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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/5/2008 4:41:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		When I was a kid, my dad had this giant plastic board game that had a map of the Atlantic (I think) and an electronic doodad at the top. The game came with some pieces and a red crayon, and the idea was that you were suppose to track the coming and going of a submarine, eventually sinking it. I think you entered the coordinates you wanted to go to on the doodad at the top, and it would give you rudamentary noises and other feedback to tell you if you were hit, if it hit you, or what was your general progression. Anyone remember what this might be called. It seemed pretty darned cool at the time, but remember, this was the 80s and we were convinced that you could never get any better graphics than the Atari game Adventure. Yeah, the one with the duck-dragon and the glowing chalice.

I litterally grew up playing Sci-Fi and Fantasty wargames. One was the Dune boardgame based on the movie (1984), where you bought harvesters, got cool cards to equip your guys with (the Gom Jabar) and Patrick Stewart kicked butt!



The other game was this really wacky Sci-Fi game called "Shadowlord!". You would fly around, gathering planets and allies while battling these black disced shadows, one of which was the Shadowlord. He had this neat crystal you had to get and it would zap everyone. You had to get this and then get back to base, or maybe kill your opponents before a certain time limit and the Shadowlords went crazy all over you. Good times, good times.



On an unrelated side note, this is my first missive from Marseille, France, where I will hang my hat for 9 months. Judge, you wanna come down for a quick round of Memoir 44?

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/5/2008 6:42:41 PM   
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When I finally got flush with cash, house was gone, (urban renewal), Map stored and eaten by mice.....they liked the home made paste on the flags too, I believe they were part of the Axis of Evil also.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/6/2008 8:34:24 AM   
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And did you know there's someone @Matrix who simply *raves* about Conflict of Heroes ? Should be a really good game if the industry guys are impressed with it.


More than one, actually.



Yep


Given that my original source was neither of you, this means I stand corrected as I can now write :

*Everyone* at Matrix simply *raves* about Conflict of Heroes

Let's hope Udo has a couple in stock ...

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/6/2008 10:11:15 PM   
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I suspect Tide of Iron may well be my next purchase in the board gaming genre

A game about doing the laundry in medieval times?
Aren't you the one who thinks Train Simulator is boring?

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/6/2008 10:53:34 PM   
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I suspect Tide of Iron may well be my next purchase in the board gaming genre

A game about doing the laundry in medieval times?
Aren't you the one who thinks Train Simulator is boring?

yeah...go figure.

However, I don't get this (sorry BoredStiff)
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A game about doing the laundry in medieval times?

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/6/2008 11:19:07 PM   
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However, I don't get this (sorry BoredStiff)
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A game about doing the laundry in medieval times?




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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/7/2008 1:05:35 AM   
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So is Conflict of Heroes not available yet then?


Conflict of Heroes just got a thumbs up from the Into the Gamescape Podcast and they say they'll be doing a full review later. They pitched it as more complicated than Memoir but not a fully complex game (ASL). Can't find a copy for sale so if your successful let me know where. Nice thread some of your games bring back memories though many of mine have been lost over the years. Recently got the new edition of the classic Britannia and of course Twilight Struggle is a great recent addition.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/7/2008 7:31:30 AM   
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However, I don't get this (sorry BoredStiff)
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A game about doing the laundry in medieval times?




got ya

Should've got it earlier...my mum used Tide quite often for laundry!

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/7/2008 8:40:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		I hear Tide of Iron is like a more complex Memoir 44. You should read the reviews at Boardgaming Geek and make an informed decisions (because some of the reviews were a bit negative).

I would, especially for those with non-gamer family, suggest getting Puerto Rico or even better, Agricola. These are Euro-games (like Carcassonne, they have wierd scoring rules and tend to be kinda like interactive solitaire) but they are SUPER fun. They are NOT wargames however, but they tend to appeal to almost anyone (even the game phobic wife or parents). My dad (who is a gamer) loves Agricola, and we have been able to teach nearly EVERYONE how to play and most anyone gets addicted to either Agricola or Puerto Rico. Agricola is the superior game, but it has one heck of a long set up and management during play. Puerto Rico is a bit more simple to set up and get going, but limited (although for the strategy gamer, there is literally nothing left to chance in Puerto Rico, almost nothing anyway, so every step is up to you and your fellow players).

