Another question directed at those who have played AOE / AOK . . .
 
 I assume the games came with manuals. How big were they (so I can get an Idea of what the manual for SWGB will look like)
 
 We talking newspaper, paperback, hardcover, or encyclopжdia size?
 
 
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    Do have the Encyclopedia Brittanica?.....its much smaller than that. ;)
 
 Its a kinda small paperback, i'd tell you the number of pages but i can't seem to find it right now.
  
 
  
  
    the strat. guide for this game will be about 2-3 times bigger than the aok manual. however, since there's a little more variety in this game, the manual could be bigger...
  
 
  
  
    Half the fun when getting a new game is reading the manual.
 
 I love that part. 
 
 Course, I also enjoy reading the labels on soup cans . . . <grin>
 
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    Half the fun when getting a new game is reading the manual. 
 
 I love that part. 
 
 True, I use to do that, too. However, the manuals tends to give away too much sometimes (like a manual I read that had the screenshot of the briefing of the last mission in the game :(), so I've decided to start playing games without consulting the manual first, using it only for reference. It worked fine with SWAT3!