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Au Fil de l'Epée series
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Wargames in France
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Musket & Pike Battle S...
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Guilt and war gaming
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Andy (ab5000)
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Just got WHERE THERE IS DISCORD in the mail last week, a solitaire game on the Falklands War. I wasn't prepared for how big and beautiful this game is. Wow. The focus is on the naval and air side of it--the goal for the solitaire/Brit player is ge...
Intersting website here: http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/Modern/T64/ I haven't spoken russian in years so I'm a bit rusty...
David I didn't see anything in my books - but check out the website militaryphotos.net and look in the forums under Warsaw Pact. There's some awesome pcis there (I want to respect their IP so not posting myself)... http://www.militaryphotos.net/fo...
So a lot of that good old old Soviet dark green? None of the BW photos even from Afghanistan seemed to have camo patterns...
In all seriousness none of my books have many color photos of Soviet stuff. I'm thinking about a freedom of information from the CIA/DIA on that era...
Color, hmmm..... I've got a bunch of Zaloga books and some old Jane's but all the pictures are black and white - let me double check - could be a hard one!
There's been some good discussions here - but since my discussions seem to go off of the rail at some point - I gotta close it... I appreciate everyone's thoughts...
I subscribe to more game-related magazines than I've ever done before
That is something I need to do more of.
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- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- Finally trying to get back into gaming - bit of a Cold War junkie.
Would like to find a war gaming group in the Boston, MA area. There are a lot of minitures players in the areas but not too many boardgamers.
- Your favorite game(s):
- World At War: Eisenbach Gap
World At War: Death of 1st Panzer
Lock 'N Load: Forgotten Heroes
Lock 'N Load: Band of Heroes
- What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?
- LNL, WAW and up to learn new systems
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- 10 hours a week
- How big is your game collection?
- 8 games
- Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!)
- Boston (Medford) Massachusetts
What is going on.....
Have not done gaming in months - work bites!!! But I have a job - so I can buy all the games I want jst can't play them!!!
This space for rent!
I've been busy and need to update things....
Here is what I'm gonna update:
My thoughts on gaming and other things..
What I'm playing...
My dream of designing some LNL and WAW modules....
What new games I've gotten - I've ordered "Hold The Line" and waiting to see how it looks, smells, tastes..
This space for rent!
I've been busy and need to update things....
Here is what I'm gonna update:
My thoughts on gaming and other things..
What I'm playing...
My dream of designing some LNL and WAW modules....
What new games I've gotten - I've ordered "Hold The Line" and waiting to see how it looks, smells, tastes..
Andy Brown's Blog
I'm gonna pull the trigger...
And buy the Rosetta Stone French edition softwre. Maybe in a year I can go over and visit Olivier, David, Yvan and everyone else...
Posted on August 9, 2009 at 8:56pm — 6 Comments
I love the French!
Actually I've been back into board/wargaming for a couple of years now, and really have enjoyed the hobby! I've been thinking about a few things lately so here are my rambling thoughts.
1. I really like game settings besides the Bulge or Stalingrad. To me it seems like people are way too focused on these battles. Like 15 of the top twenty war games on BGG seem to be about these battles. Jeez...
2. I really like French games. I'm finding the rules, art and subject matter the French guys produci… Continue
1. I really like game settings besides the Bulge or Stalingrad. To me it seems like people are way too focused on these battles. Like 15 of the top twenty war games on BGG seem to be about these battles. Jeez...
2. I really like French games. I'm finding the rules, art and subject matter the French guys produci… Continue
Posted on July 30, 2009 at 6:15pm — 1 Comment
Contra Vs. Sandinista
I don't know why - but now I'd really like to see a LNL module based on this - I know it won't sell but would be "pure" infantry combat. Maybe I'm crazy but I find it interesting. Maybe even other "brush" wars of the Cold War. I've been thinking of it a lot lately.
