I'm done with this ridiculous time vampire of a game.

[Big B]

As I recall - that sold for about $90 when Avalon Hill released it back in 1980....

ORIGINAL: rustysi

The Longest Day selling for about $265

Wow, that's what they're getting these days huh? Still have mine but it hasn't been set up since my son was an infant. Maybe sometime soon. Gee, I wonder what I paid for it back in the day?

[crsutton]

A couple of years ago I got what seemed like an obscene amount for "Fire in the East" and "Scourged Earth." The later being un-punched. But now I realize that I probably go too little...

[Quixote]

ORIGINAL: Big B

As I recall - that sold for about $90 when Avalon Hill released it back in 1980....

ORIGINAL: rustysi

The Longest Day selling for about $265

Wow, that's what they're getting these days huh? Still have mine but it hasn't been set up since my son was an infant. Maybe sometime soon. Gee, I wonder what I paid for it back in the day?

I bought it back when it was originally released for $60. I foolishly lent it to a relative interested in military history a few years later, and he promptly lost it in a move. After hearing me lament about this particular game for several years, my wife found me a copy on E-Bay for $120 and gave it to me on an anniversary. Since that anniversary was at least 10 years ago, I guess I'm not surprised to see it going for $250+ now.

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: Quixote

ORIGINAL: Big B

As I recall - that sold for about $90 when Avalon Hill released it back in 1980....

ORIGINAL: rustysi



Wow, that's what they're getting these days huh? Still have mine but it hasn't been set up since my son was an infant. Maybe sometime soon. Gee, I wonder what I paid for it back in the day?

I bought it back when it was originally released for $60. I foolishly lent it to a relative interested in military history a few years later, and he promptly lost it in a move. After hearing me lament about this particular game for several years, my wife found me a copy on E-Bay for $120 and gave it to me on an anniversary. Since that anniversary was at least 10 years ago, I guess I'm not surprised to see it going for $250+ now.

I was thinking it was $60 or $65 at release. Thanks for confirming that senility hasn't set in yet.

[btd64]

Classic toys are valuable to the right person. Doesn't matter what the price is, they will buy it. I have a Handheld Coleco Football game I got back in the 70's which still works and looks good. Someone offered me $175 for it. I said no. Now that was 5 or 6 years ago. Wonder want I could get for it now....GP

[btd64]

Someone needs to rename this thread to "OT Classic games"[;)]....GP

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: General Patton

Someone needs to rename this thread to "OT Classic games"[;)]....GP

Classic ridiculous time vampire games.

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

ORIGINAL: General Patton

Someone needs to rename this thread to "OT Classic games"[;)]....GP

Classic ridiculous time vampire games.

Definitely applies to The Longest Day. My brother and I affectionately referred to it as The Longest Game.
Applies to Fire in the East/Scorched Earth as well.

All things considered I guess this game puts them all to shame though. I actually played TLD to the end once. I believe it was something like 189 turns.

I just passed my 204th turn in my current game of WITPAE/BTS.

Takes far less time per turn than TLD did though.

[Miller]

Whilst I'm still a bit too young to have been interested in old board games, I had plenty of hand held battery/mains adapter powered electronic games dating back to the early 80's. I gave or threw them away a long long time ago, they go for good money on e-bay and the likes now. Hindsight is a great thing.......

[geofflambert]

I have excellent hindsight. We Gorn are double jointed.

[pontiouspilot]

I threw out: 3 x games Blitzkreig, War in europe...and an extra W in East, 3 x Panzerblitz, 1914, jutland, 3xCAW...(I think it was called), Pac War, , korea, Anzio, and a few SPI envelope games I never opened. Not enough to retire off of apparently but enough for a couple bottles of dandy scotch!!....dammm

[crsutton]

I'm done with this ridiculous time vampire of a thread....

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: crsutton

I'm done with this ridiculous time vampire of a thread....

[:D]

[geofflambert]

Bailing out?

[btd64]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

ORIGINAL: crsutton

I'm done with this ridiculous time vampire of a thread....

[:D]

[:D][:D]

[pontiouspilot]

I agree...who was Chasz anyway?? I'm sure he has gone back to lawn bowling.

[wegman58]

JUTLAND - I remember always running out of floor for that one.

[btd64]

Will someone put a stake in it.[:D][:D][:D] Maybe some Garlic....GP

[Yaab]

Let's make the thread ten pages for symmetry.

[stretch]

OT: Classic Games (Just going for symmetry... I'm 44, a very symmetric age)

I have a Coleco football game in perfect working condition.. yet I can't will myself through the first turn setup. Arrgh.