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... From: H-War Editor Date: Jan 1, 2008 10:53 AM Subject: COMMENT: Article on "Combat Perfomance in the Age of Sail" To: H-WAR@... From: William...
James Sterrett
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Jan 1, 2008
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68342
The constant prediction of the Sci Fi writers from the start of the 20th Century was that the future machine rulers of Earth would be insane. They were of...
Henry Cobb
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Jan 2, 2008
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68343
... 20th ... control of ... silicon ... we now have ... numbers, eh?) and ... First question: Do these computers really control the economy? No. They may...
Jonathan
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Jan 2, 2008
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68344
I am now looking for phase 2 Squadron Strike testers. I need the most munchkiny, rules abusing people you can find. The sort of people who, when you see them...
Ken Burnside
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Jan 2, 2008
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This saturday!? My check probably won't reach you until then. ... From: "Ken Burnside" <design@...> To: sfconsim-l@yahoogroups.com Sent: 1/2/2008...
eric
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Jan 3, 2008
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68346
... Two inbound. Check your mailbox. Jarrod...
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Jan 3, 2008
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68347
The boy is ready. We've played stratego and ultimate stratego. We've played Star Wars Risk. now it's time for the boy's first wargame. what's a good wargame...
Eric Henry
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Jan 3, 2008
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68348
... Risk. ... play. nor ... after his ... Given those parameters? Ogre. He gets one unit (the Ogre), so he doesn't have to worry about managing lots of bits...
Ken Burnside
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Jan 3, 2008
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68349
OGRE. Give the boy the OGRE and you're off to the races with a game that's pretty easy to grasp, lots of fun, and still introduces a lot of basic wargame...
James Sterrett
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Jan 3, 2008
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68350
... From: "James Sterrett" <James.Sterrett@...> Subject: Re: [sfconsim-l] starter wargame ... Yeah but then i can't play when i'm available. Besides if...
Eric Henry
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Jan 3, 2008
9:21 pm
68351
... Virtually any computer wargame has some sort of a two-player mode as well. :) Even if it doesn't there may be some good fun to be had. My wife and I...
James Sterrett
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Jan 3, 2008
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GW's _Spacehulk_ can be played with components printed in B&W from your desktop printer, though solid dice are recommended....
Steven H.
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Jan 3, 2008
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... From: "James Sterrett" <James.Sterrett@...> Subject: Re: [sfconsim-l] starter wargame ... < snipped very cool mental imagery > if it's not pokemon...
Eric Henry
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Jan 3, 2008
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Dice i have. Lots and lots of dice. Not familiar with Space hulk though. I expect it's not Bill Bixby getting angry. ... From: "Steven H."...
Eric Henry
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Jan 3, 2008
9:55 pm
68355
I don't know about solo options, but my first wargame was Battletech. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ ...
Cooper Fox
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Jan 3, 2008
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68356
... Think "Aliens" but both sides are much more powerful, e.g.: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2163 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Hulk ...
Steven H.
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Jan 3, 2008
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68357
I started with Conquest of the Empire, which was redone in 2005: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/17710 He'll learn a bit of history as well....
John
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Jan 4, 2008
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68358
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEAMQALvDC4 What's funny is reading the comments. One guy is claiming that this is a fake video, because... wait for it... _You...
John Reiher
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Jan 4, 2008
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... Hasn't that been out of print for like decades? ;-) -HJC http://www.io.com/~hcobb ...
Henry Cobb
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Jan 4, 2008
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Apparently yes, it has been out of print. Too bad, the Deluxe Ogre would have been perfect. So that leaves the question, what's a good starter wargame for an...
Eric Henry
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Jan 4, 2008
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68361
Chances are you can get a copy on eBay. ... No, I'm wrong. Zero copies listed that I can find. :( (If it's any consolation, I bought replacement copies of...
James Sterrett
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Jan 4, 2008
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68362
Possibly mageknight dungeons , can fight against eah other or just against the monsters if solo spider...
brian
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Jan 4, 2008
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68363
Should have said that its a Whizz Kids game and there are loads on ebay ,prices start low and go up spider...
brian
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Jan 4, 2008
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68364
What are his interests? My now 10 year old boy has been playing Civilization IV for two years now. Not exactly what you asked for, it has inspired him to...
Matthew Taylor
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Jan 4, 2008
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68365
... From: "Matthew Taylor" <matthewstaylor@...> To: <sfconsim-l@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [sfconsim-l]...
Eric Henry
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Jan 4, 2008
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68366
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/22429 ... -- James Sterrett james.sterrett@......
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Jan 4, 2008
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... As has been said, Ogre is a really good choice, especially if he starts playing the Ogre. Another, though more complicated, choice might be Victory: The...
Erik Max Francis
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Jan 4, 2008
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68368
... I'm not sure if everyone would consider them wargames, but you could try some of the light wargames / board war games like Memoir '44 or BattleLore....
Joseph Kopena
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Jan 4, 2008
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68369
... But not small explosives, such as the bomb in the water tank. That's my main gripe here. While not quite as bad as _Star Trek_ (where the capabilities of...
Christopher Weuve
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Jan 5, 2008
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68370
... YouTube comments are perhaps the only places that make "who would win, GALACTICA or ENTERPRISE?" discussions seem intellectual. chrisw...
Christopher Weuve
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