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I, Jeff Funkhouser (jefwfunk1), first saw Towergames and
the Line of Muskets
game about two years ago (2004). A friend recommended it.
I think I played a
couple of tutorial games and invested in 50 towers, but I
never played a human because the Hotseat option wasn't available,
yet. Then, in August, a friend and long-time gamer from WAY
back (25 years now), Mike McCalpin (mmccalpi to y'all in the
know), redirected me to the site and I started playing almost
immediately. The HotSeat option allowed multiple opponents
in multiple scenarios!
I was hooked! I played Movies frequently in those early days
and he'd try his scenario 'twists' on me while I learned the
ropes. Just surviving a battle with him got me 3 or 4 rank
pts even if I didn't win since I was a rank 1 or 2 and he
was a vaunted 5.
I began to get bolder in my style of play as I earned my
advancement bars making ranks 3 and then 4 around the end
of November. One secret to advancement is I've always maintained
4-6 games at a time. I peaked at 11
games right after Atlanta was unveiled. That was a crazy time.
The thing that keeps me coming back to the game is that I
get to play with and against real humans. That's what makes
it interesting to me. I've played Antietam, Gettysburg, and
Bull Run more than fifteen times each and every scenario is
different! Playing a newbie is almost as fun as playing someone
who's a rank 4 or 5. You never know what they are going to
do, and your job is to respond appropriately. I look forward
to continuing that for some time to come! I'm very excited
to hear some preliminary details about Towergames' new WWII
game. That will be equally fun, I'm sure!
-jeff. 16th April, 2006
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