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The time has come, all must go. Board wargames dating form late 70s through to early 90s. Most are magazine games but there are some boxed.

I've no one to leave them too, all my off spring (kids and grand kid) show no interest in military history, history full stop for that matter which is really sad. Despite getting the urge to play them again while sorting through I quickly realise that was not going to happen, the body complained namely eyes, back and fingers.

Meant too sell them years ago. Considering they have gone through 3 house moves over the best part of 30 years from loft to loft, their condition in is mainly good although it varies with states ranging from average (those played a lot), to VG (those never played and still unpunched). For my American friends a lofts is the equivalent of a basements but at the top of the house, not bottom. Some have a few original counters missing being replaced by hand made ones.

A spreadsheet containing all the games can be found here https://drive.google.com/file/d/150Hq4O ... drive_link

This is a giveaway. First offer I see gets them but postage is required on top. Some boxed games could be de-boxed as the boxed don't really add to the value but their are some, namely Squad Leader that cannot and would have to go parcel and not letter. You could of course pick them up??

UK letter post starts around £2.10 to £5.20, parcel start £5.99 to the UK. Postage to USA starts at £3.25 I think. Payment via paypal, bank transfer or cash if you collect.

Send me a message if interested.

This has nothing to do with Matrix other than their permission to post the details on this forum. DO NOT CONTACT THEM.

I have to say I'm very much the same cardboard box as you mate. Got a lot of old wargames and very little interest. It certainly doesn't help that a lot of more classic wargame titles are being re-booted, re-printed and re-boxed nowadays with better components and easier to read graphics. Why get old when you can have new? So, it looks like it's going to be the recycle bin for all but a sentimental few.

It's funny that the cut-off date when most people stop buying traditional wargames is the early 1990s. I guess that is when we all switched to playing them on computers.

Unfortunately, I know no one around here who plays those games.

I think that a better term for where they were stored for Americans would be the "attic" since I think that is where they were stored.

Advanced Squad Leader
Victory Games US Civil War

These 2 treasures, the world will never know.
Dinosaurs, endangered species.
Then again, maybe those in the Resurrection will have a gaming street of row house which play.

I've two Victory Games, The Civil War and Lee vs. Grant, both in excellent condition. In addition, I've got dozens of other games that would love a new home.

I have few boardgames and really I am enjoying this game in particular for the Engagement / Battle scenarios.
I did not start Campaign scenarios yet due to time constraints.

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ncc1701e wrote: Sat May 25, 2024 10:23 am I have few boardgames and really I am enjoying this game in particular for the Engagement / Battle scenarios.
I did not start Campaign scenarios yet due to time constraints.

Ha! My old buddy has this game. Even in our youth we didn't have time to play. We laughed, tried maybe 5+ years ago, got the game out (same old one), and played. Good grief, I cannot even see the counters. That "who's turn is it chart" drove me insane. The only way to play such games is to know the rules, combat charts, and the value of the pieces: Tactical Air, Land based Air, intercept rules, reaction rolls, etc. Counting the distances on the blue sea was a challenged. I screwed up, and ruined the entire first post Pearl Harbor battle by not intercepting. I had no clue. The problem, is the not knowing how the game strategy really works. Unlike a computer game, you can play it fast and learn strategies. This was my own fault, just didn't know the game mechanics. It's like your opponent who knows the rules, has to tell me what to do.

Kind of like Advanced Squad Leader. Different players interpret rules totally different. You're screwed, there's no mercy, and it ruins the game. "Oh, if I knew that you played that way, my dumbass wouldn't have left the level #2 rooftop for line of sight.

On the other hand, if you play similar opponents, you almost can "feel the map", the line of sights. The biggest problem I have with ASL against friends, is how long they take to do their turn. Some are perfectionists. They take 30 minutes for a turn, calculating all the odds, constantly. I understand that for early turns, but come on. Almost need a chess clock.

I rather play 2-games, without being perfect, than 1-game playing slow. It's like Major League Baseball, finally getting a pitch clock. What's great about ASL, you still have luck. You can have all the odds stacked in your favor, by little rolls matter. Some squad will go berserk, which previously was a non-factor. Now you have a squad with a panzer Faust which won't break. Or how about the key dice rolls with AFV. You finally get tired of waiting, and charge.

Chris21wen wrote: Mon May 20, 2024 10:51 amThe time has come, all must go. Board wargames dating form late 70s through to early 90s. Most are magazine games but there are some boxed.

I've no one to leave them too, all my off spring (kids and grand kid) show no interest in military history, history full stop for that matter which is really sad.

Alas, been here, done that too. PM sent.

ElvisJJonesRambo wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 10:35 am Counting the distances on the blue sea was a challenged. I screwed up, and ruined the entire first post Pearl Harbor battle by not intercepting. I had no clue. The problem, is the not knowing how the game strategy really works. Unlike a computer game, you can play it fast and learn strategies. This was my own fault, just didn't know the game mechanics. It's like your opponent who knows the rules, has to tell me what to do.

Ahh. Mark Herman's Pacific War. The cat kept screwing with my attempts to learn the game. The map always threw me off a bit as it was printed in an east is down, west is up format.

Platoonist wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 6:18 pm Ahh. Mark Herman's Pacific War. The cat kept screwing with my attempts to learn the game. The map always threw me off a bit as it was printed in an east is down, west is up format.

Yep, the sideways flat Earther map is a brain freeze.
Then again, I cannot expect to play a game with not reviewing it

Platoonist wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 6:18 pm ...The map always threw me off a bit as it was printed in an east is down, west is up format.


CounterConfusion.jpg

Yep, pure communism.

The new map is even more beautiful.

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ncc1701e wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 7:31 pm The new map is even more beautiful.

The map from the 1985 edition with all its flat blues and greens and browns never struck me as particularly attractive but this recent version sure looks like a big step up. Of course, that probably makes my old, battered copy even less appealing in today's market.

After all these years, the only problem is that I had to buy errata counters to fix things...
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1053-2023-re ... sheet.aspx

Had some response still have many left.

ncc1701e wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 7:31 pm The new map is even more beautiful.

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Yes the second edition is nice, even got a better map or map boards. I got mine on a wall, manage to flatten it out smooth and use push pins to keep track of things. Better than using counters.

Still working on better ruleset as optional module for ship warfare and others.

For me, still have Victory Games US Civil War and all my Advanced Squad Leader stuff.
Additionally, I've got some baseball cards that are worn out.
All my comic books, magazines, newspapers, etc. were thrown out by my saved Mom, years ago. (fire hazzard).

I'm going to take my "all-time favorite" and get some picture frames, make a glued together collage, perfect for hanging.
Also, considering, a coffee table with more best items, beneath the glass.

-Legend

Quick refresh on these games. See first post for details. They all have to go and will do so withing the next month however I need to do so.

Chris21wen wrote: Sun Mar 30, 2025 10:12 am Quick refresh on these games. See first post for details. They all have to go and will do so withing the next month however I need to do so.

When looking at the link in the first post, I get a message telling me that the file is not available.

Try that, had to change cloud store and din't set permissions correctly.