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The Games of War: A Treasury of Rules for Battles with Toy Soldiers, Ships, and Planes by John Bobek
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Is there a sweeter sight in the air? Yes, hundreds of B-17's!!!!!!!
I believe "Hitler ist kaput!" with the arms above one's head is a fair translation!
How does one say "Gunner, COAX, Troops" in Russian?
If you stay in cover and the tanks roll over and past you, even Rumanians can survive. Of course, some of the tanks turned to fire down the trench, that changed things a bit!
They're Romanians in 1942. The met tanks. They're still alive?
Hey, I'm doing my best here! If you don't believe me, check out the photos I've posted!
John
PS Don't forget paintball. Paintball is miniatures wargaming where YOU are the "miniature!" See my video!
Thanks, though I doubt if the Rumanians felt the same way!
Now that one I really like John!
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- At 1:10pm on August 26, 2009,
Andy Brown said… - Wow just realized you were a published author - I feel honored! I gotta try to pick it up.
- At 9:07am on April 18, 2009,
Paul Healey said… - I am always looking for new systems.
I need to have look at your book, I remember seeing a copy for sale on Amazon whilst looking at some Heroscape stuff.
Do the rules run fast? I notice some youngsters in the pictures are they the players?
- At 1:00am on March 26, 2009,
Robert J. Kuntz said… - Thanks for the look John. Great pictures!
Robbie, indeed, as I was a wee lad then.
I will write you later via email.
- At 4:31pm on February 17, 2009,
Katie said… - I love the way Stukas "scream". That's just the coolest thing ever! And thanks to BOC I adore ME 262's :))
- At 8:13am on February 15, 2009,
Smitty said…
- I need to get another order into them as well - he's is one heck of a nice guy.
- At 10:35pm on February 14, 2009,
Smitty said…
- John:
http://www.bunkerhillgames.com/index.php?UID=20090214203452173.66.191.78
- At 1:42pm on February 3, 2009,
Lance Runolfsson said… - Wow that is a lot of pictures it will take a while to get through! Thanks for Joining the Miniatures Group.
- At 1:31pm on January 31, 2009,
Jon Compton said… - Read some of the commentary. It'll have you laughing pretty hard.
- At 7:31am on January 29, 2009,
Jon Compton said…
- Actually, here's a site that has a lot of pics of our games when I lived in Sacramento.
http://www.recon-in-force.com/
No westerns though.
- At 8:24am on January 28, 2009,
Jon Compton said…
- I think I have some photos from a shootout from 10 or so years ago. It's been so long that I've played minis at all that I really don't have much in the way of pictures to share. I'll look around for those old shots though.
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- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- Battlecry when I was in 7th grade, followed by Tactics II.
- Your favorite game(s):
- La Gloire de Guerre and Bloody Tarawa/Bocage from The Games of War. Favorite game that I didn't write? Kriegspiel chess.
- What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?
- Just did an Iwo Jima landing using Bloody Tarawa/Bocage from The Games of War
- What game(s) have you played recently?
- Hot Sand, Hotter Lead (Fr. Zinderneuf siege), Spears and Spells with Maces High (siege of Minas Guillen), Fighting Fleets (naval campaign evacuating the British from Crete), Cold War, Warm Conflicts and Combat Patrol (Marine patrol in Vietnam), among others this summer, all from The Games of War.
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- In the summer, about once a week, during the school year, about 1 to 2 x's a month including games after school with students.
- How big is your game collection?
- Most of the old AH games, Diplomacy, a bunch of lesser known boxed games, several CDG's and an out of control collection of miniatures of EVERYTHING!
- Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!)
- Basement of my house (sometimes referred to as the fuhrer bunker)
- About Me
- I'm a Catholic School teacher (half the pay, twice the work!), author of The Games of War: A Treasury of Rules for Battles with Toy Soldiers, Ships, and Planes. I'm the coach of 3rd and 4th grade flag football team, 12 inch girls' fast pitch softball, school sports board, editor of the school paper, parish pastoral council, Chancel Choir member, cantor, chairman of the SCC, judging coordinator of Region 2 of the IJAS, membero Sports Car Club of America (timing and scoring).
- Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.)
- Wargaming, paintball, SCCA,, photography, action movies, cartoons (especially The Avatar), eclectic music tastes, but especially historical and Wierd Al Yankowicz!
Any photos you see involving miniatures are from games using miniature figures and my book, The Games of War: A Treasury of Rules for Battles with Toy Soldiers, Ships, and Planes. Any markers, particularly red, indicate that either the figure resting on top of it is dead, or it is in lieu of a "dead body." Smoke is indicated by cotton. The typical time available to me for these games is from 2:45 till 4 after school, or from 3 till 7 pm at my house. If you have any questions about any game or picture, please ask.
The drawings were done by me for wargame magazines back in the late 60's or early 70's. I was for a time the editor of the International Federation of Wargaming's magazine, the International Wargamer. The old time photos are from games at UIC or at various conventions, most notably the Lake Geneva GenCon's.
Any photos with words stretched across them are available at CafePress.com as shirts, bags, hats, buttons, and various sundry items.
The drawings were done by me for wargame magazines back in the late 60's or early 70's. I was for a time the editor of the International Federation of Wargaming's magazine, the International Wargamer. The old time photos are from games at UIC or at various conventions, most notably the Lake Geneva GenCon's.
Any photos with words stretched across them are available at CafePress.com as shirts, bags, hats, buttons, and various sundry items.
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Those pesky Iranians! LOL
After turn 1, the Iranians are starting to force their way into Salyan and disrupt the local population, as the Azeris move south.
Granted, there hasn't been much out there to compare this game with. But as a military simulation, it stands head and shoulders over many other attempts. I'll admit, I've only played scenarios and never gotten through the campaign. But I liked thi...
The detail of the US Stryker company coming into the airfield is still loading onto their vehicles, and starts the scenario rather slowly.
The detail around Salyan for the setup.
Following the Iranian assault on Salyan, and initial capture of the city, the Iranians pulled out of the area to avoid a protracted occupation battle in Salyan. In the meantime, the Azeris have pieced together a mech infantry company, and the US l...
I remember playing KORSUN POCKET at one of the earliest MONSTER.CONs in Tempe. Jack tells me the revision benefits from a great deal of OOB scrubbing, with the help of Dave Glantz's access into the Soviet archives since this game was first publish...
I have VG's Pacific War. I've set it up and played through a couple of Operational level scenarios. It's a "serious" wargame. I enjoyed it, reminded me a bit about work (I am a project manager) so maybe not everyone's cup of tea. The design is imp...
Andy, nobody's done it yet. You could start one on ALAMEIN. What do you think of it?
Does anybody lament the loss of the WINTER STORM series? I remember when I got my copy of the original WINTER STORM--I think it was put out by Vanguard Games orginally. For me, a gamer who had learned about the Stalingrad counteroffensive from SPI...
How realistic is it that this game will be republished? I have the old original and agree it's an epic - one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. Also have NES's Killing Ground and would agree that this is an ideal format for a reprint.
Flying Colors
GMT also did a great job on the remake of Avalon Hill's game, SUCCESSORS. While I've not played it, people I know that have played both versions like what GMT did with it. Haven't seen nor played Mayfair Games' 3d Edition remake of the venerable G...
I tried to find a consimworld on AP's monster game Alamein but couldn't - can this be correct? I was actually contemplating buying this......
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