27-03-2003 10:27									#1
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I know a few of you still play these

I got 3 more Civil War ones today (I had bought the first in the series back in '92)

and I am thinking that I would like to get some more, but do not know what ones rae arround

I have a lot of ASL and SL (WW2, platoon level)
I have some Civil War (the pieces are regiments and bridages)
and I have a few odds and ends

what I would really like is some of the type that I played when I was younger, like Africa Korps and D-Day

so anyone have nay recommendations?

Id on't feel like fighting Ebay for the old classics

oh, and for why boardgames are better than computer games?

you just feel stupid taunting the computer after a victory

Jon Miller

	27-03-2003 10:30									#2
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quote: Originally posted by Jon Miller oh, and for why boardgames are better than computer games? you just feel stupid taunting the computer after a victory

You should play MP games then... then you get the best of both worlds. The ease of playing on a computer, and the fun of taunting humans

	27-03-2003 10:37									#3
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it is much better to their face

lan parties are good though

Jon Miller

	27-03-2003 10:38									#4
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oh, and I mostly play MP now (for strategy)

Jon Miller

	27-03-2003 10:50									#5
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Depends on what you want. Scale (ASL is squad level, while Europe in Flames is Army/Corps IIRC), period (Urg vs Oog to starships), complexity, realism, etc.

	27-03-2003 10:56									#6
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I have a shelf full of Avalon Hill games... And every Friday night, people come over to play board games. But we usually end up playing the more simple games like Rail Baron, because we are just getting together to have a "few" drinks and be friends. Even a short senario from Panzer Blitz is asking to much of a bunch of drunks

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	27-03-2003 11:10									#7
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Don't forget Drink Maker. We had rules like "Chug when a royal heir is killed."

	27-03-2003 11:43									#8
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The best board game of all time is Go. I feel that chess is a distant second.

	27-03-2003 11:44									#9
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Go is excellent, but you can't play it when you are drunk, or less than serious.

	27-03-2003 12:10									#10
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what I would like is soemthinglike Ddayor Africa Korps

you know, higher level than squad leader

WW2

not extremely complex

Jon Miller

	27-03-2003 12:11									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Ming I have a shelf full of Avalon Hill games... And every Friday night, people come over to play board games. But we usually end up playing the more simple games like Rail Baron, because we are just getting together to have a "few" drinks and be friends. Even a short senario from Panzer Blitz is asking to much of a bunch of drunks

yah, I mostly play simpliar games too (not because of drunkeness though)

like Settlers and Axis and Allies

Jon Miller

	27-03-2003 12:12									#12
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Axis and Allies!

	27-03-2003 12:40									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Jon Miller what I would like is soemthinglike Ddayor Africa Korps you know, higher level than squad leader WW2 not extremely complex Jon Miller

Avalon Hill's Stalingrad is a classic. Panzer Blitz and Panzer Leader. Thrid Reich.

	27-03-2003 12:43									#14
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but is it sometihng I can find in a store?

Ebay is too annoying for me

JOn Mil,ler

	27-03-2003 12:45									#15
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I dunno. Try it at your local stores.

	27-03-2003 12:47									#16
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Pssst*

War in Europe. War in the Pacific. Old SPI titles.

See you in a few years.

We once set up WiE with WitP supply and equipment rules. Took a night for the first phase of the invasion of Poland. Didn't get much further...

	27-03-2003 13:01									#17
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RPGs. with healthy number of friends, there is a surprising amount of squad-based tactical thinking that must be employed, tho the home made tactical grid maps arent as good as those professional board gaem ones...

	27-03-2003 13:03									#18
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AH's Civilization of course!

And personally, I love "The Republic of Rome" by AH. It's tremendously complex and difficult to play, but very intriguing.
CAUTION: Play only with very good friends and still be sure to wear a bullet-proof jacket. This game proved to be more emotionally outraging than Diplomacy!

	27-03-2003 13:14									#19
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those two are my favorites and went under misc (Republic of Rome and Civilization)


Jon Miller

	27-03-2003 14:14									#20
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From Avalon Hill I would say:
Russian Campaign
Fortress Europa
Anzio

...all use a similar game system...but I doubt their easy to get hold of anymore.

You could try Totaler Krieg.
http://www.kumquat.com/cgi-kumquat/funagain/06709

I've heard good things about this...the pacific version might be finished by now as well.

It's a reasonably simple system.

"And every Friday night, people come over to play board games."

You lucky, lucky man...I haven't had the time (or space) to do that for years. Can't remember the last time I managed to actually set up a board game of any sort, let alone an old AH one.

	27-03-2003 14:36									#21
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War at Sea and Victory in the Pacific are both good Avalon Hill beer and pretzel type games. The Russian Campaign is also quite good, but is a little more time consuming. For those weekend game-a-thons I quite liked Third Reich, but you need a few good and dedicated players to make it interesting.

I used to play a bit of Squad Leader (with expansions) with my friends, and it can go pretty quickly if you choose a manageable scenario and everyone already knows the rules. Of course Diplomacy is fun, though again time consuming. Kingmaker for some reason was very popular when I was in high school, and I have played many games of it. It was pretty fun admittedly. Ah, those golden years.

	27-03-2003 14:59									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Ming I have a shelf full of Avalon Hill games... And every Friday night, people come over to play board games.

That's pretty sweet. If I ever suggested to my friends that we spend a Friday night playing board games they would look at me like I was some pathetic geek.

	27-03-2003 16:08									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Tingkai That's pretty sweet. If I ever suggested to my friends that we spend a Friday night playing board games they would look at me like I was some pathetic geek.

That's because you are a pathetic geek, but don't worry - we all are.

	27-03-2003 19:44									#24
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quote: Originally posted by notyoueither War in Europe. War in the Pacific. Old SPI titles. See you in a few years. We once set up WiE with WitP supply and equipment rules. Took a night for the first phase of the invasion of Poland. Didn't get much further...

We played WiE in college. Our Strategic War Gaming Club would set it up every Saturday and play a few turns. The major powers had multiple leaders with each given a certain task... offense, defense, production, airforce... and the minor powers had a single leader.

We played for almost a full year, with the war coming to end in spring of 1943... The Germans lost

While it was a pain to set it up and tear it down every week, it was a blast.

	27-03-2003 20:24									#25
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"Weapons and Warriors" is the ish... It's not really a board game, it's more of a "set guys up and shoot them with little orange balls" game. I enjoy board games though. Hey Ming! You think we could organize a Chicago 'Poly meet with board games?

	27-03-2003 20:47									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Tingkai That's pretty sweet. If I ever suggested to my friends that we spend a Friday night playing board games they would look at me like I was some pathetic geek.

Hey local geek

Drop me a line when you feel like it.

	27-03-2003 20:49									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Sikander I used to play a bit of Squad Leader (with expansions) with my friends, and it can go pretty quickly if you choose a manageable scenario and everyone already knows the rules. Of course Diplomacy is fun, though again time consuming. Kingmaker for some reason was very popular when I was in high school, and I have played many games of it. It was pretty fun admittedly. Ah, those golden years.

yah, I know that (on squad leader)

and I play some Diplomacy (And I have kingmaker)

Jon Miller

	27-03-2003 21:11									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Tingkai That's pretty sweet. If I ever suggested to my friends that we spend a Friday night playing board games they would look at me like I was some pathetic geek.

I get my friends to play with me ~twice a year, not more.