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It's the best evidence of games' actually having some value beyond entertainment, and it's a total bonus and not necessary for game enjoyment. You can play it just as a game, and it works fine too. [July 2006, p.62]
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71The beauty of BoA is the way it captures the unique character of American Revolutionary warfare without drowning wannabe Washingtons and Howes in detail. [May 2006, p.81]
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70For those willing to tolerate a few boardgame-style abstractions, a little thumb-twiddling (sometimes turn calculations can take a minute or two) and the odd bit of bafflement (fundamentally simple, the game does have a few confusing elements like supply simulation), purchase options are pretty diverse.
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70This is the kind of game nerds play when they're waiting for new Dungeons & Dragons campaign books to come out.
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Birth of America is a good historic turn based strategy game that is not only fun to play but very educational.
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70Plenty of tactical depth and a wealth of historical information. [Nov 2006, p.73]
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69Birth of America's challenging artificial intelligence and historical authenticity will please grizzled wargamers, but it doesn't do quite enough to broaden the genre's appeal to newcomers.
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60The AI presents a formidable challenge and the conflicts are both historic and monumental. However, the presentation could use a lot of work.
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DavidY.8
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Chriss9Would be a 10 easy but it plays a bit slow. It was such a nice change from base building rts.
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[anonymous]9Very solid but only for people who truly appreciate strategy.