1999: The group tried out Mayfair's Mississippi Queen. Al liked it; of course he won three in a row. We also tried out the Indianapolis Formula De track for...
Just finished reading "Madam Secretary" -- The Madeleine Albright Memoirs and thought I would give it a public endorsement. I know there are a lot of...
At Tim's suggestion, I started a St Louis "Book Worms" group that we can use to discuss what we are reading, give recommendations and have important,...
I just want to clarify that I didn't make the suggestion to discourage folks from posting messages, here, related to books they're reading (especially if...
An interesting tidbit that I read this morning in the book. LBJ's famous 1968 line about not accepting the nomination and that "if elected" he "would not...
I rented Gods And Generals this week. What a great movie, even though it was almost 4 hours long. I guess I'll have to rent Gettysburg and The Last Full...
I picked up a new MB game called Mission Command Sea Game for Andrew's birthday. There are three in the series -- land (tanks) sea (carriers and F-14s) and...
Tim, Thank you very much for that report. It was very informative. Marty -- "If you haven't got your health, at least you have something to talk about." "They...
Sounds interesting...where did you get it? Is it a "Fantasy Shop" game or available on the broader market? Al ... sea ... 3D ... small ... eight ... ...
It's definitely a broader market. I got it at Target. It's the same style box, etc. as Battle Bowl. I sort of doubt if Fantasy Shop will carry it because...
For those of you looking for something to do New Year's Eve or Day, I will be hosting a holiday get together that, given the right combination of people, will...
First, New Year's Eve is out...the g/f got tickets to go see "Mama Mia" that night as a Christmas Present from a friend... Next, we may be able to get together...
We are thinking about getting together Sat Jan 10th starting around 3ish and going until? We'd like to get enough together to play Napoleonic Wars, so let us...
Good news and bad news...and Tim, you might want to keep us updated via this group...the good news is that Stafford is coming to town. The bad news is that he...
Stafford and I are going to the Rams game on Saturday. How about getting together Sunday to watch the games and play games? Steve and I are both available. ...
You bums! I would definitely pass on the football game in favor of games, but I guess we all have to make (and live with) our own decisions. Of course, if...
Well, plenty of gaming this day: Wooden Ships and Iron Men -- this is the first time in a long time Tim and I picked up this game and we had a lot of fun with...
We are going to play on Sunday at 3 instead of Saturday. However, if anyone wants to get together Saturday night, I might still be open. We are going to start...
I've posted links to several files for HoW and CXM (including the rulebooks and player aids). Click on "Links" ( <- on the left edge of your screen) and then...
Well, the chief has let me know that I am busy this weekend. Have a great time, all. Marty -- "If you haven't got your health, at least you have something to...
CIRCUS MAXIMUS -- Actually, a pretty bloodless game compared to what we are all used -- all the chariots actually finished the race and most of the damage was...