Was really happy to see the old board game finally available for the PC! Unfortunately, it's unplayable. I agree with other reviewers, AI is bad, and not being able to select which defenders are lost as casualties is frustrating. The worst, is the roll of the die. I know it's supposed to be "chance", and that was part of the fun of the board game. Here, though, it's laughable. At first, I chalked it up to "bad luck", then started to get frustrated, then mad. Sometimes, battles end as they should, but almost always, the AI suffers very few (sometimes none) casualties vs my forces being decimated. AI sends 4 infantry against my 2 infantry, 1 tank, 1 fighter? They take the territory. I noticed that bombing raids were a disaster, too. It seemed like I was losing way too many bombers, so I kept track. The next 10 bombers I sent, 5 got shot down! Yup, and on one raid, I sent 3 bombers, and the AI rolled three ones!! LOL Are you kidding me?? Oh, and IF my bombers make it through, then they will roll a one and take out 1 IPC. LOL Are you kidding me??? I know that there will always be a randomness to dice roll, but it's unplayable, the way it is. SOOOOO frustrating! I even watched the interview with Beamdog CEO explaining the dice. Apparently, I'm just "unlucky". Every time. Ruins the game. Love the board game, but games are supposed to be FUN. This is only fun if you're a masochist.
