Hey..I'm Jane and wanted to say hi. I am a gal of few words.
Quote from: Jane Plain on June 27, 2017, 10:40:15 AM
Hey..I'm Jane and wanted to say hi. I am a gal of few words.
Then why come to a discussion board?????
Hi Jane. Welcome to the asylum.
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Quote from: Jane Plain on June 27, 2017, 11:04:05 AM
To read
Do you have to introduce yourself to read????
In any case, welcome and have fun.
Hi & welcome.
welcome, donuts to the left, M&M's to the right, bathroom in the rear....please don't confuse them, and close the door after you come in, someone left it open and two nuts walked in a couple weeks ago, haven't been able to get the piss of the walls since.
Hello
Let's play some chess.
Thank you for such a warm welcome. I promise to be kind and gentle.
Welcome to our little band of heathens.
Quote from: Jane Plain on June 27, 2017, 07:05:21 PM
Thank you for such a warm welcome. I promise to be kind and gentle.
I can't make
that promise, but I do plan to be mostly harmless. Welcome aboard!
Quote from: Cavebear on June 29, 2017, 06:35:47 AM
P-KB4
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Fastest game of chess I never won...
BTW, you mentioned "You Sunk My Battleship". Did you ever play that 3D 60s game Sonar Sub Hunt where there were actual mines and you moved around under the board seeking the enemy ships?
Quote from: Cavebear on June 29, 2017, 11:35:53 AM
Fastest game of chess I never won...
BTW, you mentioned "You Sunk My Battleship". Did you ever play that 3D 60s game Sonar Sub Hunt where there were actual mines and you moved around under the board seeking the enemy ships?
ALMIGHTY BOB, I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS GAME IN OVER 40 YEARS! I could not for the
life of me remember the name of it; we'd play it at my grandparents' cottage up on the lake and I've been racking my brains trying to remember what it was called so I could have a whack at finding one on eBay!
You, Cavebear, are today's Most Awesome Person On The Internet.
That sound like a pretty cool game. A buddy and I used to play Battleship with altered rules, and it wasn't as boring or as easy as the regular version.
@Cavebear Never even heard of it before mate. Looks cool though.
I forgot to mention that I was raised by two atheist. It was very cool.
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Welcome quiet one.
Quote from: trdsf on June 29, 2017, 12:06:19 PM
ALMIGHTY BOB, I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS GAME IN OVER 40 YEARS! I could not for the life of me remember the name of it; we'd play it at my grandparents' cottage up on the lake and I've been racking my brains trying to remember what it was called so I could have a whack at finding one on eBay!
You, Cavebear, are today's Most Awesome Person On The Internet.
Thank you, I bow in humble thanks!
I did have to do some serious searching down dark and deep pathways of old games to find the right name, beating my way past trolls demanding outrageous gold coins and sly foreign merchants suggesting "they knew someone who knew someone who knew of this game", I finally DID find the right and proper name. The journey back through the nether worlds was difficult and perilous.
Well, OK, I closed the tab...
But it takes 2 face to face to play that and there is no gamer club near me.
And I may remember "You, Cavebear, are today's Most Awesome Person On The Internet". LOL!
Quote from: Cavebear on July 03, 2017, 04:36:59 AM
But it takes 2 face to face to play that and there is no gamer club near me.
I think I just want one for the warm fuzzy nostalgia of it. Although I looked on the Bay of E and they're $HOW MUCH DID YOU SAY? So it's a lower priority than a couple other things right now.
There's a game called Twixt (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/949/twixt) that I used to play. The idea was to build a continuous line of bridges across the board while stopping your opponent from building his own.
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It could get really complex after a while!
Another of my favorite games was Feudal (http://www.gamepile.com/details.php?id=9), that was a bit like chess, but even better.
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 05, 2017, 05:08:51 PM
There's a game called Twixt (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/949/twixt) that I used to play. The idea was to build a continuous line of bridges across the board while stopping your opponent from building his own.
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It could get really complex after a while!
Another of my favorite games was Feudal (http://www.gamepile.com/details.php?id=9), that was a bit like chess, but even better.
Both Avalon Hill games. I played both, but not a whole lot. I liked the AH war games more, like Tatics II or D-Day or Panzer Blitz.
I have Feudal. Used to play it often with a roommate. I was good at it. too! It is nearly perfect condition too.
Quote from: Mike Cl on July 05, 2017, 05:23:51 PM
Both Avalon Hill games. I played both, but not a whole lot. I liked the AH war games more, like Tatics II or D-Day or Panzer Blitz.
There was an earlier game called "Bridg-It. Same connection idea.
