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Should Rommel have rushed to the coast on D-day.
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Your introduction to consim gaming:: hey all I have been playing war/board games for most of my life... some 30+ years. I am always looking for a good face to face play, so if your close drop me a note and lets play!

Your favorite game(s):: OOHH so many of them... I think we can start with all of the OCS, SCS, TCS from the Gamers/MMP. Then we can add Longest Day and Siege of Jerusalem, Pacific War, most of Columbia Block Games, I would to play War in the Pacific (either version I have both)

What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?: I have GD42 on the table

What game(s) have you played recently?: Siege of Jerusalem (Avalon Hill) then, Barbarossa: Army Group Center (GMT), Afrika (The Gamers SCS), Space Hulk (Games Workshop), Flames of War (WWII Miniatures)

In general, how much time do you spend gaming?: As much as I can!

How big is your game collection?: 300+ games

Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!): there is one in the Gamers Realm

About Me: I have a place were I can set up games and leave them for long times. I am mostly handicapped, some back issues. So I prefer to host rather then travel.

Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.): MM very much into Classical music to classic Rock and Roll, Good documentaries on WWII. a lot of movies on WWII like in Harms way, Sands of Iwo-Jima, The Longest Days etc.

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Saipan & Tinian - Legion Wargames

O.K. this is my first game purchased (I also got The Jewish War) from Legion Wargames. So I was not sure what to expect. The game comes with two Maps of both Islands (Tinian is a 11" X 17" and Siapan is a 17" X 22"), three rule books (basic rules, Specific rules for Siapan and Tinian), all the charts and and tables, and some 528 counters.

Saipan & Tinian are their first effort in their Island War Series (IWS)

As I said since this was my first purchase from them and I have… Continue

Posted on November 21, 2010 at 3:27pm — 4 Comments

German set up thougths

There is very little latitude here for setting up in any Normandy invasion unless you are

using some modified or free set-up. Here

are my thoughts on this limited adjustment of the German set-up. I will begin with the placement of the German

Strong-points. In my opinion there are

three basic set-ups. You can either put

the stronger…

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Posted on March 5, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

The Battle for Normandy Solo Campaign Game.

Hello all I hope you will enjoy this particular blog. It really is my first blog I am doing so please tell me what you think - truthfully I can take the bad criticism as well as the bad. But please be a little gently with the bad criticism I am after all a virgin at this.

As the tittle shows this will be a series of Blog Entries for my solo game of The Battle for Normandy (GMT). I will also try and compare this BfN with a couple of my other favorite Monster Games The… Continue

Posted on February 16, 2010 at 4:54pm — 7 Comments

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At 10:03am on February 1, 2012, Bob Sohn said…: Dave, sorry about accepting your friend request late. I only got onto Social when Talk went down last time. Now that it's down again, I'm back on Social, and saw your request. Best regards, Bob

At 9:12pm on January 5, 2011, Jack McHugh said…: Dave--sorry I didn't see your comment sooner--I play anything really but my first love is WWI or WWII era games. I'm about an hour south of Trenton near Philadelphia and the Walt Whitman bridge.

At 7:59pm on July 1, 2010, brian s. b. said…: and then they were three! welcome aboard! any opinions on hill of death?

At 7:39am on October 26, 2009, David Martin said…: I have PanzerBlitz, Panzer Leader, Starship Troopers, and the recently released PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death. I also have many custom-made counters and scenarios from several independent and third-party providers.

Unfortunately, these last few months have seen all of my table space occupied by a large (24' x 26') expansion to my model railroad, Europabahn. (I haven't even opened the 'Hill of Death' game!

At 9:34pm on October 25, 2009, Jonathan T. Price said…: Hi, I d love it but unfortunately Trenton may be too far.

Jon

At 8:29am on October 25, 2009, Smitty said…: Ken's my good buddy!

At 6:39am on October 25, 2009, David Martin said…: Hello Dave!

I live in Hunterdon County, but work in Princeton. Never actually been to Trenton. Wouldn't mind some competition however...

At 4:56am on October 22, 2009, Kim Kanger said…: Hi,
Welcome to the "world of designing" group

At 9:44am on August 11, 2009, Marc Guenette said…: Dave, I am in the process of learning Vassal... Once done, I'm a big SCS fan. Played them all but Fallshirmjeager (sorry for the spelling) and only half a game of Bastogne.

From there I would play online.