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Posted: 5/13/2002 9:37:40 AM EDT

After reading Bendover's D&D alignment post, I wondered, How many "Old Wargamers" we had in here. Guys that predate D&D, Who cut their teeth on old Avalon Hill Games, like Panzerblitz, Panzerleader, Luftwaffe, Squad Leader, Tobruk, The Arab Israeli Wars, and Bismark or the lines of Games from James Dunnigan's SPI or Steve Jackson Games.

Or alternativly, How many Role Playing Gamers, Played Role Playing game systems other than D&D, Like Traveler or GURPS?

Any Micro Armor Players in here?

Posted: 5/13/2002 9:44:10 AM EDT

[#1]

Grew up playing those things. Lots of good fun.
Cooked up a 3-way version of Blitzkreig that was a mind-bender for the guy in the middle.

Posted: 5/13/2002 9:47:41 AM EDT

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Steve Jackson Games

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How about even before that? Metagames (where Steve Jackson started out) that made Microgames, Wizard, Melee, The Fantasy Trip: In The Labyrinth- predecessor to GURPS.

Phoenix Command was another good game of realistic modern firearms combat. The terminal ballistics system was really neat-o.

Or how about Blades and Battleaxes published by a small company called Mage and Mercenary Enterprises? Probably not, since it was another one of my failed businesses.

Posted: 5/13/2002 9:49:04 AM EDT

[#3]

I played plenty of Avalon Hill games.

I used to get some wargamer catalog, had hundreds of games listed in it.

Also played Battletech, back when they JUST started calling it Battletech.

GURPS was good, also played Shadowrun and Marvel Comic Books RPG.

Av.

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:05:52 AM EDT

[#4]

I played much Squad Leader and Traveler in High School. Then during Desert Storm a guy brought out the complete set of the D&D type game system set in space (I can't remember the name!). We filled endless hours of hurry up and wait with that game. It was a pleasant diversion.

Edit to say Shadowrun was it.

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:11:10 AM EDT

[#5]

Flight Leader, Avalon Hill
Napoleanic Wars, Avalon Hill
D&D
AD&D
RISK
Tunnels and Trolls

Wasteland- Electronic Arts
Bards Tale I,II,III- Electronic Arts
Infocom Adventures- Zork I,II,III,IV,etc.
Scott Adams Adventures - Circu 82 haha

MAD MAX, Home Made Gaming system
Flight Leader II, Home Made Gaming System
Strategic Front, Home Made Gaming system

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:11:18 AM EDT

[#6]

I prefer Rifts by Palladium...

...except that combat resolution takes forever...

the_reject

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:20:55 AM EDT

[#7]

it's all about Car Wars baby...

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:30:38 AM EDT

[#8]

Did anybody else besides me, have 4 copies of Squad Leaded plus all the expansion mod's , just so you would have enough boards to cover a coupla pool tables?

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:33:30 AM EDT

[#9]

Don't forget Chess the original game of tactics.

Ben

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:37:50 AM EDT

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Don't forget Chess the original game of tactics.

Ben

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Err, that would be GO, not chess.

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:41:45 AM EDT

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it's all about Car Wars baby...

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Oh! I for got about Car Wars. I played that too. Very cool.

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:44:22 AM EDT

[#12]

I started out with Melee, Magic and a game called Starfleet Enterprise that is played with grease pencils and paper ships. I moved up to AD&D and hand typed/created a module over the period of 1 year plus. I learned how to type on my Mom's old portable typewriter. It didn't have the + symbol, so I had to type a / over a - to get the job done.

Now, I anxiously await the introduction of Neverwinter Nights so I can take all of my paper creations and put them on the 'puter.

-White Horse

Posted: 5/13/2002 10:44:57 AM EDT

[#13]

Yes to all of the above, but the vast majority of what I do is GURPS. Pretty much every weekend since 1980 or so... :)

Posted: 5/13/2002 11:10:10 AM EDT

[#14]

Squad Leader and "Challenger" (a british modern miniatures game Nato v. Soviet)

Posted: 5/13/2002 11:12:50 AM EDT

[#15]

i used to play shadowrun.

me and my friends like to hit up the used book store and find the old RPGs cuz there cheap and fun to play. anyone Remember Robotech the rpg game?

Posted: 5/13/2002 1:35:51 PM EDT

[#16]

Eventually my wargame collection will hit a thousand. Keeping my fingers crossed...

Posted: 5/13/2002 2:42:44 PM EDT

[#17]

GHQ MICRORAMOUR!
CnC is even better if you can find them anymore.

RPGs:
D&D in all forms.
Shadowrun
GURPS
TWERPS
Star Wars
WOD
Smell of Napalm
Numerous homebrew experiments

~ Wargames ~
Blitzkreig
Red Storm Rising
The Forever War (Mayfair Games, based on Haldeman's novel, OLD!)
Risk
Supremacy
Numerous homebrew experiments

Posted: 5/13/2002 3:27:44 PM EDT

[#18]

I didn't see anyone say Morrow Project.

Yeap I used to have a footlocker full of games.

Posted: 5/13/2002 3:43:13 PM EDT

[#19]

I used to play Warhammer and Warhammer 40k, used Orc armies for both.

I had all those expensive little Games Workshop miniatures imported from England, all painted up.