I grew up playing Avalon Hill Games. Most others were too simple. Gettysburg was a favorite. I have Origins of WWI and a couple others. It was really hard finding others to play those games. Complex to learn and time-consuming. The one friend I had around 12 who also enjoyed them moved away.
I wish there was a game club around here who had members wanting to play those long complicated games.
Quote from: Cavebear on July 06, 2017, 05:09:22 AM
There was an earlier game called "Bridg-It. Same connection idea.
I grew up playing Avalon Hill Games. Most others were too simple. Gettysburg was a favorite. I have Origins of WWI and a couple others. It was really hard finding others to play those games. Complex to learn and time-consuming. The one friend I had around 12 who also enjoyed them moved away.
I wish there was a game club around here who had members wanting to play those long complicated games.
The only strategy games I play now, are on-line, against a computer opponent. Are you bigoted against AI people?
Quote from: Cavebear on July 06, 2017, 05:09:22 AM
There was an earlier game called "Bridg-It. Same connection idea.
I grew up playing Avalon Hill Games. Most others were too simple. Gettysburg was a favorite. I have Origins of WWI and a couple others. It was really hard finding others to play those games. Complex to learn and time-consuming. The one friend I had around 12 who also enjoyed them moved away.
I wish there was a game club around here who had members wanting to play those long complicated games.
I had similar experience. I loved D-Day & Gettsburg, and the one guy I played with moved away when I was a junior in HS. As a young adult I subscribed to a mag called S & T (Strategy and Tactics) which came out 6 times a year. It contained a game each issue. Still couldn't find a game partner but loved the mag; it's still around I think, but sans the game. And I, too, would love to run across a club in which people liked to play those types of games.
Quote from: Mike Cl on July 06, 2017, 08:59:23 AM
I had similar experience. I loved D-Day & Gettsburg, and the one guy I played with moved away when I was a junior in HS. As a young adult I subscribed to a mag called S & T (Strategy and Tactics) which came out 6 times a year. It contained a game each issue. Still couldn't find a game partner but loved the mag; it's still around I think, but sans the game. And I, too, would love to run across a club in which people liked to play those types of games.
There are game sites (Pogo.com for example) that offer games. I'm a member. But too many of the games are either dumbed down a bit or sped up so there isn't time to think much. I play some Risk there, but the players are leaving for newer games so I end up with bots too often. I lose a game of Risk to a bot about 5% of the time (unlucky dice), and the Scrabble bot seems designed to let me barely win most every game.
I miss a real challenge. Bots aren't people you can see eye to eye. Well, when there are people playing you can't see, at least you can detect their strategies and learn to adjust.
Have you ever tried to play both sides of Gettysburg and ignore what you know about your other side? It ain't easy. And you have to clamp a box over the game so that the cats don't "make their own moves". LOL!
I tried locking down a game for a week, but I couldn't forget my own strategies...
Jane --
You can see that digressions are the norm around here. Welcome again. :D
Quote from: Cavebear on July 06, 2017, 09:17:56 AM
There are game sites (Pogo.com for example) that offer games. I'm a member. But too many of the games are either dumbed down a bit or sped up so there isn't time to think much. I play some Risk there, but the players are leaving for newer games so I end up with bots too often. I lose a game of Risk to a bot about 5% of the time (unlucky dice), and the Scrabble bot seems designed to let me barely win most every game.
I miss a real challenge. Bots aren't people you can see eye to eye. Well, when there are people playing you can't see, at least you can detect their strategies and learn to adjust.
Have you ever tried to play both sides of Gettysburg and ignore what you know about your other side? It ain't easy. And you have to clamp a box over the game so that the cats don't "make their own moves". LOL!
I tried locking down a game for a week, but I couldn't forget my own strategies...
In my younger days I often played my AH war/strategy games solo. But like you I could not forget my own strategy, so that was not terrible successful. That's why I love RPG on the computer--and only solo. The AI's are generally pretty good. But I do miss playing against a real live person sitting across from me. As an adult I've had some success playing scrabble with my wife and friends. I also play it solo on my computer. Went thru a phase of playing Robber Barron, a railroad building game, then my partner moved away. Gettysburg was fun to solo because of the set schedule of reinforcements coming in. And D-Day, because the Germans were given a set number of units but allowed to set them up anyway they wanted. Then the Allies could pick the spot to attack--so I tested many different German setups solo. Have you seen the relatively new (80's I think) AH solo war game called Ambush? It is fun since it was designed as a solo game--and it had some new add-ons as well.
