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My first were on C64 but since I had only tapedriver there was only few wargames. Lords of Chaos was kind of fantasy squad based but lots of fun. Then there was som turn based american civil war game cant remember name. The one true wargame I played most was crusade in the west.

I had some tank game on Nintendo and then Super Battleship on Super Nintendo.

Sid Meiers Gettysburg on the PC and Panzer General 2 on PS1 really got me into wargaming though...

Star Fleet Battles. God, that was my favorite board game of all time.

Chess !

but seriously - I remeber buying a copy of S&T magazine with Kampfpanzer and being totally hooked. That year for Christmas my understanding parents gave me a copy of Jedko's Russian Campaign.

In terms of computers - the original Carriers at War for an apple IIe (yep i'm that old) - put out by Messrs Trout & Keating of SSG !

First Wargame Toy Soldiers

First "real" Wargame Dogfight

First Serious Wargame Panzer Leader

First Computer Wargame Steel Panthers.

regards John

First Game:
 
Victory in the Pacific - Avalon Hill    I LOVED this game, played almost every weekend for a couple years...mostly solo.
 
The second Game I got was:
 
 Squad Leader - Avolon Hill   This game is completely responsible for me still being addicted to men and tanks on hexes. (got Crescendo of Doom and Cross of Iron modules also)
 
Third Game I got:
 
Wooden Ships and Iron Men -  Avolon Hill   I really, liked this game also.
 
 

Plastic airfix soldiers and a marble

In terms of table top games, I was really into Warhammer 40.000k epic. That had really tiny miniatures so there could be huge battles.

Computer games, not really sure what it was called, but it involoved building lots of tanks. It came out around 1994-1995. It was really good!

ORIGINAL:  wodin

Plastic airfix soldiers and a marble

I take the side with the marble had the advantage?

I'd set one side up at one end of the room and the other at the other side...using cover i.e a table leg etc etc....a small marble was for small arms...a big marble was arty...sort of played hot seat style...

Once I got to about 11 or 12 the battlefield moved outside in my mates back garden...then we used things like aerosol canisters and a match for flame throwers etc (dont try this at home kids)....very dangerous...and many melted soldiers....

The first wargame I ever played probably involved a plastic model of the Guns of Navarone which they used to sell at the toy stores. Good times... [8D]

I think I remember that. Half of a plastic mountain a couple of feet high, couple of guns. Yup, good times.

ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

The first wargame I ever played probably involved a plastic model of the Guns of Navarone which they used to sell at the toy stores. Good times... [8D]

Best war set I ever had. God, I had some vicious battles with that! [&o]

I also had The Alamo made with metal sections too!

I never realized just how a bunch of war mongers my generation was back then! [:D]

ooooooo found a picture!

Also Army in the school playing field....sound effects and invisible weapons supplied by players

When we were playing war outside with plastic weapons,this one kid dipped his plastic Thompson mg in yellow dog shit and won,cuz we all ran as he chased us.

My first wargame, there were three. The old Avalon Hill game Luftwaffe got me interested, then the old ziplock game Starfire, then the boxed game Starfleet Battles. I quickly progressed into Airforce, Airforce/ Dauntless and the Squad Leader series. I still have em all too. Great times, I really miss the old Avalon Hill.

ORIGINAL: bairdlander

When we were playing war outside with plastic weapons,this one kid dipped his plastic Thompson mg in yellow dog shit and won,cuz we all ran as he chased us.

That's hilarious [&o]

Squad Leader

not really a wargame as such...but combat was involved...Car Wars and it's expansions Truck Stop and Sunday Drivers....

ORIGINAL: wodin

not really a wargame as such...but combat was involved...Car Wars and it's expansions Truck Stop and Sunday Drivers....

I LOVED Truck Stop! That expansion was so cool!