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I'm right there with you Eric. Sad part is that I had the big plans for playing all my games and reading all my books "after the Army." Well, here I am and it's only gotten progresively worse. And I find myself repeating the mantra, but have replace…
It's perfect for minis! With 6 or 2mm armies, you have plenty of room!!!
Absolutely! Unfortunately, she's with her mom the next two weeks and so will probably go with her to see "The Half Blood Prince." Oh well, maybe she'll have to endure it twice! ; )
A phoenix!
Stephen, well, those are actually Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Pepsi and Mountain Dew cans... But there's a sake bottle and a couple of classic whiskey bottles in there somewhere!
Lawrence, I actually stand when I game at this table. When we're ha…
Gorgeous! But the problem is there is no space down under the table so that you can sit down and enjoy the game on the surface.
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- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- Big brother, 1969. TAHGC Blitzkrieg
- Your favorite game(s):
- War in Europe, East Front Series, Great Battles of the American Civil War, Gamers ACW Regimental Series, Great Battles of History, Battles for the Ardennes, Napoleon's Last Battles, and Europa (sigh)
- What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?
- The Killing Ground/Overlord; War for the Motherland II; Pacific War. Wish to play War in the Pacific
- What game(s) have you played recently?
- Onward Christian Soldiers, War Without Mercy, War for the Motherland II
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- Not enough!
- How big is your game collection?
- Too big to ever play them all
- Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!)
- Seattle Metro Gamers, and I'm still trying to find the time to get there!
- About Me
- Single dad with an eleven-year-old daughter. Retired US Army. Worked for the local schools for five years and then bailed after 9/11...Couldn't stand to be on the sidelines. Now I'm with Federal Law Enforcement.
- Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.)
- Cycle and hike. Obviously play games when I can. Most of my reading is professional these days (dull!), but I break out once in a while and get to read something fun. Just discovered some new music interests: The Black Angels, The Shins, and Death Cab for Cutie. Otherwise it's mostly 60's and 70's rock and contemporary jazz/fusion. Most of my movies these days are G or PG fare that's acceptable for my daughter, though I've introduced her to the stage (Phantom of the Opera) and now she's hooked so we've been watching a lot of musicals lately (to supplement our usual bevy of romantic comedies and animated features).
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I'm Registered for Expo 2009!
Woo-hoo! Just completed my registration! I'm gonna make it back for the first time since the first Expo! And I'm dragging along several first-timers (and my daughter) with me. See y'all there in May!
Joe
Joe
Posted on January 2, 2009 at 11:31pm — 4 Comments
Same here - haven't been able to get on all day. Think I'm starting to get the shakes...
Same here - haven't been able to get on all day. Think I'm starting to get the shakes... Continue
Posted on December 6, 2008 at 6:50pm — 11 Comments
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 9:38am on June 21, 2009,
Smitty said… - Joe:
Send me an email.
Smitty
- At 4:59pm on December 7, 2008,
Katie said… - He's flying out on Alaks Tuesday - he's babysitting a goofy ass civilian out there. His oestinable boss though Smitty runs the show. Dupont - the little town he said that was created there?
- At 4:12pm on December 7, 2008,
Katie said…
- Reminder - Smitty is coming your way!
- At 12:59pm on November 28, 2008,
Matt Severns said… - oh, yeah...I remember Yongson...i was over at CNFK and hung out at the Navy Club...saw a few of your MP's there...I remember the 2 females they called the "Twin towers" because they were both over 6 feet.....
- At 5:00pm on November 27, 2008,
Tom Meier said… - Well Joe, I did leave Kansas (Ft Riley) - went to Iraq - and then came back (Ft Leavenworth) for good. I'm retiring next fall, I'll take my uniform off in July probably.
GREAT To hear you plan to come back to the Expo. Eric probably won't, he's an O6 now, and fully engaged with his duties. He ususally escapes to the 3 day cons on the east coast, but not the Expo. I've been gaming with mark Hinkle and an old friend of mine Will Riley the last couple of years. My friend Will found me on consimworld after we had not seen/spoken since I left for the Army - it's been good to reunite.
- At 9:29pm on November 26, 2008,
Matt Severns said…
- THG...How do you know Tom and Eric? I met them at USFK
- At 5:29pm on November 26, 2008,
Mike said… - Welcome aboard, Joe. Join a whole bunch of us who are gamers getting back into the hobby after time away. Let me know how you like Conflict of Heroes. I read a bunch about the game, downloaded the rules, then took the plunge and ordered a copy which came yesterday. I'm looking forward to trying the first firefight over the next few days--always wondered what it would be like to fight the Germans/Russians after gorging on turkey...
- At 5:11pm on November 26, 2008,
Matt Severns said…
- Looks like you like the monster games! You should give the gamer's OCS a try...Which of the RSS do you like the most?
- At 2:51pm on November 26, 2008,
Tom Meier said…
- Joe,
Glad to see you here and that you hooked up with Smitty. I caught up with the short version over on smitty's page. Looking forward to gaming together again sometime in the future.
Sounds like you are liking Fed law enforcement, which is goodness.
- At 2:54pm on November 22, 2008,
Joe Blanchette said…
- Think I'm starting to figure this out!
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I've been there several times; Bull Run is a great battlefield.
recently purchased the TS deluxe upgrade kit. new mounted map, player aids, revised cards! Christmas is wonderful! :-)
Recently purchased:
AH's -Rise and Decline of the Third Reich: 6 Dollars (Brand Spanking NEW, box had some wear, everything else, untouched.
PanzerBlitz: Hill of Death.
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Looking forward to getting some games going soon. I've come to the conclusio…
Below is rough list of scenario actions. May have missed something, but also noted use of new or other boards of interest.
Harbin, Manchuria 4 Feb 32 Japanese attacking Chinese (BFP B)
Shanghai, China 5 Feb 32 Japanese attacking Chinese (DW-1)
Wanp…
Below is rough list of scenario actions. May have missed something, but also noted use of new or other boards of interest.
Harbin, Manchuria 4 Feb 32 Japanese attacking Chinese (BFP B)
Shanghai, China 5 Feb 32 Japanese attacking Chinese (DW-1)
Wanp…
Discussion of all the games in the VPG line up
Well, at a larger scope, I do have two hanging on the wall of my game room. One is for the Union armies and one for the Confederate armies.
http://www.historyshots.com/store.cfm?IDCategory=3
I don't have the one for US divisions in WW2--that looks…
This is funny and worth a couple minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT7gjpbhVhk
This is neet! What a great way to analyze character interaction. Are there more of these?
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