Anyone know of that plastic game I talked about earlier? Couldn't find it on boardgame geek.

SoM

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 3:41:05 PM   
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ASL (Rulebook 2nd edition, BV3, Paratrooper, AOO, Soliatire ASL II, RB, VotG, KGP I & II, Yanks, PB, ASLSK #1 #2 and #3 just to name few)
Europa: Fire in the East/Scorched Earth/Urals
Comand Commander: Europe (Mediterranean module, Paratrooper scenario pack)
ATS (Stalingrad, Panther Line, Stalingrad Basic Game II, Kursk)
Screaming Eagles (TCS)
Raging Storm (TCS)
Red Star Rising
A Victory Lost
Luftwaffe 2nd edition


I need some serious time off to play this stuff :) If I could only keep one wargame it would be ASL and modules: BV3, Solitaire ASL II, Red Barricades and Valor of the Guards. I think I have ASL addiction :)



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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 3:48:46 PM   
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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 5:12:00 PM   
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When I was a kid, my dad had this giant plastic board game that had a map of the Atlantic (I think) and an electronic doodad at the top. The game came with some pieces and a red crayon, and the idea was that you were suppose to track the coming and going of a submarine, eventually sinking it. I think you entered the coordinates you wanted to go to on the doodad at the top, and it would give you rudamentary noises and other feedback to tell you if you were hit, if it hit you, or what was your general progression. Anyone remember what this might be called. It seemed pretty darned cool at the time, but remember, this was the 80s and we were convinced that you could never get any better graphics than the Atari game Adventure. Yeah, the one with the duck-dragon and the glowing chalice.

SoM



I think I know the game you're talking about. Don't remember the map of the Atlantic, but you had 1-4 destroyers to prosecute the sub. You entered your course and plotted it on the map. IIRC there were 3 levels for your depth charges and your sonar ranged to x number of hexes. It was kinda like a math exercise w/ "rudimentary noises".

Now I'm compeletly tortured that I can't remember the name.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 5:42:25 PM   
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Anyone know of that plastic game I talked about earlier? Couldn't find it on boardgame geek


Try Code Name: Sector

http://www.decodesystems.com/games/index.html






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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 6:18:02 PM   
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Anyone know of that plastic game I talked about earlier? Couldn't find it on boardgame geek


Try Code Name: Sector

http://www.decodesystems.com/games/index.html







Wow! That site brings back some old memories... Digital Derby... and Coleco Touchdown - best damn hand-held game ever made.

But what the hell is "Calculator Squares"?!? Talk about a game from hell for some poor kid!!!!

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 7:47:37 PM   
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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 7:48:42 PM   
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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 7:49:45 PM   
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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 7:50:47 PM   
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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 7:57:15 PM   
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Anyone know of that plastic game I talked about earlier? Couldn't find it on boardgame geek


Try Code Name: Sector

http://www.decodesystems.com/games/index.html







Thanks. I was completely tortured trying to remember that name.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/8/2008 10:01:55 PM   
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And Finally the great Kingmaker




Ahhhhhhhh I LOVED it!

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 2:43:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Coming to this thread a little late, but I decided to compile a nostaglic list of my boardgame collection. It is not quite complete as I just know there are a few I have overlooked.

This list should be clear evidence of a serious addiction :

