with permission from Poland Crushed by Schutze Games
Reviews
Eh
wtfrancke
I had hopes for this game and it let me down. I realize it’s free, but, the developer could have made it a little more realistic. No air power, the Polish Army is almost as strong as the Germans. I played it 10 times and could never get better than a poor victory for the Germans. The Poles were no where near as strong as the Germans but it isn’t like that in the game. Also they need to put AirPower in the game as that is where the Germans really shined.
Unfinished
jgrease
This game has a lot of potential- obviously well researched, but no documentation I could find on gameplay, and the zoom feature went bananas after about 5 minutes of play. There's also no obvious feedback after a battle, and multiple units can't attack together- it's more of a one after another kind of battle. With some more work on graphics and gameplay this could be a really good game. I look forward to continued improvements.
Hex & Counter Wargame for iPad
Basem C
This is probably one of the first real hex & counter wargames for the ipad. Simple and quick to play but has a lot of depth built into it. I hope the dev would take time to address the following points in a future update: 1. Increase resolution since a lot of the screen seems taken up by two or three menu items on top 2. Getting multiple units to attack simultaneously 3. Feedback before comming to battle (as far as I can see, there is no way to know in advance what are the possible outcomes) 4. I'm sure there is a Combat Result Table being used in the background. Would be great if we can see it before committing to the battle (as in #3) and know what die rol we got Again, game is a lot of fun to play and captures the feel of tabletop wargames. Hope to see more!!
Excellent
Sailorgiff
Finally a decent serious wargame. Good historical treatment of units involved. Minor gameplay issues as mentioned in other reviews. Please develop more of these games. Barbarossa, low countries, Norway, ect... Well done!
Remind me of hearts of iron
Frusciantefan7037
Lots of potential, keep working on this. Make it more like hearts of iron and id pay for this
Constant crashes
rooterscooter
The game crashes very time I try to open it. Requires hard reset of iPad.
Sounds good, just crashing on iPod 4
John Abbe
Sounds like a great game, which is why I'm giving it two stars instead of one, but it crashes every time after the red screen numbers count down.
Not working on iPod 3
TGK001
This looks like it could be a great Game. Unfortunately this app freezes on the opening red screen on my iPod 3 GS when I try to start it. I really hope this can be fixed! It looks like my dream type of game. I will change my rating if and when I am able to actually play this game.
