# Anyone out there play Unity of Command?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 11, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-play-unity-of-command/681087 "2014-02-11T21:10:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-play-unity-of-command/681087/1 "2014-02-11T21:10:00Z")

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Casting about for a new game to fill some 30-60 minute slots of free time, I came across [http://unityofcommand.net/](http://unityofcommand.net/) and it seems to be up my alley - just fininshed XCOM, and liked it. Played Civ V for a bit, but it takes too long. Also played Hearts of Iron III for a bit, but that takes wayyy too long.

So, any advice from the gamer Dopers? Is Unity of Command a good one? I’ve also been told in no uncertain terms that I need to play Bioshock Infinite.

I’ll probably only get one of the two this month. Which should it be?

Any other games people want to recommend?

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-play-unity-of-command/681087/2 "2014-02-15T00:12:58Z")

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That looks interesting. I haven’t played any WWII PC games since the Close Combat series, which I really liked. Can anyone compare the two?

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**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-play-unity-of-command/681087/3 "2014-02-15T11:33:26Z")

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Unity of Command has a demo, at least on Steam. I’d try that first to see if you like it.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-out-there-play-unity-of-command/681087/4 "2014-02-16T04:57:32Z")

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I’ve played it on and off. It has a board game feel in that the unit symbols are static and it is turn based. It’s pretty good though. I haven’t played much of it, but it seems that the key to winning is to maintain your supply lines.