Advanced Squad Leader
Beyond Valor
Paratrooper
Squad Leader
Cross of Iron
Crescendo of Doom
G.I. – Anvil of Victory
Ambush
Move Out
Purple Heart
Open Fire
The Russian Campaign
Russian Front
Victory in the Pacific
War at Sea
Storm Over Arnhem
Pacific War
Turning Point Stalingrad
Flat Top
Submarine
Panzer Gruppe Guderian
Raid on St. Nazaire
Rise and Decline of the Third Reich
Advanced Third Reich
Tobruk
The Longest Day
Hell’s Highway
Carrier
Panzer Blitz
Panzer Leader
Anzio
Thunder at Casino
Battles for the Ardennes
Fire in the East
Scorched Earth
Western Desert
Case White
The Fall of France
Balkan Front
WWII European Theater of Operation
WWII Pacific Theater of Operations
Fortress Europa
Hitler’s War
Panzer
Panzer Command
Operation Typhoon
Kursk
Battle of the Bulge
Tokyo Express
The Desert Fox
Afrika Korps
Against the Reich
Air Assault on Crete/ Invasion of Malta
Sicily the Race for Messina
Battle Over Britain
Decision at Kasserine
Drive on Stalingrad
Onslaught
Panxerkrieg
Wacht am Rhein
Kanev
Battle for Moscow
Airbridge to Victory
Omaha Beachhead
Invasion America
Tomorrow the World
Panzer Armee Afrika
East Front Solitaire
France 1944: The Allied Crusade in Europe
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Panzer Battles
France 1940
Commando
Raid
The Third World War
Gulf Strike
1942
Little Round Top
Gettysburg 125th Anniversary Edition
The Korean War
Guns of August
6th Fleet
2nd Fleet
The Siege of Jerusalem
Ceaser at Alesia
Wooden Ships and Iron Men
Nordkapp
Fifth Corps
Modern Battles Quad Game
Starship Troopers
Buck Rogers – Battle for the 25th Century
Nato: The next War in Europe
Iwo Jima
Patton’s Third army – The Lorraine Campaign
The Arab-Israeli Wars
Tac Air
Firepower
Mortain
Armor at Kursk
Raid on Iran
Flight Leader
Central America
Spies
War and Peace

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 4:02:22 PM   
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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 7:58:11 PM   
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Hey Hans, WOW what a collection!!! All is missing is AH: Up Front :)



Yea, one I never picked up or even played.

A few on the list are S&T magazine games.

A just know a few are still missing from the list that I can't recall.

And of course, there are quite a few I played regurlarly but never purchased as some one else in my regular group already had a copy we used to play such as Krieg and Totler Krieg.

I used the listings on BoardgameGeek to refresh my memory regarding my collection.

A friend I met in highschool turned me on to the world of wargaming with Kriegspeil my junior year (not counting games I played as a kid such as Hit the Beach, Broadsides, Battleship and Stratego)......that would have been 1973 which is when I started assembling the aforementioned collection.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 8:00:27 PM   
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If so, that's some loft you have!!

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 8:28:28 PM   
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Are these games you actually own, as of right now Hans?

If so, that's some loft you have!!




Most of them are still in my possession. About a dozen are currently stored at the house of one of my old wargaming buddies.

On top of that I have a huge collection of computer games, a ginormous book collection, an ever bourgeoning model collection and a substantail collection of telescopes, astronomy and camping gear.

I live alone in a three bedroom house (the house I grew up in) with an enclosed porch to boot. Every room in the house is piled to near the ceiling with games, books and models.

I'm a pack rat of the highest order.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 8:31:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Does anyone remember an old 3M game called Feudal that had little plastic miniatures and a fold out plastic board with peg holes for the unit locations?

I lost my copy years ago and have never been able to locate a replacement even at Knobleknights, which is a pretty good source for out of print games.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 8:36:34 PM   
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Does anyone remember an old 3M game called Feudal that had little plastic miniatures and a fold out plastic board with peg holes for the unit locations?

I lost my copy years ago and have never been able to locate a replacement even at Knobleknights, which is a pretty good source for out of print games.

Yeah. Great little game. I've still got my copy.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 8:37:43 PM   
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Does anyone remember an old 3M game called Feudal that had little plastic miniatures and a fold out plastic board with peg holes for the unit locations?

I lost my copy years ago and have never been able to locate a replacement even at Knobleknights, which is a pretty good source for out of print games.


Yes I had Feudal (and a few other 3M games like Twixt, Stock market and Acquire) I should go look for it again, but I think I gave it to Goodwill along with a lot of other stuff as part of our getting ready to move process.

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/9/2008 8:45:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Sorry I don't remember Fuedal but in th 1960's my friend and I played a WW2 game where soldiers were on pegs through a plastic board along with scenery. What I remember we both enjoyed most was that each player could secretly place "mines" under the board which when actived would fire a plunger which would effectively hit the soldier's pegs shooting them up into the air. I will have to e-mail him to see what it was called as he has long since journeyed away.......

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RE: Trip down memory lane??? Anyone? - 10/12/2008 11:22:41 PM   
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I'm a little younger than some of you, being graduating high school in 1985 so this is what I started with.

Believe me, I had many a vicious battles. As much as I love PC games and being married with a kid I don't have time or a full time table dedicated to table top gaming, nothing can replace fighting an opponent that is seated across from you, staying up all night with snacks and drinks.


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