The most hardcore wargamer thing youve done.

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 5:25 am

"When my wife called the night before she was due to come home I offered to pay for a couple extra days-she refused saying she missed me. "

I divorced mine. Now have lots of time for wargaming.

Bing

ruxius · Post by **ruxius** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 5:56 am

Hello Bing !
LOL , divorcing for SPWAW ?? You should surely win the ladder for SPWAW's hardcore !

!

My girlfriend finally NOW understands SPWAW IS a part of my life !
Simply !
My previously girlfriend gave me an unforgettable SP1 hotseat battle..I will never forget I played the italians against the USarmy (she ) ...a decisive victory..it was the first time she played SP
but also a blind monkey would have won that battle..I let she freely purchase her units..she took some shermans...I only had autoblindas at that time...

I had a decisive victory...just I won a psycological battle..I made her thinking I was dangerous..she didn't move her tanks..I saved the flags..I won...INCREDIBLE !

HEY ..I am speaking of SP1 ...a completely a different world from SPWAW as regards the Italians..you know ?

I am sure if ever I will be married son and wife will marry SPWAW
also !

Greg McCarty · Post by **Greg McCarty** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 6:25 am

Originally posted by parusski
I can win this one hands down guys. I once pretended to have the flu the day before our family was to travel to Florida for a 7 day beach vacation. I did it for love-of SPWAW. I played as much as 12 hours per day the whole time. When my wife called the night before she was due to come home I offered to pay for a couple extra days-she refused saying she missed me. Well, maybe she did, but I am a HARDCORE gamer at heart. Beat that if you can.

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Wow! Thats impressive. I get away with murder, in terms
of wargame time consumption. 10 and even 12 hours per day
on weekends are not unusual for me --if I'm in the mood. I live for gaming. (we're childless, unless you consider cats to be kids) But even I wouldn't have the 'nads' to try that one. Whooo!

Charles2222 · Post by **Charles2222** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 7:00 am

Antonius:

In my ASL days I was happy when I managed to play 2 games in any given month.

Now I know why you say "always to the last man", but the phrase might more literally apply to me, as I never play except against the AI (with the exception of my Panzer Strike days when every weekend my friend and I would play on the same side and split points on the forces).

I bought a few war board-games before I made wargaming with the computer, and they were all too hopelessly complicated for me to master, as the plan was to get it down and then condense it for my brother. Instead I took the easy route and decided I'd rather play baseball and football card games. Ah, now there's a memory. My first job was at Taco Bell, and after we closed I'd be off in the office playing as the '75 Reds and so forth. If you ever got a Johnny Bench card in your burrito it was probably because of me. I can't be held accountable for any burritos that were laden with dice though.

ruxius:

LOL , divorcing for SPWAW ?? You should surely win the ladder for SPWAW's hardcore ! !

Maybe I have one better for you? How about playing WIR at work as I mentioned, but with a serious side-effect, and I think a lot of us know what I'm talking about. You know, the dark side of wargaming? The jokes about calling you Hitler and so forth when co-workers figure out what you're doing. Though I must admit I was reading WWII books at lunch for a considerable amount of time before WIR came around. Nowadays, one of them, a new guy, still calls me Hitler and he's never seen any of those WWII books (I'm into spiritual books these days), though he might've seen me on this forum once or twice, assuming he could figure out what it was about. I'm sure a number of us have such similar sad stories to tell.

I can't even think of one person at work who's asked me even the slightest thing about WWII in all these years, though they know I've been into it. I'll tell you something else kind of freaky. When the company sent me to orientation there were about 15-20 recently hired people in the class. They decided for everyone to state their name and what their favorite hobby was (and yes, I was naive). It came my turn and I told them my hobby was 'wargaming' and I of course stated that I was working with mainframe operations as job description. When I said 'wargaming' there was something of a hush in the room (this was back in '85). After the class this one lady who I judged was probably a scale or two in the social order over me, got pretty friendly with me and asked about how fascinating I seemed to be. It didn't dawn in me till afterwards that it appeared the class, and indeed the lady, had mistook my job at the company 'mainframe operations' and wargaming and lumped them together. It also occurred to me that since the movie Wargames was a pretty recent movie at the time (Wragmes made in '83), that they may had also thought I was talking about serious missile defense computing or something. Pretty wild, huh?

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 7:20 am

Greg, I developed the "nads" for getting out of a vacation after 18 years of marriage. My wife is not stupid, but she is somewhat at a loss as to the behavior and mindset of men.

Larry Holt · Post by **Larry Holt** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 7:53 am

Anyone remember East Front by S&T? A mamoth paper wargame from the mid-70's (anyone born that far back other than me?) I had it laid out in my attic and played for months on end. I took an unaccompanied tour to German (left the wife back in the states) so it was just me for 2 years. It was laid out most of that time in my billets.

