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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 and Afghanistan .. One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU . One day the professor shocked the class when he came in he looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, 'God, if you are real, then I want you to kn… Continue

Added by Dan Stueber on November 8, 2009 at 10:08pm — No Comments

The Tactical Wargamer's Journal Premier Issue--First Impressions

You can check out the announcement for this product here on CONSIMWORLD Social Website here. You can order a copy of The Tactical Wargamer's Journal Issue 1 here. $44.99, you think to yourself. That's pretty hefty. I could buy a good wargame for that chunk 'o change. Is this product worth it? Physically, you get a glossy soft… Continue

Added by Eric Walters on November 8, 2009 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

Ft. Hood police officer Kimberly Munley

A true Hero.... Continue

Added by Smitty on November 6, 2009 at 9:40pm — 4 Comments

Atlas of World War 2

I have this book as a PDF, so if you want it, I have placed it on my site under the "E-books" section http://gamesclassic.webs.com/ Enjoy reading it, as it is really good, lots of maps and pictures. Continue

Added by Roger Morley on November 6, 2009 at 1:52pm — 2 Comments

Gun Camera - World War 2 Photography

I found this excellent book on the net, and you can have it as a download, and is only 4meg in size. It has some really amazing pictures taken mostly by flight crew/pilots during missions. There are some very sombre and thought provoking ones too.

the download link is here:… Continue

Added by Roger Morley on November 5, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Empress Augusta Bay scenario/session using War at Sea

From several posts on my blog at http://pawnderings.blogspot.com and cross posted from Boardgame Geek: It's possible to closely match the order of battle for this evenly matched battle of Nov. 2, 1943, using War at Sea ships. Darkness rules should be used. The US Order of battle is pretty easy. Four Clevelands (Cleveland, Columbia, Denver and Montpelier, 16 each) Eight Fletchers and/or Hoels and/or Kidds (Charles Ausburne, Dyson, Stanly, Claxton,… Continue

Added by Seth Owen on November 4, 2009 at 11:29pm — No Comments

True Confessions: Why I Am a Pseudo-Gamer

What in the heck is a Pseudo-Gamer? It's a gamer who isn't REALLY a gamer. I think I've become a Pseudo Gamer because I talk about wargaming a whole lot more than I play them. I check all the websites (CONSIMWORLD, CONSIMWORLD Forum, CONSIMWORLD Social Website, Web Grognards, BOARDGAMEGEEK, and more), subscribe to just about every game magazine there is and read every of one them cover-to-cover, and yaks endlessly about wargames and wargaming. I listen to all the podcasts (my wife calls them "wa… Continue

Added by Eric Walters on November 4, 2009 at 7:39pm — 10 Comments

Game Designers/Developers Take Note: Stuff That Drives Gamers Crazy

Okay, here's your chance to vent about all those design/development, systems, component, and graphical things that drive you insane in some of these games. I'll start out with my list and you can feel free to add your own pet peeves. Game designers/developers/producers take note--avoid these pitfalls at all costs! -- Hexes that are too small for the pieces or stacks. This is why ASL players like HASL and Deluxe ASL, particularly for urban scenarios. Even with tweezers, it's hard to manage stack… Continue

Added by Eric Walters on November 4, 2009 at 7:22pm — 4 Comments

Military Atlas of the First World War

I have this book in pdf format. It is 41mb in size. The password is somme http://www.mediafire.com/file/rimtydnmxj3/A_Military_Atlas_of_the_First_World_War_-_Arthur_Banks.pdf Enjoy it. Continue

Added by Roger Morley on November 4, 2009 at 3:41pm — No Comments

The Hamlyn Guide to Military Aircraft Markings

I have this book available in pdf format for downloading, if anyone is interested. Follow the link and enter the password spitfire http://www.mediafire.com/file/j4mt2zyankw/The_Hamlyn_Guide_to_Military_Aircraft_Markings.pdf Hope you enjoy it. Continue

Added by Roger Morley on November 4, 2009 at 3:04pm — No Comments

Frontline General: Spearpoint 1943 Card Game Available for Preorder

Spearpoint 1943 Box Art by Mark Mahaffey

Box Art by Mark Mahaffey Now available for preorder from Collins Epic Wargames. Frontline General: Spearpoint 1943 is a fast-playing WWII card-based combat ga… Continue

Added by Byron Collins on November 4, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

WW2 books

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Added by Roger Morley on November 3, 2009 at 4:15pm — 3 Comments

PANZER GENERAL FOR WINXP

I now have the winxp version of Panzer General for download. Noticable differences to the DOS version is sharper graphics, larger map area displayed and slightly different menu system. It is 90mb, which has all the movies, however, there is also a PanzerGenerallite which has no movies and is only 12mb, and it is also available to download. http://gamesclassic.webs.com/ Continue

Added by Roger Morley on October 31, 2009 at 7:00pm — 11 Comments

GMT Live Demonstrations News

Hey guys, I'm finally catching up from being gone for a week. Looks like we'll be running a demonstration of HELLENES next Thursday so if you've picked up the game and want a quick way to jump in, sitting in on a live online demo is a great way to learn FAST.

Due to popular demand I am also planning a series of demonstrations of EMPIRE OF THE SUN! (I'll wait until the World Series is concluded as many guys are… Continue

Added by Joel Toppen on October 29, 2009 at 10:13pm — No Comments

What makes for "Realism" in board wargames? And why?

For me, so-called "realism" is defined purely by the psychological state of the player--how close is it to that of his historical counterpart? This means I tend to classify "design by effect" games in the realistic category just as much (if not more) than games that seek to explicitly model what actually happens. I am probably in the minority here, but that's just how I see it. Tactical games are the hardest to be "realistic" in that sense, because it's that level that the smell of cordite and… Continue

Added by Eric Walters on October 29, 2009 at 8:40pm — 7 Comments

SPI Napoleon at Waterloo - Print and play

I have this game available as P&P, along with rules, intro and some background history. if anyone is interested in having a copy, let me know Continue

Added by Roger Morley on October 29, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

100 Days Battles by Avalon Hill - Print and Play

Would anyone be interested in this game in PDF format. You can print it and play it to your hearts content. Comes complete with rules. I have printed it, and I managed to find some good quality thick printer paper at work to use for printing off the counter sheet. Continue

Added by Roger Morley on October 29, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

New Publication Announcement: Tactical Wargamer's Journal

Tactical Wargamer's Journal (ISSN 1918-9729) covers topics of interest on all aspects of the world of commercial tactical wargaming, with its focus set on warfare at the man-to-man, squad and platoon level in the 20th Century and contemporary era. Tactical Wargamer's Journal (TWJ) places em… Continue

Added by Michael Dorosh on October 29, 2009 at 8:30am — 11 Comments

The Peoples General

I have now added The Peoples General for downloading in the SSI 5 STAR section http://gamesclassic.webs.com/

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Added by Roger Morley on October 29, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Imperialsm

I have now added Imperialism to my site, and is available for download in the BOARDGAMES section http://gamesclassic.webs.com/ Continue

Added by Roger Morley on October 29, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

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