Quote from: Mike Cl on July 06, 2017, 09:47:36 AM
In my younger days I often played my AH war/strategy games solo. But like you I could not forget my own strategy, so that was not terrible successful. That's why I love RPG on the computer--and only solo. The AI's are generally pretty good. But I do miss playing against a real live person sitting across from me. As an adult I've had some success playing scrabble with my wife and friends. I also play it solo on my computer. Went thru a phase of playing Robber Barron, a railroad building game, then my partner moved away. Gettysburg was fun to solo because of the set schedule of reinforcements coming in. And D-Day, because the Germans were given a set number of units but allowed to set them up anyway they wanted. Then the Allies could pick the spot to attack--so I tested many different German setups solo. Have you seen the relatively new (80's I think) AH solo war game called Ambush? It is fun since it was designed as a solo game--and it had some new add-ons as well.
In Gettysburg I used the hidden feature of some units alot and that was kind of hard to forget. Never played Ambush.
Have you ever played CivII on Windows? I'm on a Apple here and the CivII is on a Windows computer. It is so addictive to me I played it 3 full days the first time and I finally had to unplug the Windows computer recently. Its harder to give up than THIS place!
Quote from: Mike Cl on July 06, 2017, 08:59:23 AM
I had similar experience. I loved D-Day & Gettsburg, and the one guy I played with moved away when I was a junior in HS. As a young adult I subscribed to a mag called S & T (Strategy and Tactics) which came out 6 times a year. It contained a game each issue. Still couldn't find a game partner but loved the mag; it's still around I think, but sans the game. And I, too, would love to run across a club in which people liked to play those types of games.
S&T and its sister mag World at War ... that brings back memories from the 70s. They are still out there you retro you ...
http://strategyandtacticsmagazine.com/site/
Quote from: Cavebear on July 06, 2017, 12:24:44 PM
In Gettysburg I used the hidden feature of some units alot and that was kind of hard to forget. Never played Ambush.
Have you ever played CivII on Windows? I'm on a Apple here and the CivII is on a Windows computer. It is so addictive to me I played it 3 full days the first time and I finally had to unplug the Windows computer recently. Its harder to give up than THIS place!
I have and always have had, a windows computer--better games. Anyway, I loved the crap out of that game! Played CivII for hundreds of hours! And Civ III, IV (not so much) and V are highly addictive. I am almost afraid to download Civ VI for fear that I will put several hundred into that one, too. :)) I would imagine that Ambush would not be that expensive if you were interested in trying it.
Quote from: Cavebear on July 06, 2017, 09:17:56 AM
There are game sites (Pogo.com for example) that offer games. I'm a member. But too many of the games are either dumbed down a bit or sped up so there isn't time to think much. I play some Risk there, but the players are leaving for newer games so I end up with bots too often. I lose a game of Risk to a bot about 5% of the time (unlucky dice), and the Scrabble bot seems designed to let me barely win most every game.
I miss a real challenge. Bots aren't people you can see eye to eye. Well, when there are people playing you can't see, at least you can detect their strategies and learn to adjust.
Have you ever tried to play both sides of Gettysburg and ignore what you know about your other side? It ain't easy. And you have to clamp a box over the game so that the cats don't "make their own moves". LOL!
I tried locking down a game for a week, but I couldn't forget my own strategies...
I still play the older version of Rome Total War.
Quote from: Baruch on July 06, 2017, 01:13:25 PM
S&T and its sister mag World at War ... that brings back memories from the 70s. They are still out there you retro you ...
http://strategyandtacticsmagazine.com/site/
Yeah, I still have a stack (4 ft. maybe) of old S & T's, some of which still have unpunched unit boards for the games. They go back to the mid 70's.
Quote from: Mike Cl on July 06, 2017, 01:14:14 PM
I have and always have had, a windows computer--better games. Anyway, I loved the crap out of that game! Played CivII for hundreds of hours! And Civ III, IV (not so much) and V are highly addictive. I am almost afraid to download Civ VI for fear that I will put several hundred into that one, too. :)) I would imagine that Ambush would not be that expensive if you were interested in trying it.
I tried Civ III and hated it and it kind of threw me off the newer ones. The Civ III computer was always picking off perfectly stable cities with its "Sphere of Influence" and I got really pissed. Never tried the others. I've played some of the scenarios. I liked WWII best as the Soviets. I got quite skilled at building roads and RRs to get the Eastern units to the front, and then blitzing the Germans back with fighters and bombers.
I played the Multiplayer CivII version for a few years. Quite fascinating to play against other real people. Some of them were bizarrely good. I suspect some of them were actually professional war game military types. One even perfected a Single City winning strategy and could either go to Alpha Centauri of kill the opposing civs from it. Others competed for fasted landing on Alpha Centauri. The best I could contribute was a table of the possible Spaceship configurations and their travel times.
If I ever suddenly disappear for months, I'm not dead, just playing Civ II again...