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Company of Heroes was a favourite among my university friends. We spent hundreds and hundreds of hours on it when we should have been working :)

"Ready ze panzerfaust"

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CoH is the game that taught me about nebelwerfers. Fun _and_ educational!

It werfers the nebels. Not sure why the German language' put-together-able-ness always tickles me. I've always loved when language works like that:

Spanish: paraguas - which is umbrella in english looks like it comes from 'para aguas' or 'for waters' English: billfold - a wallet where dollar bills are folded

Small nitpick: the "para" prefix comes from Latin and means to defend, to protect against. Thus "Paraguas" is to protect against water. In French, you similarly have parapluie (to protect against rain), paratonnerre (lighting rod), etc..

Neat, I was not aware of that. Thanks!

Wasnt 'Company of Heroes' a 'Men of War' ripoff?

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