I know some folks find it tasteless - but I'm interested to know what really happened, and I think the men and women who fought and died on both sides need to have the world remember.
Am I wrong?
I know some folks find it tasteless - but I'm interested to know what really happened, and I think the men and women who fought and died on both sides need to have the world remember.
Am I wrong?
Posted on July 9, 2009 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments
FTF gaming
I had a FTF session after a long drought a few weeks ago (got in a couple games of Eisenbach Gap and started Hold The Line). And all I can say is WOW is it fun. What a great hobby...
Gotta try and get a game group together.
Gotta try and get a game group together.
Posted on May 17, 2009 at 7:30pm —
I think I'm done with computer games....
I tried to play a bunch of games - but now that I'm back into war games (and other table top gaming) I just can't play computer games.
I work on a PC all day at work, and lately it seems all I want to do is to read and if I get a chance - look at or play with my board games.
WOW... At least now I can save money. Insttad of a new PC every year it can go to games....
What happened...
I work on a PC all day at work, and lately it seems all I want to do is to read and if I get a chance - look at or play with my board games.
WOW... At least now I can save money. Insttad of a new PC every year it can go to games....
What happened...
Posted on March 8, 2009 at 3:44pm — 6 Comments
Comment Wall (48 comments)
- At 9:19pm on August 26, 2009,
John Bobek said… - Thanks Andy! If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask!
- At 2:19pm on August 26, 2009,
John M. said… - Hi Andy!
- At 3:03pm on August 13, 2009,
Erik Nicely said… - Hey Andy, I don't get on the social site often. Yeah, still around for the moment.
- At 9:59pm on August 11, 2009,
Paul Martenis said… - Hi, sorry not to get back to you. Been bouncing around, visiting family, but we'll be doing less of that as school approaches. Still interested in setting up a game?
- At 2:15pm on August 10, 2009,
Petermc said… - Hi Andy. Dunkirk is in Western NY and strangely it is nowhere near what makes up most of New York state. It's about half way between Buffalo and Erie PA, on Lake Erie.
- At 9:26pm on June 3, 2009,
Bill Lawson said… - Once in awhile, my daughter lives in Brighton. I may be going to see the Redsox with her later this month. I lived most of my life in Berkshire county Mass.
- At 8:06pm on May 28, 2009,
Paul Martenis said…
- I live and work in Newton. But it's a quick drive downtown, if there's someplace there you want to meet. LnL sounds like it's fast and fun. If you don't mind teaching me the system, I'm game.
- At 10:27am on May 28, 2009,
Richard Berg said… - What "little friend"? If you mean the cat . . . his name is Ramses.
- At 6:34pm on May 26, 2009,
Paul Martenis said…
- Sundays won't be good for a while. Some evenings are good for me. How long might it take to play a game, considering I'm new to the system?
- At 8:30pm on May 17, 2009,
Justin Frost said… - hey there, never been to Port Byron, I am in WNY. can' wait to see the newsletter.
cheers
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Any recommendations for a December/holiday wargaming linkup date?
I'll be out of town for parts of the holidays, but I could easily manage Sunday 12/20.
I'm a rookie at all three.
Just fire off an e-mail to jkingsly77@hotmail.com
I think this coud be the place for looking for PBEM opponents. Just start a discussion for the game you would like to play PBEM, or consult an already existing discussion if there is already one concerning the game you want to play
I didn't get the name of any of the players of this game. I don't recognize the name in any of the other games I played. Sorry.
2nd Herdonia from SPQR Delux.
Beautiful voice...
Was Joe Strummer there>
About half way thru ' The Left Hand of Darkness' by Ursula Le Guin...seems quite different to her other stuff. Finished her latest 'Lavinia' just recently and that was far more typical of her style and theme ..also the 'Consolation of Philosophy' ...
No probs, should still be around...heading off for Holidays in March though...
THE card based consim par excellence...
Weird, we must have be psychically linked or something. I made these to dress up my Squad Leader games.
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