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The Thunderdome
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BROG World
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Normandy Campaign Games
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Eric Walters's Discussions
Games You Sold or Gave Away and Now Wish You Hadn't
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen G Jun 25, 2010.
Sages, Rages, and Flashes In the Pan
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Walters May 5, 2008.
The Dogs--Games You Hate (and Love to Hate)
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Werbaneth May 26, 2010.
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Gene Lee left a comment for Eric Walters"Yeah, that desert thingy is a bit of an obstacle. I did my sailing in Iowa (lake racing scows) and in Philly (505's). Just not in that season of life right now, but it'll never leave me.
Lindenau: Its unique in that the French enter battle…"
Eric Walters left a comment for Gene Lee"Welcome aboard, Gene! You have quite an eclectic list of favroite games. What did you think of La Bataille de Lindenau (I just downloaded it and haven't yet assembled it)? I like a lot of what's on your list--only…"
Chuck S. commented on Eric Walters's group All That is Avalon Hill"Lw has some issues with the CRT can get very nasty if 6 is rolled, also fighters can not shoot back when attacked unlike bombers! One neat trick is to use the fighters to look like escorts but break off and attack stacks forming for attacks, also…"
Jay White commented on Eric Walters's group All That is Avalon Hill"Luftwaffe was the very first game I ever bought as far as board games go... It's the one that started it all for me. Got it brand new the year it came out. Then a buddy of mine found the Granddaddy of all the…"
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- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- When I was 14 back in 1974 I saw the old Avalon Hill MIDWAY game in a hobby shop where I always bought plastic model ships that I liked to build. Got that game instead of a TAMIYA light Japanese aircraft carrier model kit and it's not been the same since. Joined the Strategic Games Club in high school and started playing DIPLOMACY, NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION, PANZER BLITZ, PANZER LEADER, RICHTHOFEN'S WAR, FRANCE 1940, MOSCOW CAMPAIGN, FAST CARRIERS, SNIPER!, WOODEN SHIPS & IRON MEN, and THIRD REICH fairly frequently.
- Your favorite game(s):
- ADVANCED SQUAD LEADER/ADVANCED SQUAD LEADER STARTER KIT systems (AH/MMP) -- been a quarter of a century and it's still so fresh. Love the historical modules, even if I can't play the full campaigns! Yes, I do play both and enjoy both--better at Starter Kit than the full game, though.
EAST FRONT SERIES (GMT) -- Good balance between size and complexity. The first game in that series, TYPHOON, is my favorite, even though the rules have evolved a good bit since then. Well scratches my monster gaming itches.
CIVIL WAR BRIGADE SERIES (The Gamers/MMP) -- explains the crazy stuff that happened in Civil War battles more than any other sytem. Would love to see more battles covered--like Bentonville!
GRAND TACTICAL SERIES (MMP); Have played THE DEVIL'S CAULDRON and WHERE EAGLES DARE--one of my all time favorite systems and these two games are NOT to be missed! Am glad to see this system is being applied to D-Day and possibly Crete...need to play more NO QUESTION OF SURRENDER, though!
ROMMEL IN THE DESERT, NAPOLEON, EAST FRONT II (Columbia Games) -- these are some of the best in the block games.
KORSUN POCKET (PWG) -- my favorite monster game of all time. I pray for a re-release!
OPERATIONAL COMBAT SERIES (The Gamers/MMP) -- best system to model this level of war. I haven't played some of the newer titles but hope to some day.
TACTICAL COMBAT SERIES (The Gamers/MMP) -- best tactical system ever; I love how the OODA loop is modeled here.
GREAT WAR AT SEA/SECOND WORLD WAR AT SEA series (Avalanche Press) -- the tactical resolution is a bit gamey, but I love these naval games nevertheless.
CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON SERIES--of various scales (Kevin Zucker/OSG) -- Another game system highlighting different command and control capabilities at the operational level
ASSAULT series (GDW) -- my favorite modern hypothetical tactical combat system and there's some really heavy competition. Still holds up well after nearly 30 years; just takes a long time to play. Best limited intelligence and command/control system for a modern tactical game.
AIRPOWER/FIGHTING WINGS series (Clash of Arms games) -- the ultimate tactical air boardgames. I still like the old GDW titles AIR STRIKE and AIR SUPERIORITY that got this started.
BIRDS OF PREY--admittedly this is the best of the jet air combat board games, at least for air combat maneuvering.
DOWNTOWN/ELUSIVE VICTORY series -- one of the few "grand tactical" air games and it feels just so "right" for the scale.
ADMIRALTY TRILOGY miniatures series -- best replication of tactical naval combat out there; I need to marry this to the Avalanche Press GWAS and SWWAS operational systems for the Russo-Japanese War, WWI and WWII eras.
BATTLES OF THE AGE OF REASON (Clash of Arms Games)--just seems to replicate so well the age of Frederick the Great battles.
LACE WARS (Red Sash Games)--the penultimate monster gaming experience to replicate wars of the 18th Century!
- What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?
- Playing: GMT AmRev games, ASLSK, THE DEVIL'S CAULDRON. Want to play: BLOODY APRIL (GMT), IT NEVER SNOWS (MMP), SAIPAN 1944 (Avalanche Press), ECLIPSE.
- What game(s) have you played recently?
- Had a wonderful time at WINTER OFFENSIVE 2013 diving into THE DEVIL'S CAULDRON campaign game. Just makes me want to play it again and again. Also been doing a little bit of PANZERGRENADIER off and on.
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- I write about games about an hour a day (on BGG and elsewhere); I play maybe 8-16 hours a month!
