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Mike O'Brien
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- Sacramento CA
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command and colors anc...
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Picket Duty - Okinawa:...
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Advanced Squad Leader!
141 members
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Manoeuvre Fans
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Miniature Games
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S. F. Bay Gamers
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All Things Victory Poi...
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All Things Against the...
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Gaming Modern and Hypo...
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BROG World
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All Things GMT
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SF and Fantasy and Ani...
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Career Networking
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ColdWarGaming
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In the Depths: Attack Sub
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Up Front! The Squad Le...
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Combat Commander: Ever...
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Sacramento Area Gaming
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B-29 Superfortress Pla...
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Mike O'Brien's Discussions
What are you reading?
Replied Dec. 2, 2008
What are you playing?
Replied Nov. 21, 2008
What are you playing?
Replied Aug. 17, 2008
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Roger, the club I'm in has miniatures and boardgames. Hook up with a miniatures group and sound out the members for interest. As for not having any games, well if you need some cardboard crack there are plenty of vendors including GMT games that w...
Roger, I'm really surprised you can't find anyone. Unless they are all into miniatures? You can always start your own group by advertising at local game stores, the library and on the Net. That's how we started the Miniature Wargaming Society of S...
The first problem is in finding people interested. My club meets at a library. The lobby has a great view of the meeting room. Lots of people come in and ask questions. We have a "business card" to hand out that has our information on it including...
Profile Information
- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- I've been gaming since 1976. I started in boardgaming (3rd Reich and Panzer Leader) then into RPG's. After that I got into miniatures and now play miniatures and boardgames. I game at least twice a week, doing Euro's on Wednesday and Wargames on Saturdays.
- Your favorite game(s):
- Combat Commander, Command and Colors, Battlecry, Up Front!, Race for the Galaxy, Atlantic Storm, Not War but Murder...lots of miniatures games and periods including AWI, SWY, Ancients, Blitzkrieg Commander
- What game(s) have you played recently?
- Race for the Galaxy, Combat Commander, Pacific Typhoon, Hammer of the Scots, Storm over Stalingrad
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- 6-10 hours a week, when I can
- How big is your game collection?
- Not sure
- Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!)
- Reside in the Sacramento CA area and am a member of the Miniature Wargaming Society of Sacramento (not a strictly miniatures club)
- About Me
- I am a 40 something male (born in 1960) who games both boardgames and miniatures. I generally game at least twice a week. I also hit about three cons a year. I am the surviving founding member of the Miniature Wargaming Society of Sacramento (started in 1986) M_W_S@yahoogroups.com
I play almost any kind of game. I play a lot of Combat Commander, Race for the Galaxy, Up Front!, 1960 Making of an election and just about any other game our group can buy. In miniatures I generally play Ancients, AWI, WWII, Moderns, Vietnam, Necromunda and other SF oriented games.
- Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.)
- Besides gaming I read a lot of Science Fiction, Military history, Modern Gothic novels (Jim Butcher, Charlene Harris, Charlie Huston). I am a member of Netflix and average a movie a week. I am currently hooked on Torchwood and Dr Who.
Comment Wall (15 comments)
- At 10:23pm on November 7, 2009,
Mike O'Brien said…
- Been playing a LOT of ASL lately. Played Friday the 13th today. Lost as Soviets. Very tight scenario. Worth playing again.
- At 5:21pm on November 7, 2009,
Robert Davies said…
- Thanks for the welcome Mike. I'm just starting getting back into ASL through ASLSK although I do have most of the official modules.
- At 4:38pm on April 26, 2009,
Mike O'Brien said…
- Back frm GMT West. Played Successors, Epic Command & Colors, Atlantic Storm & Dominion. Spent $ on Paths of Glory, Kutuzov, Operation Norway, Command and Strategy magazines with Operation Kadesh and a few other games. I got a chance to check out Chad and Kai Jensen's latest effort. Interesting stuff...
GPS in the phone wouldn't let me choose to drive back up I5 so had to go up 99. We played "What's that smell?" on the way back up. We were able to identify skunk and manure but a few odors defied description.
- At 7:23pm on March 23, 2009,
Katie said… - Origins is worth your time. Bring her along!
- At 5:23pm on March 1, 2009,
Katie said…
- PS - Smitty says very nice things about GMT :)
- At 5:22pm on March 1, 2009,
Katie said…
- You going to Origins this year? I like gamers - the odd wife/hottie(?) out that way :)
- At 4:34pm on March 1, 2009,
Katie said…
- Like your web page :)
- At 7:11pm on February 2, 2009,
Matt Severns said… - but its not as weird as a 7-11....in Hong Kong.....
- At 1:32am on August 18, 2008,
Ron Plunk said… - Mike, hope you and Donna can show at the B-17 game (I know it's tough with Arnold's Fed Min Wage "Law")... we will come up with a Sacto trip soon in any case. Maybe even run a B-17 game of your choosing? :-)
- At 1:11am on August 10, 2008,
Darin Leviloff said… - Doubtful regarding GMT West, but I will be at Conquest in Full force. Bringing two of my boys this year and a buddy from San Diego is coming up for the weekend. I am running Pax Brittanica on Sunday at 3 p.m. and will likely show off my Israeli Independence game here and there.
Look forward to see you at the convention.
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If you are writing about GMT's Eastern Front Series, check out that Group. This is for all the other games on the topic--strategic, operational, and tactical!
Hi fellas,
Noticed the release of Austerlitz this past week, very excited about this! I am plugging away at my Kursk campaign right now, quite the process.
ok...one of my faves
Thanks for the review Eric and congrats on the book/journal Michael !
I don't have ASL nor am I a big East Front fan but I really appreciate everything you guys are doing for the hobby.
The game was finally started on Saturday. We're playing Scenario 2 of the original game, using the original rules, including all the optional rules listed in the rule book.
We were both VERY rusty, so it took about 2 1/2 hours just to set up, sin...
Got this in an e-mail today. I thought it was pretty funny. Happy Birthday to all my fellow Marines out there. OOH-RAH! Semper Fi
A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments.
He had completed missions in Iraq...
Do you have the Air Power and the Naval Power equivalent?
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