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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Several have mentioned War in Russia, and others have mentioned Avalon Hill games.

Not long before Avalon Hill gave up the ghost, they worked on some computer games - poor guys knew they had to keep up with the PC-generated revolution in gaming, but they didn't and I believe that drove them out of business.

One of AH's last gasp efforts (about nine years ago) was a computerized game dealing with Stalingrad.  It was similar to WitP in that both sides entered orders and then the turn ran.  It was a pretty good game.  I had it, but can't find it now.  Perhaps my wife threw it away.  Anybody remember it?

ORIGINAL: Grotius

I was also a beta-tester on "Third Reich PC," which wasn't their best effort, but still worth playing IMHO.

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

Let's see, what other old rumours could we resurrect?

How about War In the Med? [:'(]

ORIGINAL: Knavey

ORIGINAL: m10bob

After Avalon Hill came out with Victory In The Pacific, didn't they come out with War At Sea using the same game mechanics, covering the Atlantic and Med?

Victory in the Pacific, War at Sea and the med variant is called War at Sea Deux but produced by a different company.

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

ORIGINAL: m10bob

After Avalon Hill came out with Victory In The Pacific, didn't they come out with War At Sea using the same game mechanics, covering the Atlantic and Med?

Other way around. AH came up w/ the Atlantic game before the Pacific game. Don't remember who came up w/ the idea to link them (w/ new areas, new ships and rule changes) but I think it was later standardized and sold.

Edited for aesthetic purposes.

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I still have "Wacht am Rhein" by SPI. Still my favorite land combat game (non-computer). Played that one some many times I can almost recite the whole German OOB.

Best Naval board game for me, at least, was Sixth Fleet by VG.
Put 2 American CV in a TF together and the Russians were toast.  [:D]

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I still have "Wacht am Rhein" by SPI. Still my favorite land combat game (non-computer). Played that one some many times I can almost recite the whole German OOB.

Best Naval board game for me, at least, was Sixth Fleet by VG.
Put 2 American CV in a TF together and the Russians were toast. [:D]

My favorite naval board game was Wooden Ships and Iron Men.

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I still have "Wacht am Rhein" by SPI. Still my favorite land combat game (non-computer). Played that one some many times I can almost recite the whole German OOB.

Best Naval board game for me, at least, was Sixth Fleet by VG.
Put 2 American CV in a TF together and the Russians were toast.  [:D]

ORIGINAL: herwin

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I still have "Wacht am Rhein" by SPI. Still my favorite land combat game (non-computer). Played that one some many times I can almost recite the whole German OOB.

Best Naval board game for me, at least, was Sixth Fleet by VG.
Put 2 American CV in a TF together and the Russians were toast.  [:D]

I have Wacht am Rhein upstairs in the loft--it was republished. We used the 6th Fleet series to generate test scenarios for modern naval command and control systems.

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


Actually I know exactly what the WITP news is all about.

It's (see next page)

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

Thank you. And for your next trick , you will tease some small animal? [:-]

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


Actually I know exactly what the WITP news is all about.

It's (see next page)

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

Thank you. And for your next trick , you will tease some small animal? [:-]

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


Actually I know exactly what the WITP news is all about.

It's (see next page)

Let Don have his little laughs; he works very hard on this project, and it's not often his boss lets him out of his cage...[:D]