How old are you?

watchtower · Post by **watchtower** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:38 pm

ORIGINAL: Nomad

About 15 years ago I lost a bunch of board games when the storage building burnt down. [:@]

Now that is nasty, nasty, nasty.

I feel your grief. Still not over it eh?

KG Erwin · Post by **KG Erwin** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:44 pm

ORIGINAL: DandricSturm

56 I started wargamming in the 60s by watching a friend's older brother playing Avalon Hill games, particularly D-Day. I just registered for these forums today so this is my first post.

Dandric! Hey, man, it's great to see you here. [:)]

Zap · Post by **Zap** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:15 pm

How do I know new regestrants are young?
I'll bet you 10 dollars or whatever is the equivalent in your money most of them are younger that 52 and that makes them young in my estimation.!(younger than me!). That, I can guarentee you.[:)]
My reason for believing they are young is that GGWaW is an Intermediate level in complexity and also it was sold in stores. I think that drew in new blood.

As to your other question- I base my answer on what some have posted in other threads saying they don't come over here because they are using 56k modems. Or that they are not interested in looking through "General Discussions".

Just to conclude this I have not done a study if that is what your asking. Mine is just an opinion with what knowledge I have.

stevemk1a · Post by **stevemk1a** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:32 am

O.K. I'm 36 years old. My first wargames were 3rd Reich and Panzerblitz/Leader. I remember playing them with a bunch of other geeks in the computer room of our High School in the mid-eighties ... Squad Leader and then ASL were then our next game.

Later on, I can recall playing the RED BARRICADES HASL with a friend in my first apartment (with my first long -term girlfriend ... later my wife) while fighting a delaying action with her cats ... she won :-(0

I really enjoy Spwaw and Spmbt pbem games ... lately ...and Combat Mission pbems too ..

Cheers, Stephen.

Dunhill_BKK · Post by **Dunhill_BKK** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:16 am

My first wargame was Gettysburg '77, and thanks to Belphegor I've got scans of the tables to complete my collection of all the required materials of the game, some of which is now electronic.

I think the advanced version is the perfect setting for a wargame. The scope is perfect. I'm still hoping to find some time to rework the game, but that depends in great part on "she who must be obeyed".

Big B · Post by **Big B** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:48 am

Nomad,..huge bummer about the lost games. I feel THAT pain.

DandricSturm glad to have you aboard.

I'm curious about something - (espescially to everyone who is a WitP Fan) Has anyone played the SPI Monster Game called 'War In The Pacific'?
I have that, and it's cousin 'War In Europe'. Bought them in the late 70s or early 80s when they came out.

I thought I wold never get a chance to play it until I retired - but now playing WitP by 2by3 (almost as good.)

rhondabrwn · Post by **rhondabrwn** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:35 am

ORIGINAL: Big B

Nomad,..huge bummer about the lost games. I feel THAT pain.

DandricSturm glad to have you aboard.

I'm curious about something - (espescially to everyone who is a WitP Fan) Has anyone played the SPI Monster Game called 'War In The Pacific'?
I have that, and it's cousin 'War In Europe'. Bought them in the late 70s or early 80s when they came out.

I thought I wold never get a chance to play it until I retired - but now playing WitP by 2by3 (almost as good.)

I've got "War in Europe" also put away for retirement <LOL> but I'm afraid the computer has rendered my old board collection some what irrelevant except as a possible future source of cash sometime in...2070... when someone wants to pay BIG BUCKS for an authentic "Board War Game"..I'll pass them along to my kids in hope of them reaping the benefits of perpetual storage of old game titles!

Ya know... I've dumped a lot of stuff in my life and I still can't believe that I continue to haul around two closets full of old games plus 7 boxes of old Science Fiction paperbacks! Even when I had to trim down to come out here to Tsaile, I never considered leaving this stuff behind... likewise my guitars... after all, we must respect the more important things in life... right?

ilovestrategy · Post by **ilovestrategy** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:08 am

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

ORIGINAL: Big B

Nomad,..huge bummer about the lost games. I feel THAT pain.

DandricSturm glad to have you aboard.

I'm curious about something - (espescially to everyone who is a WitP Fan) Has anyone played the SPI Monster Game called 'War In The Pacific'?
I have that, and it's cousin 'War In Europe'. Bought them in the late 70s or early 80s when they came out.

I thought I wold never get a chance to play it until I retired - but now playing WitP by 2by3 (almost as good.)

I've got "War in Europe" also put away for retirement <LOL> but I'm afraid the computer has rendered my old board collection some what irrelevant except as a possible future source of cash sometime in...2070... when someone wants to pay BIG BUCKS for an authentic "Board War Game"..I'll pass them along to my kids in hope of them reaping the benefits of perpetual storage of old game titles!

