vicklemos: :(
Been playing some Hegemony: Philip of Macedon lately, just for old times sakes. What a game!
Matruchus: Yes, indeed. Im just playing the Ionian War campaign in the gold version. Just defeated Miletus and took away the bread basket of the Athenian Empire on the Ionian coast. It did cost me a lot of troops :) Its really one of a kind game but sadly largely unknown.
vicklemos: I can say by personal experience -I own these- that their games, especially Panzer Corps, Warhammer, Magnifico and Battle Academy would all fit in here and I bet they would sell like crazy. Tons of wargamers here and these are approachable ones, imo.
Matruchus: Yeah I think Panzer Corps would sell like butter. At least that would give us a chance to get more complex games that I mentioned before (Alea jacta est, etc.).
Hegemony is one of the coolest "niche" games I've ever played. And we're talking about a guy who has played with consoles most of his life, isn't a wargamer and has zero to none experience in board games.
So don't gimme that "beginner" niche game crap!! :P
Same goes for other complex titles. Y'all gotta nitpick 'em to the best and dedicate some time to it, that's all. Same goes for painting, model building and so on.
Also, there are some games already in here that paved the way for "future releases" such as Panzer and Warhammer 40k.
Matruchus: Example of Slitherine games that won't get released here: Distant Worlds: Universe, Alea Jacta est, Pride of Nations, To End all Wars, etc.
Matruchus... dude, these are killer games! :D
And I agree with ya: most of these would never see the light of day in here.