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 9:06 am

"LOL , divorcing for SPWAW ?? You should surely win the ladder for SPWAW's hardcore ! !"

As it turned out, she couldn't stand me when I was drinking ... and I couldn't stand her when I was sober. Just wasn't meant to be.

Bing

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 10:14 am

The competition is over. Bing is the clear winner. I conced defeat. I may have faked illness to avoid a family vacation- But ****, divorce. Way to go Bing.

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 7:15 pm

Not sure this is a distinction I care to own, nevertheless there it is.

Hey - nobody tells ME when to take out the garbage.

Bing

ruxius · Post by **ruxius** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 7:40 pm

I am not able to translate properly the meaning of

"hey nobody tells me ...etc. ....garbage.."

Anyway I can say I firmly believe world HAS a SPWAW girl ready for each one of us..

!
Never stop looking for ...Bing !!!!!

Greg McCarty · Post by **Greg McCarty** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 8:47 pm

Ruxius:

The concept of "taking out the garbage" is just an old phrase
which supposedly illustrates the classic example of the
dissagreeable wife; constantly interrupting the husband in angry
fashon to force hin to perform an endless series of meanial tasks
--such as "disposing of the garbage."

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 9:10 pm

Let's put it this way: The only husband I ever knew who did NOT take out the garbage was a reckless alcoholic - he was never home, ipso facto was not available for garbage detail.

Bing

gn08979 · Post by **gn08979** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 9:17 pm

I've done many hardcore wargame things...I think my long suffereing wife will be better able to answer this one. Last week, however, I was stuck in the car and the EXHIBITION baseball game wasn't on the radio because of the NCAA tournment. So I found the spanish station (I don't speak Spanish) and listened until I could figure out the score.

This kind of behaviour could be condoned during a tight pennent race....but spring training?

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 9:30 pm

Greg McCarty aren't all wives experts at assinging menial tasks to their husbands in order to annoy them. I love my wife, but she seems to LOVE giving me the most sensless tasks to distract me from more important things ie; SPWAW.

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sun Mar 24, 2002 9:48 pm

Originally posted by gn08979
I've done many hardcore wargame things...I think my long suffereing wife will be better able to answer this one. Last week, however, I was stuck in the car and the EXHIBITION baseball game wasn't on the radio because of the NCAA tournment. So I found the spanish station (I don't speak Spanish) and listened until I could figure out the score.

This kind of behaviour could be condoned during a tight pennent race....but spring training?

You are lucky if you are not a Detroit Tigers fan - frankly no one CARES what they do in spring training. When I lived in Chicago you were a Cubs or Sox fan, either way spring training was something you looked forward to.

I think the Tigers ought to open the new ballpark during the season for the concession stands and gift boutiques. Forget about playing baseball - they don't know how.

Bing

Bernie · Post by **Bernie** » Mon Mar 25, 2002 2:34 am

Originally posted by ruxius
I am not able to translate properly the meaning of

"hey nobody tells me ...etc. ....garbage.."

Anyway I can say I firmly believe world HAS a SPWAW girl ready for each one of us.. !
Never stop looking for ...Bing !!!!!

Now THERE is a very, very scary thought! I've been divorced three times and the idea of possibly ending up in divorce court against a woman who understood strategy, small unit tatics, diversions, flanking attacks, ambushes, and commando raids gives my bank account goosebumps!

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Mon Mar 25, 2002 2:43 am

I face the same problem as George Burns. After Gracie died and a suitable period of time had passed, George was asked if he was dating - George at the time was in his 80's. He said no, he couldn't find any girls his age.

Am not in the 80's, with luck someday I will be, but the problem is identical. They are already married, or have decided men are not for them, or they are just .... plain .... nuts. I mean serious nuts.

Bing

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Mon Mar 25, 2002 3:03 am

Bing, I do not think nuts is adequate to describe most women(even my wife, whom I love). If I were ever to get divorced I am not sure I would want to re-marry. If I did one requirement would be a female who is a loner at heart. That way she would let me play SPWAW(and yes CIV III) all I want. But I do not believe such a woman exists.

chief · Post by **chief** » Mon Mar 25, 2002 7:11 am

Parusski: Ah, but my friend SHE does exist, but alas I married her 48 years ago. If you don't believe me ask my IP they warned me I was on the net to much and had to increase my rates. Bless them all (women who tolerate computer gamers).

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Mon Mar 25, 2002 8:03 am

Chief you are correct. I have a good one too. She has put up with my computer gaming for 11 years and the board gaming for 7 years before and since. Thanks for reminding me.

The most hardcore wargamer thing youve done.

Well not wargames but baseball

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