Ya know... I've dumped a lot of stuff in my life and I still can't believe that I continue to haul around two closets full of old games plus 7 boxes of old Science Fiction paperbacks! Even when I had to trim down to come out here to Tsaile, I never considered leaving this stuff behind... likewise my guitars... after all, we must respect the more important things in life... right?

oh thats like me keeping all my old Starfleet Battles boxes and all my Dungeons and Dragons manuals from the 80's. *pictures his wife rolling her eyes once again*

rhondabrwn · Post by **rhondabrwn** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:52 am

ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

ORIGINAL: Big B

Nomad,..huge bummer about the lost games. I feel THAT pain.

DandricSturm glad to have you aboard.

I'm curious about something - (espescially to everyone who is a WitP Fan) Has anyone played the SPI Monster Game called 'War In The Pacific'?
I have that, and it's cousin 'War In Europe'. Bought them in the late 70s or early 80s when they came out.

I thought I wold never get a chance to play it until I retired - but now playing WitP by 2by3 (almost as good.)

I've got "War in Europe" also put away for retirement <LOL> but I'm afraid the computer has rendered my old board collection some what irrelevant except as a possible future source of cash sometime in...2070... when someone wants to pay BIG BUCKS for an authentic "Board War Game"..I'll pass them along to my kids in hope of them reaping the benefits of perpetual storage of old game titles!

Ya know... I've dumped a lot of stuff in my life and I still can't believe that I continue to haul around two closets full of old games plus 7 boxes of old Science Fiction paperbacks! Even when I had to trim down to come out here to Tsaile, I never considered leaving this stuff behind... likewise my guitars... after all, we must respect the more important things in life... right?
oh thats like me keeping all my old Starfleet Battles boxes and all my Dungeons and Dragons manuals from the 80's. *pictures his wife rolling her eyes once again*

Yea, and go check her dresser drawers and count all the old lipsticks that she is probably hanging onto (we all do it).[:D]

ilovestrategy · Post by **ilovestrategy** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:27 am

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! You have to be married to truly appreciate what you just said lol

MarkFroio · Post by **MarkFroio** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 3:16 am

I'm 44 and started playing AH games about 30 or more years ago (and I can't believe it's that long ago). I only played board games with one buddy for about 5 years, and then we went away to different colleges. Didn't get into computer games until 1995 when Panzer General was released. Ever since then I've been hooked. It would be fun to play a board game every once in a while with a real person, though.

K62_ · Post by **K62_** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 3:49 am

My age group is such a minority lol [X(]I guess the only "wargames" most young people are interested in are those that involve pulling the trigger yourself.

RUPD3658 · Post by **RUPD3658** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:14 am

38. Started with Avalon Hill's Tactics 2 at 8 years old (Step father was Vietnam vet and big into war games). Moved on through Panzer Blitz/Leader to Squad Leader. Even dabbled with Flat Top for a while.

Played Starfleet Battles on the tournament circuit in the 80's in college (1 die roll away from an Origins victory!) and truly miss the face to face of board games.

First computer game was QQP's The Perfect General.

I guess I have to wait 5 more years before I can pass this love onto my 3 year old son.

ilovestrategy · Post by **ilovestrategy** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:31 am

ORIGINAL: RUPD3658

38. Started with Avalon Hill's Tactics 2 at 8 years old (Step father was Vietnam vet and big into war games). Moved on through Panzer Blitz/Leader to Squad Leader. Even dabbled with Flat Top for a while.

Played Starfleet Battles on the tournament circuit in the 80's in college (1 die roll away from an Origins victory!) and truly miss the face to face of board games.

First computer game was QQP's The Perfect General.

I guess I have to wait 5 more years before I can pass this love onto my 3 year old son.

Starfleet Battles was soooo intense. I led a Romulan Fleet against a Federation Starbase one time. At the end all I had was a crippled War Eagle and the Starbase was near total destruction. The fed player just looked at me in disbelief as i manuvered my crippled ship in for a shot with a plasma torpedo. I got destroyed but that starbase's SSD was just about all full with darkened spaces. The player actually shook my hand and said I had a good fighting spirit. I play comp games now but that kind of respect is only with board games.

ilovestrategy · Post by **ilovestrategy** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:32 am

Oh, im 38 BTW [:)]

Wolfie1 · Post by **Wolfie1** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 6:33 pm

41 here, I started on SPI Games, I'm suprised at the bias towards AH, maybe SPI were better promoted in the UK.

RUPD3658 · Post by **RUPD3658** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:11 pm

Ever play Federation and Empire? It was the strategic version of SFB. I reall wish they would make this for the computer.

My best war story is winning a tournament game at Origins by destroying a Gorn CA with a probe from my crippled Klingon D7. Also tractored a Kzinti CA and hit it with a scatter pack in the same tournament. I was a sneaky bastard in my younger days!

The Kzinti player went on to win the Capatin's tournament that year (I had beat him in the patrol tournament).

ilovestrategy · Post by **ilovestrategy** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:33 pm

I have Fed and Empire but never really played it. Scatter packs are nice! Thats what I miss about board games, having your opponent right there.

RUPD3658 · Post by **RUPD3658** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:56 am

Much easier to taunt and tease face to face. [:D]

Ross Moorhouse · Post by **Ross Moorhouse** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:29 am

43 here. Married with 2 daughters. I am out numbered. Even the budgie is female.

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