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Jan 25, 2020

Eric Walters left a comment for Wayne Downey

"Indeed, I am a Marine--retired after 29 years in 2010 and am now a professor of strategy and operational art for the U.S. Army at their Command and General Staff College, working at the Fort Lee Satellite Campus. Great place to be for quality…"

Aug 10, 2019

Wayne Downey left a comment for Eric Walters

"Despite buying and even playing :-) some newer games I continue to fall back on my old favorites. The newer games sure are nice to look at but many of them rely on a complexity that saps the fun out for me. But that’s one of the many…"

Aug 10, 2019

Eric Walters left a comment for Wayne Downey

"Your favorites sure are classics--I recall with great fondness the SPI Divisional Series, particularly those Eastern Front titles. Also played the heck out of Nap's Last Battles, Caesar: Alesia, and the Russian Campaign (still have all of…"

Aug 8, 2019

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Your introduction to consim gaming:: My first two board wargames were SPI's Napoleon at Waterloo and Barbarossa, both purchased around 1972.

Your favorite game(s):: SPI’s Turning Point: Stalingrad, Destruction of Army Group Center, Bill Banks' Ancients, DG's Battles of the Ancient World (especially Teutoburger Wald), Revolution Games’ Red Typhoon, Into the Pocket by Tiny Battle Publishing.

What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?: A Victory Denied by MMP

What game(s) have you played recently?: Red Typhoon

In general, how much time do you spend gaming?: A couple hours a week.

How big is your game collection?: About 120 board wargames and 10,000 painted miniatures.

About Me: Married, great kids and grandson, retired DoD.

Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.): The Egyptian and Sudan campaigns 1882 - 1898, The Anglo-Zulu War, WWII East Front, astronomy, astrophysics, classic vocalists from the 40's, 50's, and 60's, classical music, film scores.

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At 8:22pm on August 10, 2019, Eric Walters said…: Indeed, I am a Marine--retired after 29 years in 2010 and am now a professor of strategy and operational art for the U.S. Army at their Command and General Staff College, working at the Fort Lee Satellite Campus. Great place to be for quality of life and in the thick of Civil War battlefields! Tons of wargame opponents and opportunities here as well.

At 6:14pm on August 8, 2019, Eric Walters said…: Your favorites sure are classics--I recall with great fondness the SPI Divisional Series, particularly those Eastern Front titles. Also played the heck out of Nap's Last Battles, Caesar: Alesia, and the Russian Campaign (still have all of those!) Am looking forward to retiring from DoD myself in about 3-5 years! I'll have more time for wargaming!

At 8:31pm on August 13, 2012, Eric Walters said…: Ah, an old guard wargamer! Welcome aboard, Wayne! Lots of wargamers up in your neck of the woods--(friend of mine and I play up in Columbia where he lives when I can get up there!)