Second Front

Takes a little while to click but this rule system really provides fast paced yet deep tactical level WW2 action in spades.

If you've ever played and enjoyed ASL or SL you will likely enjoy this game. Solo vs AI only at this point so is a bit limited in its appeal, but for the price it's a good pick up.

I dont know why this game is so unpopular, its a fantastic turn based strategy game. It requires tactics, it has very concrete rules which makes it snappy and deterministic to play. If you like TBS, you must get this.

Second Front is better than I expected and I'm in awe of the dev. I was hesitant at first due to the complexity, but the tutorials so far are great. I wish there was a way to bring back the tutorial panel, since there's a lot to remember. I just did screenshots and referred back. One of my goals for purchasing Second Front is to learn general wargaming better and I think my goal wishes have been answered. I'm excited to finish the tutorials and start scenarios. The scenario editor option is very appealing as well. I see that the workshop already has a good number of ASL ones. I'm such a beginner that I'm hoping to find easy ones. Even so, I might build my own scenarios for fun and use a couple board games that I enjoy to mimic — Undaunted Normandy and D-Day Dice. We'll see.

If you play ASL and always wanted a way to play it on the PC with an AI opponent, buy this game! If you don't know what ASL is (Advanced Squad Leader) be aware this is a beautiful throwback to the golden age of board wargaming. ASL players will only need to familiarize themselves with the interface and digital mechanics since they already know the hundreds of pages of rules. For others they should take the time to read the manual and begin to understand the actual game mechanics. With this said though, the digital game removes all the burden of calculations necessary in the board game. What's beautiful here is the design is mostly transparent so the player still feels the calculation modifiers in play and so does not just act blindly as they play. The game quality of life improvements would go a long way making this a better iteration of the game. More hot keys are needed allowing the player to navigate the board and units better. As some have also pointed out an option to use gameboard chits for the units would be great too even if they are not the exact ASL icons and numbers. The isometric view sometimes makes it difficult to see where the units are exactly (can't remove trees) so a top-down view ala ASL would be welcome addition. Yes, zooming fully out gives top-down, but it isn't zoomable without it returning to isometric. All this aside, I highly recommend the game to tactical wargamers. I wish more knew about this game.

many, many years playing Advanced Squad Leader by MMP. At first I chafed at the defensive fire mechanics for Second Front, but after a while, I realized that both were just games, and it was all about just working the system. I love the quick play vs. ASL and the computer keeps track of everything. I'm SOOOOO totally hooked. I hope the designers keep expanding this great game.

tedious scenario selection/ map creation and workshop DLs not editable.... it's not necessarily a bad game, but these limitations place too much restriction on my ability to enjoy it.