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command and colors ancie…
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Conflict of Heroes
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World At War
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Jim Werbaneth's Discussions
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Jim Werbaneth - Line of Departure
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Chris:
Really - that's a good point. I wonder if the Audi folks realized the message they were sending out with this one. I doubt if anyone found it funny in the least.
Smitty
The fact that Carolyn like KAtie, married men like us tells us they are good and special people.
My wife Carolyn teaches special ed. I wouldn't trade jobs with her for any amount of money. Very difficult work indeed.
Yes, this was a creepy ad. I looked at the Audi website to compare this car to others. Oddly enough, you are unable to compare it to the VW SportWagon TDI, which gets exactly the same mileage.
Lately, I've been mad at Newsweek, due to issues of bias that are beyond the realm of this group. However, tonight I read a very good article on its web site, regarding layoffs.I was once in a meeting at a former employer, and we were going over th…
I second the motion. May his service in the defense to his country be what matters in the hereafter.
The game on the development table now is Rob Markham's Saratoga. This game covers the decisive battle of the American Revolution tactically, with two scenarios. One addresses the Battle of Freeman's Farm on September 19, and the other is on the Ba…
I'd love to see more open source work, but I'm especially thinking of computer games. That would allow not just designers, but the developers, to look "under the hood" to see what makes a good game work. Even if that education is taken to commercial…
What's interesting is I am very eco friendly and huge on recycling. But a number of years ago Montgomery County until it was "outed" planned on having police check trash to see if people were throwing any recycleables....
Dave:
Kudo's to you. I worked one summer at a camp for the blind and emotionally disadvantaged. Hard work even then for a young resislent man!
Smitty
It still sounds like fun, Dave. You're also a braver man than me for taking on the responsibility of the kids with the worst problems.
Hi everyone I am a primary school teacher in the UK. For many years I taught in a special unit dealing with children with severe emotional and behavioral problems. I then worked briefly in child protection and am currently back teaching in a small r…
This group is for educators of all levels, whether or not they use wargames in the classroom. You could be a college professor, a high school teacher, or an aid in a grade school, and this group would be for you.
Those TDG's sound really interesting.
I'm averaging about twenty per class, but then American Government I is a required course for all undergraduates. Still, I'm surprised how well you can get to know people, and how the really motivated people ca…
I wonder if it was the "snow event" on Friday that interfered. It worked fine yesterday and today.
Maybe not in Mentor, but any place else?
This was kind of weird. I turned on my XM radio when I was in Mentor OH, after driving from Pittsburgh, listening to tunes through my USB port. But after two hours, in a totally flat area not blocking a line of site to the satellite, and where my XM…
I'm of two minds about burying those bastion foundations. One is that the city did it for a really stupid reason. At the same time, they were deteriorating by the year, including from vandalism. Putting them under the concerts might actually preserv…
Profile Information
- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- My first game was Avalon Hill's 1914, of all the introductions, bought as an eleventh birthday present by my grandparents. It took about two years for me to make total sense of that game, but it was the start of my lifelong hobby, one that is close to a vocation.
Now I'm an addict, but one who won't go to rehab.
- Your favorite game(s):
- The Great Battles of History Series (GMT)
Britain Stands Alone (GMT); Of course, I'm the designer.
Inchon (Command); I'm the designer, again.
1914 (Avalon Hill)
Stellar Conquest (Avalon Hill)
Kharkov (SPI)
The Great War at Sea Series (Avalanche Press)
The Royal Navy (Quarterdeck)
The Chaco War (Command)
Thunder at the Crossroads (The Gamers)
The Siege of Jerusalem (Avalon Hill)
Imperium Romanum II (West End)
And a whole lot more...
- What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?
- I'm developing games for TPS: Saratoga (by Rob Markham) is on the table now.
- What game(s) have you played recently?
- Drive on Kursk (Strategy & Tactics)
Storm Over Taierzhuang (Against the Odds)
Guelphs and Ghibellines (Europa Simulaziones)
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- Not enough.
- How big is your game collection?
- Big enough to choke a maggot, or a whole nest of them.
- About Me
- I'm on the adjunct faculty of Community College of Allegheny County, teaching political science, and La Roche College, teaching political science and history. Now doing online teaching, full time, in political science through American Military University, a unit of American Public University System [APUS].
One of the things that might surprise a lot of people is that I'm an incurable workaholic. I don't think that it's a coincidence that the words "worthless" and "workless" are nearly identical. Between a day job, Line of Departure, work for game companies, and other pursuits, my record is having five gigs at once.
And I survived. I think. Maybe.
- Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.)
- If you want to know more about my tastes in travel, look at the pictures section of my profile. If you want to know about my tastes in music, look at the videos and the music play list.
I should also mention that I enjoy candlelight dinners, long walks on the beach, and feeding spammers to wild pigs.
- Website:
- http://www.jimwerbaneth.com/lod
Charles S. Roberts Award -Winner as Best Amateur Magazine of 2006, 2007 and 2008
…And the Bell Tolls for Thee: Spain's Agony Comes to the Computer, in HPS Simulations' Spanish Civil War
An Army Not Ready for Victory: Rommel's Last Gamble in Tunisia, in GMT's Kasserine
Back to the Solomons: A Review of The Solomons Campaign in World at War
When Britain Ruled the Waves: Naval Surface Combat in the Age of Dreadnoughts in Jack Greene's The Royal Navy
Line of Departure/The Wargamer has been replaced by Line of Departure Online Features. Be sure to check in for free articles, scenarios, supplements and even a downloadable DTP game.
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Fort Pitt Museum to Reopen in April
I'll avoid talk of the sordid state-level political dealings and bullying that wrecked the Pennsylvania state budget last year. However, one of the casualties was the Pennsylvania History and Landmarks Commission, which was gutted, crippling its ability to maintain historical attractions.
One of my favorite attractions was the victim of long-term closure. The… Continue
One of my favorite attractions was the victim of long-term closure. The… Continue
Posted on February 1, 2010 at 10:03pm — 5 Comments
The Most Shameless Thieves in the World
You have to be an absolute piece of crap, with no respect for history or decency, to pull off this crime:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8423827.stm
My only joy is that the five semi-humans who committed the crime were caught, along with what they stole.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8423827.stm
My only joy is that the five semi-humans who committed the crime were caught, along with what they stole.
Posted on December 20, 2009 at 11:24pm —
Line of Departure Issue 65 Ready to Go!
The subscribers' print run of Line of Departure Issue 65 is in the car and ready to go into the mail tomorrow. This one is a theme issue, Second World War: First Contact, addressing the early stages of the war, and the preliminary confli… Continue
Posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:30pm — 4 Comments
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
I'm a big fan of Max Brooks, especially World War Z, his definitive oral history of mankind's war to the death with the undead.
First published in 2003, three years before his better-known towering work, is The Zombie Survival Guide. By its nature,… Continue
First published in 2003, three years before his better-known towering work, is The Zombie Survival Guide. By its nature,… Continue
Posted on October 23, 2009 at 8:21pm —
Goodbye to a Hero
Today, a man named Marek Edelman died at age 90 in Warsaw. Edelman was a tireless campaigner against hate, and for freedom and human dignity, opposing Communism in Poland, and working with the Solidarity movement in its campaign for a democratic homeland.
Had he done none of this though, Marek Edelman would still deserve remembering, for he was the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto upri… Continue
Had he done none of this though, Marek Edelman would still deserve remembering, for he was the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto upri… Continue
Posted on October 2, 2009 at 8:08pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (220 comments)
- At 4:59pm on February 5, 2010,
Matt Severns said… - Feeling better, able to eat real food finally. wow, y'all are getting a buttload of snow up there. Hope lisa and yourself have an enjoyable repast
- At 4:51pm on February 5, 2010,
Matt Severns said…
- Hey jim...how is everything?
- At 9:58pm on February 2, 2010,
Bill Jelinek said… - Hi, Jim.
It was taken at the 2007 Gathering of Mustangs & Legends in Columbus, Ohio. I added a couple more photos in case you're interested. Thanks for asking.
Bill
- At 9:20pm on November 27, 2009,
Larry Winslow said… - thanks Jim. I see you are a Marine. I find that Marines are prolific writers....kudos
- At 5:25pm on November 7, 2009,
Robert Davies said… - Thanks for the welcome Jim.
- At 8:12am on October 27, 2009,
Erez Ben-Aharon said…
- Thanks buddy!
- At 11:04am on October 8, 2009,
adri waterman said…
- Thx Jim!
- At 12:06am on October 7, 2009,
Joel Feldman said…
- Welcome from Boston, where our hobbies are collecting Lombardi and World Series Trophies!
August while checking my luggage at the airport in Pittsburg I was wearing a Patriots jersey. Before taking my bag the airline employee asked what was my favorite Football team. Steelers were my second favorite of course.
- At 5:28pm on October 1, 2009,
John Kantor said… - Got it. Thanks.
- At 3:33am on October 1, 2009,
John Kantor said…
- I bought one of your pdf hexsheets to use with a map in Vassal. It works great - but I have to tile several together and the rectangular border shows up. Is there a way to get rid of it? (Or to get one without it?)
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Didn't we just have a special election.....God we get to go through THAT yet again....
I've found the internal debate (i.e. the debate in my head) has been to either play a lot of games poorly or a few games well. I prefer the latter model, but then you must, as you say, find that set of holy grail games that one chooses to become goo…
Chris:
Really - that's a good point. I wonder if the Audi folks realized the message they were sending out with this one. I doubt if anyone found it funny in the least.
Smitty
The fact that Carolyn like KAtie, married men like us tells us they are good and special people.
My wife Carolyn teaches special ed. I wouldn't trade jobs with her for any amount of money. Very difficult work indeed.
Group to discuss boardgame Map Making.
Where amateur and published map makers can discuss and assist each other with techniques and methods used in creating boardgame maps.
(not a group for arguments about what map style or software app is best)
I've recently printed and built "To the Last Man." I was able to play the game and get an idea of its look and feel beforehand thanks to BGG and Cyberboard. It's an excellent game, one well worth the bother.
I _hope_ it is just by unfortunate accid…
Yes, this was a creepy ad. I looked at the Audi website to compare this car to others. Oddly enough, you are unable to compare it to the VW SportWagon TDI, which gets exactly the same mileage.
Lately, I've been mad at Newsweek, due to issues of bias that are beyond the realm of this group. However, tonight I read a very good article on its web site, regarding layoffs.I was once in a meeting at a former employer, and we were going over th…
I second the motion. May his service in the defense to his country be what matters in the hereafter.
The game on the development table now is Rob Markham's Saratoga. This game covers the decisive battle of the American Revolution tactically, with two scenarios. One addresses the Battle of Freeman's Farm on September 19, and the other is on the Ba…
I'll just say "R.I.P.", lest I stray into the political realm.
I'd love to see more open source work, but I'm especially thinking of computer games. That would allow not just designers, but the developers, to look "under the hood" to see what makes a good game work. Even if that education is taken to commercial…
I haven't seen much in the way of Napoleonic games as of late, and I think the COA system always lagged a bit because the rules changed quite a bit and there have been lots of questions surrounding a new, more playable system. I think if someone can…
What I think will be coolest about the concept is the use of touch displays to pick up and move counters, etc. and swipe the display with a finger to quickly scroll and view the map. All this while having a live chat window or audio option to talk t…
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