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[Zovs]

Personally I wish you don’t leave the forum nor the game, we are all getting older and there are fewer of us left among the living and the war game knowledge will be sorely missed and lost. With that said, I retired from playing ASL in 2014 but still pop in to there forums once in a while the friendship forged 25 years ago last a lifetime, while my brain for storing and reading the ASL rules may not. Hence my switch to computerized Wargaming.

Don (Lazov)

[Don Bowen]

Thank you all for such kind words. I have not been very active on the forum for some time and I guess I thought my final leaving of the forum would only be of interest to a few old hands.

I do seem to have been a little brief in my comments (above) and I seem to have started some rumors. So, to be clear…

I’m not ill or infirm. I am just growing old. I’ve been deep into games about the war in the pacific for decades – starting with board games and progressing through ever more complex computerized games, ending with WITP Admiral’s Edition. I played a complete AI game from 1941 through 1946 using an expanded scenario that included Operation Downfall. Spent almost four years real time on it. I never seemed to have the time, and I guess the enthusiasm, to play again. A disastrous computer crash was the final straw. I visited the forum less and less and really stopped posting some time ago. This is just admitting it.

I’m not moving. I live in a small house in a retirement community with a wonderful woman and you ain’t blasting us out of here. It’s our gurney house – when we have to leave it won’t be standing up. But it is small and my office is stuffed. Too many bookcases full of old books I seldom reference anymore. 50 years ago I ate candy bar lunches to afford to buy them. Time to move on and to clean out my office. I just want my treasures to become someone else’s treasures.

I was never a part of the company Matrix. My association was through Henderson Field Productions – a wonderful group of volunteers under Joe Wilkerson that worked with Matrix to upgrade WITP into Admiral’s Edition.

Now I have other interests and soon a cleaner office with more room.

And finally, requests for books seem to have dropped off. I’ll close the list after the weekend. Don’t miss out.

[BBfanboy]

Thanks for the clarifications of some of the things I misunderstood about your association with Matrix and your final homestead. I will add my gratitude for the things you have done for the game and the forum. Bards here will speak well of you for many years. [&o][&o][:)]

[traskott]

Fair wind and following seas. Thanks for all your time and effort.

[littleike]

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


I’m not ill or infirm. I am just growing old. I’ve been deep into games about the war in the pacific for decades – starting with board games and progressing through ever more complex computerized games, ending with WITP Admiral’s Edition. I played a complete AI game from 1941 through 1946 using an expanded scenario that included Operation Downfall. Spent almost four years real time on it. I never seemed to have the time, and I guess the enthusiasm, to play again. A disastrous computer crash was the final straw. I visited the forum less and less and really stopped posting some time ago. This is just admitting it.

You have given all us another great lesson of life.Giving without ask. Many thanks for what you are still doing.

Me too are getting old and i can understand what you feel. I try not to extinguish at all the last barlume of the boy i was many many years ago but this is always much difficult every day goes on. I hope if you will not write at least you could read here from time to time. If only this will happen i will feel less alone here.

[Don Bowen]

Last day folks. I'll close the list tonight and start mailing books Monday.

[CaptBeefheart]

Don: Good to hear nothing drastic has happened. Hopefully you'll drop in once in a while.

I donated all of my actual fiction books about four years ago. I figure fiction works on Kindle just as well as well as a book--no maps or pictures, usually. When you live in 900 sq. ft. or less apartments almost your entire adult life you can't accumulate too much. I still have about four shelf-feet of Pacific War-related books, though.

Cheers,
CB

[Don Bowen]

I'll begin to mail claimed books tomorrow.

[Ian R]

Bonne chance, vieil ami, puissiez-vous avoir des vents favorables sur le quart tribord et une étoile brillante pour vous diriger, des ports nouveaux et intéressants dans lesquels mouiller et se ravitailler, et des indigènes sympathiques pour chasser, cuisiner et manger avec. Et dusque demoiselles.

[btd64]

ORIGINAL: Ian R

Bonne chance, vieil ami, puissiez-vous avoir des vents favorables sur le quart tribord et une étoile brillante pour vous diriger, des ports nouveaux et intéressants dans lesquels mouiller et se ravitailler, et des indigènes sympathiques pour chasser, cuisiner et manger avec. Et dusque demoiselles.

English please [:D][:D]....GP

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: btd64

ORIGINAL: Ian R

Bonne chance, vieil ami, puissiez-vous avoir des vents favorables sur le quart tribord et une étoile brillante pour vous diriger, des ports nouveaux et intéressants dans lesquels mouiller et se ravitailler, et des indigènes sympathiques pour chasser, cuisiner et manger avec. Et dusque demoiselles.

English please [:D][:D]....GP

Google translate will do that for you!

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: btd64

ORIGINAL: Ian R

Bonne chance, vieil ami, puissiez-vous avoir des vents favorables sur le quart tribord et une étoile brillante pour vous diriger, des ports nouveaux et intéressants dans lesquels mouiller et se ravitailler, et des indigènes sympathiques pour chasser, cuisiner et manger avec. Et dusque demoiselles.

English please [:D][:D]....GP

Google translate will do that for you!

Or maybe even someone from Little Canada Land [;)] if they remember their heritage!