Anyone play board war games? - Page 2

MH · 01-02-14, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

And this thread is in GT because?

Right...
Its not about knives or goons….. aaa guns sorry.

Feuer Frei! · 01-02-14, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MH

Right...
Its not about knives or goons….. aaa guns sorry.

Riiight, and you're a mod?
Aha.

Jimbuna · 01-02-14, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MH

Right...
Its not about knives or goons….. aaa guns sorry.

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Riiight, and you're a mod?
Aha.

If you want this moving just drop me a line or post a reply.

MH · 01-02-14, 06:38 AM

N.p.nevermind.
I was just wondering how do you play board dogfight game....

raymond6751 · 01-02-14, 06:58 AM

Avalon Hill made two games, one of which was Panzer Leader, the other started with Panzer but I forget the title. (old timers disease)

Anyway, years ago I had an empty spare room and a gamer friend. We each bought a copy of each game, total 4 games. The spare room was filled with sectional map boards and hundreds of counters. The game lasted over a year.

Dread Knot · 01-02-14, 07:02 AM

I have the old American Heritage game Battle Cry! to blame for a life long fascination to the ACW. (even though actual game play ended up bearing little resemblance to history) Whoever drew up the rail lines in particular, didn't do much research and rivers are missing altogether.

Dread Knot · 01-02-14, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by raymond6751

Avalon Hill made two games, one of which was Panzer Leader, the other started with Panzer but I forget the title. (old timers disease)

PanzerBlitz. It was the really the first decent WW2 board game set in a tactical rather than strategic environment.

Jimbuna · 01-02-14, 07:45 AM

The last Avalon Hill board game I owned was Gulf Strike

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2076/gulf-strike

Possibly a complete list...if not, certainly comprehensive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Avalon_Hill_games

TarJak · 01-02-14, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dread Knot

PanzerBlitz. It was the really the first decent WW2 board game set in a tactical rather than strategic environment.

I've got this one and Panzer Leader. Battle of the Bulge and Fortress Europa as well. PB and PL were excellent systems. The modular maps meant you could replicate a huge range of terrain.

Dread Knot · 01-02-14, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

I've got this one and Panzer Leader. Battle of the Bulge and Fortress Europa as well. PB and PL were excellent systems. The modular maps meant you could replicate a huge range of terrain.

And at the time (1970s) all those jazzy unit vehicle silhouettes were a big graphic improvement over abstract Nato symbols.

nikimcbee · 01-02-14, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dread Knot

PanzerBlitz. It was the really the first decent WW2 board game set in a tactical rather than strategic environment.

This.

Jimbuna · 01-02-14, 12:07 PM

Thread moved.

raymond6751 · 01-03-14, 07:44 AM

Panzer Blitz! That's the one, Dread Knot. We had so much fun gaming with that and Panzer Leader. Time well wasted.

Playing those is what got me into writing rules for games. I wrote what I called then fire-counter-fire. It wasn't anybody's turn after the first shot. Then any unit that could see the hex that fired, could fire in return. Play just ping-ponged back and forth until all who could fire had done so.

I also wrote another rule allowing units to fire at half value and move half speed. That could be reversed as move half-fire half.

Those two rules got the game going like wildfire.

What fun.

raymond6751 · 01-03-14, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

I play Axis and Allies with my friend occasionally.

I would really like to get into wargaming. But, none of my friends have the patience and I really don't think many of them have the intelligence for it. I hate to say it...but it took me ages to explain chess to my class.

There are wargames today designed for solo play. I just got one. GMT games published ''The Hunters" which is a WW2 U-Boat game. You are captain and sail one boat on missions. You have die roll generated missions, hits, damage, crew casualties, special missions, the lot. It plays fast and costs about $40 at their site. You won't see it in stores for a while as it is new.

Other similar solo games: Steel Wolves (U-Boat Operational), Silent War (same treatment for US Pacific sub war.) Many others.

Dread Knot · 01-03-14, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by raymond6751

Panzer Blitz! That's the one, Dread Knot. We had so much fun gaming with that and Panzer Leader. Time well wasted.

Playing those is what got me into writing rules for games. I wrote what I called then fire-counter-fire. It wasn't anybody's turn after the first shot. Then any unit that could see the hex that fired, could fire in return. Play just ping-ponged back and forth until all who could fire had done so.

I also wrote another rule allowing units to fire at half value and move half speed. That could be reversed as move half-fire half.

Those two rules got the game going like wildfire.

What fun.

There was a third installment in the series--The Arab-Israeli Wars that wasn't too bad either. Lots of quality versus quantity battles and open desert terrain. However, at the time of it's publication (1977) not a lot of the full data on the 1973 Yom Kippur War was in, so it was a bit inaccurate in that regard, but still lots of fun.

01-02-14, 06:58 AM	#20
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,313 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Panzer Leader & Panzer something? Avalon Hill made two games, one of which was Panzer Leader, the other started with Panzer but I forget the title. (old timers disease) Anyway, years ago I had an empty spare room and a gamer friend. We each bought a copy of each game, total 4 games. The spare room was filled with sectional map boards and hundreds of counters. The game lasted over a year. __________________ My stuff: https://www.authorsden.com/mikeraymond Last edited by raymond6751; 01-02-14 at 06:59 AM. Reason: clarity

01-02-14, 07:45 AM	#23
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The last Avalon Hill board game I owned was Gulf Strike http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2076/gulf-strike Possibly a complete list...if not, certainly comprehensive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Avalon_Hill_games __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Thread moved. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-03-14, 07:44 AM	#28
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,313 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	That's the one Panzer Blitz! That's the one, Dread Knot. We had so much fun gaming with that and Panzer Leader. Time well wasted. Playing those is what got me into writing rules for games. I wrote what I called then fire-counter-fire. It wasn't anybody's turn after the first shot. Then any unit that could see the hex that fired, could fire in return. Play just ping-ponged back and forth until all who could fire had done so. I also wrote another rule allowing units to fire at half value and move half speed. That could be reversed as move half-fire half. Those two rules got the game going like wildfire. What fun. __________________ My stuff: https://www.authorsden.com/mikeraymond

01-02-14, 06:38 AM	#19
MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	N.p.nevermind. I was just wondering how do you play board dogfight game....

01-02-14, 07:02 AM	#21
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawkeye State Highlands Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	I have the old American Heritage game Battle Cry! to blame for a life long fascination to the ACW. (even though actual game play ended up bearing little resemblance to history) Whoever drew up the rail lines in particular, didn't do much research and rivers are missing altogether.