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Grognards Live!
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And they need proper attire. I haven't seen a Grognard T-shirt in decades, so I want to do a print run of some description this Fall, before Winter Gaming sets in.I'd appreciate some ideas for…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rob Johnson Jun 30, 2012.
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Rob Johnson posted a status"I relocated to Greater Minnesota, meaning I have plenty of space to set up shop again. Meaning maple counter trays. St Simonsen be praised!"
Rob Johnson commented on Chuck S.'s group All things SPI"Look, I know this is sacrilege, but some sadly deluded young Lady is selling a mint, un-punched Victory Games Peloponnesian War on the Bay for $40. Worth over $150. An un-punched PW actually has no market value, because it's beyond…"
Rob Johnson commented on Chuck S.'s group All things SPI"Does anybody know anything about the status of Phil Kosnett? Looks like he hasn't posted in seven years- that worries me greatly."
Rob Johnson replied to Eric Walters's discussion Timeless SPI Games in the group All things SPI"I'll have to play this sometime, as a homage to my Dad, who fought through Hue. ASL, Patrol, Sniper, etc just never gave me the right feeling. This looks good!"
Rob Johnson replied to Eric Walters's discussion Timeless SPI Games in the group All things SPI"Too bad there's no Voting mechanism on this- StarForce was my first thought, too."
Rob Johnson replied to Eric Walters's discussion Timeless SPI Games in the group All things SPI"True. But then I'd have to hire a mob of Psychics to conduct a seance to contact Redmond Simonsen, get his permission and ideas, etc. Messy."
Rob Johnson replied to Eric Walters's discussion Timeless SPI Games in the group All things SPI"My favorite science fiction game of all time. Even the star-map has stood the test of time, even in the face of the Hipparchos Mission data. I wouldn't sell mine for controlling shares in Microsoft."
Rob Johnson commented on Chuck S.'s group All things SPI"Thank you again, Wade, for putting me in touch with Tom Tietz. The counters he did for me are just superb. SAU is now a very serious threat to both the US and Russians, at least in ground units."
Rob Johnson commented on Chuck S.'s group All things SPI"Things are really hotting up in War in the Ice finally (I hadn't played for two weeks) Two months of Poor Weather right from GT1 pretty much grounded all aircraft and reduced everything else to a crawl. The weather finally broke GT5. The…"
Rob Johnson commented on Chuck S.'s group All things SPI"My Thanks, Wade! If he can do the work, he'll be reimbursed very generously."
Rob Johnson commented on Chuck S.'s group All things SPI"On another topic, do we know of anyone with a talent for creating SPI-style custom counters? Or at least a printing process for a paper counter-sheet, to glue to .5" counters? The essential graphics exist already, they just need some…"
Rob Johnson commented on Chuck S.'s group All things SPI"My apologies, Guys, but I won't have my shop up and running until late August at the soonest......
The trays are made to fit both bookcase and flat-pack games. The whole replacement tray system (for disintegrating flat-packs) will take a…"
Rob Johnson commented on Chuck S.'s group All things SPI"Thanks for the link, Russ- beats the Hell out of spending a hour milling out maple trays!!
For sub-storage, these are unbeatable:
http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_containers/colored_plastic_boxes/220"
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- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- Paul Borchers
- Your favorite game(s):
- SPI: StarSoldier, StarForce, Outreach, BattleFleet Mars, October War, War in the Ice, Viking/PRESTAGS, Gondor, Sauron, War of the Ring
CoA: Brandywine/Germantown, Monmouth, Epic of the Peloponnesian War
VG: Peloponnesian War
Finland in WWII is a major passion Talvisota & Jatkosota (waiting til after XMas Madness for Mikugames "The Finnish Trilogy"-)
Greco-Persian Wars
Campaigns of Thutmose III, Ramses II
- What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?
- SPI-War in the Ice
- What game(s) have you played recently?
- SPI War in the Ice
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- typically about 15 hours a week
- How big is your game collection?
- very small, 25
- Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!)
- United Geeks of Gaming (Minneapolis/MN)/MBGM
- About Me
- Jackpine Savage, engineer/machinist, optics (E&W Optical Vet), gunsmith/Black Powder muskets, small arms engineering, Arctic combat technologies, Ham Radio products
- Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.)
- The usual Grognard affectations..... science fiction (pre-Empire), general History Freak, plus camping/hiking, XC skiing, shooting/reloading, astronomy/astrophysics, Rev War re-enactor., Mycenaean and Classical Greek civilization
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The Siege of Syracuse
Any thoughts on this new TPS game? The cover at least is superb. I've never played a game on this operation, but I know Vae Victus has something out there.......this is definitely something I could sink my teeth into. I've been supremely hacked off at Phormio since I first read Thucydides: Idiot!!
Posted on October 10, 2012 at 10:41pm — 3 Comments
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- At 7:46pm on June 24, 2012,
Robert Fanelli said… Not really. We've been playing Wargods of Aegyptus, a fantasy ancient miniatures rules set, and they have a classical greek mythology segment. I have a unit of about 20 satyrs painted, but that's about it. I did play several ancients games years back, like the SPI Pre-Stags series, and have down some Alexander games, but nothing recently. Did you get to play ion Matt Hinkle's game? He is an outstanding ref.
- At 8:41am on June 24, 2012, Robert Fanelli said…
Hey, Rob! Looks like you're a Rev War fan, as am I. I've played CoA's Germantown a few times, including one excellent play-by-email game reffed on this site about a year or two ago. The game system is worth learning, because the games play very well. Also played Brandywine and Monmouth but not extensively. Haven't played their 1777 game but would like to.
My gaming is mostly miniatures, role play and beer & pretzels level games. Just don't seem to have enough free time for face-to-face war-games. And the counters are getting harder to see!
I do run 25mm Rev War miniatures scenarios, mostly using a simple home brew rules set. Have run about 20 different scenarios, mostly from the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777-1778.
Like your photos!
Bob
- At 7:49am on June 20, 2012,
Brent Cooper said… Rob, Thanks for asking me to become your friend. As far as "The Epic of the Pelopponesian War" goes, I visit that forum everyday just because I own the game. I have never played it though since there is no one around where I live (Leavenworth, KS) that plays board wargames. For that matter I don't play any games that are in my collection for the same reason.
Brent
- At 1:05pm on June 19, 2012,
Robert O Brown said… OMG! What a small world, Rob. I live in Shoreview. I bet we've met at the Source or possibly Castle Games. I am a huge Redmond Simonsen fan, and really love the StarForce mileu (I incorporated it into my Traveller game back when I was doing that).
Currently I'm spearheading a group of people to reprint Vietnam 1965-75, including the designer himself.
Let's meet for a beer sometime and network
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