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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 5:54:07 AM   
Ian R

 

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

Someone claimed to have played CNA somewhere, once, or at least some turns of it, didn't they? What CNA needed was computerisation of the detail tracking - and then it would be like playing........ WitP!

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:24:44 AM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:43:41 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Ian R

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

Someone claimed to have played CNA somewhere, once, or at least some turns of it, didn't they? What CNA needed was computerisation of the detail tracking - and then it would be like playing........ WitP!

Me and Halsey played CNA, twice. We are both 1-and-1

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:46:57 AM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:48:47 AM   
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Had all the Squad Leaders (and other games), and played them while at sea. My favorite for playability, and small scale, essential when you had to write down all the locations for the next time you set up, was Tactics II.

1965.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 6:51:15 AM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 7:28:16 AM   
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Played Squad Leader a fair bit when I was in the corps then didn't wargame again until Uncommon Valor showed me how little spare time I had...then WitP took that away...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 7:52:04 AM   
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The non-roleplaying tabletop games that I've played alot are Kingmaker, Axis and Allies, Shogun, Warhammer 40K, and Queen's Gambit.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 7:59:08 AM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:06:50 AM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:10:17 AM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:12:04 AM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 8:34:03 AM   
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Me and Halsey played CNA, twice. We are both 1-and-1


Surely you jest!

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 10:08:37 AM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 10:25:06 AM   
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The Longest Day never managed to survive Hurricane Tabby...

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 1:27:11 PM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 1:30:34 PM   
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1951

EDIT: BTW: 1951 was Year of the White Metal Rabbit.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 1:31:36 PM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 1:52:09 PM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 1:52:18 PM   
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When I saw "CRT" in the first post, I immediately thought "cathode ray tube."  But then I have always had trouble with tests like these.  Two examples:  (1)  In 1979, I was a freshman at the University of Georgia, where there is no shortage of good looking young women.  One approached me at a college bus stop and asked me if I knew where she could buy a "plant."  I thought for a moment and told her, "I think Sears sells plants."  (2)  In the late '80s, a co-worker said she was buying a friend a CD for Christmas.  Thinking that was an odd choice, I asked innocently, "You're buying your friend a Certificate of Deposit?"

The biggest surprise on this test has to be Terminus.  The man is only in his 30s?!  I had formed a mental image that he was a retired professor of American Antiquities at the University of Copenhagen; enjoyed pipe smoking; and secretyly liked GenlHoepner's avatar.

PS:  My first Avalon Hill games (circa 1976) were Blitzkrieg followed by D-Day and Midway.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 1:52:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Another from 1966 here.  The year of the Fire Horse, which is supposed to be bad luck in Chinese Astrology, at least for parents.  Fire Hosres are supposed to be strong willed. 

My father gave me AH's Luftwaffe for Christmas in 1971.  I was a bit young to understand the game back then.  It sat on the shelf for a few years until I finally figured it out.  Though I played a kind of simplified version of the rules for a while.  About the time I started high school I discovered other AH titles and I was lost forever.  I had one friend who was as into them as I was and we played quite a bit.

Bill


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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 2:04:22 PM   
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Yes, I knew.

Started out on the Avalon Hill series, Tactics II, Africa Corps, Anzio, Guadacanal, etc., until SPI arrived on the scene. Then my favorite rapidly became the combined War in the East/War in the West. I used a spare bedroom and an enlarged ping-pong table to put it on. Probably had that in constant use for close to 10 years.

Upon further reflection, it was only in use for 6-7 years.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 2:05:41 PM   
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ORIGINAL: irrelevant

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.


Yes. 1960

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 2:09:35 PM   
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The true test of a grognard: who has played The Longest Day campaign solitaire from start to finish?





*Raises hand*

The Allies won in the last few turns of the campaign by breaking through the far east end of the line and getting a couple of divisions off the map.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 2:10:52 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

30 years after it came out, I still have 'Wacht am Rhein' - my favorite board game.

Clear 1-1
Broken 2-1
Woods, Village, Night Combat 3-1
Die
Roll
1     D2
2     D1
3     A1
4     A1(1)
5     A2(1)
6     A2(2)

Worse was practicing with different dice to see which one's came up with 1's or 6's more often before a crucial role.   Had to find the "hot" die.


As a kid, I had that game set up on my bed and I'd sleep on the floor.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 2:13:05 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Ian R

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

Someone claimed to have played CNA somewhere, once, or at least some turns of it, didn't they? What CNA needed was computerisation of the detail tracking - and then it would be like playing........ WitP!


A friend and I started that darn game. We played 1 turn and 2 op stages (2/3 of a turn) before I moved out of town for college. I still like it. Gonna play it someday if I can find someone crazy enough to play.

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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 2:31:33 PM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 3:24:44 PM   
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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 4:00:56 PM   
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ORIGINAL: irrelevant
That's ok, you can always edit


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RE: Grognard or n00B ? - 11/1/2007 5:26:04 PM   
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Thought CRT was old type monitor.But for me it now means..

Complete Re-Think

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