Wargamers?

[Algernon Pondlife]

Another site well worth a visi:
http://home2.pacific.net.sg/~grognard/wargames/

It has lots of links including several to companies still making board wargames now. I'm probably going to buy one of the games from Columbia games. I remember being fascinated by a review of their first "block" game - Quebec 1759 - when it first came out in the early seventies.

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[Andu Indorin]

Algernon: For what it's worth, I bought their rendition of the Waterloo Campaign -- having bought practically every game on Waterloo. I was decidely unimpressed by their game system.

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

Originally posted by Algernon Pondlife:

I'm probably going to buy one of the games from Columbia games. I remember being fascinated by a review of their first "block" game - Quebec 1759 - when it first came out in the early seventies.

I have one of Tom Dalgliesh's block game designs, "War of 1812" by Columbia.

I thought his solution to step reduction was quite innovative, as was his rules for troop movement.

It's a nice, simple, and fun game to play, far different from having 200-300 unit counters, and working out combat resolution in your head, while determining ZOC and soak-offs.

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[Andu Indorin]

Algernon:

A legitimate second opinion just above. And remember, I'm a purist for Waterloo.

(Good god. That last sentence makes me sound like health fanatic. Sheesh!)

 

[Andu Indorin]

No, even worse!

That last sentence makes me look like finicky dog.

(Let's see if I can find another thread where I can deposit my other foot in my mouth!)

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

I also find the Waterloo campaign fascinating, Andu.

One of my favorite games on this campaign was from GDW, called "1815 The Waterloo Campaign".

I also have a Waterloo folio from AH, designed by Zucker, that, even though simple (and only 4 turns!) is quite interesting.

I also loved the old SPI Waterloo quad, but AH's Waterloo was just to inacurate in it's combat resolution and OOB.

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