GDW: WWIII

Skybird · 07-15-10, 05:40 PM

A correspondence chess partner just emailed me this site(s), asking if these were the wargames I mentioned and recommended in a recent disucssion we had on old tabletops and wargames. They were!

Boy, these games were ma favourites of all wargames I had, they did such a good compromise between complexity, playability and detail: not oo much, and not too little, just about right to handle it.

http://www.wargamer.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=300719

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/pa...rld_War_series

I did not know that they are so much sought for, and that so many people seem to agree how great this series was in the genre. There were bigger monstre games, yes, but only att he price of making running the game a really painful affair. VG's Gulf Strike and Aegean Strike has more tables than even a masochist can find pleasant to handle.

My other favourite from that time was VG's 2nd Fleet. I also liked GDW's Assault series.

I still have all that stuff, and some other cosims as well! And no, I do not sell them, so do not even ask.

Skybird · 07-15-10, 05:46 PM

Nice action report of the big game they had at a convention in 2008:

part 1: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/...008-wbc-part-i

part 2: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/...08-wbc-part-ii

krashkart · 07-15-10, 05:48 PM

This is one of my favorites: Silver Bayonet. I lost a lot of sleep for it during high school.

raymond6751 · 07-15-10, 06:19 PM

My fave game is/was Global War by SPI

Castout · 07-15-10, 06:55 PM

Looks too big for me. I'm settling for Twilight Struggle from GMT games

for cold war theme.

Very good customer service too. They sent me the errata cards via mail without charges even when I didn't buy directly from them. Well it was a 2 something dollar expense but still I must say I'm impressed that they bothered to send these out worldwide upon request free of charge.

TarJak · 07-16-10, 03:49 AM

I tried Avalon Hill's the Longest Day full Campaign game once. OMG it was a monster with an estimated playing time of 5400 minutes!

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga...he-longest-day

The modular scenarios were more manageable and quite fun to play but I gave up on the full blown campaign after about 30 hours of playing. It was just way too biig to be serisously managable for just 2 players and with more the coordination of who was managing what got very complex as well. Shows what a masterpiece of management the actual campaign really was.

Torvald Von Mansee · 07-16-10, 05:52 AM

I've always wanted to play a full campaign of this:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga...mpires-in-arms

I'd even take Turkey!!!

EDIT: oops, I strayed off subject

07-15-10, 05:40 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	GDW: WWIII A correspondence chess partner just emailed me this site(s), asking if these were the wargames I mentioned and recommended in a recent disucssion we had on old tabletops and wargames. They were! Boy, these games were ma favourites of all wargames I had, they did such a good compromise between complexity, playability and detail: not oo much, and not too little, just about right to handle it. http://www.wargamer.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=300719 http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/pa...rld_War_series I did not know that they are so much sought for, and that so many people seem to agree how great this series was in the genre. There were bigger monstre games, yes, but only att he price of making running the game a really painful affair. VG's Gulf Strike and Aegean Strike has more tables than even a masochist can find pleasant to handle. My other favourite from that time was VG's 2nd Fleet. I also liked GDW's Assault series. I still have all that stuff, and some other cosims as well! And no, I do not sell them, so do not even ask. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-15-10, 05:46 PM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Nice action report of the big game they had at a convention in 2008: part 1: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/...008-wbc-part-i part 2: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/...08-wbc-part-ii __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-15-10, 05:48 PM	#3
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	This is one of my favorites: Silver Bayonet. I lost a lot of sleep for it during high school. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

07-15-10, 06:19 PM	#4
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	SPI My fave game is/was Global War by SPI __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

07-15-10, 06:55 PM	#5
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Looks too big for me. I'm settling for Twilight Struggle from GMT games for cold war theme. Very good customer service too. They sent me the errata cards via mail without charges even when I didn't buy directly from them. Well it was a 2 something dollar expense but still I must say I'm impressed that they bothered to send these out worldwide upon request free of charge. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

07-16-10, 03:49 AM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I tried Avalon Hill's the Longest Day full Campaign game once. OMG it was a monster with an estimated playing time of 5400 minutes! http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga...he-longest-day The modular scenarios were more manageable and quite fun to play but I gave up on the full blown campaign after about 30 hours of playing. It was just way too biig to be serisously managable for just 2 players and with more the coordination of who was managing what got very complex as well. Shows what a masterpiece of management the actual campaign really was.

07-16-10, 05:52 AM	#7
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I've always wanted to play a full campaign of this: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga...mpires-in-arms I'd even take Turkey!!! EDIT: oops, I strayed off subject __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky