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Your introduction to consim gaming:: From my brother who bought me Avalon Hill's Kriegspiel. Several months after that I played my first miniature game--WWII naval, the Battle of the River Plate.

Your favorite game(s):: Naval Games: Trireme, War Galley, Blackbeard, Wooden Ships & Iron Men, Flying Colors, Ship of the Line, Close Action, The Ironclades, Submarine, The Great War at Sea Series, The 2nd World War at Sea Series and Command at Sea Series.

Ancient/Medieval Games: Ancients, Kingmaker, Britannia (2nd ed), Conquest of he Empire (2nd ed), Conquest of Gaul, Ceasar at Alexandria, Great Battles of Alexander the Great, Rise of the Roman Repbulic, Carthage, Pax Romana, Imperium Romanun II, Onward Christian Soldiers, Men of Iron and Cry Havoc!

Horse & Musket Era Games: 1776, 1777, Guilford, War & Peace, Le Grande Armee, Armee du Nord, Rebels & Redcoats (vol 1 & 2), Napoleon in Europe, The Napoleonic Wars, The Sun Never Sets and the Les Batailles series.

WWII/Modern Games: Squad Leader, Assassin and the Sniper! series

Sci-fi & Fantasy Games: Renegade Legion: Centurion, Federation Commander,Federation & Empire, Doom (the Boardgame), Risk: Lord of the Rings, Star Wars Risk, War of the Ring (both editions), Hero Quest, Martians!!! and Zombies!!!

Miniatures: Warcry & Battlelust, WAB, DBA, FoG, System 7 Napoleonics, Napoleon's Battles, General de Brigade, British Grenadier, Guns at Gettysburg, Fire & Fury, PanzerTruppe, Victory at Sea, Age of Dreadnoughts, SLiM, Star Wars Miniature Battles, Stargrunt, Full Thrust and Dirtside II.

Campaign Systems: Frontline General, Theater of War, Corps Commander Campaigns and Battlefinder.

RPGs: Traveller, D&D, Pirates, Skull & Crossbones, Privateers & Gentlemen, Star Wars and Run Out the Guns!

Magazine Games: Primarily from S&T

What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?: SWWaS--Operation Pedestal (Malta Convoy) solitaire.

What game(s) have you played recently?: GMT's GBoH--Conquest of Gaul
Onward Christian Soldiers--1st Crusade
Star Wars RPG adventure
War Without Mercy--Kursk Scenario at Expo-09

In general, how much time do you spend gaming?: About once/month

How big is your game collection?: Over 80 games

Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!): The Puyallup Wargamers & NHMGS

About Me: Retired USAF TACP (Tactical Air Control Party), aka Forward Air Controller.

Currently working for Washington State Emergency Management

Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.): Activities: working out (running, cycling, weight training, swimming & skiing).

Movies/shows: Ben Hur, The Gamers, The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, Lord of the Rings, Last of the Mohicans (1992), Zulu! & Zulu Dawn, Band of Brothers, Rome and Battlestar Galactica

Books: Anything by Bernard Cornwell, George MacDonald-Fraser, CS Forester, Alexander Kent/Douglas Reeman, Patrick O'Brian, David Drake, Jerry Pournelle or David Weber.

Website:: http://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/

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The Only Game I've Played This Year

My gaming opportunities have been far and few between. Two months ago, my friend Joe and I got together for our only game session so far this year.

In light of today's 72nd Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, this turned out to be oddly appropriate, since it was Scenario 1 from the Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit--The Retaking of Vierville.…

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Posted on June 6, 2016 at 12:03pm

Wilderness War Recap

Here's a product review and game report of a session of Wilderness War, Joe and I played last weekend.

http://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/2013/02/product-review-and-game-report.html

Posted on February 3, 2013 at 6:17pm

Wargaming at a Writers Conference

I managed to do some gaming, of sorts, at last month's writers conference:

http://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/2012/08/wargaming-at-writers-conference.html

Ted

Posted on August 23, 2012 at 3:50am — 2 Comments

Risk: Lord of the Rings, Trilogy Edition

Last weekend, a few of us were in the mood for a "mead & pretzel" game and decided on playing Lord of the Rings Risk. I'm currently working on an AAR video, that I hope to upload in the next few days. In the meantime, I posted some comments about the game and our initial deployment on my…

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Posted on September 19, 2011 at 6:40am — 1 Comment

Star Wars Miniatures Graphic Novel

Hey Folks:

I just finished writing-up a report using a comic book program, of a Star Wars Miniatures battle we played a while back.

http://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/search/label/Stern%20Rake%20Publications

Enjoy!

Ted

Posted on April 17, 2010 at 6:32pm

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At 5:32pm on June 21, 2009, Jon Compton said…: Thank you Ted! A little early, but happy to have the new arrival.

At 4:56pm on April 5, 2009, Smitty said…: Foo!

At 12:03pm on March 10, 2009, Terry Dull said…: Thanks Ted. That P-51 was providing "ground support" at Omaha/Utah Beach for the annual D-Day Remembrance Weekend in Conneaut, Ohio (NE of Cleveland). The event is held in September so we can have the USNR support for the Landing Craft.

At 4:32pm on February 7, 2009, Lance Runolfsson said…: Hi Theodore
Some how I missed it when you joined Miniature Games. Welcome and thanks for joining. Looks like you have a pretty varied number of miniature interests. I'm sure you will be making some great contributions!

At 10:25pm on December 10, 2008, Smitty said…: Ted:

I'm in Tacoma - email me at Robert.Smith38@conus.army.mil

Going to Camp Murray tomorrow. In Dupont this evening.

At 6:16pm on November 27, 2008, Tom Meier said…: I'm looking forward to your pics/video from your studio.

At 9:33pm on November 25, 2008, Smitty said…: Shoot me an email at Robert.Smith38@us.army.mil

At 8:27pm on November 25, 2008, Smitty said…: You need to try the Nine Navies War.

At 7:31am on November 18, 2008, Smitty said…: I loathe those critters so much! Love to make em pop!

At 7:23pm on November 17, 2008, Thomas Prowell said…: Hey, Ted -- yep, there's a whole bunch of us centered around Seattle, just as Greg tells you. We have some rented space in the city's Interbay district, kinda between Magnolia and Ballard. C'mon over!