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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 5:30:28 PM

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The true test of a grognard: who has played The Longest Day campaign solitaire from start to finish?

I thought I was the only idiot to play both sides of "The Longest Day". Didn't finish it, though. Got nuked by a UFC (Unidentified Flying Cat).

Oh, and Yes '61

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 5:32:41 PM

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The true test of a grognard: who has played The Longest Day campaign solitaire from start to finish?

I thought I was the only idiot to play both sides of "The Longest Day". Didn't finish it, though. Got nuked by a UFC (Unidentified Flying Cat)

Cats - the bane of the true grognard...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 5:38:06 PM

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No, 1982. plus i played sports mainly growing up

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 5:44:50 PM

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My very first war game was Avalon Hill's "Victory in the Pacific". Heh.

YOB: 1965

Started sprouting my first grey hairs (moustache) at 40.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 5:48:31 PM

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Yes and 1969

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 5:53:13 PM

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What are we gonna do about all these kiddies Nomad?

Yes and Year of the A-Bomb

Dagone 6 on a 2-1

Got AH's Gettysburg for Christmas 1961.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:15:49 PM

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No & 1974...

I didn't know there was an age requirement to be a grognard...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:25:04 PM

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I thought there would be someone older than me

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:31:01 PM

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I thought there would be someone older than me

Well, CobraAus hasn't checked in... neither has Pompack...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:35:41 PM

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Hi all,

Yes (CRT is CRT and LCD is LCD

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1969

Leo "Apollo11"

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 7:12:40 PM

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Yes, 1976...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 7:13:10 PM

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This may tell us something about the current state of our hobby. Please participate; let's have some fun!

Do you know what a CRT is? Just yes or no please, plus the year you were born.

And I don't mean a cathode ray tube

Yes. 1956.

how about a third option?

1. Grognard
2. Noob
3. I talked to girls

1958.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 7:21:06 PM

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how about a third option?

1. Grognard
2. Noob
3. I talked to girls

1958.

Oh come now. Really? You mean in high school?

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:02:16 PM

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yes 1962

"Who else can recreate the entire CRT from memory for the original version of D-Day (AH)? "

But can you also recreate the 1-1 column from Napoleon at Waterloo and all its progeny?

Oh this is easy I just look it up in the game, which I still have.

1948

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:22:38 PM

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Yes, 1966

Tactics II, Blitzkreig, Longest Day, Waterloo, Squad Leader, ASL. Fire in the East, DNO.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:27:37 PM

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Forgot to answer: Yes, 1966

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ORIGINAL: Mynok

The true test of a grognard: who has played The Longest Day campaign solitaire from start to finish?

I thought I was the only idiot to play both sides of "The Longest Day". Didn't finish it, though. Got nuked by a UFC (Unidentified Flying Cat).

Indeed I had the same trouble. It wasn't for trying, because I did that several times.

Used to play War and Peace, Victory Games Civil War and Empires in Arms via snail mail too. I'll never forget putting the VGCW map with all pieces on the railing around the stairwell, only to watch the cat step on the edge. Map, counters and cat all disappeared down the stairs. All I heard was the crash landing, followed by cat claws skidding on linoleum.

My biggest problem though was dust. After I trained mom not to dust my gameboards (not a pretty sight), these big games would stay setup so long that phantom dust armies would start to appear.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:30:00 PM

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No, 1958 - Year of the Dog...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:36:42 PM

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Yes '68

First game AH Ceasar at Alesia

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:38:12 PM

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Yes. 1966, year of the armadillo.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:47:56 PM

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how about a third option?

1. Grognard
2. Noob
3. I talked to girls

1958.

Oh come now. Really? You mean in high school?

Hey, it was the 70's . . .

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:50:50 PM

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1964

Did play most SPI and AH games including CNA , WHACT A R, WAR IN EUROPE

Also played lots of D+D and still play Magic from time to time

BUT I still play with real weapons on horseback its called Skill at Arms - uses Pistol , Lance , Sword and other weapons including archery( when we do pre gun powder competitions ) .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERop7VI2c4Y

I am the one with the long hair on the grey horse !

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 9:02:41 PM

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Am I allowed to say "daddy" to most of you?

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 9:12:51 PM

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ORIGINAL: Snowman999

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ORIGINAL: spence

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how about a third option?

1. Grognard
2. Noob
3. I talked to girls

1958.

Oh come now. Really? You mean in high school?

Hey, it was the 70's . . .

...and boy could we talk back then.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 9:13:52 PM

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Am I allowed to say "daddy" to most of you?

Awwwww...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 9:16:55 PM

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Am I allowed to say "daddy" to most of you?

I don't know. Is your mother's name Ilse? Did she used to hang out in a waterfront bar in Bremerhaven?

(just funnin with you lad)

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 9:24:12 PM

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Am I allowed to say "daddy" to most of you?

I don't know. Is your mother's name Ilse? Did she used to hang out in a waterfront bar in Bremerhaven?

(just funnin with you lad)

Daddy? Have I finally found you????

I'm from 82 and started ini 87 with the C 128D and Giana Sisters and some more games I can't remember...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 9:48:46 PM

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1959 here.

This thread brings back a lot of memories. This is the CRT from my first wargame. My parents gave me this for Christmas when I was 13, and I never looked back:

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 9:50:58 PM

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1959 here.

This thread brings back a lot of memories. This is the CRT from my first wargame. My parents gave me this for Christmas when I was 13, and I never looked back:

Ah - this looks very familiar...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 10:10:23 PM

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God, Both of you guys are REALLY old .....
Yes, I know, and 1961. A fine year it was ......

Yes, it was.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 10:36:58 PM

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Yes 1960. Stalingrad for Christmas in 1970. My next two games were D-Day and Afrika Corp. Loved Jutland, Terrible Swift Sword and Third Reich. Still have all my games plus D&D and Traveller.

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