- How big is your game collection?
- Over 2,000 games and game expansions, according to BGG. It counts scenario books as games/expansions, however. Sigh. Half of these are magazine games (XTR's COMMAND, SPI's STRATEGY AND TACTICS and WORLD AT WAR, 3W's WARGAMER, and the newer BATTLES and AGAINST THE ODDS magazines)
- Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!)
- Two excellent clubs--Tidewater ASL Gamers (TAG) and Tidewater Area Naval Gamers (TANG)
- About Me
- Married for the past 18 years to a lovely woman, Sue, who not only puts up with my weird hobbies, she actually supports me doing them! No children (we married relatively late in life). Love all sorts of historical periods and scales in my gaming, from ancients through contemporary hypothetical conflicts, even science fiction (and occasionally fantasy). Probably have wargaming ADD; I keep moving from game to game, system to system, and find enjoyment in most everything I play.
- Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.)
- Writing military history, reading military history, fine pure malt scotch, bourbon, and cigars, modern classical music as well as "shoegazing" stuff, fine arts, and far too many other interests because I'm a naturally curious guy.
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PrezCon 2013--the 20th Annual Convention of the Winter Nationals
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:00pm
Initial Impressions of GMT's revisions of Jim Day's PANZER board wargame--plus expansions.
Posted on September 11, 2012 at 1:15pm — 2 Comments
Confessions of an X-Box General
The Army's new PC-based computer game, URBANSIM, test driven by a journalist--posted on Foreign Policy Online:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/09/28/Xbox_general?page=0,0
"Can a computer game teach the Army how to defeat the Taliban?" is the subtitle. What do YOU think?
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/09/28/Xbox_general?page=0,0
"Can a computer game teach the Army how to defeat the Taliban?" is the subtitle. What do YOU think?
Posted on September 29, 2011 at 5:55pm — 3 Comments
Overkill on the Grossdeutschland?
Now, it's one thing to have a series of games that stretches on for quite a number of years, such as The Gamers'/MMP's Tactical Combat Series family of games on the Grossdeutschland. After all, there was GD '40 nearly two decades ago covering the GD infantry regiment at Stonne in May of 1940. Then there was … Continue
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 8:24pm — 1 Comment
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- At 11:37pm on May 7, 2013, Gene Lee said…
Yeah, that desert thingy is a bit of an obstacle. I did my sailing in Iowa (lake racing scows) and in Philly (505's). Just not in that season of life right now, but it'll never leave me.
Lindenau: Its unique in that the French enter battle by traveling a long narrow road over virtually impassable swamp. Once off the road they have good reason to cluster about Lindenau so they might not maneuver like typical French. This may mean the battle will follow an Austrian cadence for a change. Pay attention to the Austrian deployment tips offered in the special rules. I do not use the Martial rules, but a personal blend of Regs XXII & XXX.
- At 9:45pm on January 27, 2013,
Tom Woloszyn said… I've only recently been playing miniatures.. dabbling, really. No time or patience to paint or assemble. I enjoy monster games but trying to carve a weekend and assemble two teams has been daunting. I enjoy World in Flames as such but it turns to be three or four years before I can assemble crowd from gamers scattered around the States. Same fpor Gamers OCS Series. I've played Hells Highway a few times. It never Snows looks good as well. So when and where is your Winter Offensive? Tidewater is not too far to go for some dedicated gaming.
- At 5:45pm on January 27, 2013, Tom Woloszyn said…
I just opened It Never Snows. Actually I've been thinking of starting Hells Highway (again). I have a fascination for airborne games having served in the 82d in almost ever grade and two tours. I am considering going to PREZCON. Haven't been to a tournament in years.
- At 12:40pm on November 20, 2012, Jack Radey said…
Actually, I'm only here trying to find a way to contact David Bolt, my old phone #s don't seem to work, and no answer to email.
- At 9:13pm on August 13, 2012,
Wayne Downey said… Hi Eric! Takes one to know one! :-) I've been a member of the Forum for a long time but only now took the plunge on the hi-falootin' Social side. In fact, I didn't realize till last nite that I needed a separate 'membership.' I'm a little intimidated. I'm not a whiz-bang technical guy like all the 'kids' that work for me. But I'm lookin' forward to diving in. My boardgaming is primarily solo. I play for relaxation and for learning; usually in conjunction with a book I'm reading. I play miniatures with a diverse group of characters from around the Severn-Columbia area. I usually attend all 3 major HMGS Conventions but unfortunately missed this past Historicon. Only the 2nd time that's happened since it's inception. I go back to the days when the miniatures conventions were at New Carrolton.
- At 8:47pm on July 29, 2012,
Volko Ruhnke said… - That's excellent about handing out Sabin.
In my shop, the fact that manual sims are cheap seems to be a winning argument.
- At 3:32pm on July 29, 2012, Volko Ruhnke said…
- Great Small Wars article on gaming COIN and black boxes. We seem to be continuing the same debate today, based on my brief attendance of Connections at NDU this past week. vfr
- At 3:19pm on July 29, 2012, Volko Ruhnke said…
- Hi! Thanks for the welcome! Makes sense about a COIN Series page here on social, since there are only individual game pages among different folders on CSW now. I guess I'll have to figure out how to create a page...
- At 10:13pm on June 4, 2012, Glenn M. Goffin said…
Thanks, Eric. It sounds like you know more than I do about Traveller 5!
- At 8:54am on February 15, 2012, Fabrizio Da Pra said…
Thanks Eric,
yes I like big bad games!
Infact in ASL i like mostly Campaign Games.
Sadly the time to play is getting shorter but the internet is good way to compensate this.
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