It was one of my earliest Slitherine purchases, and I loved the game, but also was frustrated by its limitations.
A fellow in Norway, back in 2007, was one of my reliable opponents, and we found that we thought very much alike about the game. He was a programmer by trade, and so he would take his ideas and mine, and tweak the game engine (I think it was javascript?). Between the two of us, we had a good knowledge of WW2 history and I think that the game mod became a fairly accurate representation of the events of 1939 to 1945 in Europe. I should add that all of the modifications were with the blessing of the original designer/developer of CEAW.
Later, a fellow named Ron, from Arkansas USA joined us, and we became the BJR mod for awhile, which then evolved to become an officially sanctioned Slitherine mod called the CEAW Grand Strategy Mod.
I'm not claiming any great fame here, but I do know the original game as it evolved from what Johan, the original developer made, to the improvements that Slitherine added by hosting the GS mod. For about 4 or 5 years, the game was a constant presence on my hard drive and lots of fun against another human. I won't talk about the AI
It will be nice to see that old phoenix rise from the ashes of obsolescence and fly once again, with all of the advancements made possible with current technology.
For some further background on the old Grand Strategy Mod, for those interested, here's a link to a post my old friend Ron put on the MWIF forum about a year ago.
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... y#p5095525