What a colassal waste of time and money. Who knows how many hours and dollars I spent buying, painting, then playing 10 hour games.

It was fun, but I can play the same sort of scenarios with Sid Meier's Gettysburg. i think that's the closest PC game that comes to table-top wargaming.

Posted: 5/13/2002 3:53:53 PM EDT

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I used to play Warhammer and Warhammer 40k, used Orc armies for both.

I had all those expensive little Games Workshop miniatures imported from England, all painted up.

What a colassal waste of time and money. Who knows how many hours and dollars I spent buying, painting, then playing 10 hour games.

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Dammit man, don't depress me, I'm still in the thick of it. *LOL*

Posted: 5/13/2002 3:56:00 PM EDT

[#21]

Most of those,plus a few others.

SRM

Posted: 5/13/2002 4:17:35 PM EDT

[#22]

-A D&D (til we started burning everything down)
-Risk
-Wizards, Melee
-Traveller (had Smurfs to service the starship)

Really got into the earlier war games on the TRaSh 80:

Temple of Apshai
-B-1 Nuclear Bomber (Avalon Hill for the 'puter)
-Scott Adams Adventure series (bitch to pirate with 2 tape decks)
-Slag (combination of Risk and Missle Command)
-Galactic Trader & Galactic Empire

Did anybody here play "The Morrow Project"? I think I still have the rule book, but never got a chance to play it.

Posted: 5/13/2002 4:24:26 PM EDT

[#23]

I was in the Gaming Club in high school and played Paranoia.

Now I am old and married I play Scrabble with my wife. Sic transit...

Posted: 5/13/2002 4:26:55 PM EDT

[#24]

For all you SHTF types....Twilight 2000 anyone?

Posted: 5/13/2002 6:42:40 PM EDT

[#25]

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For all you SHTF types....Twilight 2000 anyone?

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Hell yeah! T2K - nobody plays anymore..pisses me off!

D&D since 1980-81, Traveler, just about everything....

Posted: 5/13/2002 6:51:30 PM EDT

[#26]

I started in the early 70's ended about twenty years later. Played the Avalon Hill, STI and GDW games. Of course D&D and other roll playing games. Did micro armor and many other miniatures. Still have the stuff the somewhere. Wonder if it's worth anything?

Posted: 5/13/2002 6:55:54 PM EDT

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For all you SHTF types....Twilight 2000 anyone?

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I was getting out of those games about the time Twilight 2000 came out-when I was playing this stuff "Aftermath" was the similar game.

Posted: 5/13/2002 7:03:11 PM EDT

[#28]

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For all you SHTF types....Twilight 2000 anyone?

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I was getting out of those games about the time Twilight 2000 came out-when I was playing this stuff "Aftermath" was the similar game.

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I played Aftermath.......good game

Posted: 5/13/2002 7:05:02 PM EDT

[#29]

Squad Leader RULED!!

Posted: 5/13/2002 7:05:48 PM EDT

[#30]

Squad Leader RULED!!

Posted: 5/13/2002 7:10:07 PM EDT

[#31]

Alright stormbringer I believe you!

Posted: 5/13/2002 8:20:23 PM EDT

[#32]

Tactics II Rocked.

Aviator [img]www.milpubs.com/aviator.gif[/img]

Posted: 5/13/2002 8:36:01 PM EDT

[#33]

Played many games. Enjoyed Car and Truck Wars, Circus Maximus, Civilization, Air Superiority, Ogre, GEV and many others.

Squad Leader and then ASL were my favorites. Typically played the Germans (of course). My friends would always complain they could not move on the board because I would often get KIAs and make rate of fire with MGs at extreme range. Seems to be harder to get together for an actual game lately so I get my fix with the Close Combat series.

Posted: 5/13/2002 8:57:25 PM EDT

[#34]

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For all you SHTF types....Twilight 2000 anyone?

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TERRIFIC GAME!!

I loved that whole scenario/world. We made it to the French Coast, and then we kind of gave up on that game. But it was great.

Posted: 5/13/2002 9:18:25 PM EDT

[#35]

I used to play squad leader and panzerblitz. Have not played them in years though. As far as computer wargames go I have had much fun with Steel Panthers and all the freebies that have come out for it.

Posted: 5/14/2002 3:33:38 AM EDT

[#36]

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i used to play shadowrun.

me and my friends like to hit up the used book store and find the old RPGs cuz there cheap and fun to play. anyone Remember Robotech the rpg game?

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Oh hell yeah. Robotech ruled, both the RPG and the TV series. The cartoon series is on DVD now, and I have started collecting it.

I played a few games like that

D&D
AD&D
TMNT (Teenage mutant ninja turtles)
Starfleet battles
Gurps
MERP (Middle Earth Role Playing)
Twighlight 2000
Battletech - board and RPG
Superheros
Ninjas and Superspies
Aliens
Axis and Allies
Shadowrun
on and on and on...

Great fun. I wish I could still get some folks together for a good old RPG.

Mike

Posted: 5/14/2002 9:19:20 PM EDT

[#37]

Merc 2000 was even better than Twilight 2000.

Anyone have the corebooks for them? I'll trade some 30 round Orlites for 'em.

Posted: 5/14/2002 9:26:00 PM EDT

[#38]

I have played a lot of:
Axis and Allies
War in Middle Earth

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