LODZ Game Rating Commentary

"Real nice game. Although the combat system seems a bit complicated and the rules a bit cumbersome, this is an excellent simulation of a fast moving and fluid battle."

"Of all the games I was looking forward to in 1998 this one was the most disappointing. The physical components are very good, but I don't believe MIH did a very good job in developing this game. I am a BIG fan of Dave Bolt's "The Cossacks are Coming" and "HBtLF" so I was expecting to "Lodz" to be somewhat akin to a "HBtLF" lite, greater playability at the expense of detail. I don't think this is the case here. The "1st Blitzkrieg" bogs down from rules ambiguities (I used Cossacks/HBtLF to adjudicate some questions)."

"Sorry, but this game just did not do it for me--I just could not get into it. Overwrought design, and other than Craig Grando's intriguing art, the graphics were just not that appealing. I respect designer Bolt, who has had a great on-line presence, but as a re-do of a previously released game, this one should have come out more smoothly..."

"I like the map and the overall military situation. The system is relatively painless to learn. I would recommend it to others. Good Job."

"At first I was a little put off by the combat mechanism and the reserve/pursuit sequence. Furthermore the combat seemed pro-attacker, which seemed odd for a WWI game. After further playing, plus some clarification here on Consimworld, I have a better appreciation of the game. The combat system is not as complicated as it seems, much of it becomes standardized and easily repeatable. Combat between forces with equal support favors the defender as it should, its only when the well supported attacker take on a poorly supported defender of low quality does the attacker have the advantage. This reflects the reality of the Russian Front in 1914. Still the game does take a long time to play."

"Needlessly complex with procedures that could easily have been simplified. Quite a bit of errata."

"An overwrought combat system overshadows an interesting situation. A remake of Blitzkrieg in the East, it is no improvement on the original (save for the graphics)."

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