Posted on 10/18/2020 12:31:05 PM PDT by rfreedom4u
Do any of our fellow Freepers play strategy board games? My brother taught me to play Alexander when I was 12 and I've been playing games ever since.
I mostly like Avalon Hill Games but also have some by GMT and SPI.
It's also possible to play these via email and online through various platforms.
Carcassonne can be played on Vassal.
My grandkids love Catan!
Excellent! This can also be played on Vassal.
This can also be played on Vassal.
I didn't know that. Thanks for the input.
Yep, I had the first boxed edition of SFB and the pocket expansions for it. Then it really grew legs and became ridiculous with rules and fantasy player submissions given form. I gave up on it. F&E was fun, spent many days and tables for that one.
RISK is the real deal!
Another favorite was Flat Top (tactical air/sea combat in 1942 Pacific theater). A group of my friends decided the ultimate way to play was double-blind with a referee doing spotting and detections for the various units. That way, you could experience the horror of being spotted by a enemy seaplane that you didn’t see yourself, then facing a full-on surprise attack by a full carrier wing of torpedo and dive-bombers.
SFB Commanders Edition rules: over 1000 pages of rules in small typeface and no pictures. Federation Commander simplified (then slowly re-added rules). I have cardboard counter addiction.
Speaking of Avalon Hill, I used to like their Sports Illustrated Baseball (1971 season, when the Orioles had 4 20-game winners as starters...)
Othello is fun.
Yeah, that’s the one I was talking about. Pure insanity, that edition. A bunch of seriously anal-retentives came up with it.
Ping
For those into blockchain/crypto and card gaming, there is “Splinterlands”:
(I just made an account...not an expert yet) ;-)
Thanks!
Stalingrad was Avalon Hill. Dont have that but I do have The Russian Campaign.
That’s a classic indeed! Love all the “old” AH and VG games. Great stuff. My first wargame was Midway. Then Tobruk... Bismarck...Richtofens’ War...PanzerBlitz...PanzerLeader — then the Holy Grail: Squad Leader!
Squad Leader and the following three gamettes sucked me in. Bought ASL in ‘85 but never really got around to playing it. MBT and Flight Leader were faves in the late 80s-early 90s. I worked at a hobby shop after graduating college, so I was in hog heaven! The employee discount didn’t hurt either. But that was divided between games and plastic models.
Still do both today. VASSAL has been a wonderful addition to allow for live gaming when you can’t play face to face.
Lots of great games out now from GMT, et.al. But I really miss Avalon Hill.
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