Keyword: Panzer

One of the nicest things when you're developing your own game is that you call the shots on so many matters related to that project. This includes the freedom to choose the name that the game will have. Of course, the name should also be available, that is, not being trademarked or already used as an internet domain.

So, Rares and I started brainstorming in search of the perfect name for our game. We soon came to the conclusion that it should contain the word panzer. One reason for this is that any strategy gamer looking for a Panzer General-type of game would surely search for either of these words, but more likely for Panzer than for General.

If one thinks about it, panzer it's just more than the German word for armor. It has become a symbol of the formidable German tanks that dominated the battlefield, at the beginning of the war through brilliant tactics and later by virtue of their superior power.

How would the title of the classic "Achtung Panzer!" be translated to English?

The panzer term has been in widespread use, that even the English translation of Heinz Guderian's treatise on mechanized warfare bears the original (German) name: Achtung - Panzer!

The Panzer General series definitely rooted the term in computer gamers' minds, and there are lot of games, either strategy or simulation-oriented, that include this word in their names.

Our brainstorming process resulted in the following names we could use for our game:

• Hex General
• Panzer Blitz
• iPanzer
• Panzer Army, Panzer Armies
• Panzer Division, Panzer Divisions
• Panzer Regiment
• Panzer Battalion
• Panzer Battlegroup
• Panzer Warfare

From the list above, we've chosen Panzer Division, which we later changed to The Panzer Division, to match the internet domain name we bought to host this site.