East Front Official Strategy Manual

Pip Roberts · 07-21-2008, 07:34 AM,

This most usfeful 236 page manual was published in 1997 and is still invaluable. It covers German and Russian doctrines and battle tactics, the strengths and weaknesses of the military organisation of both sides, Hints on Command, Control and Conquest and the Campaign games.
The main interest for active players is the section on Scenarios. It gives hints for each side on playing 49 Scenarios from Rasennai to Luenberg.

Our great CS game has survived and grown for 11 years and probably more as the Smacker Technology behind it started in 1994. It still stands against many assaults using newer technology with prettier pictures thanks to the open code and our many developers. The reason? Because it is so realistic.

I have played it for 9 years and would love to hear from anybody who has played for longer than that or is interested in the Manual. My previous post on this has moved to page 2 where things generally sink without trace as there are so many new posts appearing each day.

**Jason Petho** · 07-21-2008, 10:04 AM,

Pip Roberts Wrote:This most usfeful 236 page manual was published in 1997 and is still invaluable. It covers German and Russian doctrines and battle tactics, the strengths and weaknesses of the military organisation of both sides, Hints on Command, Control and Conquest and the Campaign games.
The main interest for active players is the section on Scenarios. It gives hints for each side on playing 49 Scenarios from Rasennai to Luenberg.

Our great CS game has survived and grown for 11 years and probably more as the Smacker Technology behind it started in 1994. It still stands against many assaults using newer technology with prettier pictures thanks to the open code and our many developers. The reason? Because it is so realistic.

I have played it for 9 years and would love to hear from anybody who has played for longer than that or is interested in the Manual. My previous post on this has moved to page 2 where things generally sink without trace as there are so many new posts appearing each day.

I would be interested in seeing this manual.

Jason Petho

Big Dawg · 07-21-2008, 11:14 AM,

Pip,

Is it available as a PDF file?

You bet I want to get my hands on one. THANKS!!

Pip Roberts · 07-21-2008, 01:17 PM,

I hope that someone will look for the manual online and also that I can find out when the first of our gamers played Talonsoft East Front.
Sadly it's not on PDF

Raus · 07-21-2008, 01:32 PM,

Hi pip do you know where the book may be found.?

Pip Roberts · 07-21-2008, 03:55 PM,

Sorry but Google could not help and I was hoping that I was not the only one who bought it or has played for so long. Maybe other veterans can help or more skilled book searchers look for it -- it is worth it !

The other question is when did the first CS players start?

Otto von Blotto · 07-21-2008, 06:22 PM,

I Got EF I the first week it was released in England 1997 but can't remeber the month, I thnk it was early summer I saw a wright up in one of the computer game mags I was reading at the time and it looked the "mutts nuts" and still does it made panzer general II which was relased around the same time look very dated.

CS stratergy guide i don't remeber but I know the first manual was a very small pamphlet type affair.

Major Anton · 07-21-2008, 11:25 PM,

Why not scan it to a PDF file then?

XLVIII Pz. Korp · 07-22-2008, 02:26 AM,

Here you go Pip.

http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail...aisbn-_-na

Is this what you're talking about?

Pip Roberts · 07-22-2008, 07:25 AM,

Thanks a bunch Gary ! That is the manual and it's quite cheap for anybody who is interested. They seem to have used and new maanuals for around $4 which is a real bargain. I don't know how many copies they have

Now all I need is somebody who played EF before Otto von Blotto and me!